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<div>{{Character Infobox<br />
|firstname=Ramza<br />
|lastname=Beoulve<br />
|age=18<br />
|image=Ramza3.jpg<br />
|species=Human<br />
|sex=Male<br />
|height=5'9"<br />
|weight=160 lbs<br />
|series=Final Fantasy Tactics<br />
|styles=New Zodiac Brave Commander<br />
|hometown=Eagrose Castle, Ivalice<br />
|alignment=Forces of Restoration<br />
|group=New Zodiac Braves<br />
|occupation=Rebel Commander<br />
|themesong=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOAqsR7Ahy0<br />
|quote=I have no wish to change the world. But nor can I stand by while men suffer and die on the whim of some select few. <br />
|footer=Heretic Beach Party in Hawaii.<br />
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==History==<br />
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Ramza Beoulve was born the bastard son of Barbaneth Beoulve. To his father’s great credit, he acknowledged Ramza, and as a result he received every privilege due to him as a member of the Beoulve family, a family of august nobility. Ramza lived a happy life as he grew up with Alma, his full sister, his childhood friend Delita Heiral, Delita’s sister Tietra and his two half-brothers, General Zalbaag and Dycedarg, who became the head of the Beoulve household and the Order of the Northern Sky upon his father’s death. Motivated by his father’s dying words, he graduated from the military academy and was given his first command within the Order of the Northern Sky in a campaign against the rebel group, the ‘Corpse Brigade’.<br />
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This campaign was an eye-opener for Ramza, as it showed him many truths about the military, nobility, and the common folk that shaped his life from thenceforth. While much could be written about it, in the end the result was that Tietra was killed, his best friend Delita was presumed dead, the Corpse Brigade put to rout, and Ramza’s squad deserted from the Order of the Northern Sky.<br />
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To avoid detection, Ramza began an association with a group of mercenaries led by the Fell Knight Goffard Gaffgarion. The group was at first hired to by Agrias Oaks to guard the Princess Ovelia Atkascha. It all began to go wrong when Delita Heiral turned out to be very much alive, and kidnapped the Princess Ovelia when the Order of the Southern Sky attacked Gaffgarion’s contingent. Despite Gaffgarion’s later betrayal, Ramza managed to recover the Princess. This leads to a series of unfortunate events in which Ramza, while trying to safeguard the Princess, manages to put her directly in the hands of the ones who sought to exploit her. Furthermore, he becomes mired in a plot by the Church of Glabados to recover the legendary Zodiac Stones, ‘holy’ artifacts which are in truth conduits to archdemons of the Underworld known as the Lucavi. While attempting to rescue Princess Ovelia from Cardinal Delacroix of the Church of Glabbados, Ramza learns the truth of the stones when one of them possesses the Cardinal. Transformed into a Lucavi of legend, Ramza is forced to destroy him. Shortly thereafter, the Church of Glabados accused Ramza of heresy.<br />
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And then the heartless attacked his world.<br />
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Ramza had been on the move ever since. Once again his soldiers took on the guise of simple sellswords, and he adopted the pseudonym Barbaneth Lugria in order to at least temporarily confuse the Church’s inquisitors. Recently, tragedy struck the braves when on a mission to Orbonne Monastery, they were engaged by a mysterious Templar with a Zodiac Stone. The darkness that the stone unleashed attracted hordes of heartless, flooding the monastery and routing the Braves nearly instantly. While in full retreat, Alma Beoulve fell into darkness and was lost.<br />
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While the loss of his sister was devastating, it has served only to strengthen his resolve.<br />
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==Personality==<br />
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Originally Ramza was a good soul that only wanted to live up to the expectations of his family name, and to do his father’s memory proud. This resulted in frequent role confusion at first during his clashes with the Corpse Brigade. As a result of his experiences though, he has become a selfless man with a strong sense of justice. While he still wishes to do his father proud, he does so by upholding his father’s ideals, not his name. Ramza feels a strong obligation to both his friends and family, and his strongest desire would be to live happily once again with Alma, and Delita.<br />
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Ramza however is not without his flaws. He frequently acts out of rash haste once he decides his choice is the correct course. His unit has fallen into a great many traps as a result. This is further complicated by the fact that Ramza has a tendency to be separated from the Braves and caught in an ambush alone. Ramza’s strong sense of justice also often diverts him from his true goal, and as a result he is typically too late to stop the villain’s plot. Whether it be considered a strength, or a weakness he is entirely uncompromising. Furthermore, Ramza does not see himself as a revolutionary, and does not seek acclaim or even gratitude as a result of his actions, and thus the populace of Ivalice generally believes the accusations that he is a dangerous heretic. As a result, Ramza has few true allies amongst those in power or the common folk throughout Ivalice.<br />
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==Notable and Rumored Posessions==<br />
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'''The Scriptures of Germonique''': Within the scriptures is a true account of the founding of the Church of Glabados and the life of St. Ajora. The Church of Glabados has suppressed all knowledge of this manuscript, and thus only high ranking clergy and Templars who are actually involved in the conspiracy would even know it exists.<br />
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'''Taurus and Scorpio Zodiac Stones''': Lower ranking members of the Church of Glabados may have been told that Ramza possesses the Taurus and Scorpio Zodiac Stones. In truth, he does not, but he does not deny it when accused of possessing them.<br />
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==Boco==<br />
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[[File:Boco.jpg|200px]]<br />
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Ramza rides Boco, a yellow Chocobo which was formerly Wiegraf Folles' mount. Upon the defeat of the Corpse Brigade, Boco fled into the wild. Ramza by happenstance later came upon the Chocobo in the Araguay woods, and saved him from a horde of beasts. Boco was grateful for the rescue and formed a bond with Ramza almost immediately. While its doubtful that Ramza knows that this Chocobo is Wiegraf's former mount, by coincidence he too named him Boco.<br />
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==The New Zodiac Braves==<br />
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'''Commander''': Ramza Beoulve<br><br />
'''Officers''': Artemis Eurus, Zack Fair, Agrias Oaks, Mustadio Bunansa, Margaux Fleury<br><br />
'''Soldiers''': Lavian, Alicia, Marlowe, Sheryl, Gared, Adela, Helena, Theodore, Ladd<br><br />
'''Honorary/Temporary Members''': Omi, Luso Clemens<br><br />
'''OOC Note''': In any scenes involving the NPC New Zodiac Braves, Agrias, Mustadio, and Ladd will be presumed absent due to the possibility of them being played in the future. The NPC members of the New Zodiac Braves will generally only be used for ambience in a scene, or for possible free action support. In an event where Ramza is a boss in a conflict, the Braves may be treated as if they are all present and fighting alongside him depending on the number of players present.<br />
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[[File:Agrias1.gif|thumb|200x200px|left]]<br />
===Agrias===<br />
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A Holy Knight of the Lionsguard that was assigned to protect Princess Ovelia. She joined Ramza to free the Princess from those who would exploit her.<br />
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'''Jobs''': Holy Knight, White Mage <br><br />
'''Relationships''': Friends with Lavian, and Alicia.<br />
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[[File:ZackFFT.png|thumb|200px|left]]<br />
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===Zack===<br />
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A self-styled mercenary that Ramza found in the World of Ruin, severely wounded. He has only recently made a full recovery. While he is something of a mystery, he has swiftly earned Ramza's trust. <br><br />
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'''Jobs''': SOLDIER <br><br />
'''Relationships''': ??? <br><br><br />
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[[File:Lavian1.gif|200px|thumb|left]]<br />
===Lavian===<br />
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A female Knight, formerly of the Lionguard, joined alongside Alicia and Agrias Oaks.<br />
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'''Jobs''': Knight, Chemist <br> <br />
'''Relationships''': Best friends with Alicia, friends with Agrias Oaks, pursued by Marlowe and secretly enjoys the attention.<br />
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[[File:Alicia1.gif|200px|thumb|left]]<br />
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===Alicia===<br />
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A female Samurai, formerly of the Lionguard, joined alongside Lavian and Agrias Oaks.<br />
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'''Jobs''': Samurai, Knight <br><br />
'''Relationships''': Best friends with Lavian, friends with Agrias Oaks, also pursued by Marlowe to a lesser degree.<br />
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[[File:Marlowe.gif|200px|thumb|left]]<br />
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===Marlowe===<br />
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A male Orator, formerly a member of the Corpse Brigade; Marlowe joined after the massacre at Ziekdan fortress.<br />
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'''Jobs''': Orator, Thief, Archer<br><br />
'''Relationships''': Hopeless lecher. Has pursued every female in the Braves except Sheryl. He refuses to say why she is excluded.<br />
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[[File:Sheryl.gif|200px|thumb|left]]<br />
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===Sheryl===<br />
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A female White Mage and an original member of Ramza's squad from the Academy.<br />
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'''Jobs''': White Mage, Time Mage<br><br />
'''Relationships''': Best friends with Gared, secretly pines for him. Has never been pursued by Marlowe and the Braves all speculate on the reason.<br />
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[[File:Gared.gif|200px|thumb|left]]<br />
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===Gared===<br />
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A male Black Mage and an original member of Ramza's squad from the Academy.<br />
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'''Jobs''': Black Mage, Oracle<br><br />
'''Relationships''': Best friends with Sheryl, has a crush on Adela which noone understands.<br />
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[[File:Adela.gif|200px|thumb|left]]<br />
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===Adela===<br />
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A female Summoner and an original member of Ramza's squad from the Academy.<br />
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'''Jobs''': Summoner<br><br />
'''Relationships''': An abhorrent summoner with frequent comedic misfires. The Braves are still laughing about the Moogle incident. She generally only treats Ramza, Agrias and Mustadio with respect due to her haughty attitude. In a rivalry with Helena. In love with herself. Pursued by Marlowe until she caught him up to his voyeuristic ways and summoned Shiva on him in close quarters.<br />
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[[File:Helena.gif|200px|thumb|left]]<br />
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===Helena===<br />
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A female Dancer and originally an Inquisitor of the Church of Glabados. Helena joined after witnessing Cardinal Delacroix's transformation.<br />
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'''Jobs''': Dancer, Monk, Geomancer<br><br />
'''Relationships''': In a rivalry with Adela, whom she considers to be a spoiled brat. Interested in Theodore. Pursued by Marlowe until she buried him up to his neck in soil.<br />
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[[File:Theodore.gif|200px|thumb|left]]<br />
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===Theodore===<br />
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A male Lancer and an original member of Ramza's squad from the Academy.<br />
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'''Jobs''': Lancer, Ninja<br><br />
'''Relationships''': Theodore mostly keeps to himself and is known for his reticence. On the occasions which he does speak, he often surprises the Braves with his insight.<br />
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==Ramza's Relationships==<br />
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[[File:Ramzadysfunction.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Dysfunctional friendship? Nah.]]<br />
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===Allies===<br />
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|'''[[New Zodiac Braves]]'''|| Forces of Restoration || New Zodiac Braves || You have stood by me through desertion, accusations of dishonor, murder, and heresy when the prudent course would have been to walk away. No commander could ask for such fearful sacrifices from as brave and gallant soldiers as ever have been engaged in battle. I am both honored, and humbled by your friendship.<br />
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|'''[[Alma Beoulve]]''' || Force of Restoration || None || How sweet it would be to hear your voice again in this season of sorrow. There is naught in this world, or any other that will keep me from finding you.<br />
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|'''[[Delita Heiral]]''' || Wandering Force || None || Would Tietra be proud of your course? Take care that the great current you swim against does not sweep you away.<br />
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|'''[[Ovelia Atkascha]]'''|| Wandering Force || None || Forgive me your highness, I failed you. My only wish is that you are treated gently, until I have the means to grant you liberty.<br />
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|'''[[Luso Clemens]]'''|| Forces of Restoration || Clan Gully || You are a good man Ser Clemens. Always will I welcome you at my side.<br />
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|'''[[Katyna]]'''|| Wandering Force || Shadow Lords? || While the blood curdles when I ponder what ills you might have wrought, I can see naught but the whimsical girl I once knew. You would be happier, Kityana, if you let go of your unhealthy obsession with power.<br />
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|'''[[Artemis Eurus]]'''|| Forces of Restoration || New Zodiac Braves || I care not if the entire world knows now how I feel about you.<br />
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|'''[[Legion]]'''|| Forces of Restoration || Twilight Detective Agency || While I'm beginning to feel more comfortable around you, I still believe it wise to keep Omi away from edged weapons. Who gave her access to firearms!? Mustadio!<br />
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|'''[[Shiki Misaki]]''' || Wandering Force || Players || My nescience of you is something I must rectify soon. I'm humbled by how much of yourself you gave to bring succor to countless innocents.<br />
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|'''[[Will Sherman]]'''|| Forces of Restoration || Twilight Detective Agency || Like the prophets of auld, you bear a heavy burden. While you may offer good fortune to your allies, it is my wish that you find some for yourself.<br />
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|'''[[Margaux Fleury]]''' || Wandering Force || Corpse Brigade || Even though you had intent, motive, and opportunity to assassinate me, you stayed your hand. Actions are what matter Margaux. I would like very much to be your friend.<br />
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|'''[[Zack Fair]]''' || Forces of Restoration || New Zodiac Braves || When I found you, you were covered with more wounds that any man could possibly survive. And yet you did. Has fortune smiled upon you, Ser? Or are you yet another victim of her capriciousness?<br />
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|'''[[Agrias Oaks]]''' || Forces of Restoration || New Zodiac Braves || Never could I have asked for a more stalwart ally, nor a better friend. We will save her, together.<br />
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[[File:RamzaNonCombat.jpg|200px|thumb|right]]<br />
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===Acquaintances===<br />
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|'''[[Mercade Alexander]]'''|| Forces of Restoration || Twilight Detective Agency || It is a peculiar enterprise you run, but I admire that you are a man of principle.<br />
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|'''[[Celina Duvalis]]'''|| Forces of Restoration || Twilight Detective Agency || With an agency such as this, it is small wonder that they require mothering! I would scarce have it any other way.<br />
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|'''[[Deidra]]'''|| Forces of Restoration || Twilight Detective Agency || Your demonic visage is but a mask that hides your true nobility.<br />
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|'''[[Tifa Lockhart]]'''|| Forces of Restoration || Twilight Detective Agency || Thank you for your clemency in regards to my company. I swear that I will pay for any damages!<br />
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|'''[[Avira]]'''|| Forces of Restoration || VALKYRI || Your skepticism is entirely warranted. I do not expect your trust from words alone, let my actions lend credence to them.<br />
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|'''[[Minerva]]'''|| Forces of Restoration || VALKYRI || A virtuous Lady of Lionel. May fate be gracious enough to bring you good cheer in these trying times.<br />
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|'''[[Zeke]]''' || Wandering Force || Church of Glabados || No matter what they tell you of me Captain Ezekiel Fawkes, know that my prayers go with you.<br />
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|'''[[Riku]]''' || Forces of Ruin || ? || Many would speak ill of you, but I tend to judge on actions rather than reputation. I look forward to seeing you again.<br />
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|'''[[Angantyr Vespar]]''' || Wandering Force || None || When I think of Angantyr, I picture Goffard in his youth, before the world eroded away his conscience. Given that his friends have such high regard for him, I have nothing but respect for the man.<br />
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|'''[[Count Valos]]''' || Wandering Force || Church of Glabados || Ambivalence personified.<br />
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|'''[[Evja]]''' || Wandering Force || None || Thank you for your aid Madame, but I don't think you fully understand the consequences of your actions. If you did, you would not have left us with such haste.<br />
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|'''[[Artyom W. Valodjn]]''' || Wandering Force || Alexander Academy || Is profit your end? Or something else entirely?<br />
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|'''[[Sanel]]''' || Wandering Force || ? || You are no mere simpleton. It would not be a foolish to wager that you meant to murder me. What are you? A pawn of the Church? A lost soul? I wish I knew.<br />
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|'''[[Helena Celba]]''' || Forces of Ruin || Alexander Academy || Capricious and dangerous.<br />
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|'''[[Jidro Gerrison]]''' || Wandering Force || Alexander Academy || A timid young man, who wields considerable arcane might. I hope for your sake that your fiance reciprocates your love for her.<br />
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|'''[[Annia Leradine]]''' || Wandering Force || Alexander Academy || You really should cease in emasculating Jidro at every possible oppurtunity, Lady Leradine.<br />
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|'''[[Souji Murasame]]''' || Forces of Ruin || Alexander Academy || Are you an amoral merchant of death, or something even more sinister? So far we have treated cordially, but that could soon change.<br />
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|'''[[Ulharisk]]''' || Wandering Force || ? || Principled and honorable. Though I know not why you would offer your life over so casually to our cause.<br />
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===Adversaries===<br />
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|'''[[Church of Glabados]]''' || Forces of Ruin || Church of Glabados || It is not power that corrupts, but the fear of losing it. You have debauched everything you once stood for.<br />
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|'''[[Dycedarg Beoulve]]''' || Forces of Ruin || Order of the Northern Sky || With every twitch and tug of the puppetmaster's strings, you fan the flames of war. Father fain forgive me, your firstborn deserves death and worse. And yet, I cannot condone fratricide. Will my convictions one day force me to stain my hands with my eldest brother's blood?<br />
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|'''[[Zalbaag Beoulve]]''' || Forces of Ruin || Order of the Northern Sky || You gave the order that ended Tietra's life. You have disowned me for speaking my heart. You will always be my brother, but your forgiveness will be long in coming.<br />
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|'''[[Faruja Senra]]''' || Wandering Force || Church of Glabados || You will be wroth in the coming days. You will swear I spoke false with a flitting forked tongue. Always will I remember the time when we could treat respectfully at the same table. A good man like you is wasted as their pawn, and I despise them all the more for it.<br />
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|'''[[Negaduck]]''' || Forces of Ruin || Shadow Lords || A loudmouthed lackwit. Does he set up the fireworks in advance, in anticipation of his failure? If only all Shadow Lords were as easily thwarted as he.<br />
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|'''[[Leon|The Dark Knight]]''' || Forces of Ruin || Palamecian Empire || Whether he is a man or not is in dispute. I care not. The wanton slaughter of civilians makes you naught but a monster that needs to be put down.<br />
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|'''[[Louis LeBlue]]''' || Forces of Ruin || Church of Glabados || There is no crime more vile in the sight of god or man than patricide. I will make certain you answer for it.<br />
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|'''[[Ophelia]]''' || Forces of Restoration || Church of Glabados || An Ordallian inquisitor. She appears to revel in battle and has a penchant for the theatrical, but I know naught else of her.<br />
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|'''Barnabus''' || Forces of Ruin || Church of Glabados || A Lucavi host. You will be dealt with soon, and Ser Senra will be freed.<br />
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==Abilities==<br />
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[[File:RamzaFight.jpg|200px]]<br />
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'''Strategist''': Through academy training, officer experience in the Order of the Northern Sky, and further mercenary experience post desertion; Ramza has become an exceptional strategist known for adapting on the fly. While he may rush headlong into the fire, his comrades trust him and he has a reputation for pulling them through impossible situations with minimal sacrifices.<br><br />
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'''Charisma''': As a member of the renowned Beoulve family, Ramza's word carries a lot of weight. While he would be the first to refute any claims that his blood is meaningful, people are nevertheless drawn to him despite a notorious reputation.<br><br />
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'''Jack of all Trades''': Ramza has taken abilities in a myriad of jobs. He has been observed using Squire, Knight, Monk, White Mage, Black Mage, Ninja, Samurai, and Geomancer skills in battle. While that makes him well-rounded, his weakness that he has mastered none of them.<br><br />
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'''Unpredictable''': Since Ramza has a wide breadth of combat skills, it is difficult to pin down his style. He prefers to think on his feet, adapting to suit the situation.<br><br />
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'''Soldier's Friend''': Ramza typically prefers to support other soldiers and allies on the battlefield, bringing out their full potential. He is also a capable combat medic, and tries never to leave any man behind.<br><br />
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'''Weapon Proficiencies''': Ramza is ambidextrous and proficient in both armed and unarmed combat. While he's been exposed to nearly every kind of weapon in Ivalice, currently he carries a Cinqueda that he's dubbed Grass and a Katana which remains peaceknotted in a Saya at all times.<br><br />
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'''Chocobo Handling''': Ramza's handling of a Chocobo on the battlefield is impeccable due to his training and bond with his mount, Boco.<br> <br><br />
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{{Character Infobox<br />
|firstname=Alma<br />
|lastname=Hyral<br />
|age=15<br />
|image=AlmaFinal.jpg<br />
|species=Human<br />
|sex=Female<br />
|height=5'1"<br />
|weight=Please don't.<br />
|series=Final Fantasy ACT Class<br />
|styles=Empyrean Cosma<br />
|hometown=Ramuha<br />
|alignment=Forces of Restoration<br />
|group=Alexander Academy, Archadian Empire<br />
|occupation=White Mage<br />
|themesong=http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=qs-kzi6W6B0<br />
|quote=Its your words that gave me courage. They became my light to guide me towards the right path.<br />
|footer=Dealing with the consequences of a rash decision.<br />
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=Profile=<br />
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Born on Ramuha, Alma is the youngest daughter of the prominent Hyral family, a name well known amongst the highest levels of the Cosma Naturalis faith. Alma is believed to remain a devout adherent to the doctrine of the Cosma Naturalis Church. She has a reputation for being ultraconservative and frumpy, and she was something of a meek pariah amongst those who knew her at Alexander Academy. It is rumored that her white magic takes a rather unique form, as related to her field of study. At a superficial glance, she's something of a klutz, and a nerd who focuses on studying astronomy over the harder sciences. She was also known to be a magnet for bullying, and its rumored she was even withdrawn from the Academy early to protect her from that, which doesnt help her case. After a short bout of employment with the Murasame Zaibatsu which resulted in her resignation, she's begun her tenure in the Archadian Empire. As of late its said that she's started to come out of her shell... <br />
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'''Skills:'''Bully Fodder?, The Glasses Stay On, Watch out when they come off, All Natural Homely, Klutz, Or is She?, Power of Prayer=Magical Girl Star Power, Power of SCIENCE=Magical Girl Star Power?, Little Sister, Sibling Issues, Ultraconformist, Blinded by the Light, Stargazer, Kitchen Princess, Eminently Kidnappable, THAT'S NOT CANON!<br />
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=Character History=<br />
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Alma had her whole life planned out for her as a member of the prestigious Hyral family. She'd study White Magic, learn the tenets of Cosma Naturalis, graduate from the prestigious Alexander Academy, be married at the age of eighteen, and simultaneously attend Medical School while raising a sprawling family. As an innocent girl with a rambling mouth she was all too happy to please her doting parents, she didn't know any better. During her childhood she became infatuated by the stars and astronomy, something which her parents presumed was a phase she'd grow out of.. she never did. <br />
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Unfortunately Alma was a frail youth with intractable asthma and a plethora of other medical conditions. If not for her family's status and skill in White Magic she might not have survived to adolescence. As she grew more skilled in White Magic she learned how to take care of herself which allowed her to function outside of a sickbed. Due to this and Kyra's own unique problem, she was homeschooled until the age of twelve. The only occasions that she was allowed outside of their estate was for liturgy and choir practice.<br />
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It was decided that by age twelve that it was safe for her to enroll at Alexander Academy. When she arrived, she found herself faced with new challenges.. she had no idea how to interact with people outside of her family, and this developed into severe social anxiety. After her first few interactions in which she faced harsh rejection, she retreated into a shell of meekness. This only resulted in her being relentlessly bullied.<br />
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Facing the prospect of being a social pariah, Alma became incredibly envious of her sisters. Tira had all the social graces that she did not, and Kyra had many natural gifts. Kyra had always been her hero, and when she rebelled.. Alma decided to follow suit, she just didn't have the courage to make her rebellion open.<br />
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Alma decided to experiment with White Magic, and she integrated this into her studies of astronomy and astrophysics. She believed that by doing this she might discover the truth of the origins of the universe, and thus prove that her goddess existed. On her world experimentation with White Magic was considered completely taboo by all sects of Cosma, and was stringently suppressed. But she thought she knew better than they. She was completely driven by a need to feel special...<br />
<br />
...and maybe she got her wish. Maybe she didn't. Either way something about her was changed...<br />
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Horrified by her discoveries she decided not to rebel any longer, even if she had learned that most of what she believed in was wrong...<br />
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After Tira's death, her brother Ramza decided to inform her parents just how relentlessly bullied Alma was, as he believed she wouldn't be able to handle it in their time of mourning. She was withdrawn from Alexander Academy as a result....<br />
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Galianda fell into darkness shortly after.<br />
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And then her time in the World of Ruin began...<br />
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=Abilities=<br />
<br />
'''Astrologer/Astronomer:''' Alma's base class is White Mage, however her magic takes on a unique form due to her experiments...<br />
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'''Cooking:''' Alma has become nearly a master chef under the tutelage of a certain someone...<br />
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'''Songbird:''' While it's rare to hear her sing, Alma is a talented Alto singer from her time in Choir.<br />
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'''Night Owl:''' The night is Alma's time, she's up during these hours more often than the day time.<br />
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'''Astrophile:''' Alma can be seen obsessively gazing into a telescope and recording her findings during most nights.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Frail:''' Alma is frail and was generally considered sickly as a child. She falls ill easily, but is able to mitigate this somewhat with her mastery of White Magic.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Klutz:''' Alma is not graceful, agile, or dextrous and often trips over her own feet.<br />
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'''Ethnic Trait - Ramuha:''' Alma can sense changes in barometric pressure, and thus adequately predict when the weather is about to change.<br />
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=Relationships=<br />
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<br />
===On Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Niklas Dragonius]]|| Thanks for the incredibly awkward advice. You've always been rather kind to me.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Seloria Delacreaux]]||She's my best friend.. and in some ways, she's been like a mother to me. Thank you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Rena Laradyne]]||Sometimes I wonder if what I see of you is the real you. And other times I wonder if I truly desire to see the true Rena Laradyne. Either way, I remain your friend.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Will Sherman]]||What do those eyes of yours truly see, when they look at the world? I'm glad Riku has a friend like you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maximilien]]|| A rather intense individual. I promise that I'll keep your secrets.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Artyom W. Valodjn]]||He helped save my life, and he supports me most of the time. He's so.. reserved though, I wish I knew more about him.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sanel]]|| There's more to this boy than a glance would tell you. He's not as simple as he makes himself out to be, but he does seem innocent. Something happened to him to make him this way.. but maybe some things are best left buried.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius]]||He's always there to encourage me when I need it, and he knows.. more than most. I just wonder if he can really accomplish what he hopes to do. When he talks about it, it almost makes me believe he can.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Thirza Ingersleben]]||She's always kind to me and supportive but she seems to have a low opinion of herself. I hope I can help her get through that.. She's a better person than she knows.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Legion|The Network]]||You're not a science experiment, no matter what she says. <br />
|-<br />
||[[Annia Leradine]]|| Right.. it's our secret.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Riku]]|| The lonely times of staring intently into the darkness have already come to an end. When I take these memories with me on my journey, a new tomorrow will begin.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sora]]|| An incredibly nice guy and an unlikely hero. I hope that I'll be able to help you restore Destiny Island.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faris Scherwiz|Sarisa Tycoon]]|| There are no true royalty on Galianda, so meeting her was a real experience. She's so down to earth for a Princess. *Sweatdrop* Maybe too down to earth.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Karth Mason]]|| An amazing warrior, and a truly kind individual who cares for his family. I hope that he's able to cure his mother of her affliction.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Kamon Lionward]]|| Sorry about what I asked you to do... I'd take it back if I could. Also, I wish I had more footage of you in battle, as I totally think you're Dragoon Man.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Ryusei Isshiki]]|| It's good to have you back. I'm surprised you remember me, thank you for being so kind.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gerad Iron Fogair]]|| Well he's kind of a huge lecher, but there's something more to him than meets the eye. Anyhow, this treasure hunt could be fun.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Rapunzel]]|| And Mom once told me she thought I was growing my hair out too long! Wields a mean frying pan both inside and outside of the kitchen. Pascal is adorable.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Aeschere Childs]]|| Seems like a reasonably well-balanced individual, and she's pretty friendly. Which makes me wonder why she hangs out with Akari Seran.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Jidro Gerrison]]|| I hope you and Annia find happiness together. You're certainly not what my Father led me to believe.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Saitei Dennou]]|| I'm glad we could free you... may you prosper in this world. I just hope you don't try to kill me again!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Serah Farron]]|| A talented healer, and both a kind and caring individual.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Myla Mason]]|| Skilled engineer and heir to a pirate legacy. Could it get any better than that?<br />
|-<br />
||Cronus|| Sometimes you're pretty surly, but that you turned out as you did despite your past speaks volumes. Thank you for helping me.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Morrighan Alazne|Kara]]|| Is the past better left buried? Maybe, but that's your choice to make. Whatever your choice, I'll help you any way I can.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Isaac Hanlon]]|| Thank you. Living a life without regret.. easier said than done, but I'm still going to try.<br />
|}<br />
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===Family===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Kyra Hyral]]|| Maybe one day I'll be the sister you deserve. Until then, I'll stay out of your way.<br />
|-<br />
||Tira Hyral|| Only fond memories Tira. Maybe some day we'll be able to add to them without guilt.<br />
|-<br />
||Father Hyral|| While I'd like to see you again some day, daddy, the life you laid out for me is no longer the one I want to lead.<br />
|-<br />
||Anastasia Hyral|| There are so many things I wish I could have told you Mom. But I didn't have the courage, and the opportunity is gone.<br />
|-<br />
||Ramza Hyral|| Resentment fades over time. Now I just hope I'll be able to see you again some day.<br />
|-<br />
||Rest of the Family|| Could you have survived this long? Maybe not. It's still worth the attempt.<br />
|}<br />
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===Not so Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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|-<br />
|[[Helena Celba]]|| Well, the past is the past. Resentment tends to fade over time.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Akari Seran]]|| I hope you're a better friend to Aeschere than I think you are.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Garland]]|| Chaos personified. <br />
|-<br />
||Feige Abramson|| I pity you, more than anything. If you are dead, then I pray that Yahweh has mercy on your soul. I doubt that Chaos will.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Souji Murasame]]||I find it difficult to judge you based on your goal. Some part of me hopes you succeed. The other part of me wonders if the cries of your victims will one day drown out the wind. Will you be able to hear her voice over the price you paid?<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ophelia]]|| Something about her feels off.. and she tried to kill Avira, I'm sure of it.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Illua]]|| ...jerky serial villain straight out of a Ramuha spy vid.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ivo Galvan]]|| Seriously? Are you really such a lecher that you'd take advantage of an innocent amnesiac?<br />
|-<br />
|[[Alberic Lux]]|| Recent developments are causing me to reassess how I feel about you. You're still a horror. <br />
|-<br />
||The Seeker|| What I fear most about you is not your incomprehensible power, but the fact that despite that power you're unknown to the world at large.<br />
|-<br />
||Lord Ombra|| The past is the past and I can't fret over it any longer.<br />
|-<br />
||Five|| Farewell.<br />
|}<br />
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===People I Barely Know===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius|DRAGOON MAN!]]||A hero! <br />
|-<br />
||[[Leon]]|| I hope you see her again one day.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Minette Odam]]||Kind of funny sometimes, but I admit, I feel pretty badly for her. I was a social reject in a different way and still am in a lot of ways.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Raine Arland]]||Well he likes my cooking.. I don't really know much else about him though. He seems kind of reckless.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maira]]|| I heard that someone's stomach was the key to their heart, but it's sort of ridiculous with her! She's very nice though. <br />
|-<br />
||[[Margaux Fleury]]|| She's so elegant and exotic.. compared to me, maybe she'll take up my offer for her to go to Seloria.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Avira]]|| The leader of VALKYRI, a strong warrior and nice person overall. I just wish Garland didn't keep harassing her.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Ulharisk]]|| Sorry that I freaked out. The dragon thing is pretty cool.. really!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faruja Senra]]|| Take it from me, religious zealotry can blind anyone.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Argider]]|| Did you really kill a child!?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Caran Steel]]|| You have a lovely cat.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gabranth]]|| He's rather serious but.. sometimes hints of kindness shine through. Best not to tempt him, as I'm told he's a master of the Force Choke!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Reize Seatlan]]|| So, right.. per Riku you are actually as decent one can get outside of brain damage. It has been duly noted that you are not a harem master.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Angantyr Vespar]]|| So you're the assassin of the Emperor of Archades. I.. don't know what to think of that. I just know I shouldn't be caught around you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Haneisuru]]|| I'm not really into the 'pain' thing. But to each their own. Mimic powers sound pretty cool, just haven't witnessed you using them yet.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Mercade Alexander]]|| Leader of the TDA, pretty good at Bogart impressions and reasonably good at cake fights.<br />
|}<br />
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=Trivia=<br />
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Alma's Zodiac Sign is Virgo.<br />
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Due to the scene Cosmic Power and all that Jazz, Alma has a small misshapen scar on her right shoulder which is matte black. She's no longer capable of healing it and goes to great lengths to conceal it.<br />
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Alma possesses a wayfinder, of her own creation. It has the appearance of a five pointed star crafted from moonstones, with obsidian five pointed stars on the tips and in the center.<br />
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=Alternate Main Themes=<br />
'''Gathering Stars in the Night Sky''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3aRYPSCqdo <br />
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'''Truth''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1eCoj2D1s<br />
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'''Child of Ramuha Theme(Play together):''' http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=AIJZWbuLmr8 http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=SDmbGrQqWog<br />
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=Battle Theme=<br />
'''Will of Silver''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=wqHWr51Za4k<br />
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'''A Light Illuminating the Depths''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=8NEc-2AzRB4<br />
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'''Icarus''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=d88xQCKM2W0<br />
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'''Typical Limit Break: Hepatica''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2zFwvIomw<br />
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= Logs =<br />
{{Character Logs}}<br />
= Cutscenes =<br />
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{{Character Infobox<br />
|firstname=Alma<br />
|lastname=Hyral<br />
|age=15<br />
|image=AlmaFinal.jpg<br />
|species=Human<br />
|sex=Female<br />
|height=5'1"<br />
|weight=Please don't.<br />
|series=Final Fantasy ACT Class<br />
|styles=Empyrean Cosma<br />
|hometown=Ramuha<br />
|alignment=Forces of Restoration<br />
|group=Alexander Academy, Archadian Empire<br />
|occupation=White Mage<br />
|themesong=http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=qs-kzi6W6B0<br />
|quote=Its your words that gave me courage. They became my light to guide me towards the right path.<br />
|footer=Dealing with the consequences of a rash decision.<br />
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=Profile=<br />
<br />
Born on Ramuha, Alma is the youngest daughter of the prominent Hyral family, a name well known amongst the highest levels of the Cosma Naturalis faith. Alma is believed to remain a devout adherent to the doctrine of the Cosma Naturalis Church. She has a reputation for being ultraconservative and frumpy, and she was something of a meek pariah amongst those who knew her at Alexander Academy. It is rumored that her white magic takes a rather unique form, as related to her field of study. At a superficial glance, she's something of a klutz, and a nerd who focuses on studying astronomy over the harder sciences. She was also known to be a magnet for bullying, and its rumored she was even withdrawn from the Academy early to protect her from that, which doesnt help her case. After a short bout of employment with the Murasame Zaibatsu which resulted in her resignation, she's begun her tenure in the Archadian Empire. As of late its said that she's started to come out of her shell... <br />
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'''Skills:'''Bully Fodder?, The Glasses Stay On, Watch out when they come off, All Natural Homely, Klutz, Or is She?, Power of Prayer=Magical Girl Star Power, Power of SCIENCE=Magical Girl Star Power?, Little Sister, Sibling Issues, Ultraconformist, Blinded by the Light, Stargazer, Kitchen Princess, Eminently Kidnappable, THAT'S NOT CANON!<br />
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=Character History=<br />
<br />
Alma had her whole life planned out for her as a member of the prestigious Hyral family. She'd study White Magic, learn the tenets of Cosma Naturalis, graduate from the prestigious Alexander Academy, be married at the age of eighteen, and simultaneously attend Medical School while raising a sprawling family. As an innocent girl with a rambling mouth she was all too happy to please her doting parents, she didn't know any better. During her childhood she became infatuated by the stars and astronomy, something which her parents presumed was a phase she'd grow out of.. she never did. <br />
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Unfortunately Alma was a frail youth with intractable asthma and a plethora of other medical conditions. If not for her family's status and skill in White Magic she might not have survived to adolescence. As she grew more skilled in White Magic she learned how to take care of herself which allowed her to function outside of a sickbed. Due to this and Kyra's own unique problem, she was homeschooled until the age of twelve. The only occasions that she was allowed outside of their estate was for liturgy and choir practice.<br />
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It was decided that by age twelve that it was safe for her to enroll at Alexander Academy. When she arrived, she found herself faced with new challenges.. she had no idea how to interact with people outside of her family, and this developed into severe social anxiety. After her first few interactions in which she faced harsh rejection, she retreated into a shell of meekness. This only resulted in her being relentlessly bullied.<br />
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Facing the prospect of being a social pariah, Alma became incredibly envious of her sisters. Tira had all the social graces that she did not, and Kyra had many natural gifts. Kyra had always been her hero, and when she rebelled.. Alma decided to follow suit, she just didn't have the courage to make her rebellion open.<br />
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Alma decided to experiment with White Magic, and she integrated this into her studies of astronomy and astrophysics. She believed that by doing this she might discover the truth of the origins of the universe, and thus prove that her goddess existed. On her world experimentation with White Magic was considered completely taboo by all sects of Cosma, and was stringently suppressed. But she thought she knew better than they. She was completely driven by a need to feel special...<br />
<br />
...and maybe she got her wish. Maybe she didn't. Either way something about her was changed...<br />
<br />
Horrified by her discoveries she decided not to rebel any longer, even if she had learned that most of what she believed in was wrong...<br />
<br />
After Tira's death, her brother Ramza decided to inform her parents just how relentlessly bullied Alma was, as he believed she wouldn't be able to handle it in their time of mourning. She was withdrawn from Alexander Academy as a result....<br />
<br />
Galianda fell into darkness shortly after.<br />
<br />
And then her time in the World of Ruin began...<br />
<br />
<br />
=Abilities=<br />
<br />
'''Astrologer/Astronomer:''' Alma's base class is White Mage, however her magic takes on a unique form due to her experiments...<br />
<br />
'''Cooking:''' Alma has become nearly a master chef under the tutelage of a certain someone...<br />
<br />
'''Songbird:''' While it's rare to hear her sing, Alma is a talented Alto singer from her time in Choir.<br />
<br />
'''Night Owl:''' The night is Alma's time, she's up during these hours more often than the day time.<br />
<br />
'''Astrophile:''' Alma can be seen obsessively gazing into a telescope and recording her findings during most nights.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Frail:''' Alma is frail and was generally considered sickly as a child. She falls ill easily, but is able to mitigate this somewhat with her mastery of White Magic.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Klutz:''' Alma is not graceful, agile, or dextrous and often trips over her own feet.<br />
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'''Ethnic Trait - Ramuha:''' Alma can sense changes in barometric pressure, and thus adequately predict when the weather is about to change.<br />
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=Relationships=<br />
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<br />
===On Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" width="120" | Name<br />
! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Niklas Dragonius]]|| Thanks for the incredibly awkward advice. You've always been rather kind to me.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Seloria Delacreaux]]||She's my best friend.. and in some ways, she's been like a mother to me. Thank you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Rena Laradyne]]||Sometimes I wonder if what I see of you is the real you. And other times I wonder if I truly desire to see the true Rena Laradyne. Either way, I remain your friend.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Will Sherman]]||What do those eyes of yours truly see, when they look at the world? I'm glad Riku has a friend like you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maximilien]]|| A rather intense individual. I promise that I'll keep your secrets.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Artyom W. Valodjn]]||He helped save my life, and he supports me most of the time. He's so.. reserved though, I wish I knew more about him.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sanel]]|| There's more to this boy than a glance would tell you. He's not as simple as he makes himself out to be, but he does seem innocent. Something happened to him to make him this way.. but maybe some things are best left buried.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius]]||He's always there to encourage me when I need it, and he knows.. more than most. I just wonder if he can really accomplish what he hopes to do. When he talks about it, it almost makes me believe he can.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Thirza Ingersleben]]||She's always kind to me and supportive but she seems to have a low opinion of herself. I hope I can help her get through that.. She's a better person than she knows.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Legion|The Network]]||You're not a science experiment, no matter what she says. <br />
|-<br />
||[[Annia Leradine]]|| Right.. it's our secret.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Riku]]|| The lonely times of staring intently into the darkness have already come to an end. When I take these memories with me on my journey, a new tomorrow will begin for me.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sora]]|| An incredibly nice guy and an unlikely hero. I hope that I'll be able to help you restore Destiny Island.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faris Scherwiz|Sarisa Tycoon]]|| There are no true royalty on Galianda, so meeting her was a real experience. She's so down to earth for a Princess. *Sweatdrop* Maybe too down to earth.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Karth Mason]]|| An amazing warrior, and a truly kind individual who cares for his family. I hope that he's able to cure his mother of her affliction.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Kamon Lionward]]|| Sorry about what I asked you to do... I'd take it back if I could. Also, I wish I had more footage of you in battle, as I totally think you're Dragoon Man.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Ryusei Isshiki]]|| It's good to have you back. I'm surprised you remember me, thank you for being so kind.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gerad Iron Fogair]]|| Well he's kind of a huge lecher, but there's something more to him than meets the eye. Anyhow, this treasure hunt could be fun.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Rapunzel]]|| And Mom once told me she thought I was growing my hair out too long! Wields a mean frying pan both inside and outside of the kitchen. Pascal is adorable.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Aeschere Childs]]|| Seems like a reasonably well-balanced individual, and she's pretty friendly. Which makes me wonder why she hangs out with Akari Seran.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Jidro Gerrison]]|| I hope you and Annia find happiness together. You're certainly not what my Father led me to believe.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Saitei Dennou]]|| I'm glad we could free you... may you prosper in this world. I just hope you don't try to kill me again!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Serah Farron]]|| A talented healer, and both a kind and caring individual.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Myla Mason]]|| Skilled engineer and heir to a pirate legacy. Could it get any better than that?<br />
|-<br />
||Cronus|| Sometimes you're pretty surly, but that you turned out as you did despite your past speaks volumes. Thank you for helping me.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Morrighan Alazne|Kara]]|| Is the past better left buried? Maybe, but that's your choice to make. Whatever your choice, I'll help you any way I can.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Isaac Hanlon]]|| Thank you. Living a life without regret.. easier said than done, but I'm still going to try.<br />
|}<br />
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===Family===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
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||[[Kyra Hyral]]|| Maybe one day I'll be the sister you deserve. Until then, I'll stay out of your way.<br />
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||Tira Hyral|| Only fond memories Tira. Maybe some day we'll be able to add to them without guilt.<br />
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||Father Hyral|| While I'd like to see you again some day, daddy, the life you laid out for me is no longer the one I want to lead.<br />
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||Anastasia Hyral|| There are so many things I wish I could have told you Mom. But I didn't have the courage, and the opportunity is gone.<br />
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||Ramza Hyral|| Resentment fades over time. Now I just hope I'll be able to see you again some day.<br />
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||Rest of the Family|| Could you have survived this long? Maybe not. It's still worth the attempt.<br />
|}<br />
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===Not so Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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|[[Helena Celba]]|| Well, the past is the past. Resentment tends to fade over time.<br />
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|[[Akari Seran]]|| I hope you're a better friend to Aeschere than I think you are.<br />
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|[[Garland]]|| Chaos personified. <br />
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||Feige Abramson|| I pity you, more than anything. If you are dead, then I pray that Yahweh has mercy on your soul. I doubt that Chaos will.<br />
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|[[Souji Murasame]]||I find it difficult to judge you based on your goal. Some part of me hopes you succeed. The other part of me wonders if the cries of your victims will one day drown out the wind. Will you be able to hear her voice over the price you paid?<br />
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|[[Ophelia]]|| Something about her feels off.. and she tried to kill Avira, I'm sure of it.<br />
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|[[Illua]]|| ...jerky serial villain straight out of a Ramuha spy vid.<br />
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|[[Ivo Galvan]]|| Seriously? Are you really such a lecher that you'd take advantage of an innocent amnesiac?<br />
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|[[Alberic Lux]]|| Recent developments are causing me to reassess how I feel about you. You're still a jerk. <br />
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||The Seeker|| What I fear most about you is not your incomprehensible power, but the fact that despite that power you're unknown to the world at large.<br />
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||Lord Ombra|| The past is the past and I can't fret over it any longer.<br />
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||Five|| Farewell.<br />
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===People I Barely Know===<br />
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||[[Soan Sagittarius|DRAGOON MAN!]]||A hero! <br />
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||[[Leon]]|| I hope you see her again one day.<br />
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||[[Minette Odam]]||Kind of funny sometimes, but I admit, I feel pretty badly for her. I was a social reject in a different way and still am in a lot of ways.<br />
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||[[Raine Arland]]||Well he likes my cooking.. I don't really know much else about him though. He seems kind of reckless.<br />
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||[[Maira]]|| I heard that someone's stomach was the key to their heart, but it's sort of ridiculous with her! She's very nice though. <br />
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||[[Margaux Fleury]]|| She's so elegant and exotic.. compared to me, maybe she'll take up my offer for her to go to Seloria.<br />
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||[[Avira]]|| The leader of VALKYRI, a strong warrior and nice person overall. I just wish Garland didn't keep harassing her.<br />
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||[[Ulharisk]]|| Sorry that I freaked out. The dragon thing is pretty cool.. really!<br />
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||[[Faruja Senra]]|| Take it from me, religious zealotry can blind anyone.<br />
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||[[Argider]]|| Did you really kill a child!?<br />
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||[[Caran Steel]]|| You have a lovely cat.<br />
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||[[Gabranth]]|| He's rather serious but.. sometimes hints of kindness shine through. Best not to tempt him, as I'm told he's a master of the Force Choke!<br />
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||[[Reize Seatlan]]|| So, right.. per Riku you are actually as decent one can get outside of brain damage. It has been duly noted that you are not a harem master.<br />
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||[[Angantyr Vespar]]|| So you're the assassin of the Emperor of Archades. I.. don't know what to think of that. I just know I shouldn't be caught around you.<br />
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||[[Haneisuru]]|| I'm not really into the 'pain' thing. But to each their own. Mimic powers sound pretty cool, just haven't witnessed you using them yet.<br />
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||[[Mercade Alexander]]|| Leader of the TDA, pretty good at Bogart impressions and reasonably good at cake fights.<br />
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=Trivia=<br />
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Alma's Zodiac Sign is Virgo.<br />
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Due to the scene Cosmic Power and all that Jazz, Alma has a small misshapen scar on her right shoulder which is matte black. She's no longer capable of healing it and goes to great lengths to conceal it.<br />
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Alma possesses a wayfinder, of her own creation. It has the appearance of a five pointed star crafted from moonstones, with obsidian five pointed stars on the tips and in the center.<br />
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=Alternate Main Themes=<br />
'''Gathering Stars in the Night Sky''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3aRYPSCqdo <br />
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'''Truth''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1eCoj2D1s<br />
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'''Child of Ramuha Theme(Play together):''' http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=AIJZWbuLmr8 http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=SDmbGrQqWog<br />
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=Battle Theme=<br />
'''Will of Silver''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=wqHWr51Za4k<br />
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'''A Light Illuminating the Depths''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=8NEc-2AzRB4<br />
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'''Icarus''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=d88xQCKM2W0<br />
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'''Typical Limit Break: Hepatica''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2zFwvIomw<br />
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= Logs =<br />
{{Character Logs}}<br />
= Cutscenes =<br />
{{Character Logs|Cutscenes}}</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Requiem_for_the_NamelessRequiem for the Nameless2013-08-23T04:40:01Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: Created page with "{{Log Header |Date of Scene=2013/08/22 |Location=Ship Graveyard |Synopsis=Some very strange salvagers are searching for a nameless ship that sank... |Cast of Characters=Zeke, ..."</p>
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<div>{{Log Header<br />
|Date of Scene=2013/08/22<br />
|Location=Ship Graveyard<br />
|Synopsis=Some very strange salvagers are searching for a nameless ship that sank...<br />
|Cast of Characters=Zeke, Mercade Alexander, Avira, Maira, Vespa, Angantyr Vespar, Emi Dennou, Namingway, Ariel, Myla Mason, Serah Farron, Caran Steel<br />
|Tinyplot=Under the Sea<br />
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:'''[[Namingway]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>The Ship's Graveyard. <br /> <br /> A light fog hangs throughout the air, obscuring the sight of the many sad and rotting hulks of ships from various eras and worlds. Some lay forgotten in the sand, others jut out from the still waters. <br /> <br /> And VALKYRI as well as some other freelance adventurers has received a request today from the 'salvagers' to aid in recovering one wreck in particular. The rest of the details have been sketchy up until this point. <br /> <br /> Upon arrival, there is a trio of burly individuals, all laden with gear and carrying weapons surrounding a group of three tiny creatures. They look like small bipedal rabbits, wearing turbans with a jewel upon their brow. A hood covers even their turban, with their bunny like ears jutting out. Upon their backs are various backpacks. <br /> <br /> The group of thugs is shouting at them menacingly. One of them, obviously their leader speaks to them. <br /> <br /> "This is our claim!" <br /> <br /> One of the rabbits, also known as Hummingways states in a calm voice. <br /> <br /> "We're here to perform the Nameless Requiem. It is a very somber ritual. Please leave us in peace." <br /> <br /> The scavenger leader scoffs, replying by drawing his weapon, "And what are you going to do if we make you leave?" <br /> <br /> One of the Hummingways looks at his other brethren before stating. <br /> <br /> "Naming Magic Forbidden Art: Revelation!" <br /> <br /> Suddenly every one of the thugs has a nameplate hanging over their heads, which state ScavengerThug_001, ScavengerThug_002, ScavengerLeader_001 <br /> <br /> "Oh that's so sad, they don't even have real names, since they're not important to the plot." <br /> <br /> Fourth wall spackle is applied at this point. <br /> <br /> The leader lunges forward, sword leading. <br /> <br /> "Naming Magic Forbidden Art: Forced Change!" <br /> <br /> ScavengerLeader_001's nameplate changes to Guinevere Pettigrew Longbottom III. He's also been polymorphed into a girl in her early adolescence with a bright pink dress and blonde curls. The sword clatters out of /her/ hand. She then looks at herself shrieks, and runs off. <br /> <br /> The little hummingway chortles, smiling to itself. "Our Naming Powers are absolute. Does anyone else want to test us?" <br /> <br /> The two other scavenger thugs look at each other, and take off hastily. <br /> <br /> "Smart move." <br /> <br /> The three hummingways then turn to the gathered group. They appear to be rather satisfied. <br /> <br /> "I'm Namingway." <br /> <br /> "I'm Mappingway." <br /> <br /> "I'm Recordingway." <br /> <br /> The one who spoke up as Namingway smiles, and hitches up his backpack before stating, "We're here to perform the Nameless Requiem for a ship that never was christened. It sank as a result, and to us, that's so very sad. We're name salvagers. Just think of us as historians of sorts. We're here to give the ship a name posthumously, and to recover the Captain's logs. All other treasure is yours, provided you can protect us."<br />
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:'''[[Angantyr Vespar]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Angantyr walks up as the three bunnies start speaking with the 'Scavengers'. Angantyr frowns a little...by all rights, their claim is legitimate, salvage rights are a very complex afair...except when you get down to the very most basic law. 'First come first serve' and 'We have a bladed weapon and you are made of squishy fluid parts that bleed and scream when correct pressure is applied'. However, the three bunnies seem very uninterested in the fact they have a blade. <br /><br /> Even more so when they try to do things peacefully... <br /><br /> Angantyr starts to walk up, ready to interfear with this... <br /><br /> And then dude looks like a lady. Angantyr takes a step back, staring at Namingway a bit leerily, and then waits for them to move exposition along, "...So if you can just do that, why do you need us? I'm glad you wana throw free money at us, but really? Or is this an ego thing?" Angantyr says, with a shrug. <br /><br /> "Whatever." he shrugs. <br /><br /> Then some more explaining, "Seriously?! Who sails with a ship that isn't named!" Angantyr suddenly looks personally offended, "That is horrifically stupid. And you want us to go on the nameless wreck? Ugh. I am increasing my fee."<br />
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:'''[[Avira]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Yes! WORK! Just what the doctor ordered! Gummi research takes more than just elbow grease and Arthur Drover isn't a charity. It's the latter that makes it more than acceptable to step away from the camp for a little while to do this little salvage job. <br /><br />Avira and her awesome partners in salvaging seem to be arriving just as the first thug, now a little girl, flees in terror from the hummingways. The scarred woman lets out a low whistle for she is familiar with the species and their rather...well, unique abilities. <br /><br />Pretty well loaded up on gear herself, Avira casually hooks her thumbs onto one of the belts around her waist. "Hello there. I take it you are the ones who called us for the salvage job?" The three explain further and a small frown starts to form over her face as their clients reveal that it's not just a /salvage/ job. <br /><br />It's a... <br /><br />GASP OF HORROR <br /><br /><span class=" bold_fg_y bg_n ++ hy">..escort job</span> also. <br /><br />"Sounds fair." she nudges Angantyr in the ribs in the hope that he'll be just a /little/ more polite to their clients. "Who would sail a ship that isn't named, though? That is pretty weird."<br />
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:'''[[Vespa]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>This is quite the surpised to Vespa. She didn't expects rabbits to be the that requested the job. There so cute! She just listens to their story nodding. They have very intersting job.. Vespa is dresseed in her usual maid outfit, she carring her massive axe over her shoulder. <br /><br />"Of course we can project you.. I mean if we coudn't well we woudn't be alive! What could..", she doesn't finish that sentence she doesn't want to invite troulbe or hear about it from her teammates.<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron ponders about that "Maybe it sank before it could be christened? You know, like they were testing to see if it was actually holding up on the waters..." She suggests as an answer to Angantyr at least. Hey, its possible.<br /><br />She takes a step up to the side, looking at the graveyard of ships, further than the eyes can see it seems. Probably because they are blocking the horizon too "So how will we know what ship it is if there's no nameplate? There's surely more than one ship that we can't see the nameplate anymore, faded to time or just broken off." She wonders if the rabbit-things really thought this one through entirely, but she's here to do the work. Every group needs a good healer backup, right?<br />
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:'''[[Maira]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Maira is along for the ride as well. She has never met these creatures before, but she is using /every scrap of her willpower/ not to run over there, scoop one up, and snuggle it. <br /><br /> Luckily, she knows better, and a good thing, for these are powerful beings of magic they are dealing with here, by the looks of it! <br /><br /> Maira strolls up beside Avira and Angantyr, smiling brightly, chipper and ready for adventure. She glances toward Angantyr and pokes him in the side, rolling her eyes. "Don't be so sour...what, is it bad luck or something?" she asks, geneuinly curious. <br /><br /> "Now, um...how exactly are we getting down there? And breathing?" Maira has learned to swim at least a little bit, but being under the ocean is a little bit intimidating to think about! <br /><br /> Maira smiles over to Serah, giving her a fellow healer thumbs up before turning her attention back to the....thingy's. Humingways?<br />
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:'''[[Mercade Alexander]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Mercade isn't used to the more fantasy world method of mercenary work, even if it basically is a predecessor of the modern detective model. Avira lives this stuff though, which means he's got a vested interest in dealing with it. <br /><br />The Detective watches the confrontation between the curious bunny-like people and the scanvenger bandits, and he arches an eyebrow. "Renaming powers, huh." He peers at the changed man(?) as they run away. "I guess that answers the question of how important a name is to someone." He tips his hat, letting Ang ask the obvious question. He provides an answer. "Perhaps there are things that these cannot rename. Or perhaps they cannot do it while performing the Requiem, and we have to provide security." He says. <br /><br />The subject of the ship's name (or lack thereof) is brought up. "Perhaps someone stole it before it could be christened." Mercade says, shrugging. "Though I hear it is absolutely terrible luck to not name a ship..." He glances over at Vespa, but says nothing. Not alive indeed. <br /><br />"Since these guys can seemingly find names out inherently, they'll probably know the ship when they see it." Mercade answers Serah, scratching his chin as he walks. "Hopefully, everything will go smoothly."<br />
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:'''[[Ariel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Ariel is among those that are salvaging in this place. She has her piratey clothes on, since that seemed the most likely to make sense out here. She's following along quietly. This place is so eerie.... but it does remind her of some places she knows back, well, home. She doesn't like to talk about that.<br /><br />As such, she's remaining quiet to listen to what people are planning. Will they really have to go under?<br />
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:'''[[Emi Dennou]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>A Dennou (identity not especially obvious because they have elected to cosplay as a pirate today too) has also come along for the ride. Since Dennous STILL have yet to learn how to swim (they have tried but are apparently bad at it). Perhaps expecting something with the codename of Legion being able to swim is a bit of a false dream anyway.<br /><br />But that didn't stop one from coming along. She siiiidles up to Ariel.<br /><br />"...Y'arr." The DEnnou tells her. "Matey." She has a plastic hook costume piece on.<br />
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:'''[[Caran Steel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Treasure hunting! More adventuring work -- it pays well, and Caran has the skills. So it is that Caran comes to the ships' graveyard. Although, he's not sure how he'll breathe under water... hopefully, the client will have a solution.<br /><br /> When the thugs threaten the Hummingways, Caran's hand goes to his sword... but a show of Naming Power means they needn't fight here. "I've never seen a ESCORT JOB</span> is made more reasonable by the fact that these clients seem able to defend themselves!<br /><br /> Caran nods in greeting to the Hummingways. "Pleased to meet you." And he gives nods of recognition to those he's seen before. He's in a recognizable outfit himself, since it's bright red and screams RED MAGE to anyone who sees it. "So..." He looks the strange bunny-people over, putting a hand on his hip, then holding his hands out, palms-up in a questioning gesture. "...How will we travel underwater?"<br />
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:'''[[Namingway]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>The Namingway bunny looks at Angantyr, offering him a patient smile. "Because a giant Heartless has taken up residence inside the ship's hold. And Heartless are.. difficult, to affect. Their names are not a representation of what they once were in life, but what they are now. As their names are incomplete, we cannot completely change them." <br /> <br /> On his other question, the Hummingway, named Recordingway nods solemnly, "Some worlds have strange traditions. This ship looks like it was sank in a storm shortly after it was launched. Maybe on their world it is not christened to begin with? Either way it makes no sense at all to us." <br /> <br /> Mappingway answers his final question, "You won't have to. Underwater adventures are silly. Who would want to run a plot like that?" Another coat of spackle is applied to the Fourth Wall. <br /> <br /> Namingway nudges Mappingway, hard with an elbow, "What he means to say is that we can summon the ship here, to the beach. So you all won't have to go underwater, just kill the Heartless, loot the ship, and be well paid for it. We just need someone to apply this..." He holds out an arcane symbol crafted out of cold iron, in the shape of a bunny's head, ".....to the exterior of the ship. We summon the wreckage, you kill the Heartless, and loot the ship. Simple enough, right?" <br /> <br /> The Namingway then turns to Mercade, nodding. "Astute. We know where it is. And we can use our Naming Arts so that the person who volunteers to attach the symbol will be able to see the names of each of the sunken ships. The ship without a name? That's the one." <br /> <br /> Recordingway stares at Ariel for a long time, perhaps with an intensity and insight that belies mortal vision, "I have a feeling that this young lady here is best suited for the task." Namingway locks gazes with Recordingway, before peering at Ariel, "You may be correct. Young Lady, would you like to volunteer for the task of attaching the symbol?" <br /> <br /> Mappingway walks right up to the Dennou. It locks gazes with her, and stares up with adorable little bunny rabbit eyes. "You are missing something. Forbidden Naming Art: Temporary Change." The Dennou now has Captain Dennou over their head, as a nameplate. A period appropriate pirate's hat also appears on her head. "...there."<br />
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:'''[[Ariel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Ariel was really doing her best to keep quiet. So much so that when she's addressed, she looks over her shoulder. This is not because she didn't realize she was addressed, so much as, she's trying to pretend she can pass off the idea that someone else was. Unfortunately for her, there is no one there, so she takes a step forward. She looks Recordingway in the eye for a moment.<br /><br />Then she takes the symbol, viewing it with reverence. She cannot, for the life of her, remember the name of the animal that this symbol looks like. Hopefully this doesn't matter. "Thank you. I'll try! Just-- just let me know where I should attach it."<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron blinks as she sees the nameplates. She wonders what her name would be... but she rather not incur the wrath of the naming rabbits... just in case, really.<br /><br />She nods at the instructions "Sounds simple enough... I mean, at least we don't have to go to them, its coming to us." Heartless though, its another story... She really would rather not be anywhere close to those when she can... Having your heart nearly ripped out once is enough of an experience, not to mention being a proverbial magnet to them for reasons she ignores. Sheesh. To think that today she'd be the one running after them, in a roundabout way.<br /><br />She nods to Maira with a smile, more healing power can be nice that's for sure. Especially if they end up facing one of those giant heartless or something... these things can hurt even the toughest adventurer.<br />
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:'''[[Caran Steel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Caran blinks, feeling a bit deflated. He was actually curious to see some kind of cool water breathing and freedom of movement magic. It would be neat!<br /><br /> Even if trying to remember the 3-dimensional combat rules and the underwater rules /would/ slow everything to a crawl.<br /><br /> Now he's confused, though: "If you can summon the ship, then what do you mean, she has to 'find' it?"<br />
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:'''[[Myla Mason]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Myla Mason has been here before, she's salvaged something from a nest of floating wrecks. It had ended well enough, still looking like something out of a horror movie for a day or so wasn't enjoyable. Still she was thankful Helena patched her back up. A job like this would get her attention. Having been hired by some strange fellows. She's a bit shocked at the naming just leaves her a bit shocked for lack of a better work. She's never seen magic like that before, the deal is a fair one she just does not wish to anger her employers however. Man names can make the person it seems, who knows what could happen here with this. Still an adventure was to be had, there was treasure and best of all there was water, oh so much water. <br /><br /> "That is quite strange even the most landlocked sort would name a ship if they had one." <br /><br /> She tries to puzzle this out but perhaps it being nameless is why the ship sunk in the first place. Mercade gets a grin from Myla though. <br /><br /> "Good to see you, I hope you not run into any uppity baked goods since we last ran into each other? Also hey there Caran." <br /><br /> Okay time to get to business as she looks to their employers <br /><br /> "Your terms are fair I'm in." <br /><br /> No under adventure she kinda looks a bit crestfallen but a job's a job right? Also if anyone from her world is paying attention she does have new bells in her hair where did she get those?<br />
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:'''[[Avira]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>There is a good crowd here for this mission! Avira feels pretty good about it, even if Angantyr is a little grumpy right now. In response to that, Avira nudges him with an elbow again, especially as Mercade brings up a very good point about the Namingways needing protection while they do the ritual. <br /><br />"We held of a zombie assault. I'm sure we can handle whatever a sunken ship throws at us. Even a kraken. I have kraken experience-and remember, Angantyr, Maira, we have sea serpent experience too! We should be good." <br /><br />Avira grins confidently. Giant Heartless is mentioned: "Giant Heartless should be no problem for us either." <br /><br />Her attention turns to the pirate Dennou and Avira looks thoughtful. She knows one of the Dennous is fond of the pirate thing...but which one?! She can't remember! THE HORROR. <br /><br />"Oh so we're not actually going underwater? That's too bad." she looks to Ariel as she's passed the naming symbol and a flicker of recognition is seen in Avira's eyes-but nothing more. Avira swears she's seen Ariel somewhere before but she doesn't recall actually talking with her.<br />
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:'''[[Vespa]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Simple? Right never simple and a large Heartless on the ship.AT least they don't have to go to the ship iit will come to us. How handy. She likes these rabbits already! They have an odd way ot talking. <br /><br />"Cutting Heartless into peices is alot simplier."<br />
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:'''[[Angantyr Vespar]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> "A heartless huh..?" He says with a grin, "Shouldn't be a problem anymore." he says, and watches as Ariel gets volenteered... "Well, if she wants to..." Angantyr doesn't thinks he looks like much of a fighter, BUT...spellcasters... <br /><br /> Okay sure. "Eh, whatever." He shrugs after a minute, she really seems to be okay with this, and that's fine by him. <br /><br /> Avira's rib nudge causes him to completely no sell it, but he stops being a grumpypuss. "Alright alright, We get the ship, loot it dry, and you get to rename a nameless wreck. Everyone wins and we get paid twice. Sure." Angantyr is okay with this suddenly, as long as they don't have to actually Sail a namlessship...and no underwater missions to boot. "Small favors." he quips. <br /><br /> "...She has to put a symbol on a ship for them to summon it to us." he explains slowly to Caran, as if speaking to a child. <br /><br /> "It was a heartless Kraken. Well, Semi-heartless." he shrugs, and is glad for the bullet dodging of an underwater mission...fighting underwater is a pain in the <GOOSEHONK>. <br /><br /> Those descend and asscend controls...if you asscend too much then you get a FMV of unrelated, but awesome, events too.<br />
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:'''[[Emi Dennou]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Namingways can apparently not just change name but also perform spontaneous hat materialization. Perhaps one of them is secretly a Hattingway which the Dennous would probably eat up like woah. As it stands, though, a Captain Dennou nameplate appears above a Dennou that is in no way qualified to be a captain but now, at least, looks like one.<br /><br />The Dennou in question seems a bit dissapointed that Ariel isn't going to 'play pirate' with them but who can blame her when fuzzy forest creatures are about and making requests.<br /><br />"Is it bunny intuition....?" Captain Dennou wonders to themselves. If Legion could swim they'd probably be happy to be in underwater plots. They know for a fact talking crabs exist. Or is he a lobster? They're not actually sure and get the two confused a lot which might be a mammalian problem.<br /><br />"How did you make a hat appear?" Focusing on what's important.<br />
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:'''[[Maira]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Maira stiffens slightly. Oh, of /course/ its a giant Heartless! She'd rather fight zombies. Guh. She tightens her fists then and squares her shoulders. Alright, fine, giant Heartless it is. At least, she now learns, she won't have to try to work her magic under water. That would go pretty poorly, after all. Fire magic and all. <br /><br /> "Alright...I'll be prepared," she says to their adorable employers. She'd pick those most likely to be doing the heavy fighting (Angan, Avira, Vespa...) and be ready to cast her protection spells then stand back where she's least likely to be horribly mauled. <br /><br /> At the unknown Dennou's costume change, Maira giggles. "That's adorable," she comments, then turns and looks toward Ariel. Oh, she must be a good swimmer! She thinks no more of it than that. <br /><br /> "I'm pretty fine with not going underwater Avira, really I am," she replies, for reasons that should be obvious. "Heh...kraken....good times," she replies, unclear if that's sarcasm or not.<br />
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:'''[[Caran Steel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Caran blinks at Argantyr. "...But that means /she's/ got to go on an underwater adventure. So we still have the same problems!" he replies as if that were the most obvious thing in the world.<br />
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:'''[[Angantyr Vespar]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> "Boy do you listen? All she has to do is find the ship and slap the rune on. It's a FETCH quest at most. Obviously it's a solo intro quest." Angantyr says, shaking his head. "Seriously keep up boy."<br />
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:'''[[Mercade Alexander]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Heartless. He frowns at the situation. He's fine with what's going to happen, but his choice of Ariel causes him to look at the woman. He didn't know her very well. Was she equipped to handle this? "Huh. Are you going to be all right?" He asks Ariel... But she seems confident. He nods to her. "Good luck!" He calls to her. He'll be ready in case backup is needed. <br /><br />Privately, he's relieved he doesn't have to worry about going underwater. He's not specced for it. "Presumably, she finds the ship, and then attatches the emblem. Then they can affect it." Mercade says to answer Caran. Myla's greeting causes him to wave. "No, I've been in good shape lately. No murderous pastries or anything. It's been a relief, honestly. I like to be the one eating the cake, not the cake eating me." He chuckles. <br /><br />Avira expresses her confidence in the situation, and Mercade moves up next to her, surveying the area. "We're going to want to keep an eye out." He says, simply, before facepalming at Maira's horrible pun.<br />
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:'''[[Namingway]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Recordingway gives Caran a blank stare. He then states in slow exaggerated words, "Must, attach, symbol, for, magic, to, work. The, Ship, has, no, name." Namingway nudges Recordingway, "Hey lay off the kid Recordingway, it's not like they teach Naming Magic except in the most elite Lunar Hummingway academies. He was obviously disadvantaged and doesn't know any better." <br /> <br /> The Mappingway looks at the Dennou and states, "It's a secret to everyone." <br /> <br /> The little Hummingway known as Namingway then grasps Ariel by the hand, ushering her to the edge of the still waters. Once there, he claps his hands together and states, "Forbidden Naming Art: Temporary Change. Forbidden Naming Art: Name Psychometry." <br /> <br /> Before their eyes, Ariel shifts into a Mermaid, not only that but she's able to see an ephemeral nameplate over each of the shipwrecks. The Namingway then winks at her, with all the implications that her secret is safe with them. He then points out in a Westerly direction and down. <br /> <br /> Once Ariel actually does start to swim out there, it doesn't take her long to find the ship without the nameplate on the sea floor. It's almost like she's...done this before. Who'd have thunk it? <br /> <br /> She does spy a black tendril that vaguely resembles jellyfish stingers, seeping out from inside of one cracked half of the ship, but it appears dormant at the moment. The ship, however, looks extremely familiar to her. Maybe something out of her past, or just from her world? The ship has various scorch marks and burns all over it, indicating that it might have once been on fire, just before it sank.... All she has to do is attach the symbol, and return to shore.<br />
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:'''[[Myla Mason]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Myla Mason says "Wait you fought a Kraken?!" <br /><br /> Myla goes wide eyed at that for a long moment. "I will have to hear this story someday!" <br /><br /> She does not press about it as they have other things to worry about. Large Heartless? She's got experience with that thankfully. She looks to Avira and Ariel for a moment as she seems to be thinking about what they have to. <br /><br /> "True, Angantyr I can't argue with the logic here, can't argue with it at all." <br /><br /> She's armed. ready and good to go. It's just heartless, right? She wonders about their employers powers and just hopes to not make them mad at her. The Dennou's costume is amusing it looks cute on her she has to think just get her a serpent coils and she's be totally the part she thinks. <br /><br /> Myla stares in surprise at the change that befalls Ariel. Well to Myla it be more of a present but anyway she hopes Ariel isn't too put off by this. <br /><br /> "Well I'm ready for whatever we find here..."<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron oooohs as Ariel changes into a mermaid, her eyes going wide and sparkly at it "That's pretty! I wish I could turn into a mermaid too sometimes! I swim about as good as an iron weight tied to a rock." She sighs at that, looking deflated too.<br /><br />She kicks up a rock, looking around... nothing to do while waiting on the ship. "Uhm... if we know there's going to be a heartless... mind if I start putting up spells on everyone here?" Little miss healer is thinking of everyone's safety.<br />
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:'''[[Caran Steel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Caran sputters a bit. How does everyone keep missing the point?!<br /><br /> And then Ariel was a mermaid.<br /><br /> "Oh." He blinks at that, then looks back at Namingway. "/That's/ what I meant," he waves a hand at Ariel. "How would she search the whole graveyard underwater, being able to summon the ship /once someone finds it/ doesn't fix /that/... But, I see your solution to that now. That's a really neat trick actually, can you turn anything into anything? And do you /really/ have an academy on the moon?"<br />
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:'''[[Ariel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Ariel was a little unprepared for that....<br /><br />"Whoa."<br /><br />She flops down into the water.<br /><br />She realizes she's wearing her seashell bra instead of pirate dress, and looks around a little alarmed... just to make sure nobody is freaking out about this. But it seems... okay? Maybe they don't really...<br /><br />She looks over at the Namingways, frowns, and then dives underwater before anyone really gets a very good look. She'll have to just not concern herself with this.<br /><br />One she's underwater, she swims fast. It's not hard to get her seaworthiness back. She sternly looks straight ahead, determined to find the right spot and get this figured out as fast as she can.<br /><br />She stops a little when she sees the ship. ...What is it? Just as she's peering toward it, Flounder, who follows her a lot of places if he can, swims up to her side. "Ariel-- you're--"<br /><br />"Yeah. I know. Not now." She points to the big ship, and then to him, and then makes a 'shush' gesture. "There's... something inside. Let's be really quiet."<br /><br />She, very carefully now, approaches the ship.<br />
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:'''[[Maira]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> The Kraken wasn't even the thing that hit her the hardest that day, but we don't go there! <br /><br /> Maira gawks as Ariel gets turned into a mermaid, bouncing excitedly. "Oh my gosh now I wish I'd volunteered! Maybe if I had a tail I could actually swim better! Eeee mermaid! So pretty!" she squee's. <br /><br /> Maira looks to Serah then, nodding. "Oh, yes! That's a good idea!" Protection spells, ahoy!<br />
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:'''[[Angantyr Vespar]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> "You know, for a Forbidden technique, you /use it alot/." Angantyr points out. "Like seriously. Alot." <br /><br /> Angantyr notices the girl go into the water, but is immeidately distracted by the smiling gun moron talking to Avira. There is a moment of tensness...regret maybe, but annoyance too. Something about Mercade...makes him angry. It's not just competition...something about the man himself irritates him. Angantyr pushes it asside...no need for this crap now, there was about to be something to unleash his anger issues on in a few moments. <br /><br /> And then Caran keeps talking, "Boy." Angantyr addresses him in a way that should mean 'shut up before I strangle your pencil neck.' <br /><br /> Then, slowly, Angantyr holds his hand out. Ariel will be back with the ship, and the heartless, so he better get ready... <br /><br /> And then the Tyrant Breaker appears into his hand, a keyblade with light metal, wrapped around with dark red and savage looking spikes. The thing is a weapon made to destroy heartless, but tempered by compassion of it's nature. The weapon goes down, pointing into the ground as Angangtyr waits for the ships approach. Angantyr's darkness channels again, darkness wrapping around his body, and infusing itself into his armor and outer self. Soon the Dark Knight is ready for battle, armor completely black as the abyss and red eyes poking out from the viser that completely obscures his features. <br /><br /> His voice is slightly distorted, "I suggest preparing. We have the rare element of surprise."<br />
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:'''[[Emi Dennou]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"Are these actually forbidden?" Captain Dennou asks. She opens her mouth when, suddenly, mermaid. OH NO SHE NOTICED?!<br /><br />Then again she also noticed that the Namingways seem capable of summoning hats so for as far as she knows, Ariel is mermaiding it up because the Namingways turned her into one which is a relatively reasonable deduction from the evidence provided!<br /><br />"Gosh." Captain Dennou says, ALSO a bit saddened by the fact they didn't get to have mermaid time themselves. Sniff.<br />
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:'''[[Avira]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Grinning, Avira loops an arm over Maira's shoulders, "And I'm pretty happy with you staying on land. Fire doesn't happen very well under water after all." <br /><br />"Oooh." Avira looks pretty impressed as the naming magic switches Ariel into a mermaid. Just in time too-Avira was about to ask if Ariel could swim. "That'll make an underwater adventure a LOT faster." she says appreciatively. Glancing over to Myla, she nods, "Yep, fought a kraken once. It was a...very, very long time ago. Though uh...that fight didn't go so well for me." <br /><br />Avira turns her back to Myla and gestures behind her, tugging some of her leather armor off. Her shirt beneath it is semi-open in the back and held together with leather lacing. Myla can see two circular scars on Avira's back. One has sort of a sunburst pattern to it while the other is a much tighter sunken circle. <br /><br />"The one on the bottom is where it ran me through with a tentacle." Avira explains, then pulls her armor back on. <br /><br />She is currently oblivious to the tension between Angantyr and Mercade. Mercifully.<br />
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:'''[[Namingway]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>The Jellyfish tendrils sway gently in the sea currents. The Heartless seems dormant. Perhaps it doesn't sense either Ariel's heart, or Flounder's as of yet? <br /> <br /> As she gets closer, the ship /definitely/ strikes a chord within her as something she should remember... The prow seems like the most obvious place to attach the symbol, but there are other areas, on the ruined rigging, or the mast if she seeks to act a bit more boldly. <br /> <br /> The Namingway looks at Angantyr blankly, then leans over and whispers. "They're not forbidden at all. Don't tell anyone, it makes them sound more powerful to the rubes."<br />
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:'''[[Maira]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> It hits Maira then that Mercade and Angantyr are both here. Whoa. Two keyblades. What was she even worried about? She may as well have a picnic toward the back of the beach. Maybe some nice fruit salad? <br /><br /> Maira glances to Angantyr as he looks to Mercade, noticing the moment of tenseness. Oh boy. Then he is summoning his wicked looking keyblade, and Maira can't help but smile, beaming with confidence for her friends who are most certainly going to kick a whole lot of ass. She calls up her magic with a thought, the flicking green flame-halo settling over Avira, Angantyr, and Vespa for the time being. <br /><br /> "Alright, I'll be toward the back then, staying out of the way. Let's kick some butt!" she exclaims, looping an arm around Avira and giving her a tight squeeze before she scuttles back to a rearward battle position, ready to go.<br />
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:'''[[Angantyr Vespar]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> "As the guy litterally using a keyblade and darkness, your secret is safe with me, little bunny man." Angantyr says quietly.<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron looks around the people gathered "Well if noone minds... I'll start giving an edge unti lthe ship arrives then." Angantyr already seems to be starting it up, so she summons her own magic, surrounding Mercade and Avira in two consecutive circles of magic. The first one is shaped like a clock, the arrows speeding up as if time was warped around them, the second one forming a shimmering blue shield, shaped of hexagons that form a sort of cocoon around them. The cocoon disapears, only appearing when something comes in contact with it, it seems, dampening the blows.<br />
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:'''[[Zeke]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Zeke grumbled at the group. He took this job on because, well, who else here actually knew ships? Then Serah started her buffing thing. "Aye that be a good idea lass." Then he looked to Angantyr and addressed him directly. "That fancy key let you do anything similar best do it now befure the usual three rings of insanity an any plans had go up in smoke. Ye be th'leader o this band oh he of the overly large key?"<br />
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:'''[[Angantyr Vespar]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Angantyr looks at Zeke, he points at Avira, "She's the leader, I suggest you stop making assumptions because you'll make a <GOOSEHONK> out of you and me."<br />
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:'''[[Zeke]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Zeke grunted at Angantyr and pointed to the key then shrugged. "Fair enough." Then he looked over to avira, "You there." Calm voice, "Is there any sort of plan beyond find ship, murder everything inside, then make out like bandits?"<br />
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:'''[[Ariel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Ariel swims -- carefully -- up to the prow of the ship. WAS that a Heartless? She really hopes it didn't see them.<br /><br />Flounder follows her, because, he does. But he's shaking his fins a little out of fear of the whatever-it-is in there.<br /><br />Ariel reaches the prow and... attaches the symbol to the side, pressing it on. "That... should be it?" she whispers, uncertainly.<br />
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:'''[[Caran Steel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Caran blinks at Namingway. He's being ignored, while he ignores Argantyr in turn. Sigh. He rolls his eyes. Ketan, meanwhile, flies down out of the sky to stand on the shore, looking into the water. For anyone who hasn't seen him, LOOK IT'S A WINGED CAT!<br /><br /> Caran nods to Argantyr. "Good idea." He draws his sword, and with his free hand makes gestures in the air as he casts spells. "Shield us from fire water earth and air! Protection! You can't hit what you can't see! Invis!" He extends the spells to cover Mercade too -- Shields appear over their boddies, scintillating different colors before fading from sight, and then they too fade from sight... sort of. Their shadows remain, but from that alone it's hard to tell /exactly/ where they are...<br />
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:'''[[Emi Dennou]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Wait, The Network thinks. Angantyr has a keyblade? Captain Dennou has to wonder what it takes to get one, Angantyr and Mercade are very different people. Maybe it just requires patience. After all, a little bit of patience...can open many doors.<br /><br />^_-<br /><br />But Captain Dennou is getting a bit antsy. She hopes Ariel hasn't run into a mershark!!<br />
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:'''[[Avira]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"Welllll I guess I'm the leader?" It's actually not something Avira outright admits terribly often, not being too big on things like rank-in fact, she usually defers to experience. "It's more than that, after the ship is raised, these three-" <br /><br />She gestures at the Namingways, "Will be performing a ritual that they need to be defended during for the duration."<br />
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:'''[[Mercade Alexander]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>A mermaid!? Whoa. Mercade blinks and is taken aback for a moment when Ariel suddenly, well, becomes a mermaid. He carefully looks down at the shore. For clues, and not to stare at the mermaid, of course. She flicks out of sight, and he waits, anticipating the upcoming battle against the Heartless. He fidgets slightly, glancing over to Angantyr. Something about the man appears to make him uncomfotable, but he doesn't seem to be acting on it. <br /><br />He also doesn't look over to Avira when she shows off her scars. Instead, he holds forth his hand, and with a flash of light, the Twilight Seeker Keyblade appears. <br /><br />The Keyblade itself is gorged of burnished brass, the handle connected in a large square around a worn leather-wrapped core. The key 'handle' continues the theme with a flared, ornate look with curled flourishes. The central shaft is mostly plain, ending in a balled sphere on the tip. The keyhead is flared, looking much like a stylized north star. An etching upon the center of it looks much like an eye, resembling the TDA insignia. The center of the eye is a crystalline star lens. <br /><br />And then he's bombarded with prepartory spells. The magical power forms around him, shields appearing as Mercade vanishes... <br /><br />And Mercade prepares. Like Batman, except not nearly as OP. <br /><br />"Thanks." Mercade says to Caran and Serah, invisible. <br /><br />Behind them. <br /><br />Because he's /always wanted to do that/.<br />
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:'''[[Namingway]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Ariel attaches the symbol... <br /> <br /> The sudden reaction is violent, as the Jellyfish churns up the water, and begins to rush both her and Flounder, tentacles undulating about to propel it forward, as it's opaque, umbral head leads the way. It continues chasing her all the way to the beach. Hopefully she swam back to the beach where everyone was, right? Even if she doesn't, it still veers off that way, sensing a massive concentrating of strong hearts, especially with two Keyblade wielders and two Princesses of the Heart(?) present. Once there it rises up out of the water, floating in the air, and spinning about, with it's tentacles leading the way. It begins to turn about like a wheel, the tendrils, covered with poisonous stingers whipping about wildly to try and strike everyone in sight. <br /> <br /> The three Namingways, being so tiny, manage to duck the initial onslaught before declaring. "We'll help! We just need some time to focus. Not-So-Forbidden Naming Art: Revelation!" <br /> <br /> The Nameplate above the Heartless Jellyfish changes to <span style="color:#9400D3"> Wiggles the Everliving</span><br />
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:'''[[Zeke]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"As you say then." Zeke loosened his blade in it's sheath and shifted his gun necklace around to make apair of his favorite pistols easier to reach. Sure some here would consider it antiquated equipment but it worked for him.<br /><br />Then Wiggles the Everliving!<br /><br />"Well. that's different." Zeke's expression was one of absolute and utter boredom on his face as it rose and tentacles lashed. His attention briefly turned to the namingways to check on them before quick-drawing his blade and slashing one of the tentacles that got a wee bit too close for comfort's sake. Nevermind the sting, he could still move.<br /><br />He frowned and pulled a chunk of jelly bit off of him and pulled his flintlock. "That the best ye've got ya spineless git!"<br />
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:'''[[Angantyr Vespar]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Good thing for BRUTALLY heavy attacks upon swimming out of the water. <br /><br /> Angantyr is struck right in the chest with the various assaults of Heartless Stingers and causes him to go flying. <br /><br /> Hitting the ground with a loud thud, Angantyr, pushes himself back to his feet and growls with anger. <br /><br /> Angantyr pauses...Mercade holds a weapon similar to his in his hand.... <br /><br /> He focuses...Heartless first, Everything else Second. <br /><br /> Angantyr's darkness surges, and he dives forward, darkness trailing like a heat haze as he dives right towards the rediciously named heartless and slices brutally at it's tendrils. Darkness slashes all about him, even as he attempts to plant that heartless RIGHT on the ground. <br /><br /> "Right there." he says, and then brings a overhanded attack DOWN aiming to try and slice right through it.<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron acks at the sudden apparition. Well, sudden enough anyway, considering it got dragged out with an entire ship like that. She was just out of range of the jellyfish whippings though, so she only had to do a small hop back, which wasn't too hard with the surprise, to get out of harm's way. Fortuantly for her at least! Healers should be going down last! Its a basic rule of party play!<br /><br />But some of the companions are not that lucky, especially Angantyr that seems to have been caught in the middle of the storm. That seems to have hurt considerably! So she doesn't waste time thinking about it, sending a salvo of green balls of energies at him, the curing magic helping him regain some of his footing helpfully. A keyblade wielding needs to be protected too!<br />
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:'''[[Myla Mason]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Myla Mason looks at Serah for a moment smirking. <br /><br /> "Some have thought I have been one pretending to be human." <br /><br /> It still makes her laugh really, she's flattered if anything on such a comparison from the tone in her voice. Myla isn't freaking out at all for what it is worth. Maira gets a grin for a moment at her words about being a mermaid. Angantyr got a point on that, why are they using that phrase a lot and she thinks it's best to not cheese him off too much. <br /><br /> Myla's checked over her pistols and some of her explosive inventions. <br /><br /> She meanwhile is making preparation for the fight as the dark knight was correct. They best be prepared, for what's coming. <br /><br /> "Lead on then...." <br /><br /> She trails off for a moment as Wiggles makes their appearance at this ? She just has to cringe for a moment, tentacles they wrap about Myla injecting their venom into her and she lets out a scream of pain. <br /><br /> She tries to fight her way through the burning agony and just happens to drop one of her inventions and that might make things work a bit better. She's still in a lot of pain, she has to purge her self. Oh Myla won't be able to fight, not in pain like this a she focus herself holing on to her pistols and chants for a moment. Water rises from the ocean itself it will seem to envelop her turning a sickly colour as it leeches venom from her body and then dissipates with it.<br />
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:'''[[Vespa]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Vespa get whipped around by Wiggles tentales. The jellyfish ceretainy packs a punch! Looks like everone else took a beating too. "Let's make this a short balttle Al!", she charges foward swinging her massive axe around trying to make Wiggles tentaltes alot shorter.<br />
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:'''[[Ariel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"Whoa... Ariel!"<br /><br />That's Flounder shouting, but... it's no good, as Ariel didn't see the tendrils moving for her quite in time. She's slashed with them, flying backward away from the ship and leaving a bubbling trail in the water. Flounder evades, but swims dutifully after her.<br /><br />She floats back to the ocean floor, stung with poison. She's awake, but her eyes flutter as the poison ripples through her system.<br /><br />"Ariel--"<br /><br />"I'm fine," Ariel says, determined, despite the fact that she does not seem fine. "Come on. We have to help them!"<br /><br />And, unworried now about being stared at in this form, Ariel swims toward the surface.<br /><br />She pops above the water, her hair wet, falling into her eyes. She flips it out and starts swimming toward the big Heartless. Seeing she's not the only one that's been hurt by it, she splashes some water toward her friends in the sea. Hopefully they can benefit a little from the healing powers. "Here!"<br />
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:'''[[Mercade Alexander]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Mercade may be invisible, but that's a lot of pain coming in. When you hit /everything/, being invisible doesn't help! "WAAAAAAAAGH!" Mercade yells, flying through the air and cratering into the sand. And twitching. Invisibly. This is less cool than he expected. "MMPH MMPHLE MMF MMRPH!" He yells, muffled, as he digs himself out. Mercade rolls to his feet, caked in grit which doesn't help matters as he focuses himself. "All right, guys. Don't give up!" A faint light shines out, weaving among the battlers as it softly begins to relieve the pains and deblitation of the jellyfish's poison.<br />
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:'''[[Avira]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Mercade masters the art of zwee movement, which Avira notices at the wrong time and completely mistakes for invisibility. <br /><br />After replacing her armor, Avira calmly slips a small circular buckler shield over her left forearm. Her right hand reaches over to pull out her weapon, a strange serrated sword called the Spine. "Alright, get ready!" <br /><br />Wiggles the Everliving rises from the depths of the ocean like an ancient horrorterror from a far-flung galaxy. Rather than take a moment to argue the chosen name (really, it should be Wiggles the Soon To Be Not So Living, that would be far more encouraging), Avira moves, ducking beneath the whirling onslaught of tentacles. The Spine is stabbed upwards to tear into the wiggling appendages as they whirl overhead for good measure. <br /><br />At just the right moment when a gap passes over, Avira leaps upward, clearing the poisonous tentacles. With a flick of her free hand behind her, she summons up a small gust of air that propels her at a spinning downward angle, right into the ocean, right on top of the Heartless jellyfish. The air in her wake seems to shimmer silver as she leads the drop with her weapon. <br /><br />"WHEEEE!!"<br />
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:'''[[Caran Steel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Caran jumps at Mercade speaking from right behind him. "Don't /do/ that!" he starts to turn--<br /><br /> And then there's something in the water. Ketan bristles, and then takes to the air just before GIANT JELLYFISH shows up and the flailing tentacles sting Caran just fine! "Agh! Damn, what is this thing?" The Namingways oh-so-helpfully answer that question. <br /><br /> The tentacles glance Ketan but he escaRESIST</span> plate possibly appearing above him at the rate things are going. Back on the ground, Caran waves his sword wildly at the stingers while backing away. This poison needs to be dealt with immediately! "Healing light, purge the darkness inside! Esuna!"<br />
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:'''[[Maira]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Well, they sure /thought/ they were ready. Hubris, its a thing. Maira had thought, surely, with two keyblades and a whole slew of badass warriors she probably wouldn't end up horrible mangled! Not so much. <br /><br /> The beast rises from the deep and Maira's eyes widen, instinctual fear gripping her heart--which the Heartless would be all to happy to devour. She can't even register another thought before she is suddenly moving, and not of her own accord. There is such pain, bright and sharp, stealing the breath from her even as she opens her mouth to scream. She lands hard, the several of the spines sticking straight through her, completely unarmored as she is. <br /><br /> She lays in a heap for a good bit, bleeding out onto the sand, gasping for breath that will not come. Summoning her magic, she whispers the cure spell for herself, knowing she will not survive without it. The cure spell reaches out to envelope Angantyr as well, as she knows well enough he's most likely going to throw himself in the way for her.<br />
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:'''[[Emi Dennou]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Captain DEnnou manages to avoid geting skewered by a super jellyfish of doom, but her hat...IS SKEWERED and impaled into the ground. The Captain's eyes widen--with horror! She frowns and tries to tug her hat free--but fails. Her eyes get a little teary. It's a hat. They have FEELS about hats.<br /><br />Being invisible is dangerous. You never know if someone has X-Zone. Luckily Dennous don't have this issue.<br /><br />What they do do is frown at the Jellyfish. She raises her arms and draws an electrical field around the jellyfish--before unleashing two strands from both hands of voltage into the creature.<br /><br />Maybe it's best she's not a mermaid right now. "Welcome back, The Network says." They add a bit distractedly.<br />
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:'''[[Namingway]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Zeke shoots at Wiggles the Everliving. Flintlock power! It splatters a bit of matte black gore on the ground, and a single tendril hangs limply by the time the assault is done. When Angantyr attacks, it seems to sense immediately that it's facing a powerful keyblade user. Which is why it instantly flattens itself against the ground, it's head becoming akin to a spongy shield against the assault of darkness, and the drive down into it with the keyblade. And.. the keyblade bounces right off. /KERBOING!/ <br /> <br /> Since when did keyblades go /KERBOING!?/ Oh right, Sora invented that fine tradition, blame him. <br /> <br /> As it rises up, however, /C-C-C-Combo-Breaker/ as Avira strikes downward with a spinning strike, which drives the Jellyfish down at the ground. It strikes the sand hard, and doesn't appear to be moving. Which is when Vespa comes in for the kill with Al. And Wiggles the Everliving actually rolls out of the way of her massive axe strikes. ...right into the water. Which is when Emi strikes. ZAPPPPP. Smoke sizzles off of it as the Heartless is electrocuted. Boy, good thing Ariel was just out of range of that. <br /> <br /> The Jellyfish rises anew, looking.. extremely ticked off. It begins to spin again... <br /> <br /> The three Namingways all focus, by chanting something which sounds like nonsense, and then as one state.. "ULTRA-Forbidden(Disclaimer: This one is in fact actually forbidden, just saying.) Naming Art: FORCED CHANGE!" <br /> <br /> There is a huge puff of smoke around Wiggles the Everliving, and before the smoke clears, the nameplate has changed to.... <br /> <br /> <span style="color:#FF1493">Pooki the beast of CaerbanARGHNOTINTHEFACE</span> <br /> <br /> The smoke clears, and suddenly the Jellyfish is a little, Heartless, Bunny rabbit. <br /> <br /> The bunny does not attack visibly, it simply sits there, scratching itself with it's hind legs with as a menacing aura of ultimate dread creeps out from it. A pressure in the air that begins to erode away at enchantments and make the world very uncomfortable for spellcasters. It stares at them all with beady little yellow eyes. This may not be something to be trifled with. Just saying.<br />
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:'''[[Zeke]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Zeke was hurting from the poison make no bones about it but he signed on for the job and complete it he would. Still, after firing and before reaching for another pistol he looked at where tentacle bits had gotten on his arm and frowned, "I'm not about to let a little thing like this keep me down." then he tried moving his arm and nothing. he scowled at it.<br /><br />Then ARiel did her magical mojo thing and yes it still hurt but his arm was moving. He saw a brief flash of scale and red hair. No words yet, there'd be time later when the lootings would start.<br /><br />And then Bunny? Wait. WHAT?<br /><br />OHGODNOTTHEFAAA- Zeke paused and patted his head for a moment. His hat got knocked off. Hat? HAT?! Wait how'd that miss? Eh his hand hurt so he pivoted towards the rabbit of doom and opened fire.<br />
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:'''[[Angantyr Vespar]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Angantyr jumps infront of Avira, shielding her from the Rabbit and growls as he dives in for it. <br /><br /> The Tyrant Breaker slams down aiming to try and shatter the bunnies defenses as he jumps back. Next to Avira and Maira. <br /><br /> "Time to end this." Angantyr says, and suddenly slams the Tyrant Breaker into the ground. Darkness surges around it and Angantyr as he slowly picks the Keyblade up and holds it up into the air. <br /><br /> "Time to die, rabbit." he says, and then he swings Once...Twice, each blow aiming to stagger darkness into the ground, absorbing the spilled blood and feeding it back into Angnatyr as he... <br /><br /> Aims to slam the rabbit into the ground. <br /><br /> And then Angantyr pulls the blade back... "TYRANT..." he shouts and then thrusts the blade forward, as a massive stream of light explodes out aiming to storm in a cone like torrent aiming to consume the Heartless.. <br /><br /> "BREAKER!" Followed by a massive detonation.<br />
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:'''[[Ariel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"Well... that's weird," says Flounder, poking his head over the water and looking, puzzled, at the bunny.<br /><br />"It's still dangerous," says Ariel, and she swims over closer. She dives down... then up, to build up some steam and float to the surface before making a connection with the rabbit. She's going to ram into it, and then flip and 'kick' the creature with her tail. She has no choice but to do it while she's still a mermaid, at least until the battle is joined and she can get renamed again. If she can. Saving the Namingways sounds like a really good idea right now.<br /><br />When Ariel breaks over the water, she does a pretty acrobatic dive and smash manuever. She must be used to this mermaid thing somehow...<br />
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:'''[[Vespa]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"Killer rabbit with sharp pointy teeth!",it proceeds to live up to its nam.e "Good thing I always carry one of these around!", and she pulls out a Holy Hand Genade!(Tm) and throws it at the now killer rabbit.Cause you never know when you meet a killer rabbit. Oh and there a kaboom of course!<br />
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:'''[[Emi Dennou]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Captain Dennou raises an arm into the air, pausing for a moment as the Jellyfish has been transmogrified into an adowable widdle bunny. Ami would never harm a bunny so it's pretty obvious it's not Ami when the Dennou ZORCHES the bunny with lightning rather than allow it to use magic spells on her.<br /><br />The Captain is moderately impressed by Ariel's mermaid fu. Perhaps she has been turned into a mermaid before. Or maybe being turned into a mermaid gives you an innate understanding of how to battle as a mermaid? Nevertheless, she jogs forward towards the bunny, rears back a foot--<br /><br />PUNT OF THE LEGIONS!? Yeah she's basically just gonna punt a bunny. It's /definitely/ not Ami. And probably not Umi--she has short hair. SO MANY OPTIONS STILL.<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>The hearler still managed to evade another round by being far enough. This is a lucky spot. She'll stay here she thinks. This spot likes her. Or maybe its a 4th wall thing and its a glitched spot that makes attack automatically miss due to height difference?<br /><br />So many glitches in this game, sheesh.<br /><br />Anyway, it seems that her teammate are holding out well, but some of them still got hurt in the previous attack, so time to patch some a bit! She sends magical energies to heal and remove some of the bad things those tentacules are inflicting, giving her encouragements "Keep going, its weakening!"<br />
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:'''[[Avira]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Honestly? Avira would prefer the jellyfish. She knows how dangerous rabbits with Sharp Pointy Teeth can be! <br /><br />The huntress recoils in horror and Angantyr moves in front of her, somehow blocking the terrifying sense of dread from infecting her as well. "DOES ANYBODY HAVE HOLY WATER? OR A HOLY HAND GRENADE? NOW WOULD BE A VERY, VERY GOOD TIME TO USE IT! JUST SAYING!!!!" <br /><br />In fact, Avira's looking through her pouches for holy water right now. She swears she has some on her from the earlier undead seige activities. Somewhere.<br />
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:'''[[Emi Dennou]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"The Network doesn't get the reference. It must be especially dated, The Network tries to hide their quiet scorn unsuccesfully." Captain Dennou adds.<br />
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:'''[[Mercade Alexander]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"SORRY!" Mercade calls from his beach crater to Caran. He'll not do that again. Maybe. <br /><br />But it's so /fun/, <br /><br />Either way, he gets healed by Caran, and some of the wounds from the jellyfish begin to close up. He gives Caran a thumbsup. <br /><br />And then the deadly jellyfish of doom is turned into a bunny. A doom bunny. Mercade stops, staring at it before the aura of the rabbig rolls past him in a malignant wave, shattering the spells around him. Now he's visible! <br /><br />Mercade looks over the bunny, grunting as he tries to focus. He pulls a shotgun from his coat with a flick of his hand, leading off with a blast of brilliant buckshot as the Keyblade's power augments his attack, but the bunny doesn't even seem to need to move to avoid it. SCARY.<br /><br />Mercade gunts. "All right. The Holy Hand Grenades are out. Time to show you something of my own." He leaps forward towards the Vorpal Rabbit, lashing out with a salvo of shot to clear the path, trying to force the bunny into a defensive position before he levels the Keyblade. "I have to lock this thing down..." He says, quietly, and he focuses. <br /><br />White power gathers at the end of the weapon, and he calls, "SEAL EVIL!" A thin beam of light fires towards the bunny, attempting to seal away that terrible power in an explosion of overwhelming brilliance... That rapidly shrinks around the bunny.<br />
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:'''[[Caran Steel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> And then it was a bunny.<br /><br /> A /CreeRed Mage</span>, and they do not rely on magic alone! "Power of lightning, stagger and strike! Caran's Thunderwave!" W whip of lightning extends from his free hand, but instead of cracking, it tries to wrap around the rabbit and pulse electricity through it, stunning it! "Have at you!" Caran then charges in with his sword, trying to attack the small creature! Okay, in theory he can do physical attacks, but in practice can he hit it? That's why he tried to stun it first!<br /><br /> Ketan, meanwhile, sees that the attacking jellyfish is now a /rabbit/. Not a rabbit-person, not a giant monstrous rabbit, just a rabbit. At least in shape. "Ooh, who's they prey now, huh? Let's see how YOU like it!" And the winged cat divebombs the evil rabbit, trying to claw it and lift it into the air!<br />
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:'''[[Maira]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Maira lets out a small sigh as her healing magic washes over her. Undoubtedly it helps some, but after a hit that gruesome she is still leagues away from being 'okay'. Still, she's been through worse. <br /><br /> Maira winces as she speaks over the radio, dragging herself to her feet--her head spins, but Angantyr is easy to spot on the battlefield. Just go toward the huge dark blob. She shuffles, a hand to her chest, where the most serious of her wounds is located, until she is nearby him. She reaches up to tap his armor to let him know she's there, then coughs up some blood as she leans over, looking up to see the jellyfish turned into a bunny. "So cute... <br /><br /> Maira cracks the smallest of smiles when she hears Avira's quip. They'd watched that movie before. "Heh...sorry, all I have is...plain old Holy..." she replies, gathering the light of her heart into its blinding brilliant form, timing it so that it blasts just as Mercade's attack is aimed as well, the spell exploding on the Doom Bunny.<br />
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:'''[[Myla Mason]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Myla Mason stares for a moment it's a freaking bunny now? You know what? She's very okay with this, she's so very okay with there being less tentacles. She's so much very okay with there being less tentacles. She's also not getting attacked this gives her time to recover get her pistols being brought to beat against the creature as Maira just unloads upon it she can't help but smirk given what she hit it with earlier may be making it's day far worse. Caran is also proving to be a solid bit of backup now as she adds in to his comment. <br /><br /> "I do think a bit of roast rabbit might just be the thing for dinner after this. Whatcha think Caran!?" <br /><br /> Then Myla opens fire with her pistols firing spell rounds most of them are water based but wait what?s this? Some explode on impact and a few actually burst into flame.<br />
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:'''[[Caran Steel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Ooh healing sparkles! Caran feels his magic power return. "Thanks!" He looks to Myra and shrugs. "Ehh, I don't like rabbit that much."<br /><br /> "I do!" shouts Ketan!<br />
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:'''[[Namingway]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>The Namingways all stare at it in horror, "Oh no. Not..." Recording way finishes the sentence with a dumbfounded sound, "...Pooki." They all hastily begin chanting again, all stating as one. "ANYTHING BUT THAT!" <br /> <br /> Angantyr strikes down at it, as a massive stream of light and darkness overpower the Heartless rabbit, slamming it down into a massive crater of sand on the beach. The beast is stunned by the intensity of twilight which rains down upon it. <br /> <br /> Ariel follows up by doing her mermaid acrobatic manuevers, kicking the bunny up into the air. As the bunny comes back down... CAPTAIN DENNOU follows up by punting the bunny straight out of midair as if it were a football. It gets knocked right into one of the nearby ship wrecks, and slides off, with little tiny stars circling it's head. When Caran comes with a /CAT ASSIST/, the bunny is struck by lightning, keeping it chain stunned, right before the cat lifts it up and drives it back down. Zeke and Myla begin to open fire at that point, beginning to make the ship around it look like swiss cheese as flare shots and bullet holes begin to pound holes into its opaque darkness. <br /> <br /> Vespa appears to be carrying Holy Hand Grenades. Because most people are Genre savvy. Which is okay, because if I was being attacked by a killer bunny then I'd wish I was genre savvy too. There is an explosion of Holy Light and fire, as Maira adds in her own considerably holy might into the fray.. Mercade bulletstorms with a beam of light attempting to seal away it's foul taint... and the ship the Heartless bunny is leaning against is shattered, splinters of wood going everywhere, as more smoke encircles the wreck... for a while, all is quiet. Then two beady yellow eyes are seen within the clearing smoke. <br /> <br /> The holy hand grenades failed. And it's... pissed. It launches itself rapidly in the air, with the speed of some sort of cartoony flash supervillain, seeking out everyone's neck with it's teeth. <br /> <br /> "NO! NOOOOO!" The Namingways all shout in tandem with each other as the Bunny goes to town. "Not-So-Forbidden Naming Art: FLASH CHANGE!" <br /> <br /> The nameplate changes to <span style="color:#DC143C"> Sharkion The Ill-tempered</span> <br /> <br /> The Heartless Bunny instantly transforms into a Heartless Shark.. with what appears to be rocket boosters on it's back. And a swivel lasers. Yes, sharks with freaking lasers, we are in fact using every dated reference known in this scene. It rockets through the air, circling around the group like it was circling in for the kill. The swivel lasers begin to fire at everyone, seeking to target their legs in order to cripple then, so it can fly in for the kill with diving rocket-boosted ground smashes.<br />
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:'''[[Zeke]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Zeke facepalmed at Namingway's reaction to the Bunny of Terror.<br /><br />Nevermind all the action going on around him. He had no real onnectiosn to anyone save /MAYBE/ ariel and yea... tht leaves him an island. Oh well, nobody to quip with or bond over? Oh well them's the dice roll with the bones. And then suddenly LASER ROCKET SHARK!<br /><br />Before drawing his blade to dodge and weave around yet more lasers to get close to the shark of doom Zeke paused for a moment to look at the namingays to wail, "I LIKED THE BUNNY BETTER YOU DIPS! IT DIDN'T HAVE A BLOODY RANGED ATTACK!"<br /><br />And then when he got close to it he took every gun he coudld reach, flintlocks, matchlocks, a couple handguns he'd picked up from manhatten and unloaded on the beast.<br /><br />Then he pulled a pair of almost comically oversized muscatoons and fired.<br /><br />"DOWN BAcK TO DAVE JONES"S LOCKER WITH YA!"<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Bunnies, jellyfishes, and now sharks. She's not sure if this is actually making the fight any better. Also, sharks out of the water? Is this Sharknado? She hopes not.<br /><br />And yet, once again she seems untouchable, as if there was a forcefield around her spot. Maybe she needs to thank lady luck, or some other divinity for this, but right now she's just glad she can concentrate on keeping her teammates in better shape, considering some of them are taking a beating! She concentrates her healing on Caran and Angantyr, who seem to be having the less luck in this fight. Fortunatly, she's a good little healer! Give her a pat after this.<br />
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:'''[[Vespa]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Vespa looks at the bunnies. "Stop turning it into worse things!", the killer bunny is now a shark with lasers and can fly and breath out of the water. A most deadly foe indeed. "Let's kill this thing Al. It's really <GOOSEHONK>ing me off! The blade of her axe start to glow with black arua.. She bring her blade up and swinging it at the flying-rocketpack-laser weilding shark!<br />
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:'''[[Angantyr Vespar]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Angantyr once more puts himself infront of an ally. He brings the Tyrant Breaker up, and takes the pain, trying to hold back the vicious Assault from SHARKION. Angnatyr drives his feet into the ground bracing himself and every time it swings at him or at Maira, he sends a fist into the nose of the Sharkion. His eyes blaze, but he can feel it's pain...it's injured and realing, there wasn't enough time for it to capitalize on his own current state...and he grins. <br /><br /> Blood starts to drip from his massive injuries, no doubt to be taken care of as Maira and friends jump back into action...so Angantyr prepares what he's set out to do... <br /><br /> Darkness surges across the weapon again, as he SLASHES upwards, aiming to try and drive into the massive heartless as the darkness burns off of it... <br /><br /> Once more, the blade glows brightly.. <br /><br /> "TYRANT BREAAAAAAAAAAAKER!" he shouts again, and another wave of powerful light washes out from Angantyr's weapon, aiming to consume the heartless with a wave of light and darkness...<br />
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:'''[[Ariel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Ariel lets out a scream as the shark shoots lasers... that smash into her. She splashes back down into the water dramatically, spray flowing up all around her.<br /><br />But she is used to the water. Maybe she can even use it to gum up some of the shark's works a little bit, she thinks.<br /><br />She starts formulating a nature spell, building up a spiral wave of water that forms into a powerful bubble. She takes a breath to concentrate first, making sure that this one will count. She's not the most powerful here but it's going to take everyone to take that thing out. <br /><br />A big bubble of water, then an even larger one, go flying and smashing toward the transformed Heartless. Hopefully it won't get a chance to take any more forms... Ariel is getting exhausted, but she has to try, for her friends.<br />
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:'''[[Emi Dennou]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Cat assist?!?!?!?!<br /><br />Though the Captain blinks and misses the shapeshift portion of bunny becoming shark. Her mouth opens and she says, "That is...unexpect--"LASER.<br /><br />The laser rips into the Dennou's chest but luckily it doesn't just punch right on through her. This is probably because it wsa actually aiming for the legs. It does, however, result in the DEnnou hitting the ground painfully moments before the Sharkion crashes into her from above. Double ouch.<br /><br />"Ugh..." Captain Dennou says moments before trying to draw off some of that electricity from the creature again, though this time there's some more zappy accompanyment. Dennous are not known for their versatility.<br /><br />"Angantyr..." She begins, cringing. "We should catch up."<br />
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:'''[[Avira]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"What the f-" <br /><br />The Heartless sharkbomb slams into the beach and sends Avira flying across the sand, her eyes wide in shock and surprise. Scrambling, she picks herself up and gapes at the new form of the Heartless. "This is crazy!" she calls out, "Stop renaming it for a second so we can get a strategy or two going, please!" But hey, at least Maira had a chance to holy the Vorpal Rabbit. Later when things have calmed down, Avira will be sure to give her friend a hug. <br /><br />The silvery aura returns in force, leaving a sheen all around Avira that seems to leave a trail in the air behind her as she runs by. Each movement and each leap seems enhanced as she pounces upon the shark, leading with another one of those rotating, drill-like blows again. When she kicks off, she orients herself so when she falls, she stabs the Spine downwards right upon the Heartless's head. <br /><br />She's quick to clear the Heartless shortly afterwards, aware that Angantyr and Vespa would be following up shortly. When she lands, she remains crouched and breathing hard. Sweat pours down the sides of her face.<br />
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:'''[[Maira]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Maira is just going to kind of assume that she is hallucinating at this point, because seriously? First its a jellyfish, then its a bunny, now its a shark with a jet pack and lasers. Totally, totally hallucinating. It's just easier that way. <br /><br /> Still, very real damage is happening here and she's not willing to bargain on her insanity that much. Maira stays behind Angantyr, holding onto his armor as he intercepts the damage he is far better equipped to tank than she. Of course, she hates to see him so wounded, but she is prepared with cure spells to at least take the edge off until she can see to his injuries more thoroughly after battle. Keep him going so that he can unleash the serious damage. <br /><br /> He's not the only one hurting, but she has to hope the others can keep going and that Serah has some healing in store as well. She seems to have picked a great position!<br />
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:'''[[Myla Mason]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Myla Mason sees the thing become a shark, a shark with friken laser beams. It really became a shark with friking laser beams. She looks at the Namingway for a moment and shouts. <br /><br /> "Why did you do that?! WHY!" <br /><br /> She turns hat attention back tot eh Shark as it comes for her and she breaks into a run across the deck she leaps into the air generating a barrier of water about her body to absorb the blast and drops back to the deck unharmed. Her friends may not be so lucky however and Myla has had enough as she looks at the beat, her pistols are lowered and then raise as she cross her arms across her chest while chanting again. Caran might know something of some schools of Magic from Myla's part of their world and if he does? She's casting something big. She start sizing control of the near by water bring it about her for a moment forming a huge sphere in which she float even as she silently continues the chanting then she directs it away leaving her standing there exposed to the air again as for the Shark? The full force of all the water Myla has bent to her will is coming right for it in a powerful crashing wave. <br /><br /> "TO THE DEPTHS WITH YOU!"<br />
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:'''[[Caran Steel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> It was just a bunny!<br /><br /> JUST A BUNNY!<br /><br /> Its teeth sink into Caran's neck, and he feels his lifeblood pouring out and down his shirt. Caran drops to his knees, clutching at his neck as the DEATH RABBIT seeks other pray.<br /><br /> "CARAN!" Ketan shouts, abandoning his prey to fly to Caran's side, a flash of healing magic closing the wound, at least.<br />
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:'''[[Mercade Alexander]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"The bunny IS a ranged attack!" Mercade yells, as he goes on the defensive. He knows what the bunny is capable of. He's seen the movie! Mercade defends, the bunny streaking past him and drawing blood... But not hitting an artery, thank God... <br /><br />But then the bunny gets transformed again. "I appreciate the help, Namingway, but, uh..." He says. "Couldn't you name it something like Fluffy The Harmless Poodle or something? Weren't you guys supposed to be doing a ritual?" He shakes his head, before he is promptly lasered by the shark! The beam blasts him backwards, dissipating partially on his defensive stance with his weapons before burning him with leakage.<br /><br />He can't see it with all of this obfuscation... But he can still attack nonetheless. He strikes, using the water bubble strike from Ariel as cover as he erupts through it, firing his shotgun repeatedly to knock the LAZOR SHARK back, before he finishes with a strikethough assault with his Keyblade. "Let go." Mercade says. "It'll be better soon."<br />
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:'''[[Namingway]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>The three Hummingways quiver before the accusation fretting aloud, "You don't understand, Pooki would have been the death of us all had we not changed it in time! Our Magic is unpredictable on the Heartless." <br /> <br /> Between Myla's powerful crashing wave, the Way of the Kickassian, Tyrant Breaker, Electrocution, Ariel's water magic, Mercade's shotgun+Keyblade combo and Zeke's shots.. The flying shark falls. Before death it changes back into it's Jellyfish form, tentacles pathetically splayed out about everywhere. Then it's heart rises, freed from it's twisted and broken form, since we have two keyblade wielders here. It's a safe assumption. It's body then dissolves into motes of light. <br /> <br /> The trio of Hummingways look infinitely relieved. "We sense that the symbol was attached, which brings us to..." <br /> <br /> They roll out a large length of parchment on the ground, before they all get out of the way, giving it a wide berth. Then as one, the three speak. <br /> <br /> "Ultra-Forbidden Art: Nameless Summoning!" <br /> <br /> The smoke once again explodes into the area, and as it clears.. two broken halves of a once proud ship sit beached on the ground. Scorchmarks are everywhere upon it. It was obviously subject to some sort of fires before it sank. The moment this magic goes off, Ariel changes back from Mermaid to human form probably from the huge expenditure of magical power they just had to use to summon the giant ship. <br /> <br /> On the surface, it would become readily apparent to Ariel what it was at once.. <br /> <br /> Prince Eric's ship.<br /> <br /> The three Hummingways somberly begin to trod, taking places at three points around the wreck, before they bow their heads. <br /> <br /> No not-so-forbidden techniques, or the naming of them aloud. They instead begin to sing a dirge. It's a hollow tune, full of loss and pain. <br /> <br /> At the end of it, the one named Namingway finally states it a sad voice."I hereby christen you the S.S. Max." <br /> <br /> He does not say how he knows anything of the Sheepdog that once rode on the ship. He just walks over to it, and breaks a champagne bottle against the wreck. <br /> <br /> The three Namingways then begin to search the wreckage... <br /> <br /> Boring search part of the scene is boring, so I'll skip to the good stuff. <br /> <br /> The Namingways find: Ship Captain's Log! Ship Manifest! <br /> <br /> The rest of the party finds: Prince Eric's (Other) Birthday Present: Huge <GOOSEHONK>ing chest full of gold coins and gems. <br /> Large sealed Adamantine Cannister in the Captain's quarters. <br /> The Cannister cannot be opened, even with the absurd strength of the party members and keyblades because it doesn't appear to have a lock, or even a lid, but it might contain something incredibly precious. Or sentimental, who could say? When knocked upon, it makes a hollow sound, and there's rustling inside. Maybe you should hold onto it until you can find someone who can open it.... <br /> <br /> The Namingways thank the party, and pay them considerably well with a decent amount of munny on their own right. <br /> <br /> They linger behind for any final remarks, to make sure they all believe they were fairly compensated.<br />
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:'''[[Ariel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Ariel changes back, and... falls into the water, suddenly burdened with a skirt. She flaps around a bit, until she can crawl up onto a bit of wreck and stand on her feet.<br /><br />She's startled by this, so much so that she's still pushing hair out of her eyes and working with dripping skirt when Flounder tries to get her attention. He taps her on a foot... She's lost her thingamajigger-- boot, she thinks, somewhere in the transformation, and reaches over to get it, thinking that's what Flounder is trying to point out.<br /><br />Then she looks up...<br /><br />She pushes hair out of her eyes again, as she takes in the shape of the ship. That's why it was familiar. It was there that night...<br /><br />It's ...<br /><br />"That-- that ship. It's... it's from my home world," she says. <br /><br />Normally she would be interested in the treasure, the Human Stuff. But this is such a mystery it absorbs her attention. She runs up to it, and puts a hand on the side. What happened?<br />
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:'''[[Zeke]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Zeke looked the ship over and. Well it was a ship that had been underwater right? He poked at the canister and frowned at it. "So who calls dibs on the unopinable whatsit?" Continued attempts at opening it just frustrated him. "You." He pointed to Mercade, "You want this?"<br /><br />Without waiting for an answer he just sad the thing dow nand continued poking about the captain's quarters. No log books, no maps.. nothing that would give anything on what happened." <br /><br /><HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONK!> When he sulked out of the captain's quarters he wasn't in a bride mood. Still if he was needed he'd be abovedecks. Oddly perhaps but he seemed to have no interest in the giant box of loot.<br /><br />Then ARiel spoke which caused him to pause and turn. "Excuse me?" This had his interest. "You say this is from where you're from miss?"<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron phews. She didn't want to see what could come after a shark with lasers, honestly... even if she didn't get but a scratch from this. She moves around to the fighters, using more of her healing magic to make sure everyone's wounds are taken care of, smiling "Good work everyone."<br /><br />She moves toward the ship once the shark vinishes, and the ship gets christened. She hmms, laying a hand on the boat "... It looks clear, I don't feel anything inside." Why would she know that? She doesn't know either, but anyway, she hops into the ship, jumping on the deck to go explore the various treasures and other things of interesting.<br /><br />She looks toward Ariel "Your world? Really? Is there something familiar or that you know about here?" She hmms. Well the diary is secured, so she goes to check on the bottom. The adamatine can is already called for, so she's rummaging through the rest "Plenty of treasures..." She takes her share of the gold, nto too much because its heavy but enough to not worry about expenses for a while, while she looks for trinkets of interest.<br />
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:'''[[Vespa]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Treasure! Everyone loves treasure! and they got paid too! For all the trouble the monster brought they did well on the money wise. Vespa now need to by a repacement Holy Hand Grenade for the one she used. Those things are expenisive! She need to get a few other things she need to get as well. She looks over as Ariel speaks and takes a few steps away from the beach. She will let her have her moment.<br /><br />"I'm exausted. I'm going out to get a bite to eat anyone want to come along??'<br />
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:'''[[Avira]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Avira will gladly accept her compensation for the mission. It goes squarly into the 'pay Arthur' fund. It's a special fund. FOR THE FUTURE. <br /><br />Though eager to search for loot upon their newly raised wreck, Avira actually hesitates when Ariel reaches out to touch the ship, admitting that the vessel was from her home world. "Really?" Avira gestures to the wreck, "Hey, if you see anything you want to keep, go right ahead, you were a big part of this." <br /><br />The strange cylinder gets a lot of attention from Avira since it strikes her as a big puzzle box made out of an alloy that is worth a fair bit of money to synethesists. <br /><br />"Alright." she nods to Angantyr, "Just give me the word when."<br />
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:'''[[Emi Dennou]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"You're so lucky," The Dennou tells Ariel. "You got to be a mermaid. But treasure is nice too. This will solve our money problems for quite some time. Emi will be pleased." She can be pretty obstinate about negotiations for the aforementioned reasons of 'has recently gained a new mouth to feed'. And she wants to get her a gift on top of that.<br /><br />"It would have been fun to try." The Dennou adds. "Thank you for your help." She pauses a moment before adding, "You are certain it is that ship?"<br />
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:'''[[Maira]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> As much as Maira loves shiny things, people are her first concern. Now that the battle is done, Maira pulls out a potion to drink, which effectively puts her lungs back together. She is still incredibly lightheaded, but determined to see to those who need healing. <br /><br /> Maira watches Ariel for a moment, frowning gently. Something from her world? She recognizes the emotions that flash over her features. <br /><br /> Maira then looks between Angantyr, Avira, and Mercade, blinking. Oh boy. Well, guess she's not invited. Not sure she's sorry about that. "Okay...lot of people got pretty hurt here, would like to see to some wounds...." she says, then glances to Vespa, "Then I'm maybe up for a bite," she adds with a tired smile. She doesn't look up for anything, frankly.<br />
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:'''[[Mercade Alexander]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>That ship, huh. Mercade watches as the ritual is completed, and he dismisses the Keyblade as he watches what's going on. He looks over to the reactions of the others, and he frowns at the response from Ariel. Interesting. It's from her world. Mercade himself is not really interested in treasure. when Zack offers him the canister, he gestures to Avira. "Give it to her." He says. "Avira will have a better idea of what to do with it at the moment." <br /><br />He looks back to Ariel, listening intently to her explanation. The mystery is the real thing here, though Angantyr talks to him. "Huh?" He says to the Dark Knight. "Uh, sure. We can talk later." He says, looking back to Ariel and listening.<br />
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:'''[[Ariel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"It is. It went down in a storm. I rescued..." Ariel halts for a moment, "Someone..." Maybe she shouldn't go into too much detail. "It wasn't too long before I found the portal out that lead me... well, far away from home."<br /><br />Ariel looks out over the water.<br /><br /> "Yes. I'm sure. And being a mermaid isn't so special," she says dismissively to the Dennou comment, waving it off.<br /><br />Flounder asks the obvious question, calling out from the water. "Ariel, does that mean you think we can get back--?" Then he seems to realize that most people here don't know about talking fish, and... fish blushes, diving down under the water.<br /><br />"It's... it's okay," Ariel says, "and I don't know. But maybe. I guess we should try." But she doesn't really know how.<br />
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:'''[[Maira]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Honestly, talking fish is the least weird thing that happened here today. Maira does look up and over toward Flounder though. "Hehe, friend of yours?" she asks Ariel. <br /><br /> To Angantyr; "THAT'S what you focus on!?"<br />
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:'''[[Angantyr Vespar]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> "...Did that fish just talk?" Angantyr asks. "Meh...then again, we DO have ultros...hey is that guy fish royalty? Do we have to have a boss fight against him too?"<br />
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:'''[[Zeke]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Zeke only took enough money to get his clothes fixed. Hey having not only a business in shipping and family that sold to tourists and fishers (he wasn't about ot tell ariel that though) meant the money was better gifted to those htat didn't need. So anyone interested and in a mood to scrounge the ship would find another pile of gold. Why he wasn't sticking around for the explaination was simple. Search the ship in places only he might know things might be hidden.<br /><br />Unfortunately no smugglers holds, no false floors no nothing where stray bits of interesting and or useful could be secreted away...<br /><br />On returning to wehre the largest clump of people were he reported nothing of value interest or importance. Then he looked to ARiel and echoed Ang's question. "It comes from your world so your call. If you want it refurbished as your own or to sell I know a few people that can do all the little things that need doing."<br /><br />Hmm that might be good to have for someone like Mercade. "I'd suggest keeping it for Mercade's merry band of adventuring but that's just me not wanting ot et things go to waste." He'd talk to the lady fish about her home situation later. It seemed to make her uncomfortable.<br /><br />Then Angantyr spoke. "Yes. Yes it did." Calm voice. "Apparently that's a common thing from Ariel's home world."<br />
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:'''[[Myla Mason]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Myla Mason holsters her pistols now that the battle is done as Ariel beings up the ship being from her world. She pauses surprised and looks at Ariel for a moment. <br /><br /> "It is? Do you know anything about it then?" <br /><br /> Myla will take her cut of the cash and loot with no real asking for anything major out of the loot really. So long as she gets her share she'll be happy with this. <br /><br /> She looks over to Serah for a moment with a grin. <br /><br /> "Your help was most welcome." <br /><br /> Always be good to the healer. However the two keyblade wielders converse about something. <br /><br /> "...I was about to say this could be a bit of a mystery with that canister."<br />
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:'''[[Vespa]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Vespa looks over Maria, she looks exauseted. "How about we just order in Maira?"<br />
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:'''[[Emi Dennou]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"You know a lot of undersea talking creatures." The Dennou says. "But this one supposes it might be different to experience something than it is to wonder what that 'something' is like." She looks towards Angantyr for a moment before adding, "But it came in handy today, so thank you."<br />
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:'''[[Ariel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Ariel looks at Angantyr, and shakes her head with a small smile. "That's Flounder. He's just a friend. He's not...fish royalty..." Though I guess I technically am, Ariel thinks, but she doesn't say that yet.<br /><br />Flounder pops his head up over the water again. He does not look much like a Flounder; he's clearly a tropical fish of course. "Uh. Hi."<br /><br />"I know the ship belonged to the royal family," Ariel says. The landbound family that is. But she doesn't know anything about the canister, so it's something to search later. "Anyway, thank you all. That's one less Heartless in the ocean now, right?"<br />
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:'''[[Maira]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Maira would give Vespa the thumbs up of approval, but it appears to be nap time.<br />
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:'''[[Zeke]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Zeke nodded to ARiel, "Indeed so lass, and this ship while needing practically one of everything and some hard work to make worthy of more than limping into port after a bad blow but she seems to me worth the effort if anyone of you needs." Otherwise if he could get it to port royal or tortuga... hm there's a thought but he'd have to find enough gummi to clad the ship. "Also if anyone has no objections i'd like the chest after i'ts been emptied. Seems solid build and it'd make a good thing t'replace th'one that was in me cabin."<br />
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:'''[[Avira]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Knowing what she now does about the ship's previous owner, Avira actually hesitates a little as others pick and strip important things from the estate. "Now the area's going to be a little more safe." she mentions, pointing at the random cars at others here.<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron looks over to Zeke, nodding "Looks like pretty solid metal, you'd have a hard time breaking it normally I think. I wonder what's inside though."<br />
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:'''[[Zeke]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Zeke shook his head, "I could try getting frank behind something but I'm personally afraid to try any sort of physical means of breeching it and would rather a magi or warlock of some nature take their turn." He grumbled at Serah.<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron hms "Well, I think that trying too hard might just destroy what's inside... wouldn't you think there's a way of opening it otherwise? Like a key or something." She wonders about those giant keys.<br />
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:'''[[Zeke]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Zeke shook his head at where Sarah's line of thought appeared to be going. "Nah lass y'seem t'be thinking too much of Force. Magic is more than just Boom. Magic binds and heals yea? Why can't it be used to open or make a clean opening iwthout kaboom?"<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron's eyesbrow frown for a moment, and then she ohs "You mean like a spell to open doors or locks then? I didn't even know those existed actually." She hmms, scratching her cheek "I certainly don't know any spells like that.<br />
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:'''[[Zeke]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Zeke chuckled, "Neither do I love but magic does all sort of things, so why not a spell of opening or wards or something of that nature?"<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron nods, thinking about it. Does she know someone that'd have that kind of power? She starts counting on her fingers "I only have spells that toss fire, spells that toss ice, spell that toss thunder, toss that makes others feel better or stronger..." There's a reason she has those too, but she rather not get too much on the subject either "... That's about all I know about magic." She scratches the back of her head. "I wonder if that makes me too plain."<br />
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:'''[[Zeke]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"nonsense lass. Nonsense." Zeke pulled his sword out and was cleaning the blade with a cloth rag. "We each have our strengths and failings. You're good at what you do. Good enough t'get into harm's way without losing your head."<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron smiles a bit "Well yeah, but when I was a kid we pictured magic like being able to fly, or transform, make furniture move. I guess reality isn't quite the same."<br />
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:'''[[Zeke]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>As Zeke continued cleaning his sword he leaned agianst a convenient chunk of ship. "And i learned magic was something not for the likes of us that could heal or hurt or do all sorts of things if you werne't careful. There's probably rules to it but the way I see it magic is capible of letting you do whatever you want so long as you think you can do it and put your will into the spell. I could be wrong."<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron hms at that, considering "... I'm not entirely sure it works that way for me. Its hard to explain, but... I'm not able to use all of those spells at the same time either. Its like... there's a mode, that triggers with the need. Like right now I'm a 'healing mode'. I can use healing magic, and some weak holy attacks. But sometimes I can use fire, ice and blizzard magic, but not healing magic anymore." She considers that, wondering if its some kind of oddity about the power given to a l'Cie.<br />
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:'''[[Zeke]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"I've no mind or clue lass. i"m a simple merchant," And so much more man. Oh so much more. "I'll see if there's any way to salvage what can be from this ship. I dunno how salvagable it is but waste not."<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron keeps rummaging for trinkets and what not in the ship "I'm still looking for a weapon and some training... I don't want to entirely rely on magic either, it doesn't always work after all. I was thinking of a bow. Or a sword. My sister was using a sword. A gunsword that is, but I'm not sure about using a gun."<br />
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:'''[[Zeke]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Zeke nodded slow and once he was satisfied with hte cleanliness of his blade sheathed it. "I can offer lessons in blades as well as small arms as well as how to work the enviroment so you dont get pasted." He frowned at the memory of the last fight he was in before this, "At least that's how the theory goes."<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron thinks about that, but she smiles "Well, learning how to use it once I get a weapon would be nice. Although I don't need a weapon when I'm healing like today, but you never know when it can be useful to defend yourself too.<br />
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:'''[[Zeke]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Zeke mmed soft and offered Serah a hand, "I can help you when you feel ready. On the other hand you are useful as you are since you were keeping everyone else alive and able to fight."<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron shakes the offer hand, smiling "My name is Serah. And yeah, I worry about the others alot, so I guess its a good thing I have this magic... Lots of the others were wounded today. I just got lucky." Not even a close call.<br />
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:'''[[Zeke]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Zeke offered Serah a hand, "Ezekiel Fawkes, but since that's a mouthfull just call me Zeke." His grip would be strong and his hand calloused. Nevermind how young he is.</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Alma_HyralAlma Hyral2013-08-18T08:51:45Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: /* On Friendly Terms */</p>
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{{Character Infobox<br />
|firstname=Alma<br />
|lastname=Hyral<br />
|age=15<br />
|image=AlmaFinal.jpg<br />
|species=Human<br />
|sex=Female<br />
|height=5'1"<br />
|weight=Please don't.<br />
|series=Final Fantasy ACT Class<br />
|styles=Empyrean Cosma<br />
|hometown=Ramuha<br />
|alignment=Forces of Restoration<br />
|group=Alexander Academy, Archadian Empire<br />
|occupation=White Mage<br />
|themesong=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3aRYPSCqdo<br />
|quote=Its your words that gave me courage. They became my light to guide me towards the right path.<br />
|footer=Dealing with the consequences of a rash decision.<br />
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=Profile=<br />
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Born on Ramuha, Alma is the youngest daughter of the prominent Hyral family, a name well known amongst the highest levels of the Cosma Naturalis faith. Alma is believed to remain a devout adherent to the doctrine of the Cosma Naturalis Church. She has a reputation for being ultraconservative and frumpy, and she was something of a meek pariah amongst those who knew her at Alexander Academy. It is rumored that her white magic takes a rather unique form, as related to her field of study. At a superficial glance, she's something of a klutz, and a nerd who focuses on studying astronomy over the harder sciences. She was also known to be a magnet for bullying, and its rumored she was even withdrawn from the Academy early to protect her from that, which doesnt help her case. After a short bout of employment with the Murasame Zaibatsu which resulted in her resignation, she's begun her tenure in the Archadian Empire. As of late its said that she's started to come out of her shell... <br />
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'''Skills:'''Bully Fodder?, The Glasses Stay On, Watch out when they come off, All Natural Homely, Klutz, Or is She?, Power of Prayer=Magical Girl Star Power, Power of SCIENCE=Magical Girl Star Power?, Little Sister, Sibling Issues, Ultraconformist, Blinded by the Light, Stargazer, Kitchen Princess, Eminently Kidnappable, THAT'S NOT CANON!<br />
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=Character History=<br />
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Alma had her whole life planned out for her as a member of the prestigious Hyral family. She'd study White Magic, learn the tenets of Cosma Naturalis, graduate from the prestigious Alexander Academy, be married at the age of eighteen, and simultaneously attend Medical School while raising a sprawling family. As an innocent girl with a rambling mouth she was all too happy to please her doting parents, she didn't know any better. During her childhood she became infatuated by the stars and astronomy, something which her parents presumed was a phase she'd grow out of.. she never did. <br />
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Unfortunately Alma was a frail youth with intractable asthma and a plethora of other medical conditions. If not for her family's status and skill in White Magic she might not have survived to adolescence. As she grew more skilled in White Magic she learned how to take care of herself which allowed her to function outside of a sickbed. Due to this and Kyra's own unique problem, she was homeschooled until the age of twelve. The only occasions that she was allowed outside of their estate was for liturgy and choir practice.<br />
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It was decided that by age twelve that it was safe for her to enroll at Alexander Academy. When she arrived, she found herself faced with new challenges.. she had no idea how to interact with people outside of her family, and this developed into severe social anxiety. After her first few interactions in which she faced harsh rejection, she retreated into a shell of meekness. This only resulted in her being relentlessly bullied.<br />
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Facing the prospect of being a social pariah, Alma became incredibly envious of her sisters. Tira had all the social graces that she did not, and Kyra had many natural gifts. Kyra had always been her hero, and when she rebelled.. Alma decided to follow suit, she just didn't have the courage to make her rebellion open.<br />
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Alma decided to experiment with White Magic, and she integrated this into her studies of astronomy and astrophysics. She believed that by doing this she might discover the truth of the origins of the universe, and thus prove that her goddess existed. On her world experimentation with White Magic was considered completely taboo by all sects of Cosma, and was stringently suppressed. But she thought she knew better than they. She was completely driven by a need to feel special...<br />
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...and maybe she got her wish. Maybe she didn't. Either way something about her was changed...<br />
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Horrified by her discoveries she decided not to rebel any longer, even if she had learned that most of what she believed in was wrong...<br />
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After Tira's death, her brother Ramza decided to inform her parents just how relentlessly bullied Alma was, as he believed she wouldn't be able to handle it in their time of mourning. She was withdrawn from Alexander Academy as a result....<br />
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Galianda fell into darkness shortly after.<br />
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And then her time in the World of Ruin began...<br />
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=Abilities=<br />
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'''Astrologer/Astronomer:''' Alma's base class is White Mage, however her magic takes on a unique form due to her experiments...<br />
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'''Cooking:''' Alma has become nearly a master chef under the tutelage of a certain someone...<br />
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'''Songbird:''' While it's rare to hear her sing, Alma is a talented Alto singer from her time in Choir.<br />
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'''Night Owl:''' The night is Alma's time, she's up during these hours more often than the day time.<br />
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'''Astrophile:''' Alma can be seen obsessively gazing into a telescope and recording her findings during most nights.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Pacifist:''' Alma's pacifistic tendencies have become more loose over time, due to multiple conversations with friends. She is still very hesitant to initiate any violence, but won't hesitate to defend a friend.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Social Anxiety:''' While her ability to handle new people has been drastically improved; often when meeting new people, or engaging in conversations with large numbers of people, Alma often stutters, and is unable to emotionally handle the overload.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Frail:''' Alma is frail and was generally considered sickly as a child. She falls ill easily, but is able to mitigate this somewhat with her mastery of White Magic.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Klutz:''' Alma is not graceful, agile, or dextrous and often trips over her own feet.<br />
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'''Ethnic Trait - Ramuha:''' Alma can sense changes in barometric pressure, and thus adequately predict when the weather is about to change.<br />
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=Relationships=<br />
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===On Friendly Terms===<br />
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||[[Niklas Dragonius]]|| Thanks for the incredibly awkward advice. You've always been rather kind to me.<br />
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||[[Seloria Delacreaux]]||She's my best friend.. and in some ways, she's been like a mother to me. Thank you.<br />
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||[[Rena Laradyne]]||Sometimes I wonder if what I see of you is the real you. And other times I wonder if I truly desire to see the true Rena Laradyne. Either way, I remain your friend.<br />
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||[[Will Sherman]]||What do those eyes of yours truly see, when they look at the world? I'm glad Riku has a friend like you.<br />
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||[[Maximilien]]|| A rather intense individual. I promise that I'll keep your secrets.<br />
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||[[Artyom W. Valodjn]]||He helped save my life, and he supports me most of the time. He's so.. reserved though, I wish I knew more about him.<br />
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||[[Sanel]]|| There's more to this boy than a glance would tell you. He's not as simple as he makes himself out to be, but he does seem innocent. Something happened to him to make him this way.. but maybe some things are best left buried.<br />
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||[[Soan Sagittarius]]||He's always there to encourage me when I need it, and he knows.. more than most. I just wonder if he can really accomplish what he hopes to do. When he talks about it, it almost makes me believe he can.<br />
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||[[Thirza Ingersleben]]||She's always kind to me and supportive but she seems to have a low opinion of herself. I hope I can help her get through that.. She's a better person than she knows.<br />
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|[[Legion|The Network]]||You're not a science experiment, no matter what she says. Let's stop her legacy together.<br />
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||[[Annia Leradine]]|| Right.. it's our secret.<br />
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||[[Riku]]|| There are no words to express how I feel about you. Just as there are no words to express how sorry I am...<br />
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||[[Sora]]|| An incredibly nice guy and an unlikely hero. I hope that I'll be able to help you restore Destiny Island.<br />
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||[[Faris Scherwiz|Sarisa Tycoon]]|| There are no true royalty on Galianda, so meeting her was a real experience. She's so down to earth for a Princess. *Sweatdrop* Maybe too down to earth.<br />
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||[[Karth Mason]]|| An amazing warrior, and a truly kind individual who cares for his family. I hope that he's able to cure his mother of her affliction.<br />
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||[[Kamon Lionward]]|| Sorry about what I asked you to do... I'd take it back if I could. Also, I wish I had more footage of you in battle, as I totally think you're Dragoon Man.<br />
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||[[Ryusei Isshiki]]|| It's good to have you back. I'm surprised you remember me, thank you for being so kind.<br />
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||[[Gerad Iron Fogair]]|| Well he's kind of a huge lecher, but there's something more to him than meets the eye. Anyhow, this treasure hunt could be fun.<br />
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||[[Rapunzel]]|| And Mom once told me she thought I was growing my hair out too long! Wields a mean frying pan both inside and outside of the kitchen. Pascal is adorable.<br />
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||[[Aeschere Childs]]|| Seems like a reasonably well-balanced individual, and she's pretty friendly. Which makes me wonder why she hangs out with Akari Seran.<br />
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||[[Jidro Gerrison]]|| I hope you and Annia find happiness together. You're certainly not what my Father led me to believe.<br />
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||[[Saitei Dennou]]|| I'm glad we could free you... may you prosper in this world. I just hope you don't try to kill me again!<br />
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||[[Serah Farron]]|| A talented healer, and both a kind and caring individual.<br />
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||[[Myla Mason]]|| Skilled engineer and heir to a pirate legacy. Could it get any better than that?<br />
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||Cronus|| Sometimes you're pretty surly, but that you turned out as you did despite your past speaks volumes. Thank you for helping me.<br />
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||[[Morrighan Alazne|Kara]]|| Is the past better left buried? Maybe, but that's your choice to make. Whatever your choice, I'll help you any way I can.<br />
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||[[Isaac Hanlon]]|| Thank you. Living a life without regret.. easier said than done, but I'm still going to try.<br />
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===Family===<br />
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||[[Kyra Hyral]]||No matter how much I exasperate you, know that you are and always have been my hero, Kyra. Maybe one day I'll be the sister you deserve.<br />
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||Tira Hyral||Even though you're gone, I live my life in your memory Tira. What I do next, I do for you.<br />
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||Father Hyral|| I wish I could say that I'm making you proud.. but I'm a terrible daughter. I'm so sorry, daddy, but the life you laid out for me is no longer the one I want to lead.<br />
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||Anastasia Hyral|| There are so many things I wish I could have told you Mom. But I didn't have the courage, and the opportunity is gone.<br />
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||Ramza Hyral|| I resent that you told Mom and Dad.. but I still love you. I'll find a way to save you, I promise.<br />
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||Rest of the Family|| I will save you all, or die in the attempt.<br />
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===Not so Friendly Terms===<br />
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|[[Helena Celba]]|| I'm rather certain I know what you are now. I still don't hate you, nor will I try to change you. I just hope you find your way.<br />
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|[[Akari Seran]]|| No matter how relentlessly you bullied me... I went too far. Another failure of control on my part. <br />
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|[[Garland]]|| ..... *Retches at the mere thought of him*<br />
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||Feige Abramson|| I pity you, more than anything. If you are dead, then I pray that Yahweh has mercy on your soul. I doubt that Chaos will.<br />
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|[[Souji Murasame]]||I find it difficult to judge you based on your goal. Some part of me hopes you succeed. The other part of me wonders if the cries of your victims will one day drown out the wind. Will you be able to hear her voice over the price you paid?<br />
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|[[Ophelia]]|| Something about her feels off.. and she tried to kill Avira, I'm sure of it.<br />
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|[[Illua]]|| ...jerky serial villain straight out of a Ramuha spy vid.<br />
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|[[Ivo Galvan]]|| Seriously? Are you really such a lecher that you'd take advantage of an innocent amnesiac?<br />
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|[[Alberic Lux]]|| You are a horror. <br />
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||The Seeker|| What I fear most about you is not your incomprehensible power, but the fact that despite that power you're unknown to the world at large.<br />
|}<br />
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===My Failures===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
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||Lord Ombra|| While you were pure evil.... I lost control. I shouldn't have jumped to...<br />
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||Five|| What have I done? I'm no better than.... it shouldn't have been that easy for me to make that decision. <br />
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===People I Barely Know===<br />
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||[[Soan Sagittarius|DRAGOON MAN!]]||A hero! I'm glad he survived the fall of our world. We need heroes like him. He has to be someone I know! I'll find out who he is!<br />
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||[[Leon]]|| I hope you see her again one day.<br />
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||[[Minette Odam]]||I'm so sorry for what happened. I know sometimes you may be self-absorbed, but you didn't deserve that. Bravery like yours should be rewarded, not punished.<br />
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||[[Raine Arland]]||Well he likes my cooking.. I don't really know much else about him though. He seems kind of reckless.<br />
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||[[Maira]]|| I heard that someone's stomach was the key to their heart, but it's sort of ridiculous with her! She's very nice though. <br />
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||[[Margaux Fleury]]|| She's so elegant and exotic.. compared to me, maybe she'll take up my offer for her to go to Seloria.<br />
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||[[Avira]]|| The leader of VALKYRI, a strong warrior and nice person overall. I just wish Garland didn't keep harassing her.<br />
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||[[Ulharisk]]|| Sorry that I freaked out. The dragon thing is pretty cool.. really!<br />
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||[[Faruja Senra]]|| Do you hate me, for believing in the Creatrix, rather than your Faram and Saint Ajora?<br />
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||[[Argider]]|| Did you really kill a child!?<br />
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||[[Caran Steel]]|| Well uh.. I love your cat! Ketan is amazing!<br />
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||[[Gabranth]]|| He's rather serious but.. sometimes hints of kindness shine through. Best not to tempt him, as I'm told he's a master of the Force Choke!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Reize Seatlan]]|| So, right.. per Riku you are actually as decent one can get outside of brain damage. It has been duly noted that you are not a harem master.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Angantyr Vespar]]|| So you're the assassin of the Emperor of Archades. I.. don't know what to think of that. I just know I shouldn't be caught around you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Haneisuru]]|| I'm not really into the 'pain' thing. But to each their own. Mimic powers sound pretty cool, just haven't witnessed you using them yet.<br />
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||[[Mercade Alexander]]|| Leader of the TDA, pretty good at Bogart impressions and reasonably good at cake fights.<br />
|}<br />
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=Trivia=<br />
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Alma's Zodiac Sign is Virgo.<br />
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Due to the scene Cosmic Power and all that Jazz, Alma has a small misshapen scar on her right shoulder which is matte black. She's no longer capable of healing it and goes to great lengths to conceal it.<br />
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Alma possesses a wayfinder, of her own creation. It has the appearance of a five pointed star crafted from moonstones, with obsidian five pointed stars on the tips and in the center.<br />
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=Alternate Main Themes=<br />
'''Truth''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1eCoj2D1s<br />
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'''Child of Ramuha Theme(Play together):''' http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=AIJZWbuLmr8 http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=SDmbGrQqWog<br />
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=Battle Theme=<br />
'''Will of Silver''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=wqHWr51Za4k<br />
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'''A Light Illuminating the Depths''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=8NEc-2AzRB4<br />
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'''Icarus''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=d88xQCKM2W0<br />
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'''Typical Limit Break: Hepatica''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2zFwvIomw<br />
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= Logs =<br />
{{Character Logs}}<br />
= Cutscenes =<br />
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{{Character Infobox<br />
|firstname=Alma<br />
|lastname=Hyral<br />
|age=15<br />
|image=AlmaFinal.jpg<br />
|species=Human<br />
|sex=Female<br />
|height=5'1"<br />
|weight=Please don't.<br />
|series=Final Fantasy ACT Class<br />
|styles=Empyrean Cosma<br />
|hometown=Ramuha<br />
|alignment=Forces of Restoration<br />
|group=Alexander Academy, Archadian Empire<br />
|occupation=White Mage<br />
|themesong=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3aRYPSCqdo<br />
|quote=Its your words that gave me courage. They became my light to guide me towards the right path.<br />
|footer=Dealing with the consequences of a rash decision.<br />
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=Profile=<br />
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Born on Ramuha, Alma is the youngest daughter of the prominent Hyral family, a name well known amongst the highest levels of the Cosma Naturalis faith. Alma is believed to remain a devout adherent to the doctrine of the Cosma Naturalis Church. She has a reputation for being ultraconservative and frumpy, and she was something of a meek pariah amongst those who knew her at Alexander Academy. It is rumored that her white magic takes a rather unique form, as related to her field of study. At a superficial glance, she's something of a klutz, and a nerd who focuses on studying astronomy over the harder sciences. She was also known to be a magnet for bullying, and its rumored she was even withdrawn from the Academy early to protect her from that, which doesnt help her case. After a short bout of employment with the Murasame Zaibatsu which resulted in her resignation, she's begun her tenure in the Archadian Empire. As of late its said that she's started to come out of her shell... <br />
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'''Skills:'''Bully Fodder?, The Glasses Stay On, Watch out when they come off, All Natural Homely, Klutz, Or is She?, Power of Prayer=Magical Girl Star Power, Power of SCIENCE=Magical Girl Star Power?, Little Sister, Sibling Issues, Ultraconformist, Blinded by the Light, Stargazer, Kitchen Princess, Eminently Kidnappable, THAT'S NOT CANON!<br />
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=Character History=<br />
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Alma had her whole life planned out for her as a member of the prestigious Hyral family. She'd study White Magic, learn the tenets of Cosma Naturalis, graduate from the prestigious Alexander Academy, be married at the age of eighteen, and simultaneously attend Medical School while raising a sprawling family. As an innocent girl with a rambling mouth she was all too happy to please her doting parents, she didn't know any better. During her childhood she became infatuated by the stars and astronomy, something which her parents presumed was a phase she'd grow out of.. she never did. <br />
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Unfortunately Alma was a frail youth with intractable asthma and a plethora of other medical conditions. If not for her family's status and skill in White Magic she might not have survived to adolescence. As she grew more skilled in White Magic she learned how to take care of herself which allowed her to function outside of a sickbed. Due to this and Kyra's own unique problem, she was homeschooled until the age of twelve. The only occasions that she was allowed outside of their estate was for liturgy and choir practice.<br />
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It was decided that by age twelve that it was safe for her to enroll at Alexander Academy. When she arrived, she found herself faced with new challenges.. she had no idea how to interact with people outside of her family, and this developed into severe social anxiety. After her first few interactions in which she faced harsh rejection, she retreated into a shell of meekness. This only resulted in her being relentlessly bullied.<br />
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Facing the prospect of being a social pariah, Alma became incredibly envious of her sisters. Tira had all the social graces that she did not, and Kyra had many natural gifts. Kyra had always been her hero, and when she rebelled.. Alma decided to follow suit, she just didn't have the courage to make her rebellion open.<br />
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Alma decided to experiment with White Magic, and she integrated this into her studies of astronomy and astrophysics. She believed that by doing this she might discover the truth of the origins of the universe, and thus prove that her goddess existed. On her world experimentation with White Magic was considered completely taboo by all sects of Cosma, and was stringently suppressed. But she thought she knew better than they. She was completely driven by a need to feel special...<br />
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...and maybe she got her wish. Maybe she didn't. Either way something about her was changed...<br />
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Horrified by her discoveries she decided not to rebel any longer, even if she had learned that most of what she believed in was wrong...<br />
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After Tira's death, her brother Ramza decided to inform her parents just how relentlessly bullied Alma was, as he believed she wouldn't be able to handle it in their time of mourning. She was withdrawn from Alexander Academy as a result....<br />
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Galianda fell into darkness shortly after.<br />
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And then her time in the World of Ruin began...<br />
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=Abilities=<br />
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'''Astrologer/Astronomer:''' Alma's base class is White Mage, however her magic takes on a unique form due to her experiments...<br />
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'''Cooking:''' Alma has become nearly a master chef under the tutelage of a certain someone...<br />
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'''Songbird:''' While it's rare to hear her sing, Alma is a talented Alto singer from her time in Choir.<br />
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'''Night Owl:''' The night is Alma's time, she's up during these hours more often than the day time.<br />
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'''Astrophile:''' Alma can be seen obsessively gazing into a telescope and recording her findings during most nights.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Pacifist:''' Alma's pacifistic tendencies have become more loose over time, due to multiple conversations with friends. She is still very hesitant to initiate any violence, but won't hesitate to defend a friend.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Social Anxiety:''' While her ability to handle new people has been drastically improved; often when meeting new people, or engaging in conversations with large numbers of people, Alma often stutters, and is unable to emotionally handle the overload.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Frail:''' Alma is frail and was generally considered sickly as a child. She falls ill easily, but is able to mitigate this somewhat with her mastery of White Magic.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Klutz:''' Alma is not graceful, agile, or dextrous and often trips over her own feet.<br />
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'''Ethnic Trait - Ramuha:''' Alma can sense changes in barometric pressure, and thus adequately predict when the weather is about to change.<br />
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=Relationships=<br />
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===On Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
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||[[Niklas Dragonius]]|| Thanks for the incredibly awkward advice. You've always been rather kind to me.<br />
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||[[Seloria Delacreaux]]||She's my best friend.. and in some ways, she's been like a mother to me. Thank you.<br />
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||[[Rena Laradyne]]||Sometimes I wonder if what I see of you is the real you. And other times I wonder if I truly desire to see the true Rena Laradyne. Either way, I remain your friend.<br />
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||[[Will Sherman]]||What do those eyes of yours truly see, when they look at the world? I'm glad Riku has a friend like you.<br />
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||[[Maximilien]]|| A rather intense individual. I promise that I'll keep your secrets.<br />
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||[[Artyom W. Valodjn]]||He helped save my life, and he supports me most of the time. He's so.. reserved though, I wish I knew more about him.<br />
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||[[Sanel]]|| There's more to this boy than a glance would tell you. He's not as simple as he makes himself out to be, but he does seem innocent. Something happened to him to make him this way.. but maybe some things are best left buried.<br />
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||[[Soan Sagittarius]]||He's always there to encourage me when I need it, and he knows.. more than most. I just wonder if he can really accomplish what he hopes to do. When he talks about it, it almost makes me believe he can.<br />
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||[[Thirza Ingersleben]]||She's always kind to me and supportive but she seems to have a low opinion of herself. I hope I can help her get through that.. She's a better person than she knows.<br />
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|[[Legion|The Network]]||You're not a science experiment, no matter what she says. Let's stop her legacy together.<br />
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||[[Annia Leradine]]|| Right.. it's our secret.<br />
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||[[Riku]]|| There are no words to express how I feel about you. Just as there are no words to express how sorry I am...<br />
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||[[Sora]]|| An incredibly nice guy and an unlikely hero. I hope that I'll be able to help you restore Destiny Island.<br />
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||[[Faris Scherwiz|Sarisa Tycoon]]|| There are no true royalty on Galianda, so meeting her was a real experience. She's so down to earth for a Princess. *Sweatdrop* Maybe too down to earth.<br />
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||[[Karth Mason]]|| An amazing warrior, and a truly kind individual who cares for his family. I hope that he's able to cure his mother of her affliction.<br />
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||[[Kamon Lionward]]|| Sorry about what I asked you to do... I'd take it back if I could. Also, I wish I had more footage of you in battle, as I totally think you're Dragoon Man.<br />
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||[[Ryusei Isshiki]]|| It's good to have you back. I'm surprised you remember me, thank you for being so kind.<br />
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||[[Gerad Iron Fogair]]|| Well he's kind of a huge lecher, but there's something more to him than meets the eye. Anyhow, this treasure hunt could be fun.<br />
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||[[Rapunzel]]|| And Mom once told me she thought I was growing my hair out too long! Wields a mean frying pan both inside and outside of the kitchen. Pascal is adorable.<br />
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||[[Aeschere Childs]]|| Seems like a reasonably well-balanced individual, and she's pretty friendly. Which makes me wonder why she hangs out with Akari Seran.<br />
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||[[Jidro Gerrison]]|| I hope you and Annia find happiness together. You're certainly not what my Father led me to believe.<br />
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||[[Saitei Dennou]]|| I'm glad we could free you... may you prosper in this world. I just hope you don't try to kill me again!<br />
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||[[Serah Farron]]|| A talented healer, and both a kind and caring individual.<br />
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||[[Myla Mason]]|| Skilled engineer and heir to a pirate legacy. Could it get any better than that?<br />
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||Cronus|| Sometimes you're pretty surly, but that you turned out as you did despite your past speaks volumes. Thank you for helping me.<br />
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||[[Morrighan Alazne|Kara]]|| Is the past better left buried? Maybe, but that's your choice to make. Whatever your choice, I'll help you any way I can.<br />
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===Family===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
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||[[Kyra Hyral]]||No matter how much I exasperate you, know that you are and always have been my hero, Kyra. Maybe one day I'll be the sister you deserve.<br />
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||Tira Hyral||Even though you're gone, I live my life in your memory Tira. What I do next, I do for you.<br />
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||Father Hyral|| I wish I could say that I'm making you proud.. but I'm a terrible daughter. I'm so sorry, daddy, but the life you laid out for me is no longer the one I want to lead.<br />
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||Anastasia Hyral|| There are so many things I wish I could have told you Mom. But I didn't have the courage, and the opportunity is gone.<br />
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||Ramza Hyral|| I resent that you told Mom and Dad.. but I still love you. I'll find a way to save you, I promise.<br />
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||Rest of the Family|| I will save you all, or die in the attempt.<br />
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===Not so Friendly Terms===<br />
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|[[Helena Celba]]|| I'm rather certain I know what you are now. I still don't hate you, nor will I try to change you. I just hope you find your way.<br />
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|[[Akari Seran]]|| No matter how relentlessly you bullied me... I went too far. Another failure of control on my part. <br />
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|[[Garland]]|| ..... *Retches at the mere thought of him*<br />
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||Feige Abramson|| I pity you, more than anything. If you are dead, then I pray that Yahweh has mercy on your soul. I doubt that Chaos will.<br />
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|[[Souji Murasame]]||I find it difficult to judge you based on your goal. Some part of me hopes you succeed. The other part of me wonders if the cries of your victims will one day drown out the wind. Will you be able to hear her voice over the price you paid?<br />
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|[[Ophelia]]|| Something about her feels off.. and she tried to kill Avira, I'm sure of it.<br />
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|[[Illua]]|| ...jerky serial villain straight out of a Ramuha spy vid.<br />
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|[[Ivo Galvan]]|| Seriously? Are you really such a lecher that you'd take advantage of an innocent amnesiac?<br />
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|[[Alberic Lux]]|| You are a horror. <br />
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||The Seeker|| What I fear most about you is not your incomprehensible power, but the fact that despite that power you're unknown to the world at large.<br />
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===My Failures===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
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||Lord Ombra|| While you were pure evil.... I lost control. I shouldn't have jumped to...<br />
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||Five|| What have I done? I'm no better than.... it shouldn't have been that easy for me to make that decision. <br />
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===People I Barely Know===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
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||[[Soan Sagittarius|DRAGOON MAN!]]||A hero! I'm glad he survived the fall of our world. We need heroes like him. He has to be someone I know! I'll find out who he is!<br />
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||[[Leon]]|| I hope you see her again one day.<br />
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||[[Minette Odam]]||I'm so sorry for what happened. I know sometimes you may be self-absorbed, but you didn't deserve that. Bravery like yours should be rewarded, not punished.<br />
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||[[Raine Arland]]||Well he likes my cooking.. I don't really know much else about him though. He seems kind of reckless.<br />
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||[[Maira]]|| I heard that someone's stomach was the key to their heart, but it's sort of ridiculous with her! She's very nice though. <br />
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||[[Margaux Fleury]]|| She's so elegant and exotic.. compared to me, maybe she'll take up my offer for her to go to Seloria.<br />
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||[[Avira]]|| The leader of VALKYRI, a strong warrior and nice person overall. I just wish Garland didn't keep harassing her.<br />
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||[[Ulharisk]]|| Sorry that I freaked out. The dragon thing is pretty cool.. really!<br />
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||[[Faruja Senra]]|| Do you hate me, for believing in the Creatrix, rather than your Faram and Saint Ajora?<br />
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||[[Argider]]|| Did you really kill a child!?<br />
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||[[Caran Steel]]|| Well uh.. I love your cat! Ketan is amazing!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gabranth]]|| He's rather serious but.. sometimes hints of kindness shine through. Best not to tempt him, as I'm told he's a master of the Force Choke!<br />
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||[[Reize Seatlan]]|| So, right.. per Riku you are actually as decent one can get outside of brain damage. It has been duly noted that you are not a harem master.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Angantyr Vespar]]|| So you're the assassin of the Emperor of Archades. I.. don't know what to think of that. I just know I shouldn't be caught around you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Haneisuru]]|| I'm not really into the 'pain' thing. But to each their own. Mimic powers sound pretty cool, just haven't witnessed you using them yet.<br />
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||[[Mercade Alexander]]|| Leader of the TDA, pretty good at Bogart impressions and reasonably good at cake fights.<br />
|}<br />
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=Trivia=<br />
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Alma's Zodiac Sign is Virgo.<br />
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Due to the scene Cosmic Power and all that Jazz, Alma has a small misshapen scar on her right shoulder which is matte black. She's no longer capable of healing it and goes to great lengths to conceal it.<br />
<br />
Alma possesses a wayfinder, of her own creation. It has the appearance of a five pointed star crafted from moonstones, with obsidian five pointed stars on the tips and in the center.<br />
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<br />
=Alternate Main Themes=<br />
'''Truth''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1eCoj2D1s<br />
<br />
'''Child of Ramuha Theme(Play together):''' http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=AIJZWbuLmr8 http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=SDmbGrQqWog<br />
<br />
=Battle Theme=<br />
'''Will of Silver''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=wqHWr51Za4k<br />
<br />
'''A Light Illuminating the Depths''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=8NEc-2AzRB4<br />
<br />
'''Icarus''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=d88xQCKM2W0<br />
<br />
'''Typical Limit Break: Hepatica''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2zFwvIomw<br />
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= Logs =<br />
{{Character Logs}}<br />
= Cutscenes =<br />
{{Character Logs|Cutscenes}}</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Alma_HyralAlma Hyral2013-08-17T08:06:06Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: /* People I Barely Know */</p>
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{{Character Infobox<br />
|firstname=Alma<br />
|lastname=Hyral<br />
|age=15<br />
|image=AlmaFinal.jpg<br />
|species=Human<br />
|sex=Female<br />
|height=5'1"<br />
|weight=Please don't.<br />
|series=Final Fantasy ACT Class<br />
|styles=Empyrean Cosma<br />
|hometown=Ramuha<br />
|alignment=Forces of Restoration<br />
|group=Alexander Academy, Archadian Empire<br />
|occupation=White Mage<br />
|themesong=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3aRYPSCqdo<br />
|quote=Its your words that gave me courage. They became my light to guide me towards the right path.<br />
|footer=Dealing with the consequences of a rash decision.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
=Profile=<br />
<br />
Born on Ramuha, Alma is the youngest daughter of the prominent Hyral family, a name well known amongst the highest levels of the Cosma Naturalis faith. Alma is believed to remain a devout adherent to the doctrine of the Cosma Naturalis Church. She has a reputation for being ultraconservative and frumpy, and she was something of a meek pariah amongst those who knew her at Alexander Academy. It is rumored that her white magic takes a rather unique form, as related to her field of study. At a superficial glance, she's something of a klutz, and a nerd who focuses on studying astronomy over the harder sciences. She was also known to be a magnet for bullying, and its rumored she was even withdrawn from the Academy early to protect her from that, which doesnt help her case. After a short bout of employment with the Murasame Zaibatsu which resulted in her resignation, she's begun her tenure in the Archadian Empire. As of late its said that she's started to come out of her shell... <br />
<br />
<br />
'''Skills:'''Bully Fodder?, The Glasses Stay On, Watch out when they come off, All Natural Homely, Klutz, Or is She?, Power of Prayer=Magical Girl Star Power, Power of SCIENCE=Magical Girl Star Power?, Little Sister, Sibling Issues, Ultraconformist, Blinded by the Light, Stargazer, Kitchen Princess, Eminently Kidnappable, THAT'S NOT CANON!<br />
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=Character History=<br />
<br />
Alma had her whole life planned out for her as a member of the prestigious Hyral family. She'd study White Magic, learn the tenets of Cosma Naturalis, graduate from the prestigious Alexander Academy, be married at the age of eighteen, and simultaneously attend Medical School while raising a sprawling family. As an innocent girl with a rambling mouth she was all too happy to please her doting parents, she didn't know any better. During her childhood she became infatuated by the stars and astronomy, something which her parents presumed was a phase she'd grow out of.. she never did. <br />
<br />
Unfortunately Alma was a frail youth with intractable asthma and a plethora of other medical conditions. If not for her family's status and skill in White Magic she might not have survived to adolescence. As she grew more skilled in White Magic she learned how to take care of herself which allowed her to function outside of a sickbed. Due to this and Kyra's own unique problem, she was homeschooled until the age of twelve. The only occasions that she was allowed outside of their estate was for liturgy and choir practice.<br />
<br />
It was decided that by age twelve that it was safe for her to enroll at Alexander Academy. When she arrived, she found herself faced with new challenges.. she had no idea how to interact with people outside of her family, and this developed into severe social anxiety. After her first few interactions in which she faced harsh rejection, she retreated into a shell of meekness. This only resulted in her being relentlessly bullied.<br />
<br />
Facing the prospect of being a social pariah, Alma became incredibly envious of her sisters. Tira had all the social graces that she did not, and Kyra had many natural gifts. Kyra had always been her hero, and when she rebelled.. Alma decided to follow suit, she just didn't have the courage to make her rebellion open.<br />
<br />
Alma decided to experiment with White Magic, and she integrated this into her studies of astronomy and astrophysics. She believed that by doing this she might discover the truth of the origins of the universe, and thus prove that her goddess existed. On her world experimentation with White Magic was considered completely taboo by all sects of Cosma, and was stringently suppressed. But she thought she knew better than they. She was completely driven by a need to feel special...<br />
<br />
...and maybe she got her wish. Maybe she didn't. Either way something about her was changed...<br />
<br />
Horrified by her discoveries she decided not to rebel any longer, even if she had learned that most of what she believed in was wrong...<br />
<br />
After Tira's death, her brother Ramza decided to inform her parents just how relentlessly bullied Alma was, as he believed she wouldn't be able to handle it in their time of mourning. She was withdrawn from Alexander Academy as a result....<br />
<br />
Galianda fell into darkness shortly after.<br />
<br />
And then her time in the World of Ruin began...<br />
<br />
=Abilities=<br />
<br />
'''Astrologer/Astronomer:''' Alma's base class is White Mage, however her magic takes on a unique form due to her experiments...<br />
<br />
'''Cooking:''' Alma has become nearly a master chef under the tutelage of a certain someone...<br />
<br />
'''Songbird:''' While it's rare to hear her sing, Alma is a talented Alto singer from her time in Choir.<br />
<br />
'''Night Owl:''' The night is Alma's time, she's up during these hours more often than the day time.<br />
<br />
'''Astrophile:''' Alma can be seen obsessively gazing into a telescope and recording her findings during most nights.<br />
<br />
'''Disadvantage - Pacifist:''' Alma's pacifistic tendencies have become more loose over time, due to multiple conversations with friends. She is still very hesitant to initiate any violence, but won't hesitate to defend a friend.<br />
<br />
'''Disadvantage - Social Anxiety:''' While her ability to handle new people has been drastically improved; often when meeting new people, or engaging in conversations with large numbers of people, Alma often stutters, and is unable to emotionally handle the overload.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Frail:''' Alma is frail and was generally considered sickly as a child. She falls ill easily, but is able to mitigate this somewhat with her mastery of White Magic.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Klutz:''' Alma is not graceful, agile, or dextrous and often trips over her own feet.<br />
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'''Ethnic Trait - Ramuha:''' Alma can sense changes in barometric pressure, and thus adequately predict when the weather is about to change.<br />
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=Relationships=<br />
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<br />
===On Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Niklas Dragonius]]|| Thanks for the incredibly awkward advice. You've always been rather kind to me.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Seloria Delacreaux]]||She's my best friend.. and in some ways, she's been like a mother to me. Thank you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Rena Laradyne]]||Sometimes I wonder if what I see of you is the real you. And other times I wonder if I truly desire to see the true Rena Laradyne. Either way, I remain your friend.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Will Sherman]]||What do those eyes of yours truly see, when they look at the world? I'm glad Riku has a friend like you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maximilien]]|| A rather intense individual. I promise that I'll keep your secrets.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Artyom W. Valodjn]]||He helped save my life, and he supports me most of the time. He's so.. reserved though, I wish I knew more about him.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sanel]]|| There's more to this boy than a glance would tell you. He's not as simple as he makes himself out to be, but he does seem innocent. Something happened to him to make him this way.. but maybe some things are best left buried.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius]]||He's always there to encourage me when I need it, and he knows.. more than most. I just wonder if he can really accomplish what he hopes to do. When he talks about it, it almost makes me believe he can.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Thirza Ingersleben]]||She's always kind to me and supportive but she seems to have a low opinion of herself. I hope I can help her get through that.. She's a better person than she knows.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Legion|The Network]]||You're not a science experiment, no matter what she says. Let's stop her legacy together.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Annia Leradine]]|| Right.. it's our secret.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Riku]]|| There are no words to express how I feel about you. Just as there are no words to express how sorry I am...<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sora]]|| An incredibly nice guy and an unlikely hero. I hope that I'll be able to help you restore Destiny Island.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faris Scherwiz|Sarisa Tycoon]]|| There are no true royalty on Galianda, so meeting her was a real experience. She's so down to earth for a Princess. *Sweatdrop* Maybe too down to earth.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Karth Mason]]|| An amazing warrior, and a truly kind individual who cares for his family. I hope that he's able to cure his mother of her affliction.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Kamon Lionward]]|| Sorry about what I asked you to do... I'd take it back if I could. Also, I wish I had more footage of you in battle, as I totally think you're Dragoon Man.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Ryusei Isshiki]]|| It's good to have you back. I'm surprised you remember me, thank you for being so kind.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gerad Iron Fogair]]|| Well he's kind of a huge lecher, but there's something more to him than meets the eye. Anyhow, this treasure hunt could be fun.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Rapunzel]]|| And Mom once told me she thought I was growing my hair out too long! Wields a mean frying pan both inside and outside of the kitchen. Pascal is adorable.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Aeschere Childs]]|| Seems like a reasonably well-balanced individual, and she's pretty friendly. Which makes me wonder why she hangs out with Akari Seran.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Jidro Gerrison]]|| I hope you and Annia find happiness together. You're certainly not what my Father led me to believe.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Saitei Dennou]]|| I'm glad we could free you... may you prosper in this world. I just hope you don't try to kill me again!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Serah Farron]]|| A talented healer, and both a kind and caring individual.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Myla Mason]]|| Skilled engineer and heir to a pirate legacy. Could it get any better than that?<br />
|-<br />
||Cronus|| Sometimes you're pretty surly, but that you turned out as you did despite your past speaks volumes. Thank you for helping me.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Morrighan Alazne|Kara]]|| Is the past better left buried? Maybe, but that's your choice to make. Whatever your choice, I'll help you any way I can.<br />
|}<br />
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===Family===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" width="120" | Name<br />
! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Kyra Hyral]]||No matter how much I exasperate you, know that you are and always have been my hero, Kyra. Maybe one day I'll be the sister you deserve.<br />
|-<br />
||Tira Hyral||Even though you're gone, I live my life in your memory Tira. What I do next, I do for you.<br />
|-<br />
||Father Hyral|| I wish I could say that I'm making you proud.. but I'm a terrible daughter. I'm so sorry, daddy, but the life you laid out for me is no longer the one I want to lead.<br />
|-<br />
||Anastasia Hyral|| There are so many things I wish I could have told you Mom. But I didn't have the courage, and the opportunity is gone.<br />
|-<br />
||Ramza Hyral|| I resent that you told Mom and Dad.. but I still love you. I'll find a way to save you, I promise.<br />
|-<br />
||Rest of the Family|| I will save you all, or die in the attempt.<br />
|}<br />
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===Not so Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
|[[Helena Celba]]|| I'm rather certain I know what you are now. I still don't hate you, nor will I try to change you. I just hope you find your way.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Akari Seran]]|| No matter how relentlessly you bullied me... I went too far. Another failure of control on my part. <br />
|-<br />
|[[Garland]]|| ..... *Retches at the mere thought of him*<br />
|-<br />
||Feige Abramson|| I pity you, more than anything. If you are dead, then I pray that Yahweh has mercy on your soul. I doubt that Chaos will.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Souji Murasame]]||I find it difficult to judge you based on your goal. Some part of me hopes you succeed. The other part of me wonders if the cries of your victims will one day drown out the wind. Will you be able to hear her voice over the price you paid?<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ophelia]]|| Something about her feels off.. and she tried to kill Avira, I'm sure of it.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Illua]]|| ...jerky serial villain straight out of a Ramuha spy vid.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ivo Galvan]]|| Seriously? Are you really such a lecher that you'd take advantage of an innocent amnesiac?<br />
|-<br />
|[[Alberic Lux]]|| You are a horror. <br />
|-<br />
||The Seeker|| What I fear most about you is not your incomprehensible power, but the fact that despite that power you're unknown to the world at large.<br />
|}<br />
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===My Failures===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||Lord Ombra|| While you were pure evil.... I lost control. I shouldn't have jumped to...<br />
|-<br />
||Five|| What have I done? I'm no better than.... it shouldn't have been that easy for me to make that decision. <br />
|}<br />
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===People I Barely Know===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius|DRAGOON MAN!]]||A hero! I'm glad he survived the fall of our world. We need heroes like him. He has to be someone I know! I'll find out who he is!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Leon]]|| I hope you see her again one day.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Minette Odam]]||I'm so sorry for what happened. I know sometimes you may be self-absorbed, but you didn't deserve that. Bravery like yours should be rewarded, not punished.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Raine Arland]]||Well he likes my cooking.. I don't really know much else about him though. He seems kind of reckless.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maira]]|| I heard that someone's stomach was the key to their heart, but it's sort of ridiculous with her! She's very nice though. <br />
|-<br />
||[[Margaux Fleury]]|| She's so elegant and exotic.. compared to me, maybe she'll take up my offer for her to go to Seloria.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Avira]]|| The leader of VALKYRI, a strong warrior and nice person overall. I just wish Garland didn't keep harassing her.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Ulharisk]]|| Sorry that I freaked out. The dragon thing is pretty cool.. really!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faruja Senra]]|| Do you hate me, for believing in the Creatrix, rather than your Faram and Saint Ajora?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Argider]]|| Did you really kill a child!?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Caran Steel]]|| Well uh.. I love your cat! Ketan is amazing!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gabranth]]|| He's rather serious but.. sometimes hints of kindness shine through. Best not to tempt him, as I'm told he's a master of the Force Choke!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Reize Seatlan]]|| So, right.. per Riku you are actually as decent one can get outside of brain damage. It has been duly noted that you are not a harem master.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Angantyr Vespar]]|| So you're the assassin of the Emperor of Archades. I.. don't know what to think of that. I just know I shouldn't be caught around you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Haneisuru]]|| I'm not really into the 'pain' thing. But to each their own. Mimic powers sound pretty cool, just haven't witnessed you using them yet.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Mercade Alexander]]|| Leader of the TDA, pretty good at Bogart impressions and reasonably good at cake fights.<br />
|}<br />
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=Trivia=<br />
<br />
Alma's Zodiac Sign is Virgo.<br />
<br />
Due to the scene Cosmic Power and all that Jazz, Alma has a small misshapen scar on her right shoulder which is matte black. She's no longer capable of healing it and goes to great lengths to conceal it.<br />
<br />
Alma possesses a wayfinder, of her own creation. It has the appearance of a five pointed star crafted from moonstones, with obsidian five pointed stars on the tips and in the center.<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
=Alternate Main Themes=<br />
'''Truth''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1eCoj2D1s<br />
<br />
'''Child of Ramuha Theme(Play together):''' http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=AIJZWbuLmr8 http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=SDmbGrQqWog<br />
<br />
=Battle Theme=<br />
'''Will of Silver''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=wqHWr51Za4k<br />
<br />
'''A Light Illuminating the Depths''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=8NEc-2AzRB4<br />
<br />
'''Icarus''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=d88xQCKM2W0<br />
<br />
'''Typical Limit Break: Hepatica''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2zFwvIomw<br />
<br />
= Logs =<br />
{{Character Logs}}<br />
= Cutscenes =<br />
{{Character Logs|Cutscenes}}</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Alma_HyralAlma Hyral2013-08-17T07:56:32Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: /* Family */</p>
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{{Character Infobox<br />
|firstname=Alma<br />
|lastname=Hyral<br />
|age=15<br />
|image=AlmaFinal.jpg<br />
|species=Human<br />
|sex=Female<br />
|height=5'1"<br />
|weight=Please don't.<br />
|series=Final Fantasy ACT Class<br />
|styles=Empyrean Cosma<br />
|hometown=Ramuha<br />
|alignment=Forces of Restoration<br />
|group=Alexander Academy, Archadian Empire<br />
|occupation=White Mage<br />
|themesong=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3aRYPSCqdo<br />
|quote=Its your words that gave me courage. They became my light to guide me towards the right path.<br />
|footer=Dealing with the consequences of a rash decision.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
=Profile=<br />
<br />
Born on Ramuha, Alma is the youngest daughter of the prominent Hyral family, a name well known amongst the highest levels of the Cosma Naturalis faith. Alma is believed to remain a devout adherent to the doctrine of the Cosma Naturalis Church. She has a reputation for being ultraconservative and frumpy, and she was something of a meek pariah amongst those who knew her at Alexander Academy. It is rumored that her white magic takes a rather unique form, as related to her field of study. At a superficial glance, she's something of a klutz, and a nerd who focuses on studying astronomy over the harder sciences. She was also known to be a magnet for bullying, and its rumored she was even withdrawn from the Academy early to protect her from that, which doesnt help her case. After a short bout of employment with the Murasame Zaibatsu which resulted in her resignation, she's begun her tenure in the Archadian Empire. As of late its said that she's started to come out of her shell... <br />
<br />
<br />
'''Skills:'''Bully Fodder?, The Glasses Stay On, Watch out when they come off, All Natural Homely, Klutz, Or is She?, Power of Prayer=Magical Girl Star Power, Power of SCIENCE=Magical Girl Star Power?, Little Sister, Sibling Issues, Ultraconformist, Blinded by the Light, Stargazer, Kitchen Princess, Eminently Kidnappable, THAT'S NOT CANON!<br />
<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
=Character History=<br />
<br />
Alma had her whole life planned out for her as a member of the prestigious Hyral family. She'd study White Magic, learn the tenets of Cosma Naturalis, graduate from the prestigious Alexander Academy, be married at the age of eighteen, and simultaneously attend Medical School while raising a sprawling family. As an innocent girl with a rambling mouth she was all too happy to please her doting parents, she didn't know any better. During her childhood she became infatuated by the stars and astronomy, something which her parents presumed was a phase she'd grow out of.. she never did. <br />
<br />
Unfortunately Alma was a frail youth with intractable asthma and a plethora of other medical conditions. If not for her family's status and skill in White Magic she might not have survived to adolescence. As she grew more skilled in White Magic she learned how to take care of herself which allowed her to function outside of a sickbed. Due to this and Kyra's own unique problem, she was homeschooled until the age of twelve. The only occasions that she was allowed outside of their estate was for liturgy and choir practice.<br />
<br />
It was decided that by age twelve that it was safe for her to enroll at Alexander Academy. When she arrived, she found herself faced with new challenges.. she had no idea how to interact with people outside of her family, and this developed into severe social anxiety. After her first few interactions in which she faced harsh rejection, she retreated into a shell of meekness. This only resulted in her being relentlessly bullied.<br />
<br />
Facing the prospect of being a social pariah, Alma became incredibly envious of her sisters. Tira had all the social graces that she did not, and Kyra had many natural gifts. Kyra had always been her hero, and when she rebelled.. Alma decided to follow suit, she just didn't have the courage to make her rebellion open.<br />
<br />
Alma decided to experiment with White Magic, and she integrated this into her studies of astronomy and astrophysics. She believed that by doing this she might discover the truth of the origins of the universe, and thus prove that her goddess existed. On her world experimentation with White Magic was considered completely taboo by all sects of Cosma, and was stringently suppressed. But she thought she knew better than they. She was completely driven by a need to feel special...<br />
<br />
...and maybe she got her wish. Maybe she didn't. Either way something about her was changed...<br />
<br />
Horrified by her discoveries she decided not to rebel any longer, even if she had learned that most of what she believed in was wrong...<br />
<br />
After Tira's death, her brother Ramza decided to inform her parents just how relentlessly bullied Alma was, as he believed she wouldn't be able to handle it in their time of mourning. She was withdrawn from Alexander Academy as a result....<br />
<br />
Galianda fell into darkness shortly after.<br />
<br />
And then her time in the World of Ruin began...<br />
<br />
=Abilities=<br />
<br />
'''Astrologer/Astronomer:''' Alma's base class is White Mage, however her magic takes on a unique form due to her experiments...<br />
<br />
'''Cooking:''' Alma has become nearly a master chef under the tutelage of a certain someone...<br />
<br />
'''Songbird:''' While it's rare to hear her sing, Alma is a talented Alto singer from her time in Choir.<br />
<br />
'''Night Owl:''' The night is Alma's time, she's up during these hours more often than the day time.<br />
<br />
'''Astrophile:''' Alma can be seen obsessively gazing into a telescope and recording her findings during most nights.<br />
<br />
'''Disadvantage - Pacifist:''' Alma's pacifistic tendencies have become more loose over time, due to multiple conversations with friends. She is still very hesitant to initiate any violence, but won't hesitate to defend a friend.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Social Anxiety:''' While her ability to handle new people has been drastically improved; often when meeting new people, or engaging in conversations with large numbers of people, Alma often stutters, and is unable to emotionally handle the overload.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Frail:''' Alma is frail and was generally considered sickly as a child. She falls ill easily, but is able to mitigate this somewhat with her mastery of White Magic.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Klutz:''' Alma is not graceful, agile, or dextrous and often trips over her own feet.<br />
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'''Ethnic Trait - Ramuha:''' Alma can sense changes in barometric pressure, and thus adequately predict when the weather is about to change.<br />
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=Relationships=<br />
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===On Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
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||[[Niklas Dragonius]]|| Thanks for the incredibly awkward advice. You've always been rather kind to me.<br />
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||[[Seloria Delacreaux]]||She's my best friend.. and in some ways, she's been like a mother to me. Thank you.<br />
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||[[Rena Laradyne]]||Sometimes I wonder if what I see of you is the real you. And other times I wonder if I truly desire to see the true Rena Laradyne. Either way, I remain your friend.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Will Sherman]]||What do those eyes of yours truly see, when they look at the world? I'm glad Riku has a friend like you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maximilien]]|| A rather intense individual. I promise that I'll keep your secrets.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Artyom W. Valodjn]]||He helped save my life, and he supports me most of the time. He's so.. reserved though, I wish I knew more about him.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sanel]]|| There's more to this boy than a glance would tell you. He's not as simple as he makes himself out to be, but he does seem innocent. Something happened to him to make him this way.. but maybe some things are best left buried.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius]]||He's always there to encourage me when I need it, and he knows.. more than most. I just wonder if he can really accomplish what he hopes to do. When he talks about it, it almost makes me believe he can.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Thirza Ingersleben]]||She's always kind to me and supportive but she seems to have a low opinion of herself. I hope I can help her get through that.. She's a better person than she knows.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Legion|The Network]]||You're not a science experiment, no matter what she says. Let's stop her legacy together.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Annia Leradine]]|| Right.. it's our secret.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Riku]]|| There are no words to express how I feel about you. Just as there are no words to express how sorry I am...<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sora]]|| An incredibly nice guy and an unlikely hero. I hope that I'll be able to help you restore Destiny Island.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faris Scherwiz|Sarisa Tycoon]]|| There are no true royalty on Galianda, so meeting her was a real experience. She's so down to earth for a Princess. *Sweatdrop* Maybe too down to earth.<br />
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||[[Karth Mason]]|| An amazing warrior, and a truly kind individual who cares for his family. I hope that he's able to cure his mother of her affliction.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Kamon Lionward]]|| Sorry about what I asked you to do... I'd take it back if I could. Also, I wish I had more footage of you in battle, as I totally think you're Dragoon Man.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Ryusei Isshiki]]|| It's good to have you back. I'm surprised you remember me, thank you for being so kind.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gerad Iron Fogair]]|| Well he's kind of a huge lecher, but there's something more to him than meets the eye. Anyhow, this treasure hunt could be fun.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Rapunzel]]|| And Mom once told me she thought I was growing my hair out too long! Wields a mean frying pan both inside and outside of the kitchen. Pascal is adorable.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Aeschere Childs]]|| Seems like a reasonably well-balanced individual, and she's pretty friendly. Which makes me wonder why she hangs out with Akari Seran.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Jidro Gerrison]]|| I hope you and Annia find happiness together. You're certainly not what my Father led me to believe.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Saitei Dennou]]|| I'm glad we could free you... may you prosper in this world. I just hope you don't try to kill me again!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Serah Farron]]|| A talented healer, and both a kind and caring individual.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Myla Mason]]|| Skilled engineer and heir to a pirate legacy. Could it get any better than that?<br />
|-<br />
||Cronus|| Sometimes you're pretty surly, but that you turned out as you did despite your past speaks volumes. Thank you for helping me.<br />
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||[[Morrighan Alazne|Kara]]|| Is the past better left buried? Maybe, but that's your choice to make. Whatever your choice, I'll help you any way I can.<br />
|}<br />
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===Family===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Kyra Hyral]]||No matter how much I exasperate you, know that you are and always have been my hero, Kyra. Maybe one day I'll be the sister you deserve.<br />
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||Tira Hyral||Even though you're gone, I live my life in your memory Tira. What I do next, I do for you.<br />
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||Father Hyral|| I wish I could say that I'm making you proud.. but I'm a terrible daughter. I'm so sorry, daddy, but the life you laid out for me is no longer the one I want to lead.<br />
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||Anastasia Hyral|| There are so many things I wish I could have told you Mom. But I didn't have the courage, and the opportunity is gone.<br />
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||Ramza Hyral|| I resent that you told Mom and Dad.. but I still love you. I'll find a way to save you, I promise.<br />
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||Rest of the Family|| I will save you all, or die in the attempt.<br />
|}<br />
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===Not so Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
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|[[Helena Celba]]|| I'm rather certain I know what you are now. I still don't hate you, nor will I try to change you. I just hope you find your way.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Akari Seran]]|| No matter how relentlessly you bullied me... I went too far. Another failure of control on my part. <br />
|-<br />
|[[Garland]]|| ..... *Retches at the mere thought of him*<br />
|-<br />
||Feige Abramson|| I pity you, more than anything. If you are dead, then I pray that Yahweh has mercy on your soul. I doubt that Chaos will.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Souji Murasame]]||I find it difficult to judge you based on your goal. Some part of me hopes you succeed. The other part of me wonders if the cries of your victims will one day drown out the wind. Will you be able to hear her voice over the price you paid?<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ophelia]]|| Something about her feels off.. and she tried to kill Avira, I'm sure of it.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Illua]]|| ...jerky serial villain straight out of a Ramuha spy vid.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ivo Galvan]]|| Seriously? Are you really such a lecher that you'd take advantage of an innocent amnesiac?<br />
|-<br />
|[[Alberic Lux]]|| You are a horror. <br />
|-<br />
||The Seeker|| What I fear most about you is not your incomprehensible power, but the fact that despite that power you're unknown to the world at large.<br />
|}<br />
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===My Failures===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||Lord Ombra|| While you were pure evil.... I lost control. I shouldn't have jumped to...<br />
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||Five|| What have I done? I'm no better than.... it shouldn't have been that easy for me to make that decision. <br />
|}<br />
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===People I Barely Know===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
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||[[Soan Sagittarius|DRAGOON MAN!]]||A hero! I'm glad he survived the fall of our world. We need heroes like him. He has to be someone I know! I'll find out who he is!<br />
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||[[Leon]]|| I hope you see her again one day.<br />
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||[[Minette Odam]]||I'm so sorry for what happened. I know sometimes you may be self-absorbed, but you didn't deserve that. Bravery like yours should be rewarded, not punished.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Raine Arland]]||Well he likes my cooking.. I don't really know much else about him though. He seems kind of reckless.<br />
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||[[Maira]]|| I heard that someone's stomach was the key to their heart, but it's sort of ridiculous with her! She's very nice though. <br />
|-<br />
||[[Margaux Fleury]]|| She's so elegant and exotic.. compared to me, maybe she'll take up my offer for her to go to Seloria.<br />
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||[[Avira]]|| The leader of VALKYRI, a strong warrior and nice person overall. I just wish Garland didn't keep harassing her.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Ulharisk]]|| Sorry that I freaked out. The dragon thing is pretty cool.. really!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faruja Senra]]|| Do you hate me, for believing in the Creatrix, rather than your Faram and Saint Ajora?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Argider]]|| Did you really kill a child!?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Caran Steel]]|| Well uh.. I love your cat! Ketan is amazing!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gabranth]]|| He's rather serious but.. sometimes hints of kindness shine through. Best not to tempt him, as I'm told he's a master of the Force Choke!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Reize Seatlan]]|| So, right.. per Riku you are actually as decent one can get outside of brain damage. It has been duly noted that you are not a harem master.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Angantyr Vespar]]|| So you're the assassin of the Emperor of Archades. I.. don't know what to think of that. I just know I shouldn't be caught around you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Haneisuru]]|| I'm not really into the 'pain' thing. But to each their own. Mimic powers sound pretty cool, just haven't witnessed you using them yet.<br />
|}<br />
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=Trivia=<br />
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Alma's Zodiac Sign is Virgo.<br />
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Due to the scene Cosmic Power and all that Jazz, Alma has a small misshapen scar on her right shoulder which is matte black. She's no longer capable of healing it and goes to great lengths to conceal it.<br />
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Alma possesses a wayfinder, of her own creation. It has the appearance of a five pointed star crafted from moonstones, with obsidian five pointed stars on the tips and in the center.<br />
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=Alternate Main Themes=<br />
'''Truth''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1eCoj2D1s<br />
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'''Child of Ramuha Theme(Play together):''' http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=AIJZWbuLmr8 http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=SDmbGrQqWog<br />
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=Battle Theme=<br />
'''Will of Silver''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=wqHWr51Za4k<br />
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'''A Light Illuminating the Depths''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=8NEc-2AzRB4<br />
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'''Icarus''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=d88xQCKM2W0<br />
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'''Typical Limit Break: Hepatica''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2zFwvIomw<br />
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= Logs =<br />
{{Character Logs}}<br />
= Cutscenes =<br />
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{{Character Infobox<br />
|firstname=Alma<br />
|lastname=Hyral<br />
|age=15<br />
|image=AlmaFinal.jpg<br />
|species=Human<br />
|sex=Female<br />
|height=5'1"<br />
|weight=Please don't.<br />
|series=Final Fantasy ACT Class<br />
|styles=Empyrean Cosma<br />
|hometown=Ramuha<br />
|alignment=Forces of Restoration<br />
|group=Alexander Academy, Archadian Empire<br />
|occupation=White Mage<br />
|themesong=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3aRYPSCqdo<br />
|quote=Its your words that gave me courage. They became my light to guide me towards the right path.<br />
|footer=Dealing with the consequences of a rash decision.<br />
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=Profile=<br />
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Born on Ramuha, Alma is the youngest daughter of the prominent Hyral family, a name well known amongst the highest levels of the Cosma Naturalis faith. Alma is believed to remain a devout adherent to the doctrine of the Cosma Naturalis Church. She has a reputation for being ultraconservative and frumpy, and she was something of a meek pariah amongst those who knew her at Alexander Academy. It is rumored that her white magic takes a rather unique form, as related to her field of study. At a superficial glance, she's something of a klutz, and a nerd who focuses on studying astronomy over the harder sciences. She was also known to be a magnet for bullying, and its rumored she was even withdrawn from the Academy early to protect her from that, which doesnt help her case. After a short bout of employment with the Murasame Zaibatsu which resulted in her resignation, she's begun her tenure in the Archadian Empire. As of late its said that she's started to come out of her shell... <br />
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'''Skills:'''Bully Fodder?, The Glasses Stay On, Watch out when they come off, All Natural Homely, Klutz, Or is She?, Power of Prayer=Magical Girl Star Power, Power of SCIENCE=Magical Girl Star Power?, Little Sister, Sibling Issues, Ultraconformist, Blinded by the Light, Stargazer, Kitchen Princess, Eminently Kidnappable, THAT'S NOT CANON!<br />
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=Character History=<br />
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Alma had her whole life planned out for her as a member of the prestigious Hyral family. She'd study White Magic, learn the tenets of Cosma Naturalis, graduate from the prestigious Alexander Academy, be married at the age of eighteen, and simultaneously attend Medical School while raising a sprawling family. As an innocent girl with a rambling mouth she was all too happy to please her doting parents, she didn't know any better. During her childhood she became infatuated by the stars and astronomy, something which her parents presumed was a phase she'd grow out of.. she never did. <br />
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Unfortunately Alma was a frail youth with intractable asthma and a plethora of other medical conditions. If not for her family's status and skill in White Magic she might not have survived to adolescence. As she grew more skilled in White Magic she learned how to take care of herself which allowed her to function outside of a sickbed. Due to this and Kyra's own unique problem, she was homeschooled until the age of twelve. The only occasions that she was allowed outside of their estate was for liturgy and choir practice.<br />
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It was decided that by age twelve that it was safe for her to enroll at Alexander Academy. When she arrived, she found herself faced with new challenges.. she had no idea how to interact with people outside of her family, and this developed into severe social anxiety. After her first few interactions in which she faced harsh rejection, she retreated into a shell of meekness. This only resulted in her being relentlessly bullied.<br />
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Facing the prospect of being a social pariah, Alma became incredibly envious of her sisters. Tira had all the social graces that she did not, and Kyra had many natural gifts. Kyra had always been her hero, and when she rebelled.. Alma decided to follow suit, she just didn't have the courage to make her rebellion open.<br />
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Alma decided to experiment with White Magic, and she integrated this into her studies of astronomy and astrophysics. She believed that by doing this she might discover the truth of the origins of the universe, and thus prove that her goddess existed. On her world experimentation with White Magic was considered completely taboo by all sects of Cosma, and was stringently suppressed. But she thought she knew better than they. She was completely driven by a need to feel special...<br />
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...and maybe she got her wish. Maybe she didn't. Either way something about her was changed...<br />
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Horrified by her discoveries she decided not to rebel any longer, even if she had learned that most of what she believed in was wrong...<br />
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After Tira's death, her brother Ramza decided to inform her parents just how relentlessly bullied Alma was, as he believed she wouldn't be able to handle it in their time of mourning. She was withdrawn from Alexander Academy as a result....<br />
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Galianda fell into darkness shortly after.<br />
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And then her time in the World of Ruin began...<br />
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=Abilities=<br />
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'''Astrologer/Astronomer:''' Alma's base class is White Mage, however her magic takes on a unique form due to her experiments...<br />
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'''Cooking:''' Alma has become nearly a master chef under the tutelage of a certain someone...<br />
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'''Songbird:''' While it's rare to hear her sing, Alma is a talented Alto singer from her time in Choir.<br />
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'''Night Owl:''' The night is Alma's time, she's up during these hours more often than the day time.<br />
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'''Astrophile:''' Alma can be seen obsessively gazing into a telescope and recording her findings during most nights.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Pacifist:''' Alma's pacifistic tendencies have become more loose over time, due to multiple conversations with friends. She is still very hesitant to initiate any violence, but won't hesitate to defend a friend.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Social Anxiety:''' While her ability to handle new people has been drastically improved; often when meeting new people, or engaging in conversations with large numbers of people, Alma often stutters, and is unable to emotionally handle the overload.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Frail:''' Alma is frail and was generally considered sickly as a child. She falls ill easily, but is able to mitigate this somewhat with her mastery of White Magic.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Klutz:''' Alma is not graceful, agile, or dextrous and often trips over her own feet.<br />
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'''Ethnic Trait - Ramuha:''' Alma can sense changes in barometric pressure, and thus adequately predict when the weather is about to change.<br />
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=Relationships=<br />
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<br />
===On Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
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! scope="col" width="120" | Name<br />
! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Niklas Dragonius]]|| Thanks for the incredibly awkward advice. You've always been rather kind to me.<br />
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||[[Seloria Delacreaux]]||She's my best friend.. and in some ways, she's been like a mother to me. Thank you.<br />
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||[[Rena Laradyne]]||Sometimes I wonder if what I see of you is the real you. And other times I wonder if I truly desire to see the true Rena Laradyne. Either way, I remain your friend.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Will Sherman]]||What do those eyes of yours truly see, when they look at the world? I'm glad Riku has a friend like you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maximilien]]|| A rather intense individual. I promise that I'll keep your secrets.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Artyom W. Valodjn]]||He helped save my life, and he supports me most of the time. He's so.. reserved though, I wish I knew more about him.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sanel]]|| There's more to this boy than a glance would tell you. He's not as simple as he makes himself out to be, but he does seem innocent. Something happened to him to make him this way.. but maybe some things are best left buried.<br />
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||[[Soan Sagittarius]]||He's always there to encourage me when I need it, and he knows.. more than most. I just wonder if he can really accomplish what he hopes to do. When he talks about it, it almost makes me believe he can.<br />
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||[[Thirza Ingersleben]]||She's always kind to me and supportive but she seems to have a low opinion of herself. I hope I can help her get through that.. She's a better person than she knows.<br />
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|[[Legion|The Network]]||You're not a science experiment, no matter what she says. Let's stop her legacy together.<br />
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||[[Annia Leradine]]|| Right.. it's our secret.<br />
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||[[Riku]]|| There are no words to express how I feel about you. Just as there are no words to express how sorry I am...<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sora]]|| An incredibly nice guy and an unlikely hero. I hope that I'll be able to help you restore Destiny Island.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faris Scherwiz|Sarisa Tycoon]]|| There are no true royalty on Galianda, so meeting her was a real experience. She's so down to earth for a Princess. *Sweatdrop* Maybe too down to earth.<br />
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||[[Karth Mason]]|| An amazing warrior, and a truly kind individual who cares for his family. I hope that he's able to cure his mother of her affliction.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Kamon Lionward]]|| Sorry about what I asked you to do... I'd take it back if I could. Also, I wish I had more footage of you in battle, as I totally think you're Dragoon Man.<br />
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||[[Ryusei Isshiki]]|| It's good to have you back. I'm surprised you remember me, thank you for being so kind.<br />
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||[[Gerad Iron Fogair]]|| Well he's kind of a huge lecher, but there's something more to him than meets the eye. Anyhow, this treasure hunt could be fun.<br />
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||[[Rapunzel]]|| And Mom once told me she thought I was growing my hair out too long! Wields a mean frying pan both inside and outside of the kitchen. Pascal is adorable.<br />
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||[[Aeschere Childs]]|| Seems like a reasonably well-balanced individual, and she's pretty friendly. Which makes me wonder why she hangs out with Akari Seran.<br />
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||[[Jidro Gerrison]]|| I hope you and Annia find happiness together. You're certainly not what my Father led me to believe.<br />
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||[[Saitei Dennou]]|| I'm glad we could free you... may you prosper in this world. I just hope you don't try to kill me again!<br />
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||[[Serah Farron]]|| A talented healer, and both a kind and caring individual.<br />
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||[[Myla Mason]]|| Skilled engineer and heir to a pirate legacy. Could it get any better than that?<br />
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||Cronus|| Sometimes you're pretty surly, but that you turned out as you did despite your past speaks volumes. Thank you for helping me.<br />
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||[[Morrighan Alazne|Kara]]|| Is the past better left buried? Maybe, but that's your choice to make. Whatever your choice, I'll help you any way I can.<br />
|}<br />
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===Family===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
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||[[Kyra Hyral]]||No matter how much I exasperate you, know that you are and always have been my hero, Kyra.<br />
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||Tira Hyral||Even though you're gone, I live my life in your memory Tira. I'm sorry that I failed you. I'll keep my other promise..<br />
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||Father Hyral|| I wish I could say that I'm making you proud.. but I'm a terrible daughter. I'm so sorry daddy. I miss you.<br />
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||Anastasia Hyral|| There are so many things I wish I could have told you Mom. But I didn't have the courage, and the opportunity is gone.<br />
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||Ramza Hyral|| I resent that you told Mom and Dad.. but I still love you. I'll find a way to save you, I promise.<br />
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||Rest of the Family|| I will save you all, or die in the attempt.<br />
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===Not so Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
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|[[Helena Celba]]|| I'm rather certain I know what you are now. I still don't hate you, nor will I try to change you. I just hope you find your way.<br />
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|[[Akari Seran]]|| No matter how relentlessly you bullied me... I went too far. Another failure of control on my part. <br />
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|[[Garland]]|| ..... *Retches at the mere thought of him*<br />
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||Feige Abramson|| I pity you, more than anything. If you are dead, then I pray that Yahweh has mercy on your soul. I doubt that Chaos will.<br />
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|[[Souji Murasame]]||I find it difficult to judge you based on your goal. Some part of me hopes you succeed. The other part of me wonders if the cries of your victims will one day drown out the wind. Will you be able to hear her voice over the price you paid?<br />
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|[[Ophelia]]|| Something about her feels off.. and she tried to kill Avira, I'm sure of it.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Illua]]|| ...jerky serial villain straight out of a Ramuha spy vid.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ivo Galvan]]|| Seriously? Are you really such a lecher that you'd take advantage of an innocent amnesiac?<br />
|-<br />
|[[Alberic Lux]]|| You are a horror. <br />
|-<br />
||The Seeker|| What I fear most about you is not your incomprehensible power, but the fact that despite that power you're unknown to the world at large.<br />
|}<br />
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===My Failures===<br />
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||Lord Ombra|| While you were pure evil.... I lost control. I shouldn't have jumped to...<br />
|-<br />
||Five|| What have I done? I'm no better than.... it shouldn't have been that easy for me to make that decision. <br />
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===People I Barely Know===<br />
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||[[Soan Sagittarius|DRAGOON MAN!]]||A hero! I'm glad he survived the fall of our world. We need heroes like him. He has to be someone I know! I'll find out who he is!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Leon]]|| I hope you see her again one day.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Minette Odam]]||I'm so sorry for what happened. I know sometimes you may be self-absorbed, but you didn't deserve that. Bravery like yours should be rewarded, not punished.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Raine Arland]]||Well he likes my cooking.. I don't really know much else about him though. He seems kind of reckless.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maira]]|| I heard that someone's stomach was the key to their heart, but it's sort of ridiculous with her! She's very nice though. <br />
|-<br />
||[[Margaux Fleury]]|| She's so elegant and exotic.. compared to me, maybe she'll take up my offer for her to go to Seloria.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Avira]]|| The leader of VALKYRI, a strong warrior and nice person overall. I just wish Garland didn't keep harassing her.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Ulharisk]]|| Sorry that I freaked out. The dragon thing is pretty cool.. really!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faruja Senra]]|| Do you hate me, for believing in the Creatrix, rather than your Faram and Saint Ajora?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Argider]]|| Did you really kill a child!?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Caran Steel]]|| Well uh.. I love your cat! Ketan is amazing!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gabranth]]|| He's rather serious but.. sometimes hints of kindness shine through. Best not to tempt him, as I'm told he's a master of the Force Choke!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Reize Seatlan]]|| So, right.. per Riku you are actually as decent one can get outside of brain damage. It has been duly noted that you are not a harem master.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Angantyr Vespar]]|| So you're the assassin of the Emperor of Archades. I.. don't know what to think of that. I just know I shouldn't be caught around you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Haneisuru]]|| I'm not really into the 'pain' thing. But to each their own. Mimic powers sound pretty cool, just haven't witnessed you using them yet.<br />
|}<br />
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=Trivia=<br />
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Alma's Zodiac Sign is Virgo.<br />
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Due to the scene Cosmic Power and all that Jazz, Alma has a small misshapen scar on her right shoulder which is matte black. She's no longer capable of healing it and goes to great lengths to conceal it.<br />
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Alma possesses a wayfinder, of her own creation. It has the appearance of a five pointed star crafted from moonstones, with obsidian five pointed stars on the tips and in the center.<br />
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=Alternate Main Themes=<br />
'''Truth''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1eCoj2D1s<br />
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'''Child of Ramuha Theme(Play together):''' http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=AIJZWbuLmr8 http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=SDmbGrQqWog<br />
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=Battle Theme=<br />
'''Will of Silver''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=wqHWr51Za4k<br />
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'''A Light Illuminating the Depths''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=8NEc-2AzRB4<br />
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'''Icarus''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=d88xQCKM2W0<br />
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'''Typical Limit Break: Hepatica''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2zFwvIomw<br />
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= Logs =<br />
{{Character Logs}}<br />
= Cutscenes =<br />
{{Character Logs|Cutscenes}}</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Alma_HyralAlma Hyral2013-08-17T07:43:39Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: /* People I Barely Know */</p>
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{{Character Infobox<br />
|firstname=Alma<br />
|lastname=Hyral<br />
|age=15<br />
|image=AlmaFinal.jpg<br />
|species=Human<br />
|sex=Female<br />
|height=5'1"<br />
|weight=Please don't.<br />
|series=Final Fantasy ACT Class<br />
|styles=Empyrean Cosma<br />
|hometown=Ramuha<br />
|alignment=Forces of Restoration<br />
|group=Alexander Academy, Archadian Empire<br />
|occupation=White Mage<br />
|themesong=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3aRYPSCqdo<br />
|quote=Its your words that gave me courage. They became my light to guide me towards the right path.<br />
|footer=Dealing with the consequences of a rash decision.<br />
}}<br />
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=Profile=<br />
<br />
Born on Ramuha, Alma is the youngest daughter of the prominent Hyral family, a name well known amongst the highest levels of the Cosma Naturalis faith. Alma is believed to remain a devout adherent to the doctrine of the Cosma Naturalis Church. She has a reputation for being ultraconservative and frumpy, and she was something of a meek pariah amongst those who knew her at Alexander Academy. It is rumored that her white magic takes a rather unique form, as related to her field of study. At a superficial glance, she's something of a klutz, and a nerd who focuses on studying astronomy over the harder sciences. She was also known to be a magnet for bullying, and its rumored she was even withdrawn from the Academy early to protect her from that, which doesnt help her case. After a short bout of employment with the Murasame Zaibatsu which resulted in her resignation, she's begun her tenure in the Archadian Empire. As of late its said that she's started to come out of her shell... <br />
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'''Skills:'''Bully Fodder?, The Glasses Stay On, Watch out when they come off, All Natural Homely, Klutz, Or is She?, Power of Prayer=Magical Girl Star Power, Power of SCIENCE=Magical Girl Star Power?, Little Sister, Sibling Issues, Ultraconformist, Blinded by the Light, Stargazer, Kitchen Princess, Eminently Kidnappable, THAT'S NOT CANON!<br />
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=Character History=<br />
<br />
Alma had her whole life planned out for her as a member of the prestigious Hyral family. She'd study White Magic, learn the tenets of Cosma Naturalis, graduate from the prestigious Alexander Academy, be married at the age of eighteen, and simultaneously attend Medical School while raising a sprawling family. As an innocent girl with a rambling mouth she was all too happy to please her doting parents, she didn't know any better. During her childhood she became infatuated by the stars and astronomy, something which her parents presumed was a phase she'd grow out of.. she never did. <br />
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Unfortunately Alma was a frail youth with intractable asthma and a plethora of other medical conditions. If not for her family's status and skill in White Magic she might not have survived to adolescence. As she grew more skilled in White Magic she learned how to take care of herself which allowed her to function outside of a sickbed. Due to this and Kyra's own unique problem, she was homeschooled until the age of twelve. The only occasions that she was allowed outside of their estate was for liturgy and choir practice.<br />
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It was decided that by age twelve that it was safe for her to enroll at Alexander Academy. When she arrived, she found herself faced with new challenges.. she had no idea how to interact with people outside of her family, and this developed into severe social anxiety. After her first few interactions in which she faced harsh rejection, she retreated into a shell of meekness. This only resulted in her being relentlessly bullied.<br />
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Facing the prospect of being a social pariah, Alma became incredibly envious of her sisters. Tira had all the social graces that she did not, and Kyra had many natural gifts. Kyra had always been her hero, and when she rebelled.. Alma decided to follow suit, she just didn't have the courage to make her rebellion open.<br />
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Alma decided to experiment with White Magic, and she integrated this into her studies of astronomy and astrophysics. She believed that by doing this she might discover the truth of the origins of the universe, and thus prove that her goddess existed. On her world experimentation with White Magic was considered completely taboo by all sects of Cosma, and was stringently suppressed. But she thought she knew better than they. She was completely driven by a need to feel special...<br />
<br />
...and maybe she got her wish. Maybe she didn't. Either way something about her was changed...<br />
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Horrified by her discoveries she decided not to rebel any longer, even if she had learned that most of what she believed in was wrong...<br />
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After Tira's death, her brother Ramza decided to inform her parents just how relentlessly bullied Alma was, as he believed she wouldn't be able to handle it in their time of mourning. She was withdrawn from Alexander Academy as a result....<br />
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Galianda fell into darkness shortly after.<br />
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And then her time in the World of Ruin began...<br />
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=Abilities=<br />
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'''Astrologer/Astronomer:''' Alma's base class is White Mage, however her magic takes on a unique form due to her experiments...<br />
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'''Cooking:''' Alma has become nearly a master chef under the tutelage of a certain someone...<br />
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'''Songbird:''' While it's rare to hear her sing, Alma is a talented Alto singer from her time in Choir.<br />
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'''Night Owl:''' The night is Alma's time, she's up during these hours more often than the day time.<br />
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'''Astrophile:''' Alma can be seen obsessively gazing into a telescope and recording her findings during most nights.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Pacifist:''' Alma's pacifistic tendencies have become more loose over time, due to multiple conversations with friends. She is still very hesitant to initiate any violence, but won't hesitate to defend a friend.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Social Anxiety:''' While her ability to handle new people has been drastically improved; often when meeting new people, or engaging in conversations with large numbers of people, Alma often stutters, and is unable to emotionally handle the overload.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Frail:''' Alma is frail and was generally considered sickly as a child. She falls ill easily, but is able to mitigate this somewhat with her mastery of White Magic.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Klutz:''' Alma is not graceful, agile, or dextrous and often trips over her own feet.<br />
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'''Ethnic Trait - Ramuha:''' Alma can sense changes in barometric pressure, and thus adequately predict when the weather is about to change.<br />
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=Relationships=<br />
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===On Friendly Terms===<br />
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||[[Niklas Dragonius]]|| Thanks for the incredibly awkward advice. You've always been rather kind to me.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Seloria Delacreaux]]||She's my best friend.. and in some ways, she's been like a mother to me. Thank you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Rena Laradyne]]||Sometimes I wonder if what I see of you is the real you. And other times I wonder if I truly desire to see the true Rena Laradyne. Either way, I remain your friend.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Will Sherman]]||What do those eyes of yours truly see, when they look at the world?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maximilien]]|| A rather intense individual. I promise that I'll keep your secrets.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Artyom W. Valodjn]]||He helped save my life, and he supports me most of the time. He's so.. reserved though, I wish I knew more about him.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sanel]]|| There's more to this boy than a glance would tell you. He's not as simple as he makes himself out to be, but he does seem innocent. Something happened to him to make him this way.. but maybe some things are best left buried.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius]]||He's always there to encourage me when I need it, and he knows.. more than most. I just wonder if he can really accomplish what he hopes to do. When he talks about it, it almost makes me believe he can.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Thirza Ingersleben]]||She's always kind to me and supportive but she seems to have a low opinion of herself. I hope I can help her get through that.. She's a better person than she knows.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Legion|The Network]]||You're not a science experiment, no matter what she says. Let's stop her legacy together.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Annia Leradine]]|| Right.. it's our secret.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Riku]]|| There are no words to express how I feel about you. Just as there are no words to express how sorry I am...<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sora]]|| An incredibly nice guy and an unlikely hero. I hope that I'll be able to help you restore Destiny Island.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faris Scherwiz|Sarisa Tycoon]]|| There are no true royalty on Galianda, so meeting her was a real experience. She's so down to earth for a Princess. Sweatdrop, maybe too down to earth.<br />
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||[[Karth Mason]]|| An amazing warrior, and a truly kind individual who cares for his family. I hope that he's able to cure his mother of her affliction.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Kamon Lionward]]|| Sorry about what I asked you to do... I'd take it back if I could. Also, I wish I had more footage of you in battle, as I totally think you're Dragoon Man.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Ryusei Isshiki]]|| It's good to have you back. I'm surprised you remember me, thank you for being so kind.<br />
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||[[Gerad Iron Fogair]]|| Well he's kind of a huge lecher, but there's something more to him than meets the eye. Anyhow, this treasure hunt could be fun.<br />
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||[[Rapunzel]]|| And Mom once told me she thought I was growing my hair out too long! Wields a mean frying pan both inside and outside of the kitchen. Pascal is adorable.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Aeschere Childs]]|| Seems like a reasonably well-balanced individual, and she's pretty friendly. Which makes me wonder why she hangs out with Akari Seran.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Jidro Gerrison]]|| I hope you and Annia find happiness together. You're certainly not what my Father led me to believe.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Saitei Dennou]]|| I'm glad we could free you... may you prosper in this world. I just hope you don't try to kill me again!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Serah Farron]]|| A talented healer, and both a kind and caring individual.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Myla Mason]]|| Skilled engineer and heir to a pirate legacy. Could it get any better than that?<br />
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||Cronus|| Sometimes you're pretty surly, but that you turned out as you did despite your past speaks volumes. Thank you for helping me.<br />
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||[[Morrighan Alazne|Kara]]|| Is the past better left buried? Maybe, but that's your choice to make. Whatever your choice, I'll help you any way I can.<br />
|}<br />
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===Family===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
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||[[Kyra Hyral]]||No matter how much I exasperate you, know that you are and always have been my hero, Kyra.<br />
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||Tira Hyral||Even though you're gone, I live my life in your memory Tira. I'm sorry that I failed you. I'll keep my other promise..<br />
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||Father Hyral|| I wish I could say that I'm making you proud.. but I'm a terrible daughter. I'm so sorry daddy. I miss you.<br />
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||Anastasia Hyral|| There are so many things I wish I could have told you Mom. But I didn't have the courage, and the opportunity is gone.<br />
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||Ramza Hyral|| I resent that you told Mom and Dad.. but I still love you. I'll find a way to save you, I promise.<br />
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||Rest of the Family|| I will save you all, or die in the attempt.<br />
|}<br />
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===Not so Friendly Terms===<br />
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|[[Helena Celba]]|| I'm rather certain I know what you are now. I still don't hate you, nor will I try to change you. I just hope you find your way.<br />
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|[[Akari Seran]]|| No matter how relentlessly you bullied me... I went too far. Another failure of control on my part. <br />
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|[[Garland]]|| ..... *Retches at the mere thought of him*<br />
|-<br />
||Feige Abramson|| I pity you, more than anything. If you are dead, then I pray that Yahweh has mercy on your soul. I doubt that Chaos will.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Souji Murasame]]||I find it difficult to judge you based on your goal. Some part of me hopes you succeed. The other part of me wonders if the cries of your victims will one day drown out the wind. Will you be able to hear her voice over the price you paid?<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ophelia]]|| Something about her feels off.. and she tried to kill Avira, I'm sure of it.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Illua]]|| ...jerky serial villain straight out of a Ramuha spy vid.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ivo Galvan]]|| Seriously? Are you really such a lecher that you'd take advantage of an innocent amnesiac?<br />
|-<br />
|[[Alberic Lux]]|| You are a horror. <br />
|-<br />
||The Seeker|| What I fear most about you is not your incomprehensible power, but the fact that despite that power you're unknown to the world at large.<br />
|}<br />
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===My Failures===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
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||Lord Ombra|| While you were pure evil.... I lost control. I shouldn't have jumped to...<br />
|-<br />
||Five|| What have I done? I'm no better than.... it shouldn't have been that easy for me to make that decision. <br />
|}<br />
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===People I Barely Know===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
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||[[Soan Sagittarius|DRAGOON MAN!]]||A hero! I'm glad he survived the fall of our world. We need heroes like him. He has to be someone I know! I'll find out who he is!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Leon]]|| I hope you see her again one day.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Minette Odam]]||I'm so sorry for what happened. I know sometimes you may be self-absorbed, but you didn't deserve that. Bravery like yours should be rewarded, not punished.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Raine Arland]]||Well he likes my cooking.. I don't really know much else about him though. He seems kind of reckless.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maira]]|| I heard that someone's stomach was the key to their heart, but it's sort of ridiculous with her! She's very nice though. <br />
|-<br />
||[[Margaux Fleury]]|| She's so elegant and exotic.. compared to me, maybe she'll take up my offer for her to go to Seloria.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Avira]]|| The leader of VALKYRI, a strong warrior and nice person overall. I just wish Garland didn't keep harassing her.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Ulharisk]]|| Sorry that I freaked out. The dragon thing is pretty cool.. really!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faruja Senra]]|| Do you hate me, for believing in the Creatrix, rather than your Faram and Saint Ajora?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Argider]]|| Did you really kill a child!?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Caran Steel]]|| Well uh.. I love your cat! Ketan is amazing!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gabranth]]|| He's rather serious but.. sometimes hints of kindness shine through. Best not to tempt him, as I'm told he's a master of the Force Choke!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Reize Seatlan]]|| So, right.. per Riku you are actually as decent one can get outside of brain damage. It has been duly noted that you are not a harem master.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Angantyr Vespar]]|| So you're the assassin of the Emperor of Archades. I.. don't know what to think of that. I just know I shouldn't be caught around you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Haneisuru]]|| I'm not really into the 'pain' thing. But to each their own. Mimic powers sound pretty cool, just haven't witnessed you using them yet.<br />
|}<br />
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=Trivia=<br />
<br />
Alma's Zodiac Sign is Virgo.<br />
<br />
Due to the scene Cosmic Power and all that Jazz, Alma has a small misshapen scar on her right shoulder which is matte black. She's no longer capable of healing it and goes to great lengths to conceal it.<br />
<br />
Alma possesses a wayfinder, of her own creation. It has the appearance of a five pointed star crafted from moonstones, with obsidian five pointed stars on the tips and in the center.<br />
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=Alternate Main Themes=<br />
'''Truth''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1eCoj2D1s<br />
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'''Child of Ramuha Theme(Play together):''' http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=AIJZWbuLmr8 http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=SDmbGrQqWog<br />
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=Battle Theme=<br />
'''Will of Silver''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=wqHWr51Za4k<br />
<br />
'''A Light Illuminating the Depths''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=8NEc-2AzRB4<br />
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'''Icarus''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=d88xQCKM2W0<br />
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'''Typical Limit Break: Hepatica''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2zFwvIomw<br />
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= Logs =<br />
{{Character Logs}}<br />
= Cutscenes =<br />
{{Character Logs|Cutscenes}}</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Alma_HyralAlma Hyral2013-08-14T08:17:02Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: </p>
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{{Character Infobox<br />
|firstname=Alma<br />
|lastname=Hyral<br />
|age=15<br />
|image=AlmaFinal.jpg<br />
|species=Human<br />
|sex=Female<br />
|height=5'1"<br />
|weight=Please don't.<br />
|series=Final Fantasy ACT Class<br />
|styles=Empyrean Cosma<br />
|hometown=Ramuha<br />
|alignment=Forces of Restoration<br />
|group=Alexander Academy, Archadian Empire<br />
|occupation=White Mage<br />
|themesong=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3aRYPSCqdo<br />
|quote=Its your words that gave me courage. They became my light to guide me towards the right path.<br />
|footer=Dealing with the consequences of a rash decision.<br />
}}<br />
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=Profile=<br />
<br />
Born on Ramuha, Alma is the youngest daughter of the prominent Hyral family, a name well known amongst the highest levels of the Cosma Naturalis faith. Alma is believed to remain a devout adherent to the doctrine of the Cosma Naturalis Church. She has a reputation for being ultraconservative and frumpy, and she was something of a meek pariah amongst those who knew her at Alexander Academy. It is rumored that her white magic takes a rather unique form, as related to her field of study. At a superficial glance, she's something of a klutz, and a nerd who focuses on studying astronomy over the harder sciences. She was also known to be a magnet for bullying, and its rumored she was even withdrawn from the Academy early to protect her from that, which doesnt help her case. After a short bout of employment with the Murasame Zaibatsu which resulted in her resignation, she's begun her tenure in the Archadian Empire. As of late its said that she's started to come out of her shell... <br />
<br />
<br />
'''Skills:'''Bully Fodder?, The Glasses Stay On, Watch out when they come off, All Natural Homely, Klutz, Or is She?, Power of Prayer=Magical Girl Star Power, Power of SCIENCE=Magical Girl Star Power?, Little Sister, Sibling Issues, Ultraconformist, Blinded by the Light, Stargazer, Kitchen Princess, Eminently Kidnappable, THAT'S NOT CANON!<br />
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=Character History=<br />
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Alma had her whole life planned out for her as a member of the prestigious Hyral family. She'd study White Magic, learn the tenets of Cosma Naturalis, graduate from the prestigious Alexander Academy, be married at the age of eighteen, and simultaneously attend Medical School while raising a sprawling family. As an innocent girl with a rambling mouth she was all too happy to please her doting parents, she didn't know any better. During her childhood she became infatuated by the stars and astronomy, something which her parents presumed was a phase she'd grow out of.. she never did. <br />
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Unfortunately Alma was a frail youth with intractable asthma and a plethora of other medical conditions. If not for her family's status and skill in White Magic she might not have survived to adolescence. As she grew more skilled in White Magic she learned how to take care of herself which allowed her to function outside of a sickbed. Due to this and Kyra's own unique problem, she was homeschooled until the age of twelve. The only occasions that she was allowed outside of their estate was for liturgy and choir practice.<br />
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It was decided that by age twelve that it was safe for her to enroll at Alexander Academy. When she arrived, she found herself faced with new challenges.. she had no idea how to interact with people outside of her family, and this developed into severe social anxiety. After her first few interactions in which she faced harsh rejection, she retreated into a shell of meekness. This only resulted in her being relentlessly bullied.<br />
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Facing the prospect of being a social pariah, Alma became incredibly envious of her sisters. Tira had all the social graces that she did not, and Kyra had many natural gifts. Kyra had always been her hero, and when she rebelled.. Alma decided to follow suit, she just didn't have the courage to make her rebellion open.<br />
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Alma decided to experiment with White Magic, and she integrated this into her studies of astronomy and astrophysics. She believed that by doing this she might discover the truth of the origins of the universe, and thus prove that her goddess existed. On her world experimentation with White Magic was considered completely taboo by all sects of Cosma, and was stringently suppressed. But she thought she knew better than they. She was completely driven by a need to feel special...<br />
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...and maybe she got her wish. Maybe she didn't. Either way something about her was changed...<br />
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Horrified by her discoveries she decided not to rebel any longer, even if she had learned that most of what she believed in was wrong...<br />
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After Tira's death, her brother Ramza decided to inform her parents just how relentlessly bullied Alma was, as he believed she wouldn't be able to handle it in their time of mourning. She was withdrawn from Alexander Academy as a result....<br />
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Galianda fell into darkness shortly after.<br />
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And then her time in the World of Ruin began...<br />
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=Abilities=<br />
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'''Astrologer/Astronomer:''' Alma's base class is White Mage, however her magic takes on a unique form due to her experiments...<br />
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'''Cooking:''' Alma has become nearly a master chef under the tutelage of a certain someone...<br />
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'''Songbird:''' While it's rare to hear her sing, Alma is a talented Alto singer from her time in Choir.<br />
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'''Night Owl:''' The night is Alma's time, she's up during these hours more often than the day time.<br />
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'''Astrophile:''' Alma can be seen obsessively gazing into a telescope and recording her findings during most nights.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Pacifist:''' Alma's pacifistic tendencies have become more loose over time, due to multiple conversations with friends. She is still very hesitant to initiate any violence, but won't hesitate to defend a friend.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Social Anxiety:''' While her ability to handle new people has been drastically improved; often when meeting new people, or engaging in conversations with large numbers of people, Alma often stutters, and is unable to emotionally handle the overload.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Frail:''' Alma is frail and was generally considered sickly as a child. She falls ill easily, but is able to mitigate this somewhat with her mastery of White Magic.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Klutz:''' Alma is not graceful, agile, or dextrous and often trips over her own feet.<br />
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'''Ethnic Trait - Ramuha:''' Alma can sense changes in barometric pressure, and thus adequately predict when the weather is about to change.<br />
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=Relationships=<br />
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===On Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Niklas Dragonius]]|| Thanks for the incredibly awkward advice. You've always been rather kind to me.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Seloria Delacreaux]]||She's my best friend.. and in some ways, she's been like a mother to me. Thank you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Rena Laradyne]]||Sometimes I wonder if what I see of you is the real you. And other times I wonder if I truly desire to see the true Rena Laradyne. Either way, I remain your friend.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Will Sherman]]||What do those eyes of yours truly see, when they look at the world?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maximilien]]|| A rather intense individual. I promise that I'll keep your secrets.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Artyom W. Valodjn]]||He helped save my life, and he supports me most of the time. He's so.. reserved though, I wish I knew more about him.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sanel]]|| There's more to this boy than a glance would tell you. He's not as simple as he makes himself out to be, but he does seem innocent. Something happened to him to make him this way.. but maybe some things are best left buried.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius]]||He's always there to encourage me when I need it, and he knows.. more than most. I just wonder if he can really accomplish what he hopes to do. When he talks about it, it almost makes me believe he can.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Thirza Ingersleben]]||She's always kind to me and supportive but she seems to have a low opinion of herself. I hope I can help her get through that.. She's a better person than she knows.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Legion|The Network]]||You're not a science experiment, no matter what she says. Let's stop her legacy together.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Annia Leradine]]|| Right.. it's our secret.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Riku]]|| There are no words to express how I feel about you. Just as there are no words to express how sorry I am...<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sora]]|| An incredibly nice guy and an unlikely hero. I hope that I'll be able to help you restore Destiny Island.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faris Scherwiz|Sarisa Tycoon]]|| There are no true royalty on Galianda, so meeting her was a real experience. She's so down to earth for a Princess. Sweatdrop, maybe too down to earth.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Karth Mason]]|| An amazing warrior, and a truly kind individual who cares for his family. I hope that he's able to cure his mother of her affliction.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Kamon Lionward]]|| Sorry about what I asked you to do... I'd take it back if I could. Also, I wish I had more footage of you in battle, as I totally think you're Dragoon Man.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Ryusei Isshiki]]|| It's good to have you back. I'm surprised you remember me, thank you for being so kind.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gerad Iron Fogair]]|| Well he's kind of a huge lecher, but there's something more to him than meets the eye. Anyhow, this treasure hunt could be fun.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Rapunzel]]|| And Mom once told me she thought I was growing my hair out too long! Wields a mean frying pan both inside and outside of the kitchen. Pascal is adorable.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Aeschere Childs]]|| Seems like a reasonably well-balanced individual, and she's pretty friendly. Which makes me wonder why she hangs out with Akari Seran.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Jidro Gerrison]]|| I hope you and Annia find happiness together. You're certainly not what my Father led me to believe.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Saitei Dennou]]|| I'm glad we could free you... may you prosper in this world. I just hope you don't try to kill me again!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Serah Farron]]|| A talented healer, and both a kind and caring individual.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Myla Mason]]|| Skilled engineer and heir to a pirate legacy. Could it get any better than that?<br />
|-<br />
||Cronus|| Sometimes you're pretty surly, but that you turned out as you did despite your past speaks volumes. Thank you for helping me.<br />
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||[[Morrighan Alazne|Kara]]|| Is the past better left buried? Maybe, but that's your choice to make. Whatever your choice, I'll help you any way I can.<br />
|}<br />
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===Family===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Kyra Hyral]]||No matter how much I exasperate you, know that you are and always have been my hero, Kyra.<br />
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||Tira Hyral||Even though you're gone, I live my life in your memory Tira. I'm sorry that I failed you. I'll keep my other promise..<br />
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||Father Hyral|| I wish I could say that I'm making you proud.. but I'm a terrible daughter. I'm so sorry daddy. I miss you.<br />
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||Anastasia Hyral|| There are so many things I wish I could have told you Mom. But I didn't have the courage, and the opportunity is gone.<br />
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||Ramza Hyral|| I resent that you told Mom and Dad.. but I still love you. I'll find a way to save you, I promise.<br />
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||Rest of the Family|| I will save you all, or die in the attempt.<br />
|}<br />
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===Not so Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
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|-<br />
|[[Helena Celba]]|| I'm rather certain I know what you are now. I still don't hate you, nor will I try to change you. I just hope you find your way.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Akari Seran]]|| No matter how relentlessly you bullied me... I went too far. Another failure of control on my part. <br />
|-<br />
|[[Garland]]|| ..... *Retches at the mere thought of him*<br />
|-<br />
||Feige Abramson|| I pity you, more than anything. If you are dead, then I pray that Yahweh has mercy on your soul. I doubt that Chaos will.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Souji Murasame]]||I find it difficult to judge you based on your goal. Some part of me hopes you succeed. The other part of me wonders if the cries of your victims will one day drown out the wind. Will you be able to hear her voice over the price you paid?<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ophelia]]|| Something about her feels off.. and she tried to kill Avira, I'm sure of it.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Illua]]|| ...jerky serial villain straight out of a Ramuha spy vid.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ivo Galvan]]|| Seriously? Are you really such a lecher that you'd take advantage of an innocent amnesiac?<br />
|-<br />
|[[Alberic Lux]]|| You are a horror. <br />
|-<br />
||The Seeker|| What I fear most about you is not your incomprehensible power, but the fact that despite that power you're unknown to the world at large.<br />
|}<br />
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===My Failures===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||Lord Ombra|| While you were pure evil.... I lost control. I shouldn't have jumped to...<br />
|-<br />
||Five|| What have I done? I'm no better than.... it shouldn't have been that easy for me to make that decision. <br />
|}<br />
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===People I Barely Know===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius|DRAGOON MAN!]]||A hero! I'm glad he survived the fall of our world. We need heroes like him. He has to be someone I know! I'll find out who he is!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Leon]]|| I hope you see her again one day.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Minette Odam]]||I'm so sorry for what happened. I know sometimes you may be self-absorbed, but you didn't deserve that. Bravery like yours should be rewarded, not punished.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Raine Arland]]||Well he likes my cooking.. I don't really know much else about him though. He seems kind of reckless.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maira]]|| I heard that someone's stomach was the key to their heart, but it's sort of ridiculous with her! She's very nice though. Why does Garland pursue you?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Margaux Fleury]]|| She's so elegant and exotic.. compared to me, maybe she'll take up my offer for her to go to Seloria.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Avira]]|| Why does Garland have such an interest in you? <br />
|-<br />
||[[Ulharisk]]|| Sorry that I freaked out. The dragon thing is pretty cool.. really!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faruja Senra]]|| Do you hate me, for believing in the Creatrix, rather than your Faram and Saint Ajora?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Argider]]|| Did you really kill a child!?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Caran Steel]]|| Well uh.. I love your cat! Ketan is amazing!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gabranth]]|| He's rather serious but.. sometimes hints of kindness shine through. Best not to tempt him, as I'm told he's a master of the Force Choke!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Reize Seatlan]]|| So, right.. per Riku you are actually as decent one can get outside of brain damage. It has been duly noted that you are not a harem master.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Angantyr Vespar]]|| So you're the assassin of the Emperor of Archades. I.. don't know what to think of that. I just know I shouldn't be caught around you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Haneisuru]]|| I'm not really into the 'pain' thing. But to each their own. Mimic powers sound pretty cool, just haven't witnessed you using them yet.<br />
|}<br />
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=Trivia=<br />
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Alma's Zodiac Sign is Virgo.<br />
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Due to the scene Cosmic Power and all that Jazz, Alma has a small misshapen scar on her right shoulder which is matte black. She's no longer capable of healing it and goes to great lengths to conceal it.<br />
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Alma possesses a wayfinder, of her own creation. It has the appearance of a five pointed star crafted from moonstones, with obsidian five pointed stars on the tips and in the center.<br />
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=Alternate Main Themes=<br />
'''Truth''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1eCoj2D1s<br />
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'''Child of Ramuha Theme(Play together):''' http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=AIJZWbuLmr8 http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=SDmbGrQqWog<br />
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=Battle Theme=<br />
'''Will of Silver''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=wqHWr51Za4k<br />
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'''A Light Illuminating the Depths''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=8NEc-2AzRB4<br />
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'''Icarus''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=d88xQCKM2W0<br />
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'''Typical Limit Break: Hepatica''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2zFwvIomw<br />
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= Logs =<br />
{{Character Logs}}<br />
= Cutscenes =<br />
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{{Character Infobox<br />
|firstname=Alma<br />
|lastname=Hyral<br />
|age=15<br />
|image=AlmaFinal.jpg<br />
|species=Human<br />
|sex=Female<br />
|height=5'1"<br />
|weight=Please don't.<br />
|series=Final Fantasy ACT Class<br />
|styles=Empyrean Cosma<br />
|hometown=Ramuha<br />
|alignment=Forces of Restoration<br />
|group=Alexander Academy, Archadian Empire<br />
|occupation=White Mage<br />
|themesong=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3aRYPSCqdo<br />
|quote=Its your words that gave me courage. They became my light to guide me towards the right path.<br />
|footer=Dealing with the consequences of a rash decision.<br />
}}<br />
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=Profile=<br />
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Born on Ramuha, Alma is the youngest daughter of the prominent Hyral family, a name well known amongst the highest levels of the Cosma Naturalis faith. Alma is believed to remain a devout adherent to the doctrine of the Cosma Naturalis Church. She has a reputation for being ultraconservative and frumpy, and she was something of a meek pariah amongst those who knew her at Alexander Academy. It is rumored that her white magic takes a rather unique form, as related to her field of study. At a superficial glance, she's something of a klutz, and a nerd who focuses on studying astronomy over the harder sciences. She was also known to be a magnet for bullying, and its rumored she was even withdrawn from the Academy early to protect her from that, which doesnt help her case. After a short bout of employment with the Murasame Zaibatsu which resulted in her resignation, she's begun her tenure in the Archadian Empire. As of late its said that she's started to come out of her shell... <br />
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'''Skills:'''Bully Fodder?, The Glasses Stay On, Watch out when they come off, All Natural Homely, Klutz, Or is She?, Power of Prayer=Magical Girl Star Power, Power of SCIENCE=Magical Girl Star Power?, Little Sister, Sibling Issues, Ultraconformist, Blinded by the Light, Stargazer, Kitchen Princess, Eminently Kidnappable, THAT'S NOT CANON!<br />
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=Character History=<br />
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Alma had her whole life planned out for her as a member of the prestigious Hyral family. She'd study White Magic, learn the tenets of Cosma Naturalis, graduate from the prestigious Alexander Academy, be married at the age of eighteen, and simultaneously attend Medical School while raising a sprawling family. As an innocent girl with a rambling mouth she was all too happy to please her doting parents, she didn't know any better. During her childhood she became infatuated by the stars and astronomy, something which her parents presumed was a phase she'd grow out of.. she never did. <br />
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Unfortunately Alma was a frail youth with intractable asthma and a plethora of other medical conditions. If not for her family's status and skill in White Magic she might not have survived to adolescence. As she grew more skilled in White Magic she learned how to take care of herself which allowed her to function outside of a sickbed. Due to this and Kyra's own unique problem, she was homeschooled until the age of twelve. The only occasions that she was allowed outside of their estate was for liturgy and choir practice.<br />
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It was decided that by age twelve that it was safe for her to enroll at Alexander Academy. When she arrived, she found herself faced with new challenges.. she had no idea how to interact with people outside of her family, and this developed into severe social anxiety. After her first few interactions in which she faced harsh rejection, she retreated into a shell of meekness. This only resulted in her being relentlessly bullied.<br />
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Facing the prospect of being a social pariah, Alma became incredibly envious of her sisters. Tira had all the social graces that she did not, and Kyra had many natural gifts. Kyra had always been her hero, and when she rebelled.. Alma decided to follow suit, she just didn't have the courage to make her rebellion open.<br />
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Alma decided to experiment with White Magic, and she integrated this into her studies of astronomy and astrophysics. She believed that by doing this she might discover the truth of the origins of the universe, and thus prove that her goddess existed. On her world experimentation with White Magic was considered completely taboo by all sects of Cosma, and was stringently suppressed. But she thought she knew better than they. She was completely driven by a need to feel special...<br />
<br />
...and maybe she got her wish. Maybe she didn't. Either way something about her was changed...<br />
<br />
Horrified by her discoveries she decided not to rebel any longer, even if she had learned that most of what she believed in was wrong...<br />
<br />
After Tira's death, her brother Ramza decided to inform her parents just how relentlessly bullied Alma was, as he believed she wouldn't be able to handle it in their time of mourning. She was withdrawn from Alexander Academy as a result....<br />
<br />
Galianda fell into darkness shortly after.<br />
<br />
And then her time in the World of Ruin began...<br />
<br />
=Abilities=<br />
<br />
'''Astrologer/Astronomer:''' Alma's base class is White Mage, however her magic takes on a unique form due to her experiments...<br />
<br />
'''Cooking:''' Alma has become nearly a master chef under the tutelage of a certain someone...<br />
<br />
'''Songbird:''' While it's rare to hear her sing, Alma is a talented Alto singer from her time in Choir.<br />
<br />
'''Night Owl:''' The night is Alma's time, she's up during these hours more often than the day time.<br />
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'''Astrophile:''' Alma can be seen obsessively gazing into a telescope and recording her findings during most nights.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Pacifist:''' Alma's pacifistic tendencies have become more loose over time, due to multiple conversations with friends. She is still very hesitant to initiate any violence, but won't hesitate to defend a friend.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Social Anxiety:''' While her ability to handle new people has been drastically improved; often when meeting new people, or engaging in conversations with large numbers of people, Alma often stutters, and is unable to emotionally handle the overload.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Frail:''' Alma is frail and was generally considered sickly as a child. She falls ill easily, but is able to mitigate this somewhat with her mastery of White Magic.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Klutz:''' Alma is not graceful, agile, or dextrous and often trips over her own feet.<br />
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'''Ethnic Trait - Ramuha:''' Alma can sense changes in barometric pressure, and thus adequately predict when the weather is about to change.<br />
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=Relationships=<br />
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<br />
===On Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" width="120" | Name<br />
! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Niklas Dragonius]]|| Thanks for the incredibly awkward advice. You've always been rather kind to me.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Seloria Delacreaux]]||She's my best friend.. and in some ways, she's been like a mother to me. Thank you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Rena Laradyne]]||Sometimes I wonder if what I see of you is the real you. And other times I wonder if I truly desire to see the true Rena Laradyne. Either way, I remain your friend.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Will Sherman]]||What do those eyes of yours truly see, when they look at the world?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maximilien]]|| A rather intense individual. I promise that I'll keep your secrets.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Artyom W. Valodjn]]||He helped save my life, and he supports me most of the time. He's so.. reserved though, I wish I knew more about him.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sanel]]|| There's more to this boy than a glance would tell you. He's not as simple as he makes himself out to be, but he does seem innocent. Something happened to him to make him this way.. but maybe some things are best left buried.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius]]||He's always there to encourage me when I need it, and he knows.. more than most. I just wonder if he can really accomplish what he hopes to do. When he talks about it, it almost makes me believe he can.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Thirza Ingersleben]]||She's always kind to me and supportive but she seems to have a low opinion of herself. I hope I can help her get through that.. She's a better person than she knows.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Legion|The Network]]||You're not a science experiment, no matter what she says. Let's stop her legacy together.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Annia Leradine]]|| Right.. it's our secret.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Riku]]|| There are no words to express how I feel about you. Just as there are no words to express how sorry I am...<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sora]]|| An incredibly nice guy and an unlikely hero. I hope that I'll be able to help you restore Destiny Island.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faris Scherwiz|Sarisa Tycoon]]|| There are no true royalty on Galianda, so meeting her was a real experience. She's so down to earth for a Princess. Sweatdrop, maybe too down to earth.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Karth Mason]]|| An amazing warrior, and a truly kind individual who cares for his family. I hope that he's able to cure his mother of her affliction.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Kamon Lionward]]|| Sorry about what I asked you to do... I'd take it back if I could. Also, I wish I had more footage of you in battle, as I totally think you're Dragoon Man.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Ryusei Isshiki]]|| It's good to have you back. I'm surprised you remember me, thank you for being so kind.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gerad Iron Fogair]]|| Well he's kind of a huge lecher, but there's something more to him than meets the eye. Anyhow, this treasure hunt could be fun.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Rapunzel]]|| And Mom once told me she thought I was growing my hair out too long! Wields a mean frying pan both inside and outside of the kitchen. Pascal is adorable.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Aeschere Childs]]|| Seems like a reasonably well-balanced individual, and she's pretty friendly. Which makes me wonder why she hangs with Akari Seran.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Jidro Gerrison]]|| I hope you and Annia find happiness together. You're certainly not what my Father led me to believe.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Saitei Dennou]]|| I'm glad we could free you... may you prosper in this world. I just hope you don't try to kill me again!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Serah Farron]]|| A talented healer, and both a kind and caring individual.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Myla Mason]]|| Skilled engineer and heir to a pirate legacy. Could it get any better than that?<br />
|}<br />
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===Family===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
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||[[Kyra Hyral]]||No matter how much I exasperate you, know that you are and always have been my hero, Kyra.<br />
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||Tira Hyral||Even though you're gone, I live my life in your memory Tira. I'm sorry that I failed you. I'll keep my other promise..<br />
|-<br />
||Father Hyral|| I wish I could say that I'm making you proud.. but I'm a terrible daughter. I'm so sorry daddy. I miss you.<br />
|-<br />
||Anastasia Hyral|| There are so many things I wish I could have told you Mom. But I didn't have the courage, and the opportunity is gone.<br />
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||Ramza Hyral|| I resent that you told Mom and Dad.. but I still love you. I'll find a way to save you, I promise.<br />
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||Rest of the Family|| I will save you all, or die in the attempt.<br />
|}<br />
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===Not so Friendly Terms===<br />
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|[[Helena Celba]]|| I'm rather certain I know what you are now. I still don't hate you, nor will I try to change you. I just hope you find your way.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Akari Seran]]|| No matter how relentlessly you bullied me... I went too far. Another failure of control on my part. <br />
|-<br />
|[[Garland]]|| ..... *Retches at the mere thought of him*<br />
|-<br />
||Feige Abramson|| I pity you, more than anything. If you are dead, then I pray that Yahweh has mercy on your soul. I doubt that Chaos will.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Souji Murasame]]||I find it difficult to judge you based on your goal. Some part of me hopes you succeed. The other part of me wonders if the cries of your victims will one day drown out the wind. Will you be able to hear her voice over the price you paid?<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ophelia]]|| Something about her feels off.. and she tried to kill Avira, I'm sure of it.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Illua]]|| ...jerky serial villain straight out of a Ramuha spy vid.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Alberic Lux]]|| You are a horror. <br />
|-<br />
|The Seeker|| What I fear most about you is not your incomprehensible power, but the fact that despite that power you're unknown to the world at large.<br />
|}<br />
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===My Failures===<br />
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|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
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|Lord Ombra|| While you were pure evil.... I lost control. I shouldn't have jumped to...<br />
|-<br />
|Five|| What have I done? I'm no better than.... it shouldn't have been that easy for me to make that decision. <br />
|}<br />
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===People I Barely Know===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
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||[[Soan Sagittarius|DRAGOON MAN!]]||A hero! I'm glad he survived the fall of our world. We need heroes like him. He has to be someone I know! I'll find out who he is!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Leon]]|| I hope you see her again one day.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Minette Odam]]||I'm so sorry for what happened. I know sometimes you may be self-absorbed, but you didn't deserve that. Bravery like yours should be rewarded, not punished.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Raine Arland]]||Well he likes my cooking.. I don't really know much else about him though. He seems kind of reckless.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maira]]|| I heard that someone's stomach was the key to their heart, but it's sort of ridiculous with her! She's very nice though. Why does Garland pursue you?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Margaux Fleury]]|| She's so elegant and exotic.. compared to me, maybe she'll take up my offer for her to go to Seloria.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Avira]]|| Why does Garland have such an interest in you? <br />
|-<br />
||[[Ulharisk]]|| Sorry that I freaked out. The dragon thing is pretty cool.. really!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faruja Senra]]|| Do you hate me, for believing in the Creatrix, rather than your Faram and Saint Ajora?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Argider]]|| Did you really kill a child!?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Caran Steel]]|| Well uh.. I love your cat! Ketan is amazing!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gabranth]]|| He's rather serious but.. sometimes hints of kindness shine through. Best not to tempt him, as I'm told he's a master of the Force Choke!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Reize Seatlan]]|| So, right.. per Riku you are actually as decent one can get outside of brain damage. It has been duly noted that you are not a harem master.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Angantyr Vespar]]|| So you're the assassin of the Emperor of Archades. I.. don't know what to think of that. I just know I shouldn't be caught around you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Haneisuru]]|| I'm not really into the 'pain' thing. But to each their own. Mimic powers sound pretty cool, just haven't witnessed you using them yet.<br />
|}<br />
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=Trivia=<br />
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Alma's Zodiac Sign is Virgo.<br />
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Due to the scene Cosmic Power and all that Jazz, Alma has a small misshapen scar on her right shoulder which is matte black. She's no longer capable of healing it and goes to great lengths to conceal it.<br />
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Alma possesses a wayfinder, of her own creation. It has the appearance of a five pointed star crafted from moonstones, with obsidian five pointed stars on the tips and in the center.<br />
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=Alternate Main Themes=<br />
'''Truth''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1eCoj2D1s<br />
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'''Child of Ramuha Theme(Play together):''' http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=AIJZWbuLmr8 http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=SDmbGrQqWog<br />
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=Battle Theme=<br />
'''Will of Silver''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=wqHWr51Za4k<br />
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'''A Light Illuminating the Depths''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=8NEc-2AzRB4<br />
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'''Icarus''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=d88xQCKM2W0<br />
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'''Typical Limit Break: Hepatica''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2zFwvIomw<br />
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= Logs =<br />
{{Character Logs}}<br />
= Cutscenes =<br />
{{Character Logs|Cutscenes}}</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Alma_HyralAlma Hyral2013-08-12T06:07:27Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: /* Profile */</p>
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{{Character Infobox<br />
|firstname=Alma<br />
|lastname=Hyral<br />
|age=15<br />
|image=AlmaFinal.jpg<br />
|species=Human<br />
|sex=Female<br />
|height=5'1"<br />
|weight=Please don't.<br />
|series=Final Fantasy ACT Class<br />
|styles=Empyrean Cosma<br />
|hometown=Ramuha<br />
|alignment=Forces of Restoration<br />
|group=Alexander Academy, Archadian Empire<br />
|occupation=White Mage<br />
|themesong=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3aRYPSCqdo<br />
|quote=Its your words that gave me courage. They became my light to guide me towards the right path.<br />
|footer=Dealing with the consequences of a rash decision.<br />
}}<br />
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=Profile=<br />
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Born on Ramuha, Alma is the youngest daughter of the prominent Hyral family, a name well known amongst the highest levels of the Cosma Naturalis faith. Alma is believed to remain a devout adherent to the doctrine of the Cosma Naturalis Church. She has a reputation for being ultraconservative and frumpy, and she was something of a meek pariah amongst those who knew her at Alexander Academy. It is rumored that her white magic takes a rather unique form, as related to her field of study. At a superficial glance, she's something of a klutz, and a nerd who studies the subjects of astronomy over the harder sciences. She was also known to be a magnet for bullying, and its rumored she was even withdrawn from the Academy early to protect her from that, which doesnt help her case. After a short bout of employment with the Murasame Zaibatsu which resulted in her resignation, she's begun her tenure in the Archadian Empire. As of late its said that she's started to come out of her shell... <br />
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'''Skills:'''Bully Fodder?, The Glasses Stay On, Watch out when they come off, All Natural Homely, Klutz, Or is She?, Power of Prayer=Magical Girl Star Power, Power of SCIENCE=Magical Girl Star Power?, Little Sister, Sibling Issues, Ultraconformist, Blinded by the Light, Stargazer, Kitchen Princess, Eminently Kidnappable, THAT'S NOT CANON!<br />
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=Character History=<br />
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Alma had her whole life planned out for her as a member of the prestigious Hyral family. She'd study White Magic, learn the tenets of Cosma Naturalis, graduate from the prestigious Alexander Academy, be married at the age of eighteen, and simultaneously attend Medical School while raising a sprawling family. As an innocent girl with a rambling mouth she was all too happy to please her doting parents, she didn't know any better. During her childhood she became infatuated by the stars and astronomy, something which her parents presumed was a phase she'd grow out of.. she never did. <br />
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Unfortunately Alma was a frail youth with intractable asthma and a plethora of other medical conditions. If not for her family's status and skill in White Magic she might not have survived to adolescence. As she grew more skilled in White Magic she learned how to take care of herself which allowed her to function outside of a sickbed. Due to this and Kyra's own unique problem, she was homeschooled until the age of twelve. The only occasions that she was allowed outside of their estate was for liturgy and choir practice.<br />
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It was decided that by age twelve that it was safe for her to enroll at Alexander Academy. When she arrived, she found herself faced with new challenges.. she had no idea how to interact with people outside of her family, and this developed into severe social anxiety. After her first few interactions in which she faced harsh rejection, she retreated into a shell of meekness. This only resulted in her being relentlessly bullied.<br />
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Facing the prospect of being a social pariah, Alma became incredibly envious of her sisters. Tira had all the social graces that she did not, and Kyra had many natural gifts. Kyra had always been her hero, and when she rebelled.. Alma decided to follow suit, she just didn't have the courage to make her rebellion open.<br />
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Alma decided to experiment with White Magic, and she integrated this into her studies of astronomy and astrophysics. She believed that by doing this she might discover the truth of the origins of the universe, and thus prove that her goddess existed. On her world experimentation with White Magic was considered completely taboo by all sects of Cosma, and was stringently suppressed. But she thought she knew better than they. She was completely driven by a need to feel special...<br />
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...and maybe she got her wish. Maybe she didn't. Either way something about her was changed...<br />
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Horrified by her discoveries she decided not to rebel any longer, even if she had learned that most of what she believed in was wrong...<br />
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After Tira's death, her brother Ramza decided to inform her parents just how relentlessly bullied Alma was, as he believed she wouldn't be able to handle it in their time of mourning. She was withdrawn from Alexander Academy as a result....<br />
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Galianda fell into darkness shortly after.<br />
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And then her time in the World of Ruin began...<br />
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=Abilities=<br />
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'''Astrologer/Astronomer:''' Alma's base class is White Mage, however her magic takes on a unique form due to her experiments...<br />
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'''Cooking:''' Alma has become nearly a master chef under the tutelage of a certain someone...<br />
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'''Songbird:''' While it's rare to hear her sing, Alma is a talented Alto singer from her time in Choir.<br />
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'''Night Owl:''' The night is Alma's time, she's up during these hours more often than the day time.<br />
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'''Astrophile:''' Alma can be seen obsessively gazing into a telescope and recording her findings during most nights.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Pacifist:''' Alma's pacifistic tendencies have become more loose over time, due to multiple conversations with friends. She is still very hesitant to initiate any violence, but won't hesitate to defend a friend.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Social Anxiety:''' While her ability to handle new people has been drastically improved; often when meeting new people, or engaging in conversations with large numbers of people, Alma often stutters, and is unable to emotionally handle the overload.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Frail:''' Alma is frail and was generally considered sickly as a child. She falls ill easily, but is able to mitigate this somewhat with her mastery of White Magic.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Klutz:''' Alma is not graceful, agile, or dextrous and often trips over her own feet.<br />
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'''Ethnic Trait - Ramuha:''' Alma can sense changes in barometric pressure, and thus adequately predict when the weather is about to change.<br />
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=Relationships=<br />
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===On Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
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||[[Niklas Dragonius]]|| Thanks for the incredibly awkward advice. You've always been rather kind to me.<br />
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||[[Seloria Delacreaux]]||She's my best friend.. and in some ways, she's been like a mother to me. Thank you.<br />
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||[[Rena Laradyne]]||Sometimes I wonder if what I see of you is the real you. And other times I wonder if I truly desire to see the true Rena Laradyne. Either way, I remain your friend.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Will Sherman]]||What do those eyes of yours truly see, when they look at the world?<br />
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||[[Maximilien]]|| A rather intense individual. I promise that I'll keep your secrets.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Artyom W. Valodjn]]||He helped save my life, and he supports me most of the time. He's so.. reserved though, I wish I knew more about him.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sanel]]|| There's more to this boy than a glance would tell you. He's not as simple as he makes himself out to be, but he does seem innocent. Something happened to him to make him this way.. but maybe some things are best left buried.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius]]||He's always there to encourage me when I need it, and he knows.. more than most. I just wonder if he can really accomplish what he hopes to do. When he talks about it, it almost makes me believe he can.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Thirza Ingersleben]]||She's always kind to me and supportive but she seems to have a low opinion of herself. I hope I can help her get through that.. She's a better person than she knows.<br />
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|[[Legion|The Network]]||You're not a science experiment, no matter what she says. Let's stop her legacy together.<br />
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||[[Annia Leradine]]|| Right.. it's our secret.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Riku]]|| There are no words to express how I feel about you. Just as there are no words to express how sorry I am...<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sora]]|| An incredibly nice guy and an unlikely hero. I hope that I'll be able to help you restore Destiny Island.<br />
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||[[Faris Scherwiz|Sarisa Tycoon]]|| There are no true royalty on Galianda, so meeting her was a real experience. She's so down to earth for a Princess. Sweatdrop, maybe too down to earth.<br />
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||[[Karth Mason]]|| An amazing warrior, and a truly kind individual who cares for his family. I hope that he's able to cure his mother of her affliction.<br />
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||[[Kamon Lionward]]|| Sorry about what I asked you to do... I'd take it back if I could. Also, I wish I had more footage of you in battle, as I totally think you're Dragoon Man.<br />
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||[[Ryusei Isshiki]]|| It's good to have you back. I'm surprised you remember me, thank you for being so kind.<br />
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||[[Gerad Iron Fogair]]|| Well he's kind of a huge lecher, but there's something more to him than meets the eye. Anyhow, this treasure hunt could be fun.<br />
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||[[Rapunzel]]|| And Mom once told me she thought I was growing my hair out too long! Wields a mean frying pan both inside and outside of the kitchen. Pascal is adorable.<br />
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||[[Aeschere Childs]]|| Seems like a reasonably well-balanced individual, and she's pretty friendly. Which makes me wonder why she hangs with Akari Seran.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Jidro Gerrison]]|| I hope you and Annia find happiness together. You're certainly not what my Father led me to believe.<br />
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||[[Saitei Dennou]]|| I'm glad we could free you... may you prosper in this world. I just hope you don't try to kill me again!<br />
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||[[Serah Farron]]|| A talented healer, and both a kind and caring individual.<br />
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||[[Myla Mason]]|| Skilled engineer and heir to a pirate legacy. Could it get any better than that?<br />
|}<br />
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===Family===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
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||[[Kyra Hyral]]||No matter how much I exasperate you, know that you are and always have been my hero, Kyra.<br />
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||Tira Hyral||Even though you're gone, I live my life in your memory Tira. I'm sorry that I failed you. I'll keep my other promise..<br />
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||Father Hyral|| I wish I could say that I'm making you proud.. but I'm a terrible daughter. I'm so sorry daddy. I miss you.<br />
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||Anastasia Hyral|| There are so many things I wish I could have told you Mom. But I didn't have the courage, and the opportunity is gone.<br />
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||Ramza Hyral|| I resent that you told Mom and Dad.. but I still love you. I'll find a way to save you, I promise.<br />
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||Rest of the Family|| I will save you all, or die in the attempt.<br />
|}<br />
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===Not so Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
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|[[Helena Celba]]|| I'm rather certain I know what you are now. I still don't hate you, nor will I try to change you. I just hope you find your way.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Akari Seran]]|| No matter how relentlessly you bullied me... I went too far. Another failure of control on my part. <br />
|-<br />
|[[Garland]]|| ..... *Retches at the mere thought of him*<br />
|-<br />
||Feige Abramson|| I pity you, more than anything. If you are dead, then I pray that Yahweh has mercy on your soul. I doubt that Chaos will.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Souji Murasame]]||I find it difficult to judge you based on your goal. Some part of me hopes you succeed. The other part of me wonders if the cries of your victims will one day drown out the wind. Will you be able to hear her voice over the price you paid?<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ophelia]]|| Something about her feels off.. and she tried to kill Avira, I'm sure of it.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Illua]]|| ...jerky serial villain straight out of a Ramuha spy vid.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Alberic Lux]]|| You are a horror. <br />
|-<br />
|The Seeker|| What I fear most about you is not your incomprehensible power, but the fact that despite that power you're unknown to the world at large.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===My Failures===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" width="120" | Name<br />
! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
|Lord Ombra|| While you were pure evil.... I lost control. I shouldn't have jumped to...<br />
|-<br />
|Five|| What have I done? I'm no better than.... it shouldn't have been that easy for me to make that decision. <br />
|}<br />
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===People I Barely Know===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius|DRAGOON MAN!]]||A hero! I'm glad he survived the fall of our world. We need heroes like him. He has to be someone I know! I'll find out who he is!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Leon]]|| I hope you see her again one day.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Minette Odam]]||I'm so sorry for what happened. I know sometimes you may be self-absorbed, but you didn't deserve that. Bravery like yours should be rewarded, not punished.<br />
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||[[Raine Arland]]||Well he likes my cooking.. I don't really know much else about him though. He seems kind of reckless.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maira]]|| I heard that someone's stomach was the key to their heart, but it's sort of ridiculous with her! She's very nice though. Why does Garland pursue you?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Margaux Fleury]]|| She's so elegant and exotic.. compared to me, maybe she'll take up my offer for her to go to Seloria.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Avira]]|| Why does Garland have such an interest in you? <br />
|-<br />
||[[Ulharisk]]|| Sorry that I freaked out. The dragon thing is pretty cool.. really!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faruja Senra]]|| Do you hate me, for believing in the Creatrix, rather than your Faram and Saint Ajora?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Argider]]|| Did you really kill a child!?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Caran Steel]]|| Well uh.. I love your cat! Ketan is amazing!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gabranth]]|| He's rather serious but.. sometimes hints of kindness shine through. Best not to tempt him, as I'm told he's a master of the Force Choke!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Reize Seatlan]]|| So, right.. per Riku you are actually as decent one can get outside of brain damage. It has been duly noted that you are not a harem master.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Angantyr Vespar]]|| So you're the assassin of the Emperor of Archades. I.. don't know what to think of that. I just know I shouldn't be caught around you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Haneisuru]]|| I'm not really into the 'pain' thing. But to each their own. Mimic powers sound pretty cool, just haven't witnessed you using them yet.<br />
|}<br />
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=Trivia=<br />
<br />
Alma's Zodiac Sign is Virgo.<br />
<br />
Due to the scene Cosmic Power and all that Jazz, Alma has a small misshapen scar on her right shoulder which is matte black. She's no longer capable of healing it and goes to great lengths to conceal it.<br />
<br />
Alma possesses a wayfinder, of her own creation. It has the appearance of a five pointed star crafted from moonstones, with obsidian five pointed stars on the tips and in the center.<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
=Alternate Main Themes=<br />
'''Truth''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1eCoj2D1s<br />
<br />
'''Child of Ramuha Theme(Play together):''' http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=AIJZWbuLmr8 http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=SDmbGrQqWog<br />
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=Battle Theme=<br />
'''Will of Silver''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=wqHWr51Za4k<br />
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'''A Light Illuminating the Depths''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=8NEc-2AzRB4<br />
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'''Icarus''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=d88xQCKM2W0<br />
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'''Typical Limit Break: Hepatica''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2zFwvIomw<br />
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= Logs =<br />
{{Character Logs}}<br />
= Cutscenes =<br />
{{Character Logs|Cutscenes}}</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Alma_HyralAlma Hyral2013-08-12T06:07:03Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: /* Profile */</p>
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{{Character Infobox<br />
|firstname=Alma<br />
|lastname=Hyral<br />
|age=15<br />
|image=AlmaFinal.jpg<br />
|species=Human<br />
|sex=Female<br />
|height=5'1"<br />
|weight=Please don't.<br />
|series=Final Fantasy ACT Class<br />
|styles=Empyrean Cosma<br />
|hometown=Ramuha<br />
|alignment=Forces of Restoration<br />
|group=Alexander Academy, Archadian Empire<br />
|occupation=White Mage<br />
|themesong=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3aRYPSCqdo<br />
|quote=Its your words that gave me courage. They became my light to guide me towards the right path.<br />
|footer=Dealing with the consequences of a rash decision.<br />
}}<br />
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=Profile=<br />
<br />
Born on Ramuha, Alma is the youngest daughter of the prominent Hyral family, a name well known amongst the highest levels of the Cosma Naturalis faith. Alma is believed to remain a devout adherent to the doctrine of the Cosma Naturalis Church. She has a reputation for being ultraconservative and frumpy, and she was something of a meek pariah amongst those who knew her at Alexander Academy. It is rumored that her white magic takes a rather unique form, as related to her field of study. At a superficial glance, she's something of a klutz, and a nerd who studies the subjects of astronomy over the harder sciences. She was also known to be a magnet for bullying, and its rumored she was even withdrawn from the Academy early to protect her from that, which doesnt help her case. After a short bout of employment with the Murasame Zaibatsu which resulted in her resignation, she's begun her tenure in the Archadian Empire. As of late its said that she's started to come out of her shell... <br />
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'''Skills:'''Bully Fodder?, The Glasses Stay On, Watch out when they come off, All Natural Homely, Klutz, Or is She?, Power of Prayer=Magical Girl Star Power, Power of SCIENCE=Magical Girl Star Power?, Little Sister, Sibling Issues, Ultraconformist, Blinded by the Light, Stargazer, Kitchen Princess, Eminently Kidnappable, THAT'S NOT CANON!<br />
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=Character History=<br />
<br />
Alma had her whole life planned out for her as a member of the prestigious Hyral family. She'd study White Magic, learn the tenets of Cosma Naturalis, graduate from the prestigious Alexander Academy, be married at the age of eighteen, and simultaneously attend Medical School while raising a sprawling family. As an innocent girl with a rambling mouth she was all too happy to please her doting parents, she didn't know any better. During her childhood she became infatuated by the stars and astronomy, something which her parents presumed was a phase she'd grow out of.. she never did. <br />
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Unfortunately Alma was a frail youth with intractable asthma and a plethora of other medical conditions. If not for her family's status and skill in White Magic she might not have survived to adolescence. As she grew more skilled in White Magic she learned how to take care of herself which allowed her to function outside of a sickbed. Due to this and Kyra's own unique problem, she was homeschooled until the age of twelve. The only occasions that she was allowed outside of their estate was for liturgy and choir practice.<br />
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It was decided that by age twelve that it was safe for her to enroll at Alexander Academy. When she arrived, she found herself faced with new challenges.. she had no idea how to interact with people outside of her family, and this developed into severe social anxiety. After her first few interactions in which she faced harsh rejection, she retreated into a shell of meekness. This only resulted in her being relentlessly bullied.<br />
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Facing the prospect of being a social pariah, Alma became incredibly envious of her sisters. Tira had all the social graces that she did not, and Kyra had many natural gifts. Kyra had always been her hero, and when she rebelled.. Alma decided to follow suit, she just didn't have the courage to make her rebellion open.<br />
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Alma decided to experiment with White Magic, and she integrated this into her studies of astronomy and astrophysics. She believed that by doing this she might discover the truth of the origins of the universe, and thus prove that her goddess existed. On her world experimentation with White Magic was considered completely taboo by all sects of Cosma, and was stringently suppressed. But she thought she knew better than they. She was completely driven by a need to feel special...<br />
<br />
...and maybe she got her wish. Maybe she didn't. Either way something about her was changed...<br />
<br />
Horrified by her discoveries she decided not to rebel any longer, even if she had learned that most of what she believed in was wrong...<br />
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After Tira's death, her brother Ramza decided to inform her parents just how relentlessly bullied Alma was, as he believed she wouldn't be able to handle it in their time of mourning. She was withdrawn from Alexander Academy as a result....<br />
<br />
Galianda fell into darkness shortly after.<br />
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And then her time in the World of Ruin began...<br />
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=Abilities=<br />
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'''Astrologer/Astronomer:''' Alma's base class is White Mage, however her magic takes on a unique form due to her experiments...<br />
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'''Cooking:''' Alma has become nearly a master chef under the tutelage of a certain someone...<br />
<br />
'''Songbird:''' While it's rare to hear her sing, Alma is a talented Alto singer from her time in Choir.<br />
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'''Night Owl:''' The night is Alma's time, she's up during these hours more often than the day time.<br />
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'''Astrophile:''' Alma can be seen obsessively gazing into a telescope and recording her findings during most nights.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Pacifist:''' Alma's pacifistic tendencies have become more loose over time, due to multiple conversations with friends. She is still very hesitant to initiate any violence, but won't hesitate to defend a friend.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Social Anxiety:''' While her ability to handle new people has been drastically improved; often when meeting new people, or engaging in conversations with large numbers of people, Alma often stutters, and is unable to emotionally handle the overload.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Frail:''' Alma is frail and was generally considered sickly as a child. She falls ill easily, but is able to mitigate this somewhat with her mastery of White Magic.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Klutz:''' Alma is not graceful, agile, or dextrous and often trips over her own feet.<br />
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'''Ethnic Trait - Ramuha:''' Alma can sense changes in barometric pressure, and thus adequately predict when the weather is about to change.<br />
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=Relationships=<br />
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<br />
===On Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Niklas Dragonius]]|| Thanks for the incredibly awkward advice. You've always been rather kind to me.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Seloria Delacreaux]]||She's my best friend.. and in some ways, she's been like a mother to me. Thank you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Rena Laradyne]]||Sometimes I wonder if what I see of you is the real you. And other times I wonder if I truly desire to see the true Rena Laradyne. Either way, I remain your friend.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Will Sherman]]||What do those eyes of yours truly see, when they look at the world?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maximilien]]|| A rather intense individual. I promise that I'll keep your secrets.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Artyom W. Valodjn]]||He helped save my life, and he supports me most of the time. He's so.. reserved though, I wish I knew more about him.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sanel]]|| There's more to this boy than a glance would tell you. He's not as simple as he makes himself out to be, but he does seem innocent. Something happened to him to make him this way.. but maybe some things are best left buried.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius]]||He's always there to encourage me when I need it, and he knows.. more than most. I just wonder if he can really accomplish what he hopes to do. When he talks about it, it almost makes me believe he can.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Thirza Ingersleben]]||She's always kind to me and supportive but she seems to have a low opinion of herself. I hope I can help her get through that.. She's a better person than she knows.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Legion|The Network]]||You're not a science experiment, no matter what she says. Let's stop her legacy together.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Annia Leradine]]|| Right.. it's our secret.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Riku]]|| There are no words to express how I feel about you. Just as there are no words to express how sorry I am...<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sora]]|| An incredibly nice guy and an unlikely hero. I hope that I'll be able to help you restore Destiny Island.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faris Scherwiz|Sarisa Tycoon]]|| There are no true royalty on Galianda, so meeting her was a real experience. She's so down to earth for a Princess. Sweatdrop, maybe too down to earth.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Karth Mason]]|| An amazing warrior, and a truly kind individual who cares for his family. I hope that he's able to cure his mother of her affliction.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Kamon Lionward]]|| Sorry about what I asked you to do... I'd take it back if I could. Also, I wish I had more footage of you in battle, as I totally think you're Dragoon Man.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Ryusei Isshiki]]|| It's good to have you back. I'm surprised you remember me, thank you for being so kind.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gerad Iron Fogair]]|| Well he's kind of a huge lecher, but there's something more to him than meets the eye. Anyhow, this treasure hunt could be fun.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Rapunzel]]|| And Mom once told me she thought I was growing my hair out too long! Wields a mean frying pan both inside and outside of the kitchen. Pascal is adorable.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Aeschere Childs]]|| Seems like a reasonably well-balanced individual, and she's pretty friendly. Which makes me wonder why she hangs with Akari Seran.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Jidro Gerrison]]|| I hope you and Annia find happiness together. You're certainly not what my Father led me to believe.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Saitei Dennou]]|| I'm glad we could free you... may you prosper in this world. I just hope you don't try to kill me again!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Serah Farron]]|| A talented healer, and both a kind and caring individual.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Myla Mason]]|| Skilled engineer and heir to a pirate legacy. Could it get any better than that?<br />
|}<br />
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===Family===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Kyra Hyral]]||No matter how much I exasperate you, know that you are and always have been my hero, Kyra.<br />
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||Tira Hyral||Even though you're gone, I live my life in your memory Tira. I'm sorry that I failed you. I'll keep my other promise..<br />
|-<br />
||Father Hyral|| I wish I could say that I'm making you proud.. but I'm a terrible daughter. I'm so sorry daddy. I miss you.<br />
|-<br />
||Anastasia Hyral|| There are so many things I wish I could have told you Mom. But I didn't have the courage, and the opportunity is gone.<br />
|-<br />
||Ramza Hyral|| I resent that you told Mom and Dad.. but I still love you. I'll find a way to save you, I promise.<br />
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||Rest of the Family|| I will save you all, or die in the attempt.<br />
|}<br />
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===Not so Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
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|[[Helena Celba]]|| I'm rather certain I know what you are now. I still don't hate you, nor will I try to change you. I just hope you find your way.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Akari Seran]]|| No matter how relentlessly you bullied me... I went too far. Another failure of control on my part. <br />
|-<br />
|[[Garland]]|| ..... *Retches at the mere thought of him*<br />
|-<br />
||Feige Abramson|| I pity you, more than anything. If you are dead, then I pray that Yahweh has mercy on your soul. I doubt that Chaos will.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Souji Murasame]]||I find it difficult to judge you based on your goal. Some part of me hopes you succeed. The other part of me wonders if the cries of your victims will one day drown out the wind. Will you be able to hear her voice over the price you paid?<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ophelia]]|| Something about her feels off.. and she tried to kill Avira, I'm sure of it.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Illua]]|| ...jerky serial villain straight out of a Ramuha spy vid.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Alberic Lux]]|| You are a horror. <br />
|-<br />
|The Seeker|| What I fear most about you is not your incomprehensible power, but the fact that despite that power you're unknown to the world at large.<br />
|}<br />
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===My Failures===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
|Lord Ombra|| While you were pure evil.... I lost control. I shouldn't have jumped to...<br />
|-<br />
|Five|| What have I done? I'm no better than.... it shouldn't have been that easy for me to make that decision. <br />
|}<br />
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===People I Barely Know===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius|DRAGOON MAN!]]||A hero! I'm glad he survived the fall of our world. We need heroes like him. He has to be someone I know! I'll find out who he is!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Leon]]|| I hope you see her again one day.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Minette Odam]]||I'm so sorry for what happened. I know sometimes you may be self-absorbed, but you didn't deserve that. Bravery like yours should be rewarded, not punished.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Raine Arland]]||Well he likes my cooking.. I don't really know much else about him though. He seems kind of reckless.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maira]]|| I heard that someone's stomach was the key to their heart, but it's sort of ridiculous with her! She's very nice though. Why does Garland pursue you?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Margaux Fleury]]|| She's so elegant and exotic.. compared to me, maybe she'll take up my offer for her to go to Seloria.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Avira]]|| Why does Garland have such an interest in you? <br />
|-<br />
||[[Ulharisk]]|| Sorry that I freaked out. The dragon thing is pretty cool.. really!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faruja Senra]]|| Do you hate me, for believing in the Creatrix, rather than your Faram and Saint Ajora?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Argider]]|| Did you really kill a child!?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Caran Steel]]|| Well uh.. I love your cat! Ketan is amazing!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gabranth]]|| He's rather serious but.. sometimes hints of kindness shine through. Best not to tempt him, as I'm told he's a master of the Force Choke!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Reize Seatlan]]|| So, right.. per Riku you are actually as decent one can get outside of brain damage. It has been duly noted that you are not a harem master.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Angantyr Vespar]]|| So you're the assassin of the Emperor of Archades. I.. don't know what to think of that. I just know I shouldn't be caught around you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Haneisuru]]|| I'm not really into the 'pain' thing. But to each their own. Mimic powers sound pretty cool, just haven't witnessed you using them yet.<br />
|}<br />
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=Trivia=<br />
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Alma's Zodiac Sign is Virgo.<br />
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Due to the scene Cosmic Power and all that Jazz, Alma has a small misshapen scar on her right shoulder which is matte black. She's no longer capable of healing it and goes to great lengths to conceal it.<br />
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Alma possesses a wayfinder, of her own creation. It has the appearance of a five pointed star crafted from moonstones, with obsidian five pointed stars on the tips and in the center.<br />
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=Alternate Main Themes=<br />
'''Truth''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1eCoj2D1s<br />
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'''Child of Ramuha Theme(Play together):''' http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=AIJZWbuLmr8 http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=SDmbGrQqWog<br />
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=Battle Theme=<br />
'''Will of Silver''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=wqHWr51Za4k<br />
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'''A Light Illuminating the Depths''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=8NEc-2AzRB4<br />
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'''Icarus''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=d88xQCKM2W0<br />
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'''Typical Limit Break: Hepatica''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2zFwvIomw<br />
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= Logs =<br />
{{Character Logs}}<br />
= Cutscenes =<br />
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{{Character Infobox<br />
|firstname=Alma<br />
|lastname=Hyral<br />
|age=15<br />
|image=AlmaFinal.jpg<br />
|species=Human<br />
|sex=Female<br />
|height=5'1"<br />
|weight=Please don't.<br />
|series=Final Fantasy ACT Class<br />
|styles=Empyrean Cosma<br />
|hometown=Ramuha<br />
|alignment=Forces of Restoration<br />
|group=Alexander Academy, Archadian Empire<br />
|occupation=White Mage<br />
|themesong=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3aRYPSCqdo<br />
|quote=Its your words that gave me courage. They became my light to guide me towards the right path.<br />
|footer=Dealing with the consequences of a rash decision.<br />
}}<br />
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=Profile=<br />
<br />
Born on Ramuha, Alma is the youngest daughter of the prominent Hyral family, a name well known amongst the highest levels of the Cosma Naturalis faith. Alma is believed to remain a devout adherent to the doctrine of the Cosma Naturalis Church. She has a reputation for being ultraconservative and frumpy, and she was something of a meek pariah amongst those who knew her at Alexander Academy. It is rumored that her white magic takes a rather unique form, as related to her field of study. At a superficial glance, she's something of a klutz, and a nerd who studies the subjects of astronomy over the harder sciences. She was also known to be a magnet for bullying, and its rumored she was even withdrawn from the Academy early to protect her from that, which doesnt help her case. After a short bout of employment with the Murasame Zaibatsu which resulted in her resignation, she's begun her tenure in the Archadian Empire. As of late its said that she's started to come out of her shell... <br />
<br />
'''Skills:'''Bully Fodder?, The Glasses Stay On, Watch out when they come off, All Natural Homely, Klutz, Or is She?, Power of Prayer=Magical Girl Star Power, Power of SCIENCE=Magical Girl Star Power?, Little Sister, Sibling Issues, Ultraconformist, Blinded by the Light, Stargazer, Kitchen Princess, Eminently Kidnappable, THAT'S NOT CANON!<br />
<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
=Character History=<br />
<br />
Alma had her whole life planned out for her as a member of the prestigious Hyral family. She'd study White Magic, learn the tenets of Cosma Naturalis, graduate from the prestigious Alexander Academy, be married at the age of eighteen, and simultaneously attend Medical School while raising a sprawling family. As an innocent girl with a rambling mouth she was all too happy to please her doting parents, she didn't know any better. During her childhood she became infatuated by the stars and astronomy, something which her parents presumed was a phase she'd grow out of.. she never did. <br />
<br />
Unfortunately Alma was a frail youth with intractable asthma and a plethora of other medical conditions. If not for her family's status and skill in White Magic she might not have survived to adolescence. As she grew more skilled in White Magic she learned how to take care of herself which allowed her to function outside of a sickbed. Due to this and Kyra's own unique problem, she was homeschooled until the age of twelve. The only occasions that she was allowed outside of their estate was for liturgy and choir practice.<br />
<br />
It was decided that by age twelve that it was safe for her to enroll at Alexander Academy. When she arrived, she found herself faced with new challenges.. she had no idea how to interact with people outside of her family, and this developed into severe social anxiety. After her first few interactions in which she faced harsh rejection, she retreated into a shell of meekness. This only resulted in her being relentlessly bullied.<br />
<br />
Facing the prospect of being a social pariah, Alma became incredibly envious of her sisters. Tira had all the social graces that she did not, and Kyra had many natural gifts. Kyra had always been her hero, and when she rebelled.. Alma decided to follow suit, she just didn't have the courage to make her rebellion open.<br />
<br />
Alma decided to experiment with White Magic, and she integrated this into her studies of astronomy and astrophysics. She believed that by doing this she might discover the truth of the origins of the universe, and thus prove that her goddess existed. On her world experimentation with White Magic was considered completely taboo by all sects of Cosma, and was stringently suppressed. But she thought she knew better than they. She was completely driven by a need to feel special...<br />
<br />
...and maybe she got her wish. Maybe she didn't. Either way something about her was changed...<br />
<br />
Horrified by her discoveries she decided not to rebel any longer, even if she had learned that most of what she believed in was wrong...<br />
<br />
After Tira's death, her brother Ramza decided to inform her parents just how relentlessly bullied Alma was, as he believed she wouldn't be able to handle it in their time of mourning. She was withdrawn from Alexander Academy as a result....<br />
<br />
Galianda fell into darkness shortly after.<br />
<br />
And then her time in the World of Ruin began...<br />
<br />
=Abilities=<br />
<br />
'''Astrologer/Astronomer:''' Alma's base class is White Mage, however her magic takes on a unique form due to her experiments...<br />
<br />
'''Cooking:''' Alma has become nearly a master chef under the tutelage of a certain someone...<br />
<br />
'''Songbird:''' While it's rare to hear her sing, Alma is a talented Alto singer from her time in Choir.<br />
<br />
'''Night Owl:''' The night is Alma's time, she's up during these hours more often than the day time.<br />
<br />
'''Astrophile:''' Alma can be seen obsessively gazing into a telescope and recording her findings during most nights.<br />
<br />
'''Disadvantage - Pacifist:''' Alma's pacifistic tendencies have become more loose over time, due to multiple conversations with friends. She is still very hesitant to initiate any violence, but won't hesitate to defend a friend.<br />
<br />
'''Disadvantage - Social Anxiety:''' While her ability to handle new people has been drastically improved; often when meeting new people, or engaging in conversations with large numbers of people, Alma often stutters, and is unable to emotionally handle the overload.<br />
<br />
'''Disadvantage - Frail:''' Alma is frail and was generally considered sickly as a child. She falls ill easily, but is able to mitigate this somewhat with her mastery of White Magic.<br />
<br />
'''Disadvantage - Klutz:''' Alma is not graceful, agile, or dextrous and often trips over her own feet.<br />
<br />
'''Ethnic Trait - Ramuha:''' Alma can sense changes in barometric pressure, and thus adequately predict when the weather is about to change.<br />
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=Relationships=<br />
<br />
<br />
===On Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" width="120" | Name<br />
! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Niklas Dragonius]]|| Thanks for the incredibly awkward advice. You've always been rather kind to me.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Seloria Delacreaux]]||She's my best friend.. and in some ways, she's been like a mother to me. Thank you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Rena Laradyne]]||Sometimes I wonder if what I see of you is the real you. And other times I wonder if I truly desire to see the true Rena Laradyne. Either way, I remain your friend.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Will Sherman]]||What do those eyes of yours truly see, when they look at the world?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maximilien]]|| A rather intense individual. I promise that I'll keep your secrets.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Artyom W. Valodjn]]||He helped save my life, and he supports me most of the time. He's so.. reserved though, I wish I knew more about him.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sanel]]|| There's more to this boy than a glance would tell you. He's not as simple as he makes himself out to be, but he does seem innocent. Something happened to him to make him this way.. but maybe some things are best left buried.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius]]||He's always there to encourage me when I need it, and he knows.. more than most. I just wonder if he can really accomplish what he hopes to do. When he talks about it, it almost makes me believe he can.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Thirza Ingersleben]]||She's always kind to me and supportive but she seems to have a low opinion of herself. I hope I can help her get through that.. She's a better person than she knows.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Legion|The Network]]||You're not a science experiment, no matter what she says. Let's stop her legacy together.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Annia Leradine]]|| Right.. it's our secret.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Riku]]|| There are no words to express how I feel about you. Just as there are no words to express how sorry I am...<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sora]]|| An incredibly nice guy and an unlikely hero. I hope that I'll be able to help you restore Destiny Island.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faris Scherwiz|Sarisa Tycoon]]|| There are no true royalty on Galianda, so meeting her was a real experience. She's so down to earth for a Princess. Sweatdrop, maybe too down to earth.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Karth Mason]]|| An amazing warrior, and a truly kind individual who cares for his family. I hope that he's able to cure his mother of her affliction.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Kamon Lionward]]|| Sorry about what I asked you to do... I'd take it back if I could. Also, I wish I had more footage of you in battle, as I totally think you're Dragoon Man.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Ryusei Isshiki]]|| It's good to have you back. I'm surprised you remember me, thank you for being so kind.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gerad Iron Fogair]]|| Well he's kind of a huge lecher, but there's something more to him than meets the eye. Anyhow, this treasure hunt could be fun.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Rapunzel]]|| And Mom once told me she thought I was growing my hair out too long! Wields a mean frying pan both inside and outside of the kitchen. Pascal is adorable.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Aeschere Childs]]|| Seems like a reasonably well-balanced individual, and she's pretty friendly. Which makes me wonder why she hangs with Akari Seran.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Jidro Gerrison]]|| I hope you and Annia find happiness together. You're certainly not what my Father led me to believe.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Saitei Dennou]]|| I'm glad we could free you... may you prosper in this world. I just hope you don't try to kill me again!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Serah Farron]]|| A talented healer, and both a kind and caring individual.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Myla Mason]]|| Skilled engineer and heir to a pirate legacy. Could it get any better than that?<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Family===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Kyra Hyral]]||No matter how much I exasperate you, know that you are and always have been my hero, Kyra.<br />
|-<br />
||Tira Hyral||Even though you're gone, I live my life in your memory Tira. I'm sorry that I failed you. I'll keep my other promise..<br />
|-<br />
||Father Hyral|| I wish I could say that I'm making you proud.. but I'm a terrible daughter. I'm so sorry daddy. I miss you.<br />
|-<br />
||Anastasia Hyral|| There are so many things I wish I could have told you Mom. But I didn't have the courage, and the opportunity is gone.<br />
|-<br />
||Ramza Hyral|| I resent that you told Mom and Dad.. but I still love you. I'll find a way to save you, I promise.<br />
|-<br />
||Rest of the Family|| I will save you all, or die in the attempt.<br />
|}<br />
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===Not so Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
|[[Helena Celba]]|| I'm rather certain I know what you are now. I still don't hate you, nor will I try to change you. I just hope you find your way.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Akari Seran]]|| No matter how relentlessly you bullied me... I went too far. Another failure of control on my part. <br />
|-<br />
|[[Garland]]|| ..... *Retches at the mere thought of him*<br />
|-<br />
||Feige Abramson|| I pity you, more than anything. If you are dead, then I pray that Yahweh has mercy on your soul. I doubt that Chaos will.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Souji Murasame]]||I find it difficult to judge you based on your goal. Some part of me hopes you succeed. The other part of me wonders if the cries of your victims will one day drown out the wind. Will you be able to hear her voice over the price you paid?<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ophelia]]|| Something about her feels off.. and she tried to kill Avira, I'm sure of it.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Illua]]|| ...jerky serial villain straight out of a Ramuha spy vid.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Alberic Lux]]|| You are a horror. <br />
|-<br />
|The Seeker|| What I fear most about you is not your incomprehensible power, but the fact that despite that power you're unknown to the world at large.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===My Failures===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
|Lord Ombra|| While you were pure evil.... I lost control. I shouldn't have jumped to...<br />
|-<br />
|Five|| What have I done? I'm no better than.... it shouldn't have been that easy for me to make that decision. <br />
|}<br />
<br />
===People I Barely Know===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" width="120" | Name<br />
! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius|DRAGOON MAN!]]||A hero! I'm glad he survived the fall of our world. We need heroes like him. He has to be someone I know! I'll find out who he is!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Leon]]|| I hope you see her again one day.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Minette Odam]]||I'm so sorry for what happened. I know sometimes you may be self-absorbed, but you didn't deserve that. Bravery like yours should be rewarded, not punished.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Raine Arland]]||Well he likes my cooking.. I don't really know much else about him though. He seems kind of reckless.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maira]]|| I heard that someone's stomach was the key to their heart, but it's sort of ridiculous with her! She's very nice though. Why does Garland pursue you?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Margaux Fleury]]|| She's so elegant and exotic.. compared to me, maybe she'll take up my offer for her to go to Seloria.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Avira]]|| Why does Garland have such an interest in you? <br />
|-<br />
||[[Ulharisk]]|| Sorry that I freaked out. The dragon thing is pretty cool.. really!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faruja Senra]]|| Do you hate me, for believing in the Creatrix, rather than your Faram and Saint Ajora?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Argider]]|| Did you really kill a child!?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Caran Steel]]|| Well uh.. I love your cat! Ketan is amazing!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gabranth]]|| He's rather serious but.. sometimes hints of kindness shine through. Best not to tempt him, as I'm told he's a master of the Force Choke!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Reize Seatlan]]|| So, right.. per Riku you are actually as decent one can get outside of brain damage. It has been duly noted that you are not a harem master.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Angantyr Vespar]]|| So you're the assassin of the Emperor of Archades. I.. don't know what to think of that. I just know I shouldn't be caught around you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Haneisuru]]|| I'm not really into the 'pain' thing. But to each their own. Mimic powers sound pretty cool, just haven't witnessed you using them yet.<br />
|}<br />
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<br />
=Trivia=<br />
<br />
Alma's Zodiac Sign is Virgo.<br />
<br />
Due to the scene Cosmic Power and all that Jazz, Alma has a small misshapen scar on her right shoulder which is matte black. She's no longer capable of healing it and goes to great lengths to conceal it.<br />
<br />
Alma possesses a wayfinder, of her own creation. It has the appearance of a five pointed star crafted from moonstones, with obsidian five pointed stars on the tips and in the center.<br />
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=Alternate Main Themes=<br />
'''Truth''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1eCoj2D1s<br />
<br />
'''Child of Ramuha Theme(Play together):''' http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=AIJZWbuLmr8 http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=SDmbGrQqWog<br />
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=Battle Theme=<br />
'''Will of Silver''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=wqHWr51Za4k<br />
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'''A Light Illuminating the Depths''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=8NEc-2AzRB4<br />
<br />
'''Icarus''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=d88xQCKM2W0<br />
<br />
'''Typical Limit Break: Hepatica''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2zFwvIomw<br />
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= Logs =<br />
{{Character Logs}}<br />
= Cutscenes =<br />
{{Character Logs|Cutscenes}}</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Alma_HyralAlma Hyral2013-08-10T21:10:05Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: </p>
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{{Character Infobox<br />
|firstname=Alma<br />
|lastname=Hyral<br />
|age=15<br />
|image=AlmaFinal.jpg<br />
|species=Human<br />
|sex=Female<br />
|height=5'1"<br />
|weight=Please don't.<br />
|series=Final Fantasy ACT Class<br />
|styles=Empyrean Cosma<br />
|hometown=Ramuha<br />
|alignment=Forces of Restoration<br />
|group=Alexander Academy, Archadian Empire<br />
|occupation=White Mage<br />
|themesong=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3aRYPSCqdo<br />
|quote=Its your words that gave me courage. They became my light to guide me towards the right path.<br />
|footer=Dealing with the consequences of a rash decision.<br />
}}<br />
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=Profile=<br />
<br />
The Hyral family is a name well known in the highest levels of the Cosma Naturalis Church. Alma Hyral is the youngest daughter of this family. Doted upon by her parents and homeschooled until the age of twelve, she found herself not emotionally equipped for the challenges of Alexander Academy. She's known to be ultraconservative, klutzy, and frumpy. She's also a fan of Astronomy, Theology, and Philosophy over any of the harder sciences.<br />
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'''Skills:'''Bully Fodder, NERRDDDDDD!, The Glasses Stay On, Watch out when they come off, All Natural Homely, Klutz, Or is She?, Power of Prayer=Magical Girl Star Power, Little Sister, Sibling Issues, Ultraconformist, Blinded by the Light, Stargazer, Kitchen Princess <br />
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=Character History=<br />
<br />
Alma had her whole life planned out for her as a member of the prestigious Hyral family. She'd study White Magic, learn the tenets of Cosma Naturalis, graduate from the prestigious Alexander Academy, be married at the age of eighteen, and simultaneously attend Medical School while raising a sprawling family. As an innocent girl with a rambling mouth she was all too happy to please her doting parents, she didn't know any better. During her childhood she became infatuated by the stars and astronomy, something which her parents presumed was a phase she'd grow out of.. she never did. <br />
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Unfortunately Alma was a frail youth with intractable asthma and a plethora of other medical conditions. If not for her family's status and skill in White Magic she might not have survived to adolescence. As she grew more skilled in White Magic she learned how to take care of herself which allowed her to function outside of a sickbed. Due to this and Kyra's own unique problem, she was homeschooled until the age of twelve. The only occasions that she was allowed outside of their estate was for liturgy and choir practice.<br />
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It was decided that by age twelve that it was safe for her to enroll at Alexander Academy. When she arrived, she found herself faced with new challenges.. she had no idea how to interact with people outside of her family, and this developed into severe social anxiety. After her first few interactions in which she faced harsh rejection, she retreated into a shell of meekness. This only resulted in her being relentlessly bullied.<br />
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Facing the prospect of being a social pariah, Alma became incredibly envious of her sisters. Tira had all the social graces that she did not, and Kyra had many natural gifts. Kyra had always been her hero, and when she rebelled.. Alma decided to follow suit, she just didn't have the courage to make her rebellion open.<br />
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Alma decided to experiment with White Magic, and she integrated this into her studies of astronomy and astrophysics. She believed that by doing this she might discover the truth of the origins of the universe, and thus prove that her goddess existed. On her world experimentation with White Magic was considered completely taboo by all sects of Cosma, and was stringently suppressed. But she thought she knew better than they. She was completely driven by a need to feel special...<br />
<br />
...and maybe she got her wish. Maybe she didn't. Either way something about her was changed...<br />
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Horrified by her discoveries she decided not to rebel any longer, even if she had learned that most of what she believed in was wrong...<br />
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After Tira's death, her brother Ramza decided to inform her parents just how relentlessly bullied Alma was, as he believed she wouldn't be able to handle it in their time of mourning. She was withdrawn from Alexander Academy as a result....<br />
<br />
Galianda fell into darkness shortly after.<br />
<br />
And then her time in the World of Ruin began...<br />
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=Abilities=<br />
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'''Astrologer/Astronomer:''' Alma's base class is White Mage, however her magic takes on a unique form due to her experiments...<br />
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'''Cooking:''' Alma has become nearly a master chef under the tutelage of a certain someone...<br />
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'''Songbird:''' While it's rare to hear her sing, Alma is a talented Alto singer from her time in Choir.<br />
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'''Night Owl:''' The night is Alma's time, she's up during these hours more often than the day time.<br />
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'''Astrophile:''' Alma can be seen obsessively gazing into a telescope and recording her findings during most nights.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Pacifist:''' Alma's pacifistic tendencies have become more loose over time, due to multiple conversations with friends. She is still very hesitant to initiate any violence, but won't hesitate to defend a friend.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Social Anxiety:''' While her ability to handle new people has been drastically improved; often when meeting new people, or engaging in conversations with large numbers of people, Alma often stutters, and is unable to emotionally handle the overload.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Frail:''' Alma is frail and was generally considered sickly as a child. She falls ill easily, but is able to mitigate this somewhat with her mastery of White Magic.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Klutz:''' Alma is not graceful, agile, or dextrous and often trips over her own feet.<br />
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'''Ethnic Trait - Ramuha:''' Alma can sense changes in barometric pressure, and thus adequately predict when the weather is about to change.<br />
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=Relationships=<br />
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<br />
===On Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Niklas Dragonius]]|| Thanks for the incredibly awkward advice. You've always been rather kind to me.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Seloria Delacreaux]]||She's my best friend.. and in some ways, she's been like a mother to me. Thank you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Rena Laradyne]]||Sometimes I wonder if what I see of you is the real you. And other times I wonder if I truly desire to see the true Rena Laradyne. Either way, I remain your friend.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Will Sherman]]||What do those eyes of yours truly see, when they look at the world?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maximilien]]|| A rather intense individual. I promise that I'll keep your secrets.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Artyom W. Valodjn]]||He helped save my life, and he supports me most of the time. He's so.. reserved though, I wish I knew more about him.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sanel]]|| There's more to this boy than a glance would tell you. He's not as simple as he makes himself out to be, but he does seem innocent. Something happened to him to make him this way.. but maybe some things are best left buried.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius]]||He's always there to encourage me when I need it, and he knows.. more than most. I just wonder if he can really accomplish what he hopes to do. When he talks about it, it almost makes me believe he can.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Thirza Ingersleben]]||She's always kind to me and supportive but she seems to have a low opinion of herself. I hope I can help her get through that.. She's a better person than she knows.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Legion|The Network]]||You're not a science experiment, no matter what she says. Let's stop her legacy together.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Annia Leradine]]|| Right.. it's our secret.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Riku]]|| There are no words to express how I feel about you. Just as there are no words to express how sorry I am...<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sora]]|| An incredibly nice guy and an unlikely hero. I hope that I'll be able to help you restore Destiny Island.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faris Scherwiz|Sarisa Tycoon]]|| There are no true royalty on Galianda, so meeting her was a real experience. She's so down to earth for a Princess. Sweatdrop, maybe too down to earth.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Karth Mason]]|| An amazing warrior, and a truly kind individual who cares for his family. I hope that he's able to cure his mother of her affliction.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Kamon Lionward]]|| Sorry about what I asked you to do... I'd take it back if I could. Also, I wish I had more footage of you in battle, as I totally think you're Dragoon Man.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Ryusei Isshiki]]|| It's good to have you back. I'm surprised you remember me, thank you for being so kind.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gerad Iron Fogair]]|| Well he's kind of a huge lecher, but there's something more to him than meets the eye. Anyhow, this treasure hunt could be fun.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Rapunzel]]|| And Mom once told me she thought I was growing my hair out too long! Wields a mean frying pan both inside and outside of the kitchen. Pascal is adorable.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Aeschere Childs]]|| Seems like a reasonably well-balanced individual, and she's pretty friendly. Which makes me wonder why she hangs with Akari Seran.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Jidro Gerrison]]|| I hope you and Annia find happiness together. You're certainly not what my Father led me to believe.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Saitei Dennou]]|| I'm glad we could free you... may you prosper in this world. I just hope you don't try to kill me again!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Serah Farron]]|| A talented healer, and both a kind and caring individual.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Myla Mason]]|| Skilled engineer and heir to a pirate legacy. Could it get any better than that?<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Family===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Kyra Hyral]]||No matter how much I exasperate you, know that you are and always have been my hero, Kyra.<br />
|-<br />
||Tira Hyral||Even though you're gone, I live my life in your memory Tira. I'm sorry that I failed you. I'll keep my other promise..<br />
|-<br />
||Father Hyral|| I wish I could say that I'm making you proud.. but I'm a terrible daughter. I'm so sorry daddy. I miss you.<br />
|-<br />
||Anastasia Hyral|| There are so many things I wish I could have told you Mom. But I didn't have the courage, and the opportunity is gone.<br />
|-<br />
||Ramza Hyral|| I resent that you told Mom and Dad.. but I still love you. I'll find a way to save you, I promise.<br />
|-<br />
||Rest of the Family|| I will save you all, or die in the attempt.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Not so Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
|[[Helena Celba]]|| I'm rather certain I know what you are now. I still don't hate you, nor will I try to change you. I just hope you find your way.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Akari Seran]]|| No matter how relentlessly you bullied me... I went too far. Another failure of control on my part. <br />
|-<br />
|[[Garland]]|| ..... *Retches at the mere thought of him*<br />
|-<br />
||Feige Abramson|| I pity you, more than anything. If you are dead, then I pray that Yahweh has mercy on your soul. I doubt that Chaos will.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Souji Murasame]]||I find it difficult to judge you based on your goal. Some part of me hopes you succeed. The other part of me wonders if the cries of your victims will one day drown out the wind. Will you be able to hear her voice over the price you paid?<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ophelia]]|| Something about her feels off.. and she tried to kill Avira, I'm sure of it.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Illua]]|| ...jerky serial villain straight out of a Ramuha spy vid.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Alberic Lux]]|| You are a horror. <br />
|-<br />
|The Seeker|| What I fear most about you is not your incomprehensible power, but the fact that despite that power you're unknown to the world at large.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===My Failures===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" width="120" | Name<br />
! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
|Lord Ombra|| While you were pure evil.... I lost control. I shouldn't have jumped to...<br />
|-<br />
|Five|| What have I done? I'm no better than.... it shouldn't have been that easy for me to make that decision. <br />
|}<br />
<br />
===People I Barely Know===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" width="120" | Name<br />
! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius|DRAGOON MAN!]]||A hero! I'm glad he survived the fall of our world. We need heroes like him. He has to be someone I know! I'll find out who he is!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Leon]]|| I hope you see her again one day.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Minette Odam]]||I'm so sorry for what happened. I know sometimes you may be self-absorbed, but you didn't deserve that. Bravery like yours should be rewarded, not punished.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Raine Arland]]||Well he likes my cooking.. I don't really know much else about him though. He seems kind of reckless.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maira]]|| I heard that someone's stomach was the key to their heart, but it's sort of ridiculous with her! She's very nice though. Why does Garland pursue you?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Margaux Fleury]]|| She's so elegant and exotic.. compared to me, maybe she'll take up my offer for her to go to Seloria.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Avira]]|| Why does Garland have such an interest in you? <br />
|-<br />
||[[Ulharisk]]|| Sorry that I freaked out. The dragon thing is pretty cool.. really!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faruja Senra]]|| Do you hate me, for believing in the Creatrix, rather than your Faram and Saint Ajora?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Argider]]|| Did you really kill a child!?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Caran Steel]]|| Well uh.. I love your cat! Ketan is amazing!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gabranth]]|| He's rather serious but.. sometimes hints of kindness shine through. Best not to tempt him, as I'm told he's a master of the Force Choke!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Reize Seatlan]]|| So, right.. per Riku you are actually as decent one can get outside of brain damage. It has been duly noted that you are not a harem master.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Angantyr Vespar]]|| So you're the assassin of the Emperor of Archades. I.. don't know what to think of that. I just know I shouldn't be caught around you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Haneisuru]]|| I'm not really into the 'pain' thing. But to each their own. Mimic powers sound pretty cool, just haven't witnessed you using them yet.<br />
|}<br />
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<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
=Trivia=<br />
<br />
Alma's Zodiac Sign is Virgo.<br />
<br />
Due to the scene Cosmic Power and all that Jazz, Alma has a small misshapen scar on her right shoulder which is matte black. She's no longer capable of healing it and goes to great lengths to conceal it.<br />
<br />
Alma possesses a wayfinder, of her own creation. It has the appearance of a five pointed star crafted from moonstones, with obsidian five pointed stars on the tips and in the center.<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
=Alternate Main Themes=<br />
'''Truth''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1eCoj2D1s<br />
<br />
'''Child of Ramuha Theme(Play together):''' http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=AIJZWbuLmr8 http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=SDmbGrQqWog<br />
<br />
=Battle Theme=<br />
'''Will of Silver''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=wqHWr51Za4k<br />
<br />
'''A Light Illuminating the Depths''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=8NEc-2AzRB4<br />
<br />
'''Icarus''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=d88xQCKM2W0<br />
<br />
'''Typical Limit Break: Hepatica''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2zFwvIomw<br />
<br />
= Logs =<br />
{{Character Logs}}<br />
= Cutscenes =<br />
{{Character Logs|Cutscenes}}</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Alma_HyralAlma Hyral2013-08-10T07:19:42Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: </p>
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{{Character Infobox<br />
|firstname=Alma<br />
|lastname=Hyral<br />
|age=15<br />
|image=AlmaFinal.jpg<br />
|species=Human<br />
|sex=Female<br />
|height=5'1"<br />
|weight=Please don't.<br />
|series=Final Fantasy ACT Class<br />
|styles=Empyrean Cosma<br />
|hometown=Ramuha<br />
|alignment=Forces of Restoration<br />
|group=Alexander Academy, Archadian Empire<br />
|occupation=White Mage<br />
|themesong=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3aRYPSCqdo<br />
|quote=Its your words that gave me courage. They became my light to guide me towards the right path.<br />
|footer=Dealing with the consequences of a rash decision.<br />
}}<br />
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=Profile=<br />
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The Hyral family is a name well known in the highest levels of the Cosma Naturalis Church. Alma Hyral is the youngest daughter of this family. Doted upon by her parents and homeschooled until the age of twelve, she found herself not emotionally equipped for the challenges of Alexander Academy. She's known to be ultraconservative, klutzy, and frumpy. She's also a fan of Astronomy, Theology, and Philosophy over any of the harder sciences.<br />
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'''Skills:'''Bully Fodder, NERRDDDDDD!, The Glasses Stay On, Watch out when they come off, All Natural Homely, Klutz, Or is She?, Power of Prayer=Magical Girl Star Power, Little Sister, Sibling Issues, Ultraconformist, Blinded by the Light, Stargazer, Kitchen Princess <br />
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=Character History=<br />
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Alma had her whole life planned out for her as a member of the prestigious Hyral family. She'd study White Magic, learn the tenets of Cosma Naturalis, graduate from the prestigious Alexander Academy, be married at the age of eighteen, and simultaneously attend Medical School while raising a sprawling family. As an innocent girl with a rambling mouth she was all too happy to please her doting parents, she didn't know any better. During her childhood she became infatuated by the stars and astronomy, something which her parents presumed was a phase she'd grow out of.. she never did. <br />
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Unfortunately Alma was a frail youth with intractable asthma and a plethora of other medical conditions. If not for her family's status and skill in White Magic she might not have survived to adolescence. As she grew more skilled in White Magic she learned how to take care of herself which allowed her to function outside of a sickbed. Due to this and Kyra's own unique problem, she was homeschooled until the age of twelve. The only occasions that she was allowed outside of their estate was for liturgy and choir practice.<br />
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It was decided that by age twelve that it was safe for her to enroll at Alexander Academy. When she arrived, she found herself faced with new challenges.. she had no idea how to interact with people outside of her family, and this developed into severe social anxiety. After her first few interactions in which she faced harsh rejection, she retreated into a shell of meekness. This only resulted in her being relentlessly bullied.<br />
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Facing the prospect of being a social pariah, Alma became incredibly envious of her sisters. Tira had all the social graces that she did not, and Kyra had many natural gifts. Kyra had always been her hero, and when she rebelled.. Alma decided to follow suit, she just didn't have the courage to make her rebellion open.<br />
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Alma decided to experiment with White Magic, and she integrated this into her studies of astronomy and astrophysics. She believed that by doing this she might discover the truth of the origins of the universe, and thus prove that her goddess existed. On her world experimentation with White Magic was considered completely taboo by all sects of Cosma, and was stringently suppressed. But she thought she knew better than they. She was completely driven by a need to feel special...<br />
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...and maybe she got her wish. Maybe she didn't. Either way something about her was changed...<br />
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Horrified by her discoveries she decided not to rebel any longer, even if she had learned that most of what she believed in was wrong...<br />
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After Tira's death, her brother Ramza decided to inform her parents just how relentlessly bullied Alma was, as he believed she wouldn't be able to handle it in their time of mourning. She was withdrawn from Alexander Academy as a result....<br />
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Galianda fell into darkness shortly after.<br />
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And then her time in the World of Ruin began...<br />
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=Abilities=<br />
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'''Astrologer/Astronomer:''' Alma's base class is White Mage, however her magic takes on a unique form due to her experiments...<br />
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'''Cooking:''' Alma has become nearly a master chef under the tutelage of a certain someone...<br />
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'''Songbird:''' While it's rare to hear her sing, Alma is a talented Alto singer from her time in Choir.<br />
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'''Night Owl:''' The night is Alma's time, she's up during these hours more often than the day time.<br />
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'''Astrophile:''' Alma can be seen obsessively gazing into a telescope and recording her findings during most nights.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Pacifist:''' Alma's pacifistic tendencies have become more loose over time, due to multiple conversations with friends. She is still very hesitant to initiate any violence, but won't hesitate to defend a friend.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Social Anxiety:''' While her ability to handle new people has been drastically improved; often when meeting new people, or engaging in conversations with large numbers of people, Alma often stutters, and is unable to emotionally handle the overload.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Frail:''' Alma is frail and was generally considered sickly as a child. She falls ill easily, but is able to mitigate this somewhat with her mastery of White Magic.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Klutz:''' Alma is not graceful, agile, or dextrous and often trips over her own feet.<br />
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'''Ethnic Trait - Ramuha:''' Alma can sense changes in barometric pressure, and thus adequately predict when the weather is about to change.<br />
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=Relationships=<br />
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===On Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
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||[[Niklas Dragonius]]|| Thanks for the incredibly awkward advice. You've always been rather kind to me.<br />
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||[[Seloria Delacreaux]]||She's my best friend.. and in some ways, she's been like a mother to me. Thank you.<br />
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||[[Rena Laradyne]]||Sometimes I wonder if what I see of you is the real you. And other times I wonder if I truly desire to see the true Rena Laradyne. Either way, I remain your friend.<br />
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||[[Will Sherman]]||What do those eyes of yours truly see, when they look at the world?<br />
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||[[Maximilien]]|| A rather intense individual. I promise that I'll keep your secrets.<br />
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||[[Artyom W. Valodjn]]||He helped save my life, and he supports me most of the time. He's so.. reserved though, I wish I knew more about him.<br />
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||[[Sanel]]|| There's more to this boy than a glance would tell you. He's not as simple as he makes himself out to be, but he does seem innocent. Something happened to him to make him this way.. but maybe some things are best left buried.<br />
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||[[Soan Sagittarius]]||He's always there to encourage me when I need it, and he knows.. more than most. I just wonder if he can really accomplish what he hopes to do. When he talks about it, it almost makes me believe he can.<br />
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||[[Thirza Ingersleben]]||She's always kind to me and supportive but she seems to have a low opinion of herself. I hope I can help her get through that.. She's a better person than she knows.<br />
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|[[Legion|The Network]]||You're not a science experiment, no matter what she says. Let's stop her legacy together.<br />
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||[[Annia Leradine]]|| Right.. it's our secret.<br />
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||[[Riku]]|| There are no words to express how I feel about you. Just as there are no words to express how sorry I am...<br />
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||[[Sora]]|| An incredibly nice guy and an unlikely hero. I hope that I'll be able to help you restore Destiny Island.<br />
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||[[Faris Scherwiz|Sarisa Tycoon]]|| There are no true royalty on Galianda, so meeting her was a real experience. She's so down to earth for a Princess. Sweatdrop, maybe too down to earth.<br />
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||[[Karth Mason]]|| An amazing warrior, and a truly kind individual who cares for his family. I hope that he's able to cure his mother of her affliction.<br />
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||[[Kamon Lionward]]|| Sorry about what I asked you to do... I'd take it back if I could. Also, I wish I had more footage of you in battle, as I totally think you're Dragoon Man.<br />
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||[[Ryusei Isshiki]]|| It's good to have you back. I'm surprised you remember me, thank you for being so kind.<br />
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||[[Gerad Iron Fogair]]|| Well he's kind of a huge lecher, but there's something more to him than meets the eye. Anyhow, this treasure hunt could be fun.<br />
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||[[Rapunzel]]|| And Mom once told me she thought I was growing my hair out too long! Wields a mean frying pan both inside and outside of the kitchen. Pascal is adorable.<br />
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||[[Aeschere Childs]]|| Seems like a reasonably well-balanced individual, and she's pretty friendly. Which makes me wonder why she hangs with Akari Seran.<br />
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||[[Jidro Gerrison]]|| I hope you and Annia find happiness together. You're certainly not what my Father led me to believe.<br />
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||[[Saitei Dennou]]|| I'm glad we could free you... may you prosper in this world. I just hope you don't try to kill me again!<br />
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||[[Serah Farron]]|| A talented healer, and both a kind and caring individual.<br />
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||[[Myla Mason]]|| Skilled engineer and heir to a pirate legacy. Could it get any better than that?<br />
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===Family===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
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||[[Kyra Hyral]]||No matter how much I exasperate you, know that you are and always have been my hero, Kyra.<br />
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||Tira Hyral||Even though you're gone, I live my life in your memory Tira. I'm sorry that I failed you. I'll keep my other promise..<br />
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||Father Hyral|| I wish I could say that I'm making you proud.. but I'm a terrible daughter. I'm so sorry daddy. I miss you.<br />
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||Anastasia Hyral|| There are so many things I wish I could have told you Mom. But I didn't have the courage, and the opportunity is gone.<br />
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||Ramza Hyral|| I resent that you told Mom and Dad.. but I still love you. I'll find a way to save you, I promise.<br />
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||Rest of the Family|| I will save you all, or die in the attempt.<br />
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===Not so Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
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|[[Helena Celba]]|| I'm rather certain I know what you are now. I still don't hate you, nor will I try to change you. I just hope you find your way.<br />
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|[[Akari Seran]]|| No matter how relentlessly you bullied me... I went too far. Another failure of control on my part. <br />
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|[[Garland]]|| ..... *Retches at the mere thought of him*<br />
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||Feige Abramson|| I pity you, more than anything. If you are dead, then I pray that Yahweh has mercy on your soul. I doubt that Chaos will.<br />
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|[[Souji Murasame]]||I find it difficult to judge you based on your goal. Some part of me hopes you succeed. The other part of me wonders if the cries of your victims will one day drown out the wind. Will you be able to hear her voice over the price you paid?<br />
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|[[Ophelia]]|| Something about her feels off.. and she tried to kill Avira, I'm sure of it.<br />
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|[[Illua]]|| ...jerky serial villain straight out of a Ramuha spy vid.<br />
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|[[Alberic Lux]]|| You are a horror. <br />
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|The Seeker|| What I fear most about you is not your incomprehensible power, but the fact that despite that power you're unknown to the world at large.<br />
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===My Failures===<br />
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|Lord Ombra|| While you were pure evil.... I lost control. I shouldn't have jumped to...<br />
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|Five|| What have I done? I'm no better than.... it shouldn't have been that easy for me to make that decision. <br />
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===People I Barely Know===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
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||[[Soan Sagittarius|DRAGOON MAN!]]||A hero! I'm glad he survived the fall of our world. We need heroes like him. He has to be someone I know! I'll find out who he is!<br />
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||[[Leon]]|| I hope you see her again one day.<br />
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||[[Minette Odam]]||I'm so sorry for what happened. I know sometimes you may be self-absorbed, but you didn't deserve that. Bravery like yours should be rewarded, not punished.<br />
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||[[Raine Arland]]||Well he likes my cooking.. I don't really know much else about him though. He seems kind of reckless.<br />
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||[[Maira]]|| I heard that someone's stomach was the key to their heart, but it's sort of ridiculous with her! She's very nice though. Why does Garland pursue you?<br />
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||[[Margaux Fleury]]|| She's so elegant and exotic.. compared to me, maybe she'll take up my offer for her to go to Seloria.<br />
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||[[Avira]]|| Why does Garland have such an interest in you? <br />
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||[[Ulharisk]]|| Sorry that I freaked out. The dragon thing is pretty cool.. really!<br />
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||[[Faruja Senra]]|| Do you hate me, for believing in the Creatrix, rather than your Faram and Saint Ajora?<br />
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||[[Argider]]|| Did you really kill a child!?<br />
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||[[Caran Steel]]|| Well uh.. I love your cat! Ketan is amazing!<br />
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||[[Gabranth]]|| He's rather serious but.. sometimes hints of kindness shine through. Best not to tempt him, as I'm told he's a master of the Force Choke!<br />
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||[[Reize Seatlan]]|| So, right.. per Riku you are actually as decent one can get outside of brain damage. It has been duly noted that you are not a harem master.<br />
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||[[Angantyr Vespar]]|| So you're the assassin of the Emperor of Archades. I.. don't know what to think of that. I just know I shouldn't be caught around you.<br />
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||[[Haneisuru]]|| I'm not really into the 'pain' thing. But to each their own. Mimic powers sound pretty cool, just haven't witnessed you using them yet.<br />
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=Trivia=<br />
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Alma's Zodiac Sign is Virgo.<br />
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Due to the scene Cosmic Power and all that Jazz, Alma has a small misshapen scar on her right shoulder which is matte black. She's no longer capable of healing it and goes to great lengths to conceal it.<br />
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Alma possesses a wayfinder, of her own creation. It has the appearance of a five pointed star crafted from moonstones, with obsidian five pointed stars on the tips and in the center.<br />
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=Alternate Main Themes=<br />
'''Truth''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1eCoj2D1s<br />
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'''Child of Ramuha Theme(Play together):''' http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=AIJZWbuLmr8 http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=SDmbGrQqWog<br />
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=Battle Theme=<br />
'''Will of Silver''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=wqHWr51Za4k<br />
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'''Icarus''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=d88xQCKM2W0<br />
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'''Typical Limit Break: Hepatica''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2zFwvIomw<br />
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= Logs =<br />
{{Character Logs}}<br />
= Cutscenes =<br />
{{Character Logs|Cutscenes}}</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Just_a_Storm...Just a Storm...2013-08-08T20:23:01Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: </p>
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<div>{{Cutscene Header<br />
|Date of Scene=2013/08/07<br />
|Location=Unknown<br />
|Synopsis=Reflections while dancing in the rain...<br />
|Thanks=Riku<br />
|Cast of Characters=Alma Hyral, <br />
}}<br />
BGM(Listen to both at once for maximum effect):<br/> <br />
http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=AIJZWbuLmr8 <br/><br />
http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=SDmbGrQqWog<br />
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.oO(I’m just as terrible as any Shadow Lord.)<br />
<br />
She felt the subtle changes in barometric pressure as keenly as she would any sense a cloying smell, or sickly sweet taste. Long before the other senses even perceived that a storm was on the horizon.<br />
<br />
.oO(Oh there was a time when I thought I was better. I was tasking myself to restore all worlds. That’s an altruistic goal, isn’t it?)<br />
<br />
Dark clouds began to loom in the distance, a promise of what was to come.<br />
<br />
.oO(I was lying to myself though wasn’t I? I could tell myself that I was doing it to help people…but all I was doing was filling in the holes of my clockwork universe.)<br />
<br />
The smell of ozone, the feel of static in the air.<br />
<br />
.oO(I never really connected to most people. There were just a few that meant something more to me than just another small piece of the puzzle. But in the end all they became were just very big gears, and springs and sprockets that I fit into place.)<br />
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The sound of water droplets pattering. A white noise to drown out all other noises. <br />
Tranquility in and of itself, to a child of storms.<br />
<br />
.oO(And when some pieces wouldn’t fit, when they wouldn't bend to be a part of my grand design. I cast them aside.)<br />
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And then the feel of rain. At first little smudges upon clothing, but before long it had become little rivulets running down her skin, while fabric clung unto it.<br />
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.oO(…but there was one piece that never really did fit. And I couldn’t find it in me to cast that piece aside.)<br />
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She began to turn in place, like a ballerina, going through her movements. One leg up against the other. Hands upraised. A flash of forked light criss-crossed the sky.<br />
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.oO(So I made the time piece try to fit them instead. I altered it’s configuration, I tried to jam the piece inside of it, tried to break it.)<br />
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A jumping movement carried her forward. Hands still upraised over her head. The movement itself was more graceful than she was actually capable of. A clap of thunder punctuated her landing.<br />
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.oO(…and when that piece still wouldn’t fit. Did I try to alter it? Burn away the 'impurities'? Mold it to fit? I don’t know what was going through my head at the time. Maybe I never will.) <br />
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One leg bent upon landing, while the other splayed out. Back straight, neck lifted upwards to the heavens.<br />
<br />
.oO(So in the end it all fell apart. And instead of a magnum opus… what I have now is a pile of twisted debris.)<br />
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Another flash, in which the light was so overwhelming that she was a mere shadow against the backdrop.<br />
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.oO(All because of one piece…)<br/><br />
.oO(…that wouldn’t fit.)<br />
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As thunder boomed around her, she hung suspended for a while, as if frozen in position. High above the ground, but still beneath the storm. Salt stung her eyes and other rivulets joined with the dirty rainwater.<br />
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.oO(And maybe I don’t want to view my life as a clock any longer. Maybe I don’t want to view people as pieces of it anymore...)<br />
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The air was her dance floor. The heavens were the only roof above her head. Fitting for a child of storms. An adopted child of the stars. And the earth far below lapped up her bitter tears as hungrily as it did the rain.<br />
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.oO(Just a storm, I said. Except a storm took away everything from him.)<br/><br />
.oO(...he doesn't need another doing that to him again.)</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Just_a_Storm...Just a Storm...2013-08-08T20:17:04Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: </p>
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<div>{{Cutscene Header<br />
|Date of Scene=2013/08/07<br />
|Location=Unknown<br />
|Synopsis=Reflections while dancing in the rain...<br />
|Thanks=Riku<br />
|Cast of Characters=Alma Hyral, <br />
}}<br />
BGM(Listen to both at once for maximum effect):<br/> <br />
http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=AIJZWbuLmr8 <br/><br />
http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=SDmbGrQqWog<br />
<br />
.oO(I’m just as terrible as any Shadow Lord.)<br />
<br />
She felt the subtle changes in barometric pressure as keenly as she would any sense a cloying smell, or sickly sweet taste. Long before the other senses even perceived that a storm was on the horizon.<br />
<br />
.oO(Oh there was a time when I thought I was better. I was tasking myself to restore all worlds. That’s an altruistic goal, isn’t it?)<br />
<br />
Dark clouds began to loom in the distance, a promise of what was to come.<br />
<br />
.oO(I was lying to myself though wasn’t I? I could tell myself that I was doing it to help people…but all I was doing was filling in the holes of my clockwork universe.)<br />
<br />
The smell of ozone, the feel of static in the air.<br />
<br />
.oO(I never really connected to most people. There were just a few that meant something more to me than just another small piece of the puzzle. But in the end all they became were just very big gears, and springs and sprockets that I fit into place.)<br />
<br />
The sound of water droplets pattering. A white noise to drown out all other noises. <br />
Tranquility in and of itself, to a child of storms.<br />
<br />
.oO(And when some pieces wouldn’t fit, when they wouldn't bend to be a part of my grand design. I cast them aside.)<br />
<br />
And then the feel of rain. At first little smudges upon clothing, but before long it had become little rivulets running down her skin, while fabric clung unto it.<br />
<br />
.oO(…but there was one piece that never really did fit. And I couldn’t find it in me to cast that piece aside.)<br />
<br />
She began to turn in place, like a ballerina, going through her movements. One leg up against the other. Hands upraised. A flash of forked light criss-crossed the sky.<br />
<br />
.oO(So I made the time piece try to fit them instead. I altered it’s configuration, I tried to jam the piece inside of it, tried to break it.)<br />
<br />
A jumping movement carried her forward. Hands still upraised over her head. The movement itself was more graceful than she was actually capable of. A clap of thunder punctuated her landing.<br />
<br />
.oO(…and when that piece still wouldn’t fit. Did I try to alter it? Burn away the 'impurities'? Mold it to fit? I don’t know what was going through my head at the time. Maybe I never will.) <br />
<br />
One leg bent upon landing, while the other splayed out. Back straight, neck lifted upwards to the heavens.<br />
<br />
.oO(So in the end it all fell apart. And instead of a magnum opus… what I have now is a pile of twisted debris.)<br />
<br />
Another flash, in which the light was so overwhelming that she was a mere shadow against the backdrop.<br />
<br />
.oO(All because of one piece…)<br/><br />
.oO(…that wouldn’t fit.)<br />
<br />
As thunder boomed around her, she hung suspended for a while, as if frozen in position. High above the ground, but still beneath the storm. Salt stung her eyes and other rivulets joined with the dirty rainwater.<br />
<br />
.oO(And maybe I don’t want to view my life as a clock any longer. Maybe I don’t want to view people as pieces of it anymore... ..time will tell.)<br />
<br />
The air was her dance floor. The heavens were the only roof above her head. Fitting for a child of storms. An adopted child of the stars. And the earth far below lapped up her bitter tears as hungrily as it did the rain.<br />
<br />
.oO(Just a storm, I said. Except a storm took away everything from him.)<br/><br />
.oO(...he doesn't need another doing that to him again.)</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Just_a_Storm...Just a Storm...2013-08-08T09:46:24Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: </p>
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<div>{{Cutscene Header<br />
|Date of Scene=2013/08/07<br />
|Location=Unknown<br />
|Synopsis=Reflections while dancing in the rain...<br />
|Thanks=Riku<br />
|Cast of Characters=Alma Hyral, <br />
}}<br />
BGM(Listen to both at once for maximum effect):<br/> <br />
http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=AIJZWbuLmr8 <br/><br />
http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=SDmbGrQqWog<br />
<br />
.oO(I’m just as terrible as any Shadow Lord.)<br />
<br />
She felt the subtle changes in barometric pressure as keenly as she would any sense a cloying smell, or sickly sweet taste. Long before the other senses even perceived that a storm was on the horizon.<br />
<br />
.oO(Oh there was a time when I thought I was better. I was tasking myself to restore all worlds, wasn’t I? That’s an altruistic goal, isn’t it?)<br />
<br />
Dark clouds began to loom in the distance, a promise of what was to come.<br />
<br />
.oO(I was lying to myself though wasn’t I? I could tell myself that I was doing it to help people…but all I was doing was filling in the holes of my clockwork universe.)<br />
<br />
The smell of ozone, the feel of static in the air.<br />
<br />
.oO(I never really connected to most people. There were just a few that meant something more to me than just another small piece of the puzzle. But in the end all they became were just very big gears, and springs and sprockets that I fit into place.)<br />
<br />
The sound of water droplets pattering. A white noise to drown out all other noises. <br />
Tranquility in and of itself, to a child of storms.<br />
<br />
.oO(And when some pieces wouldn’t fit, when they wouldn't bend to be a part of my grand design. I cast them aside.)<br />
<br />
And then the feel of rain. At first little smudges upon clothing, but before long it had become little rivulets running down her skin, while fabric clung unto it.<br />
<br />
.oO(…but there was one piece that never really did fit. And I couldn’t find it in me to cast that piece aside.)<br />
<br />
She began to turn in place, like a ballerina, going through her movements. One leg up against the other. Hands upraised. A flash of forked light criss-crossed the sky.<br />
<br />
.oO(So I made the time piece try to fit them instead. I altered it’s configuration, I tried to jam the piece inside of it, tried to break it.)<br />
<br />
A jumping movement carried her forward. Hands still upraised over her head. The movement itself was more graceful than she was actually capable of. A clap of thunder punctuated her landing.<br />
<br />
.oO(…and when that piece still wouldn’t fit. Did I try to alter it? Burn away the 'impurities'? Mold it to fit? I don’t know what was going through my head at the time. Maybe I never will.) <br />
<br />
One leg bent upon landing, while the other splayed out. Back straight, neck lifted upwards to the heavens.<br />
<br />
.oO(So in the end it all fell apart. And instead of a magnum opus… what I have now is a pile of twisted debris.)<br />
<br />
Another flash, in which the light was so overwhelming that she was a mere shadow against the backdrop.<br />
<br />
.oO(All because of one piece…)<br/><br />
.oO(…that wouldn’t fit.)<br />
<br />
As thunder boomed around her, she hung suspended for a while, as if frozen in position. High above the ground, but still beneath the storm. Salt stung her eyes and other rivulets joined with the dirty rainwater.<br />
<br />
.oO(And maybe I don’t want to view my life as a clock any longer. Maybe I don’t want to view people as pieces of it anymore... ..time will tell.)<br />
<br />
The air was her dance floor. The heavens were the only roof above her head. Fitting for a child of storms. An adopted child of the stars. And the earth far below lapped up her bitter tears as hungrily as it did the rain.<br />
<br />
.oO(Just a storm, I said. Except a storm took away everything from him.)<br/><br />
.oO(...he doesn't need another doing that to him again.)</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Just_a_Storm...Just a Storm...2013-08-07T23:01:27Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: </p>
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<div>{{Cutscene Header<br />
|Date of Scene=2013/08/07<br />
|Location=Unknown<br />
|Synopsis=Reflections while dancing in the rain...<br />
|Thanks=Riku<br />
|Cast of Characters=Alma Hyral, <br />
}}<br />
BGM(Listen to both at once for maximum effect):<br/> <br />
http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=AIJZWbuLmr8 <br/><br />
http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=SDmbGrQqWog<br />
<br />
.oO(I’m just as terrible as any Shadow Lord.)<br />
<br />
She felt the subtle changes in barometric pressure as keenly as she would any sense a cloying smell, or sickly sweet taste. Long before the other senses even perceived that a storm was on the horizon.<br />
<br />
.oO(Oh there was a time when I thought I was better. I was tasking myself to restore all worlds, wasn’t I? That’s an altruistic goal, isn’t it?)<br />
<br />
Dark clouds began to loom in the distance, a promise of what was to come.<br />
<br />
.oO(I was lying to myself though wasn’t I? I could tell myself that I was doing it to help people…but all I was doing was filling in the holes of my clockwork universe.)<br />
<br />
The smell of ozone, the feel of static in the air.<br />
<br />
.oO(I never really connected to most people. There were just a few that meant something more to me than just another small piece of the puzzle. But in the end all they became were just very big gears, and springs and sprockets that I fit into place.)<br />
<br />
The sound of water droplets pattering. A white noise to drown out all other noises. <br />
Tranquility in and of itself, to a child of storms.<br />
<br />
.oO(And when people wouldn’t fit, I rejected them. Cast them aside.)<br />
<br />
And then the feel of rain. At first little smudges upon clothing, but before long it had become little rivulets running down her skin, while fabric clung unto it.<br />
<br />
.oO(…but there was one piece that never really did fit. And I couldn’t find it in me to cast that piece aside.)<br />
<br />
She began to turn in place, like a ballerina, going through her movements. One leg up against the other. Hands upraised. A flash of forked light criss-crossed the sky.<br />
<br />
.oO(So I made the clock try to fit them instead. I altered it’s configuration, I broke it, I tried to jam them inside of it.)<br />
<br />
A jumping movement carried her forward. Hands still upraised over her head. The movement itself was more graceful than she was actually capable of. A clap of thunder punctuated her landing.<br />
<br />
.oO(…and when that piece still wouldn’t fit. Maybe I tried to alter the piece. Maybe I didn’t. I don’t know what was going through my head at the time. Maybe I never will.) <br />
<br />
One leg bent upon landing, while the other splayed out. Back straight, neck lifted upwards to the heavens.<br />
<br />
.oO(But in the end it all fell apart. And instead of a clockwork universe… now what I have is a pile of twisted debris.)<br />
<br />
.oO(All because of one piece…)<br/><br />
.oO(…that wouldn’t fit.)<br />
<br />
She hung suspended for a while, as if frozen in position. High above the ground, but still beneath the storm. Salt stung her eyes and other rivulets joined with the dirty rainwater.<br />
<br />
.oO(And maybe I don’t want to view my life as a clock any longer. Maybe I don’t want to view people as pieces of it anymore... ..time will tell.)<br />
<br />
The air was her dance floor. The heavens were the only roof above her head. Fitting for a child of storms. An adopted child of the stars. And the earth far below lapped up her bitter tears as hungrily as it did the rain.<br />
<br />
.oO(Just a storm, I said. Except a storm took away everything from him.)<br/><br />
.oO(...he doesn't need another doing that to him again.)</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Just_a_Storm...Just a Storm...2013-08-07T23:01:12Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Cutscene Header<br />
|Date of Scene=2013/08/07<br />
|Location=Unknown<br />
|Synopsis=Reflections while dancing in the rain...<br />
|Thanks=Riku<br />
|Cast of Characters=Alma Hyral, <br />
}}<br />
BGM(Listen to both at once for maximum effect):<br/> <br />
http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=AIJZWbuLmr8 <br/><br />
http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=SDmbGrQqWog<br />
<br />
.oO(I’m just as terrible as any Shadow Lord.)<br />
<br />
She felt the subtle changes in barometric pressure as keenly as she would any sense a cloying smell, or sickly sweet taste. Long before the other senses even perceived that a storm was on the horizon.<br />
<br />
.oO(Oh there was a time when I thought I was better. I was tasking myself to restore all worlds, wasn’t I? That’s an altruistic goal, isn’t it?)<br />
<br />
Dark clouds began to loom in the distance, a promise of what was to come.<br />
<br />
.oO(I was lying to myself though wasn’t I? I could tell myself that I was doing it to help people…but all I was doing was filling in the holes of my clockwork universe.)<br />
<br />
The smell of ozone, the feel of static in the air.<br />
<br />
.oO(I never really connected to most people. There were just a few that meant something more to me than just another small piece of the puzzle. But in the end all they became were just very big gears, and springs and sprockets that I fit into place.)<br />
<br />
The sound of water droplets pattering. A white noise to drown out all other noises. <br />
Tranquility in and of itself, to a child of storms.<br />
<br />
.oO(And when people wouldn’t fit, I rejected them. Cast them aside.)<br />
<br />
And then the feel of rain. At first little smudges upon clothing, but before long it had become little rivulets running down her skin, while fabric clung unto it.<br />
<br />
.oO(…but there was one piece that never really did fit. And I couldn’t find it in me to cast that piece aside.)<br />
<br />
She began to turn in place, like a ballerina, going through her movements. One leg up against the other. Hands upraised. A flash of forked light criss-crossed the sky.<br />
<br />
.oO(So I made the clock try to fit them instead. I altered it’s configuration, I broke it, I tried to jam them inside of it.)<br />
<br />
A jumping movement carried her forward. Hands still upraised over her head. The movement itself was more graceful than she was actually capable of. A clap of thunder punctuated her landing.<br />
<br />
.oO(…and when that piece still wouldn’t fit. Maybe I tried to alter the piece. Maybe I didn’t. I don’t know what was going through my head at the time. Maybe I never will.) <br />
<br />
One leg bent upon landing, while the other splayed out. Back straight, neck lifted upwards to the heavens.<br />
<br />
.oO(But in the end it all fell apart. And instead of a clockwork universe… now what I have is a pile of twisted debris.)<br />
<br />
.oO(All because of one piece…)<br/><br />
.oO(…that wouldn’t fit.)<br />
<br />
She hung suspended for a while, as if frozen in position. High above the ground, but still beneath the storm. Salt stung her eyes and other rivulets joined with the dirty rainwater.<br />
<br />
.oO(And maybe I don’t want to view my life as a clock any longer. Maybe I don’t want to view people as pieces of it anymore... ..time will tell.)<br />
<br />
The air was her dance floor. The heavens were the only roof above her head. Fitting for a child of storms. An adopted child of the stars. And the earth far below lapped up her bitter tears as hungrily as it did the rain.<br />
<br />
.oO(Just a storm, I said. Except a storm took away everything from him.)<br />
.oO(...he doesn't need another doing that to him again.)</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Just_a_Storm...Just a Storm...2013-08-07T22:56:17Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Cutscene Header<br />
|Date of Scene=2013/08/07<br />
|Location=Unknown<br />
|Synopsis=Reflections while dancing in the rain...<br />
|Thanks=Riku<br />
|Cast of Characters=Alma Hyral, <br />
}}<br />
BGM(Listen to both at once for maximum effect):<br/> <br />
http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=AIJZWbuLmr8 <br/><br />
http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=SDmbGrQqWog<br />
<br />
.oO(I’m just as terrible as any Shadow Lord.)<br />
<br />
She felt the subtle changes in barometric pressure as keenly as she would any sense a cloying smell, or sickly sweet taste. Long before the other senses even perceived that a storm was on the horizon.<br />
<br />
.oO(Oh there was a time when I thought I was better. I was tasking myself to restore all worlds, wasn’t I? That’s an altruistic goal, isn’t it?)<br />
<br />
Dark clouds began to loom in the distance, a promise of what was to come.<br />
<br />
.oO(I was lying to myself though wasn’t I? I could tell myself that I was doing it to help people…but all I was doing was filling in the holes of my clockwork universe.)<br />
<br />
The smell of ozone, the feel of static in the air.<br />
<br />
.oO(I never really connected to most people. There were just a few that meant something more to me than just another small piece of the puzzle. But in the end all they became were just very big gears, and springs and sprockets that I fit into place.)<br />
<br />
The sound of water droplets pattering. A white noise to drown out all other noises. <br />
Tranquility in and of itself, to a child of storms.<br />
<br />
.oO(And when people wouldn’t fit, I rejected them. Cast them aside.)<br />
<br />
And then the feel of rain. At first little smudges upon clothing, but before long it had become little rivulets running down her skin, while fabric clung unto it.<br />
<br />
.oO(…but there was one piece that never really did fit. And I couldn’t find it in me to cast that piece aside.)<br />
<br />
She began to turn in place, like a ballerina, going through her movements. One leg up against the other. Hands upraised. A flash of forked light criss-crossed the sky.<br />
<br />
.oO(So I made the clock try to fit them instead. I altered it’s configuration, I broke it, I tried to jam them inside of it.)<br />
<br />
A jumping movement carried her forward. Hands still upraised over her head. The movement itself was more graceful than she was actually capable of. A clap of thunder punctuated her landing.<br />
<br />
.oO(…and when that piece still wouldn’t fit. Maybe I tried to alter the piece. Maybe I didn’t. I don’t know what was going through my head at the time. Maybe I never will.) <br />
<br />
One leg bent upon landing, while the other splayed out. Back straight, neck lifted upwards to the heavens.<br />
<br />
.oO(But in the end it all fell apart. And instead of a clockwork universe… now what I have is a pile of twisted debris.)<br />
<br />
.oO(All because of one piece…)<br/><br />
.oO(…that wouldn’t fit.)<br />
<br />
She hung suspended for a while, as if frozen in position. High above the ground, but still beneath the storm. Salt stung her eyes and other rivulets joined with the dirty rainwater.<br />
<br />
.oO(And maybe I don’t want to view my life as a clock any longer. Maybe I don’t want to view people as pieces of it anymore... ..time will tell.)<br />
<br />
The air was her dance floor. The heavens were the only roof above her head. Fitting for a child of storms. An adopted child of the stars. And the earth far below lapped up her bitter tears as hungrily as it did the rain.</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Just_a_Storm...Just a Storm...2013-08-07T22:54:28Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Cutscene Header<br />
|Date of Scene=2013/08/07<br />
|Location=Unknown<br />
|Synopsis=Reflections while dancing in the rain...<br />
|Thanks=Riku<br />
|Cast of Characters=Alma Hyral, <br />
}}<br />
BGM(Listen to both at once for maximum effect):<br/> <br />
http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=AIJZWbuLmr8 <br/><br />
http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=SDmbGrQqWog<br />
<br />
.oO(I’m just as terrible as any Shadow Lord.)<br />
<br />
She felt the subtle changes in barometric pressure as keenly as she would any sense a cloying smell, or sickly sweet taste. Long before the other senses even perceived that a storm was on the horizon.<br />
<br />
.oO(Oh there was a time when I thought I was better. I was tasking myself to restore all worlds, wasn’t I? That’s an altruistic goal, isn’t it?)<br />
<br />
Dark clouds began to loom in the distance, a promise of what was to come.<br />
<br />
.oO(I was lying to myself though wasn’t I? I could tell myself that I was doing it to help people…but all I was doing was filling in the holes of my clockwork universe.)<br />
<br />
The smell of ozone, the feel of static in the air.<br />
<br />
.oO(I never really connected to most people. There were just a few that meant something more to me than just another small piece of the puzzle. But in the end all they became were just very big gears, and springs and sprockets that I fit into place.)<br />
<br />
The sound of water droplets pattering. A white noise to drown out all other noises. <br />
Tranquility in and of itself, to a child of storms.<br />
<br />
.oO(And when people wouldn’t fit, I rejected them. Cast them aside.)<br />
<br />
And then the feel of rain. At first little smudges upon clothing, but before long it had become little rivulets running down her skin, while fabric clung unto it.<br />
<br />
.oO(…but there was one piece that never really did fit. And I couldn’t find it in me to cast that piece aside.)<br />
<br />
She began to turn in place, like a ballerina, going through her movements. One leg up against the other. Hands upraised. A flash of forked light criss-crossed the sky.<br />
<br />
.oO(So I made the clock try to fit them instead. I altered it’s configuration, I broke it, I tried to jam them inside of it.)<br />
<br />
A jumping movement carried her forward. Hands still upraised over her head. The movement itself was more graceful than she was actually capable of. A clap of thunder punctuated her landing.<br />
<br />
.oO(…and when that piece still wouldn’t fit. Maybe I tried to alter the piece. Maybe I didn’t. I don’t know what was going through my head at the time. Maybe I never will.) <br />
<br />
One leg bent upon landing, while the other splayed out. Back straight, neck lifted upwards to the heavens.<br />
<br />
.oO(But in the end it all fell apart. And instead of a clockwork universe… now what I have is a pile of twisted debris.)<br />
<br />
.oO(All because of one piece…)<br/><br />
.oO(…that wouldn’t fit.)<br />
<br />
She hung suspended for a while, as if frozen in position. High above the ground, but still beneath the storm. Salt stung her eyes and other rivulets joined with the dirty rainwater.<br />
<br />
.oO(And maybe I don’t want to view my life as a clockwork universe any longer. Maybe I don’t want to view people as pieces anymore... ..time will tell.)<br />
<br />
The air was her dance floor. The heavens were the only roof above her head. Fitting for a child of storms. An adopted child of the stars. And the earth far below lapped up her bitter tears as hungrily as it did the rain.</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Just_a_Storm...Just a Storm...2013-08-07T22:53:18Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Cutscene Header<br />
|Date of Scene=2013/08/07<br />
|Location=Unknown<br />
|Synopsis=Reflections while dancing in the rain...<br />
|Thanks=Riku<br />
|Cast of Characters=Alma Hyral, <br />
}}<br />
BGM(Listen to both at once for maximum effect):<br/> <br />
http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=AIJZWbuLmr8 <br/><br />
http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=SDmbGrQqWog<br />
<br />
.oO(I’m just as terrible as any Shadow Lord.)<br />
<br />
She felt the subtle changes in barometric pressure as keenly as she would any sense a cloying smell, or sickly sweet taste. Long before the other senses even perceived that a storm was on the horizon.<br />
<br />
.oO(Oh there was a time when I thought I was better. I was tasking myself to restore all worlds, wasn’t I? That’s an altruistic goal, isn’t it?)<br />
<br />
Dark clouds began to loom in the distance, a promise of what was to come.<br />
<br />
.oO(I was lying to myself though wasn’t I? I could tell myself that I was doing it to help people…but all I was doing was filling in the holes of my clockwork universe.)<br />
<br />
The smell of ozone, the feel of static in the air.<br />
<br />
.oO(I never really connected to most people. There were just a few that meant something more to me than just another small piece of the puzzle. But in the end all they became were just very big gears, and springs and sprockets that I fit into place.)<br />
<br />
The sound of water droplets pattering. A white noise to drown out all other noises. <br />
Tranquility in and of itself, to a child of storms.<br />
<br />
.oO(And when people wouldn’t fit, I rejected them. Cast them aside.)<br />
<br />
And then the feel of rain. At first little smudges upon clothing, but before long it had become little rivulets running down her skin, while fabric clung unto it.<br />
<br />
.oO(…but there was one piece that never really did fit. And I couldn’t find it in me to cast that piece aside.)<br />
<br />
She began to turn in place, like a ballerina, going through her movements. One leg up against the other. Hands upraised. A flash of forked light criss-crossed the sky.<br />
<br />
.oO(So I made the clock try to fit them instead. I altered it’s configuration, I broke it, I tried to jam them inside of it.)<br />
<br />
A jumping movement carried her forward. Hands still upraised over her head. The movement itself was more graceful than she was actually capable of. A clap of thunder punctuated her landing.<br />
<br />
.oO(…and when that piece still wouldn’t fit. Maybe I tried to alter the piece. Maybe I didn’t. I don’t know what was going through my head at the time. Maybe I never will.) <br />
<br />
One leg bent upon landing, while the other splayed out. Back straight, neck lifted upwards to the heavens.<br />
<br />
.oO(But in the end it all fell apart. And instead of a clockwork universe… now what I have is a pile of twisted debris.)<br />
<br />
.oO(All because of one piece…)<br/><br />
.oO(…that wouldn’t fit.)<br />
<br />
She hung suspended for a while, as if frozen in position. High above the ground, but still beneath the storm. Salt stung her eyes and other rivulets joined with the dirty rainwater.<br />
<br />
.oO(And maybe I don’t want to view my life as a clockwork universe any longer. Maybe I don’t want to view people as pieces anymore... ..time will tell.)<br />
<br />
The air was her dance floor. The heavens was the only roof above her head. Fitting for a child of storms. An adopted child of the stars. And the earth far below lapped up her bitter tears as hungrily as it did the rain.</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Just_a_Storm...Just a Storm...2013-08-07T22:06:22Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Cutscene Header<br />
|Date of Scene=2013/08/07<br />
|Location=Unknown<br />
|Synopsis=Reflections while dancing in the rain...<br />
|Thanks=Riku<br />
|Cast of Characters=Alma Hyral, <br />
}}<br />
BGM(Listen to both at once for maximum effect):<br/> <br />
http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=AIJZWbuLmr8 <br/><br />
http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=SDmbGrQqWog<br />
<br />
.oO(I’m just as terrible as any Shadow Lord.)<br />
<br />
She felt the subtle changes in barometric pressure as keenly as she would any sense a cloying smell, or sickly sweet taste. Long before the other senses even perceived that a storm was on the horizon.<br />
<br />
.oO(Oh there was a time when I thought I was better. I was putting myself to the task of restoring all worlds, wasn’t I? That’s an altruistic goal, isn’t it?)<br />
<br />
Dark clouds began to loom in the distance, a promise of what was to come.<br />
<br />
.oO(I was lying to myself though wasn’t I? I could tell myself that I was doing it to help people…but all I was doing was filling in the holes of my clockwork universe.)<br />
<br />
The smell of ozone, the feel of static in the air.<br />
<br />
.oO(I never really connected to most people. There were just a few that meant something more to me than just another small piece of the puzzle. But in the end all they became were just very big gears, and springs and sprockets that I fit into place.)<br />
<br />
The sound of water droplets pattering. A white noise to drown out all other noises. <br />
Tranquility in and of itself, to a child of storms.<br />
<br />
.oO(And when people wouldn’t fit, I rejected them. Cast them aside.)<br />
<br />
And then the feel of rain. At first little smudges upon clothing, but before long it had become little rivulets running down her skin, while fabric clung unto it.<br />
<br />
.oO(…but there was one piece that never really did fit. And I couldn’t find it in me to cast that piece aside.)<br />
<br />
She began to turn in place, like a ballerina, going through her movements. One leg up against the other. Hands upraised. A flash of forked light criss-crossed the sky.<br />
<br />
.oO(So I made the clock try to fit them instead. I altered it’s configuration, I broke it, I tried to jam them inside of it.)<br />
<br />
A jumping movement carried her forward. Hands still upraised over her head. The movement itself was more graceful than she was actually capable of. A clap of thunder punctuated her landing.<br />
<br />
.oO(…and when that piece still wouldn’t fit. Maybe I tried to alter the piece. Maybe I didn’t. I don’t know what was going through my head at the time. Maybe I never will.) <br />
<br />
One leg bent upon landing, while the other splayed out. Back straight, neck lifted upwards to the heavens.<br />
<br />
.oO(But in the end it all fell apart. And instead of a clockwork universe… now what I have is a pile of twisted debris.)<br />
<br />
.oO(All because of one piece…)<br/><br />
.oO(…that wouldn’t fit.)<br />
<br />
She hung suspended for a while, as if frozen in position. High above the ground, but still beneath the storm. Salt stung her eyes and other rivulets joined with the dirty rainwater.<br />
<br />
.oO(And maybe I don’t want to view my life as a clockwork universe any longer. Maybe I don’t want to view people as pieces anymore... ..time will tell.)<br />
<br />
The air was her dance floor. The heavens was the only roof above her head. Fitting for a child of storms. An adopted child of the stars. And the earth far below lapped up her bitter tears as hungrily as it did the rain.</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Just_a_Storm...Just a Storm...2013-08-07T19:25:07Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Cutscene Header<br />
|Date of Scene=2013/08/07<br />
|Location=Unknown<br />
|Synopsis=Reflections while dancing in the rain...<br />
|Thanks=Riku<br />
|Cast of Characters=Alma Hyral, <br />
}}<br />
BGM(Listen to both at once for maximum effect):<br/> <br />
http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=AIJZWbuLmr8 <br/><br />
http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=SDmbGrQqWog<br />
<br />
.oO(I’m just as terrible as any Shadow Lord.)<br />
<br />
She felt the subtle changes in barometric pressure as keenly as she would any sense a cloying smell, or sickly sweet taste. Long before the other senses even perceived that a storm was on the horizon.<br />
<br />
.oO(Oh there was a time when I thought I was better. I was putting myself to the task of restoring all worlds, wasn’t I? That’s an altruistic goal, isn’t it?)<br />
<br />
Dark clouds began to loom in the distance, a promise of what was to come.<br />
<br />
.oO(I was lying to myself though wasn’t I? I could tell myself that I was doing it to help people…but all I was doing was filling in the holes of my clockwork universe.)<br />
<br />
The smell of ozone, the feel of static in the air.<br />
<br />
.oO(I never really connected to most people. There were just a few that meant something more to me than just another small piece of the puzzle. But in the end all they became were just very big gears, and springs and sprockets that I fit into place.)<br />
<br />
The sound of water droplets pattering. A white noise to drown out all other noises. <br />
Tranquility in and of itself, to a child of storms.<br />
<br />
.oO(And when people wouldn’t fit, I rejected them. Cast them aside.)<br />
<br />
And then the feel of rain. At first little smudges upon clothing, but before long it had become little rivulets running down her skin, while fabric clung unto it.<br />
<br />
.oO(…but there was one piece that never really did fit. And I couldn’t find it in me to cast that piece aside.)<br />
<br />
She began to turn in place, like a ballerina, going through her movements. One leg up against the other. Hands upraised. A flash of forked light criss-crossed the sky.<br />
<br />
.oO(So I made the clock try to fit them instead. I altered it’s configuration, I broke it, I tried to jam them inside of it.)<br />
<br />
A jumping movement carried her forward. Hands still upraised over her head. The movement itself was more graceful than she was actually capable of. A clap of thunder punctuated her landing.<br />
<br />
.oO(…and when that piece still wouldn’t fit. Maybe I tried to alter the piece. Maybe I didn’t. I don’t know what was going through my head at the time. Maybe I never will.) <br />
<br />
One leg bent upon landing, while the other splayed out. Back straight, neck lifted upwards to the heavens.<br />
<br />
.oO(But in the end it all fell apart. And instead of a clockwork universe… all I have is a pile of twisted metal.)<br />
<br />
.oO(All because of one piece…)<br/><br />
.oO(…that wouldn’t fit.)<br />
<br />
She hung suspended for a while, as if frozen in position. High above the ground, but still beneath the storm. Salt stung her eyes and other rivulets joined with the dirty rainwater.<br />
<br />
.oO(And maybe I don’t want to view my life as a clockwork universe any longer. Maybe I don’t want to view people as pieces anymore... ..time will tell.)<br />
<br />
The air was her dance floor. The heavens was the only roof above her head. Fitting for a child of storms. An adopted child of the stars. And the earth far below lapped up her bitter tears as hungrily as it did the rain.</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Just_a_Storm...Just a Storm...2013-08-07T19:23:54Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: </p>
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<div>{{Cutscene Header<br />
|Date of Scene=2013/08/07<br />
|Location=Unknown<br />
|Synopsis=Reflections while dancing in the rain...<br />
|Thanks=Riku<br />
|Cast of Characters=Alma Hyral, <br />
}}<br />
BGM(Listen to both at once for maximum effect):<br/> <br />
http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=AIJZWbuLmr8 <br/><br />
http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=SDmbGrQqWog<br />
<br />
.o(I’m just as terrible as any Shadow Lord.)<br />
<br />
She felt the subtle changes in barometric pressure as keenly as she would any sense a cloying smell, or sickly sweet taste. Long before the other senses even perceived that a storm was on the horizon.<br />
<br />
.o(Oh there was a time when I thought I was better. I was putting myself to the task of restoring all worlds, wasn’t I? That’s an altruistic goal, isn’t it?)<br />
<br />
Dark clouds began to loom in the distance, a promise of what was to come.<br />
<br />
.o(I was lying to myself though wasn’t I? I could tell myself that I was doing it to help people…but all I was doing was filling in the holes of my clockwork universe.)<br />
<br />
The smell of ozone, the feel of static in the air.<br />
<br />
.o(I never really connected to most people. There were just a few that meant something more to me than just another small piece of the puzzle. But in the end all they became were just very big gears, and springs and sprockets that I fit into place.)<br />
<br />
The sound of water droplets pattering. A white noise to drown out all other noises. <br />
Tranquility in and of itself, to a child of storms.<br />
<br />
.o(And when people wouldn’t fit, I rejected them. Cast them aside.)<br />
<br />
And then the feel of rain. At first little smudges upon clothing, but before long it had become little rivulets running down her skin, while fabric clung unto it.<br />
<br />
.o(…but there was one piece that never really did fit. And I couldn’t find it in me to cast that piece aside.)<br />
<br />
She began to turn in place, like a ballerina, going through her movements. One leg up against the other. Hands upraised. A flash of forked light criss-crossed the sky.<br />
<br />
.o(So I made the clock try to fit them instead. I altered it’s configuration, I broke it, I tried to jam them inside of it.)<br />
<br />
A jumping movement carried her forward. Hands still upraised over her head. The movement itself was more graceful than she was actually capable of. A clap of thunder punctuated her landing.<br />
<br />
.o(…and when that piece still wouldn’t fit. Maybe I tried to alter the piece. Maybe I didn’t. I don’t know what was going through my head at the time. Maybe I never will.) <br />
<br />
One leg bent upon landing, while the other splayed out. Back straight, neck lifted upwards to the heavens.<br />
<br />
.o(But in the end it all fell apart. And instead of a clockwork universe… all I have is a pile of twisted metal.)<br />
<br />
.o(All because of one piece…)<br/><br />
.o(…that wouldn’t fit.)<br />
<br />
She hung suspended for a while, as if frozen in position. High above the ground, but still beneath the storm. Salt stung her eyes and other rivulets joined with the dirty rainwater.<br />
<br />
.o(And maybe I don’t want to view my life as a clockwork universe any longer. Maybe I don’t want to view people as pieces anymore... ..time will tell.)<br />
<br />
The air was her dance floor. The heavens was the only roof above her head. Fitting for a child of storms. An adopted child of the stars. And the earth far below lapped up her bitter tears as hungrily as it did the rain.</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Just_a_Storm...Just a Storm...2013-08-07T19:21:40Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: </p>
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<div>{{Cutscene Header<br />
|Date of Scene=2013/08/07<br />
|Location=Unknown<br />
|Synopsis=Reflections while dancing in the rain...<br />
|Thanks=Riku<br />
|Cast of Characters=Alma Hyral, <br />
}}<br />
BGM(Listen to both at once for maximum effect):<br/> <br />
http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=AIJZWbuLmr8 <br/><br />
http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=SDmbGrQqWog<br />
<br />
.o(I’m just as terrible as any Shadow Lord.)<br />
<br />
She felt the subtle changes in barometric pressure as keenly as she would any sense a cloying smell, or sickly sweet taste. Long before the other senses even perceived that a storm was on the horizon.<br />
<br />
.o(Oh there was a time when I thought I was better. I was putting myself to the task of restoring all worlds, wasn’t I? That’s an altruistic goal, isn’t it?)<br />
<br />
Dark clouds began to loom in the distance, a promise of what was to come.<br />
<br />
.o(I was lying to myself though wasn’t I? I could tell myself that I was doing it to help people…but all I was doing was filling in the holes of my clockwork universe.)<br />
<br />
The smell of ozone, the feel of static in the air.<br />
<br />
.o(I never really connected to most people. There were just a few that meant something more to me than just another small piece of the puzzle. But in the end all they became were just very big gears, and springs and sprockets that I fit into place.)<br />
<br />
The sound of water droplets pattering. A white noise to drown out all other noises. <br />
Tranquility in and of itself, to a child of storms.<br />
<br />
.o(And when people wouldn’t fit, I rejected them. Cast them aside.)<br />
<br />
And then the feel of rain. At first little smudges upon clothing, but before long it had become little rivulets running down her skin, while fabric clung unto it.<br />
<br />
.o(…but there was one piece that never really did fit. And I couldn’t find it in me to cast that piece aside.)<br />
<br />
She began to turn in place, like a ballerina, going through her movements. One leg up against the other. Hands upraised. A flash of forked light criss-crossed the sky.<br />
<br />
.o(So I made the clock try to fit them instead. I altered it’s configuration, I broke it, I tried to jam them inside of it.)<br />
<br />
A jumping movement carried her forward. Hands still upraised over her head. The movement itself was more graceful than she was actually capable of. A clap of thunder punctuated her landing.<br />
<br />
.o(…and when that piece still wouldn’t fit. Maybe I tried to alter the piece. Maybe I didn’t. I don’t know what was going through my head at the time. Maybe I never will.) <br />
<br />
One leg bent upon landing, while the other splayed out. Back straight, neck lifted upwards to the heavens.<br />
<br />
.o(But in the end it all fell apart. And instead of a clockwork universe… all I have is a pile of twisted metal.)<br />
<br />
.o(All because of one piece…)<br />
.o(…that wouldn’t fit.)<br />
<br />
She hung suspended for a while, as if frozen in position. High above the ground, but still beneath the storm. Salt stung her eyes and other rivulets joined with the dirty rainwater.<br />
<br />
.o(And maybe I don’t want to view my life as a clockwork universe any longer. Maybe I don’t want to view people as pieces anymore... ..time will tell.)<br />
<br />
The air was her dance floor. The heavens was the only roof above her head. Fitting for a child of storms. An adopted child of the stars. And the earth far below lapped up her bitter tears as hungrily as it did the rain.</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Just_a_Storm...Just a Storm...2013-08-07T19:20:58Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: Created page with "{{Cutscene Header |Date of Scene=2013/08/07 |Location=Unknown |Synopsis=Reflections while dancing in the rain... |Thanks=Riku |Cast of Characters=Alma Hyral, }} BGM(Listen to..."</p>
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BGM(Listen to both at once for maximum effect): <br />
http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=AIJZWbuLmr8<br />
http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=SDmbGrQqWog<br />
<br />
.o(I’m just as terrible as any Shadow Lord.)<br />
<br />
She felt the subtle changes in barometric pressure as keenly as she would any sense a cloying smell, or sickly sweet taste. Long before the other senses even perceived that a storm was on the horizon.<br />
<br />
.o(Oh there was a time when I thought I was better. I was putting myself to the task of restoring all worlds, wasn’t I? That’s an altruistic goal, isn’t it?)<br />
<br />
Dark clouds began to loom in the distance, a promise of what was to come.<br />
<br />
.o(I was lying to myself though wasn’t I? I could tell myself that I was doing it to help people…but all I was doing was filling in the holes of my clockwork universe.)<br />
<br />
The smell of ozone, the feel of static in the air.<br />
<br />
.o(I never really connected to most people. There were just a few that meant something more to me than just another small piece of the puzzle. But in the end all they became were just very big gears, and springs and sprockets that I fit into place.)<br />
<br />
The sound of water droplets pattering. A white noise to drown out all other noises. <br />
Tranquility in and of itself, to a child of storms.<br />
<br />
.o(And when people wouldn’t fit, I rejected them. Cast them aside.)<br />
<br />
And then the feel of rain. At first little smudges upon clothing, but before long it had become little rivulets running down her skin, while fabric clung unto it.<br />
<br />
.o(…but there was one piece that never really did fit. And I couldn’t find it in me to cast that piece aside.)<br />
<br />
She began to turn in place, like a ballerina, going through her movements. One leg up against the other. Hands upraised. A flash of forked light criss-crossed the sky.<br />
<br />
.o(So I made the clock try to fit them instead. I altered it’s configuration, I broke it, I tried to jam them inside of it.)<br />
<br />
A jumping movement carried her forward. Hands still upraised over her head. The movement itself was more graceful than she was actually capable of. A clap of thunder punctuated her landing.<br />
<br />
.o(…and when that piece still wouldn’t fit. Maybe I tried to alter the piece. Maybe I didn’t. I don’t know what was going through my head at the time. Maybe I never will.) <br />
<br />
One leg bent upon landing, while the other splayed out. Back straight, neck lifted upwards to the heavens.<br />
<br />
.o(But in the end it all fell apart. And instead of a clockwork universe… all I have is a pile of twisted metal.)<br />
<br />
.o(All because of one piece…)<br />
.o(…that wouldn’t fit.)<br />
<br />
She hung suspended for a while, as if frozen in position. High above the ground, but still beneath the storm. Salt stung her eyes and other rivulets joined with the dirty rainwater.<br />
<br />
.o(And maybe I don’t want to view my life as a clockwork universe any longer. Maybe I don’t want to view people as pieces anymore... ..time will tell.)<br />
<br />
The air was her dance floor. The heavens was the only roof above her head. Fitting for a child of storms. An adopted child of the stars. And the earth far below lapped up her bitter tears as hungrily as it did the rain.</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Alma_HyralAlma Hyral2013-08-03T11:36:20Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: </p>
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{{Character Infobox<br />
|firstname=Alma<br />
|lastname=Hyral<br />
|age=15<br />
|image=AlmaFinal.jpg<br />
|species=Human<br />
|sex=Female<br />
|height=5'1"<br />
|weight=Please don't.<br />
|series=Final Fantasy ACT Class<br />
|styles=Empyrean Cosma<br />
|hometown=Ramuha<br />
|alignment=Forces of Restoration<br />
|group=Alexander Academy, Archadian Empire<br />
|occupation=White Mage<br />
|themesong=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3aRYPSCqdo<br />
|quote=Its your words that gave me courage. They became my light to guide me towards the right path.<br />
|footer=Dealing with the consequences of a rash decision.<br />
}}<br />
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=Profile=<br />
<br />
The Hyral family is a name well known in the highest levels of the Cosma Naturalis Church. Alma Hyral is the youngest daughter of this family. Doted upon by her parents and homeschooled until the age of twelve, she found herself not emotionally equipped for the challenges of Alexander Academy. She's known to be ultraconservative, klutzy, and frumpy. She's also a fan of Astronomy, Theology, and Philosophy over any of the harder sciences.<br />
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'''Skills:'''Bully Fodder, NERRDDDDDD!, The Glasses Stay On, Watch out when they come off, All Natural Homely, Klutz, Or is She?, Power of Prayer=Magical Girl Star Power, Little Sister, Sibling Issues, Ultraconformist, Blinded by the Light, Stargazer, Kitchen Princess <br />
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<br><br />
<br />
=Character History=<br />
<br />
Alma had her whole life planned out for her as a member of the prestigious Hyral family. She'd study White Magic, learn the tenets of Cosma Naturalis, graduate from the prestigious Alexander Academy, be married at the age of eighteen, and simultaneously attend Medical School while raising a sprawling family. As an innocent girl with a rambling mouth she was all too happy to please her doting parents, she didn't know any better. During her childhood she became infatuated by the stars and astronomy, something which her parents presumed was a phase she'd grow out of.. she never did. <br />
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Unfortunately Alma was a frail youth with intractable asthma and a plethora of other medical conditions. If not for her family's status and skill in White Magic she might not have survived to adolescence. As she grew more skilled in White Magic she learned how to take care of herself which allowed her to function outside of a sickbed. Due to this and Kyra's own unique problem, she was homeschooled until the age of twelve. The only occasions that she was allowed outside of their estate was for liturgy and choir practice.<br />
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It was decided that by age twelve that it was safe for her to enroll at Alexander Academy. When she arrived, she found herself faced with new challenges.. she had no idea how to interact with people outside of her family, and this developed into severe social anxiety. After her first few interactions in which she faced harsh rejection, she retreated into a shell of meekness. This only resulted in her being relentlessly bullied.<br />
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Facing the prospect of being a social pariah, Alma became incredibly envious of her sisters. Tira had all the social graces that she did not, and Kyra had many natural gifts. Kyra had always been her hero, and when she rebelled.. Alma decided to follow suit, she just didn't have the courage to make her rebellion open.<br />
<br />
Alma decided to experiment with White Magic, and she integrated this into her studies of astronomy and astrophysics. She believed that by doing this she might discover the truth of the origins of the universe, and thus prove that her goddess existed. On her world experimentation with White Magic was considered completely taboo by all sects of Cosma, and was stringently suppressed. But she thought she knew better than they. She was completely driven by a need to feel special...<br />
<br />
...and maybe she got her wish. Maybe she didn't. Either way something about her was changed...<br />
<br />
Horrified by her discoveries she decided not to rebel any longer, even if she had learned that most of what she believed in was wrong...<br />
<br />
After Tira's death, her brother Ramza decided to inform her parents just how relentlessly bullied Alma was, as he believed she wouldn't be able to handle it in their time of mourning. She was withdrawn from Alexander Academy as a result....<br />
<br />
Galianda fell into darkness shortly after.<br />
<br />
And then her time in the World of Ruin began...<br />
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=Abilities=<br />
<br />
'''Astrologer/Astronomer:''' Alma's base class is White Mage, however her magic takes on a unique form due to her experiments...<br />
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'''Cooking:''' Alma has become nearly a master chef under the tutelage of a certain someone...<br />
<br />
'''Songbird:''' While it's rare to hear her sing, Alma is a talented Alto singer from her time in Choir.<br />
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'''Night Owl:''' The night is Alma's time, she's up during these hours more often than the day time.<br />
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'''Astrophile:''' Alma can be seen obsessively gazing into a telescope and recording her findings during most nights.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Pacifist:''' Alma's pacifistic tendencies have become more loose over time, due to multiple conversations with friends. She is still very hesitant to initiate any violence, but won't hesitate to defend a friend.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Social Anxiety:''' While her ability to handle new people has been drastically improved; often when meeting new people, or engaging in conversations with large numbers of people, Alma often stutters, and is unable to emotionally handle the overload.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Frail:''' Alma is frail and was generally considered sickly as a child. She falls ill easily, but is able to mitigate this somewhat with her mastery of White Magic.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Klutz:''' Alma is not graceful, agile, or dextrous and often trips over her own feet.<br />
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'''Ethnic Trait - Ramuha:''' Alma can sense changes in barometric pressure, and thus adequately predict when the weather is about to change.<br />
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=Relationships=<br />
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<br />
===On Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" width="120" | Name<br />
! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Niklas Dragonius]]|| Thanks for the incredibly awkward advice. You've always been rather kind to me.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Seloria Delacreaux]]||She's my best friend.. and in some ways, she's been like a mother to me. Thank you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Rena Laradyne]]||Sometimes I wonder if what I see of you is the real you. And other times I wonder if I truly desire to see the true Rena Laradyne. Either way, I remain your friend.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Will Sherman]]||What do those eyes of yours truly see, when they look at the world?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maximilien]]|| A rather intense individual. I promise that I'll keep your secrets.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Artyom W. Valodjn]]||He helped save my life, and he supports me most of the time. He's so.. reserved though, I wish I knew more about him.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sanel]]|| There's more to this boy than a glance would tell you. He's not as simple as he makes himself out to be, but he does seem innocent. Something happened to him to make him this way.. but maybe some things are best left buried.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius]]||He's always there to encourage me when I need it, and he knows.. more than most. I just wonder if he can really accomplish what he hopes to do. When he talks about it, it almost makes me believe he can.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Thirza Ingersleben]]||She's always kind to me and supportive but she seems to have a low opinion of herself. I hope I can help her get through that.. She's a better person than she knows.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Legion|The Network]]||You're not a science experiment, no matter what she says. Let's stop her legacy together.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Annia Leradine]]|| Right.. it's our secret.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Riku]]|| There are no words to express how I feel about you. Just as there are no words to express how sorry I am...<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sora]]|| An incredibly nice guy and an unlikely hero. I hope that I'll be able to help you restore Destiny Island.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faris Scherwiz|Sarisa Tycoon]]|| There are no true royalty on Galianda, so meeting her was a real experience. She's so down to earth for a Princess. Sweatdrop, maybe too down to earth.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Karth Mason]]|| An amazing warrior, and a truly kind individual who cares for his family. I hope that he's able to cure his mother of her affliction.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Kamon Lionward]]|| Sorry about what I asked you to do... I'd take it back if I could. Also, I wish I had more footage of you in battle, as I totally think you're Dragoon Man.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Ryusei Isshiki]]|| It's good to have you back. I'm surprised you remember me, thank you for being so kind.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gerad Iron Fogair]]|| Well he's kind of a huge lecher, but there's something more to him than meets the eye. Anyhow, this treasure hunt could be fun.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Rapunzel]]|| And Mom once told me she thought I was growing my hair out too long! Wields a mean frying pan both inside and outside of the kitchen. Pascal is adorable.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Aeschere Childs]]|| Seems like a reasonably well-balanced individual, and she's pretty friendly. Which makes me wonder why she hangs with Akari Seran.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Jidro Gerrison]]|| I hope you and Annia find happiness together. You're certainly not what my Father led me to believe.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Saitei Dennou]]|| I'm glad we could free you... may you prosper in this world. I just hope you don't try to kill me again!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Serah Farron]]|| A talented healer, and both a kind and caring individual.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Myla Mason]]|| Skilled engineer and heir to a pirate legacy. Could it get any better than that?<br />
|}<br />
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===Family===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" width="120" | Name<br />
! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Kyra Hyral]]||No matter how much I exasperate you, know that you are and always have been my hero, Kyra.<br />
|-<br />
||Tira Hyral||Even though you're gone, I live my life in your memory Tira. I'm sorry that I failed you. I'll keep my other promise..<br />
|-<br />
||Father Hyral|| I wish I could say that I'm making you proud.. but I'm a terrible daughter. I'm so sorry daddy. I miss you.<br />
|-<br />
||Anastasia Hyral|| There are so many things I wish I could have told you Mom. But I didn't have the courage, and the opportunity is gone.<br />
|-<br />
||Ramza Hyral|| I resent that you told Mom and Dad.. but I still love you. I'll find a way to save you, I promise.<br />
|-<br />
||Rest of the Family|| I will save you all, or die in the attempt.<br />
|}<br />
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===Not so Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" width="120" | Name<br />
! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
|[[Helena Celba]]|| I'm rather certain I know what you are now. I still don't hate you, nor will I try to change you. I just hope you find your way.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Akari Seran]]|| No matter how relentlessly you bullied me... I went too far. Another failure of control on my part. <br />
|-<br />
|[[Garland]]|| ..... *Retches at the mere thought of him*<br />
|-<br />
||Feige Abramson|| I pity you, more than anything. If you are dead, then I pray that Yahweh has mercy on your soul. I doubt that Chaos will.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Souji Murasame]]||I find it difficult to judge you based on your goal. Some part of me hopes you succeed. The other part of me wonders if the cries of your victims will one day drown out the wind. Will you be able to hear her voice over the price you paid?<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ophelia]]|| Something about her feels off.. and she tried to kill Avira, I'm sure of it.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Illua]]|| ...jerky serial villain straight out of a Ramuha spy vid.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Alberic Lux]]|| You are a horror. <br />
|-<br />
|The Seeker|| What I fear most about you is not your incomprehensible power, but the fact that despite that power you're unknown to the world at large.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===My Failures===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" width="120" | Name<br />
! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
|Lord Ombra|| While you were pure evil.... I lost control. I shouldn't have jumped to...<br />
|-<br />
|Five|| What have I done? I'm no better than.... it shouldn't have been that easy for me to make that decision. <br />
|}<br />
<br />
===People I Barely Know===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" width="120" | Name<br />
! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius|DRAGOON MAN!]]||A hero! I'm glad he survived the fall of our world. We need heroes like him. He has to be someone I know! I'll find out who he is!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Leon]]|| I hope you see her again one day.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Minette Odam]]||I'm so sorry for what happened. I know sometimes you may be self-absorbed, but you didn't deserve that. Bravery like yours should be rewarded, not punished.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Raine Arland]]||Well he likes my cooking.. I don't really know much else about him though. He seems kind of reckless.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maira]]|| I heard that someone's stomach was the key to their heart, but it's sort of ridiculous with her! She's very nice though. Why does Garland pursue you?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Margaux Fleury]]|| She's so elegant and exotic.. compared to me, maybe she'll take up my offer for her to go to Seloria.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Avira]]|| Why does Garland have such an interest in you? <br />
|-<br />
||[[Ulharisk]]|| Sorry that I freaked out. The dragon thing is pretty cool.. really!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faruja Senra]]|| Do you hate me, for believing in the Creatrix, rather than your Faram and Saint Ajora?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Argider]]|| Did you really kill a child!?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Caran Steel]]|| Well uh.. I love your cat! Ketan is amazing!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gabranth]]|| He's rather serious but.. sometimes hints of kindness shine through. Best not to tempt him, as I'm told he's a master of the Force Choke!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Reize Seatlan]]|| So, right.. per Riku you are actually as decent one can get outside of brain damage. It has been duly noted that you are not a harem master.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Angantyr Vespar]]|| So you're the assassin of the Emperor of Archades. I.. don't know what to think of that. I just know I shouldn't be caught around you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Haneisuru]]|| I'm not really into the 'pain' thing. But to each their own. Mimic powers sound pretty cool, just haven't witnessed you using them yet.<br />
|}<br />
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<br><br />
<br />
=Trivia=<br />
<br />
Alma's Zodiac Sign is Virgo.<br />
<br />
Due to the scene Cosmic Power and all that Jazz, Alma has a small misshapen scar on her right shoulder which is matte black. She's no longer capable of healing it and goes to great lengths to conceal it.<br />
<br />
Alma possesses a wayfinder, of her own creation. It has the appearance of a five pointed star crafted from moonstones, with obsidian five pointed stars on the tips and in the center.<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
=Alternate Main Themes=<br />
'''Truth''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1eCoj2D1s<br />
<br />
'''Spiritual Awakening''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeTCsZUOUR4<br />
<br />
=Battle Theme=<br />
'''Icarus''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=d88xQCKM2W0<br />
<br />
'''Typical Limit Break: Hepatica''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2zFwvIomw<br />
<br />
= Logs =<br />
{{Character Logs}}<br />
= Cutscenes =<br />
{{Character Logs|Cutscenes}}</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Alma_HyralAlma Hyral2013-08-03T09:04:11Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: </p>
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{{Character Infobox<br />
|firstname=Alma<br />
|lastname=Hyral<br />
|age=15<br />
|image=AlmaFinal.jpg<br />
|species=Human<br />
|sex=Female<br />
|height=5'1"<br />
|weight=Please don't.<br />
|series=Final Fantasy ACT Class<br />
|styles=Empyrean Cosma<br />
|hometown=Ramuha<br />
|alignment=Forces of Restoration<br />
|group=Alexander Academy, Archadian Empire<br />
|occupation=White Mage<br />
|themesong=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3aRYPSCqdo<br />
|quote=Its your words that gave me courage. They became my light to guide me towards the right path.<br />
|footer=Dealing with the consequences of a rash decision.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
=Profile=<br />
<br />
The Hyral family is a name well known in the highest levels of the Cosma Naturalis Church. Alma Hyral is the youngest daughter of this family. Doted upon by her parents and homeschooled until the age of twelve, she found herself not emotionally equipped for the challenges of Alexander Academy. She's known to be ultraconservative, klutzy, and frumpy. She's also a fan of Astronomy, Theology, and Philosophy over any of the harder sciences.<br />
<br />
'''Skills:'''Bully Fodder, NERRDDDDDD!, The Glasses Stay On, Watch out when they come off, All Natural Homely, Klutz, Or is She?, Power of Prayer=Magical Girl Star Power, Little Sister, Sibling Issues, Ultraconformist, Blinded by the Light, Stargazer, Kitchen Princess <br />
<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
=Character History=<br />
<br />
Alma had her whole life planned out for her as a member of the prestigious Hyral family. She'd study White Magic, learn the tenets of Cosma Naturalis, graduate from the prestigious Alexander Academy, be married at the age of eighteen, and simultaneously attend Medical School while raising a sprawling family. As an innocent girl with a rambling mouth she was all too happy to please her doting parents, she didn't know any better. During her childhood she became infatuated by the stars and astronomy, something which her parents presumed was a phase she'd grow out of.. she never did. <br />
<br />
Unfortunately Alma was a frail youth with intractable asthma and a plethora of other medical conditions. If not for her family's status and skill in White Magic she might not have survived to adolescence. As she grew more skilled in White Magic she learned how to take care of herself which allowed her to function outside of a sickbed. Due to this and Kyra's own unique problem, she was homeschooled until the age of twelve. The only occasions that she was allowed outside of their estate was for liturgy and choir practice.<br />
<br />
It was decided that by age twelve that it was safe for her to enroll at Alexander Academy. When she arrived, she found herself faced with new challenges.. she had no idea how to interact with people outside of her family, and this developed into severe social anxiety. After her first few interactions in which she faced harsh rejection, she retreated into a shell of meekness. This only resulted in her being relentlessly bullied.<br />
<br />
Facing the prospect of being a social pariah, Alma became incredibly envious of her sisters. Tira had all the social graces that she did not, and Kyra had many natural gifts. Kyra had always been her hero, and when she rebelled.. Alma decided to follow suit, she just didn't have the courage to make her rebellion open.<br />
<br />
Alma decided to experiment with White Magic, and she integrated this into her studies of astronomy and astrophysics. She believed that by doing this she might discover the truth of the origins of the universe, and thus prove that her goddess existed. On her world experimentation with White Magic was considered completely taboo by all sects of Cosma, and was stringently suppressed. But she thought she knew better than they. She was completely driven by a need to feel special...<br />
<br />
...and maybe she got her wish. Maybe she didn't. Either way something about her was changed...<br />
<br />
Horrified by her discoveries she decided not to rebel any longer, even if she had learned that most of what she believed in was wrong...<br />
<br />
After Tira's death, her brother Ramza decided to inform her parents just how relentlessly bullied Alma was, as he believed she wouldn't be able to handle it in their time of mourning. She was withdrawn from Alexander Academy as a result....<br />
<br />
Galianda fell into darkness shortly after.<br />
<br />
And then her time in the World of Ruin began...<br />
<br />
=Abilities=<br />
<br />
'''Astrologer/Astronomer:''' Alma's base class is White Mage, however her magic takes on a unique form due to her experiments...<br />
<br />
'''Cooking:''' Alma has become nearly a master chef under the tutelage of a certain someone...<br />
<br />
'''Songbird:''' While it's rare to hear her sing, Alma is a talented Alto singer from her time in Choir.<br />
<br />
'''Night Owl:''' The night is Alma's time, she's up during these hours more often than the day time.<br />
<br />
'''Astrophile:''' Alma can be seen obsessively gazing into a telescope and recording her findings during most nights.<br />
<br />
'''Disadvantage - Pacifist:''' Alma's pacifistic tendencies have become more loose over time, due to multiple conversations with friends. She is still very hesitant to initiate any violence, but won't hesitate to defend a friend.<br />
<br />
'''Disadvantage - Social Anxiety:''' While her ability to handle new people has been drastically improved; often when meeting new people, or engaging in conversations with large numbers of people, Alma often stutters, and is unable to emotionally handle the overload.<br />
<br />
'''Disadvantage - Frail:''' Alma is frail and was generally considered sickly as a child. She falls ill easily, but is able to mitigate this somewhat with her mastery of White Magic.<br />
<br />
'''Disadvantage - Klutz:''' Alma is not graceful, agile, or dextrous and often trips over her own feet.<br />
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'''Ethnic Trait - Ramuha:''' Alma can sense changes in barometric pressure, and thus adequately predict when the weather is about to change.<br />
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=Relationships=<br />
<br />
<br />
===On Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Niklas Dragonius]]|| Thanks for the incredibly awkward advice. You've always been rather kind to me.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Seloria Delacreaux]]||She's my best friend.. and in some ways, she's been like a mother to me. Thank you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Rena Laradyne]]||Sometimes I wonder if what I see of you is the real you. And other times I wonder if I truly desire to see the true Rena Laradyne. Either way, I remain your friend.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Will Sherman]]||What do those eyes of yours truly see, when they look at the world?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maximilien]]|| A rather intense individual. I promise that I'll keep your secrets.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Artyom W. Valodjn]]||He helped save my life, and he supports me most of the time. He's so.. reserved though, I wish I knew more about him.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sanel]]|| There's more to this boy than a glance would tell you. He's not as simple as he makes himself out to be, but he does seem innocent. Something happened to him to make him this way.. but maybe some things are best left buried.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius]]||He's always there to encourage me when I need it, and he knows.. more than most. I just wonder if he can really accomplish what he hopes to do. When he talks about it, it almost makes me believe he can.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Thirza Ingersleben]]||She's always kind to me and supportive but she seems to have a low opinion of herself. I hope I can help her get through that.. She's a better person than she knows.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Legion|The Network]]||You're not a science experiment, no matter what she says. Let's stop her legacy together.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Annia Leradine]]|| Right.. it's our secret.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Riku]]|| <br />
|-<br />
||[[Sora]]|| An incredibly nice guy and an unlikely hero. I hope that I'll be able to help you restore Destiny Island.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faris Scherwiz|Sarisa Tycoon]]|| There are no true royalty on Galianda, so meeting her was a real experience. She's so down to earth for a Princess. Sweatdrop, maybe too down to earth.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Karth Mason]]|| An amazing warrior, and a truly kind individual who cares for his family. I hope that he's able to cure his mother of her affliction.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Kamon Lionward]]|| Sorry about what I asked you to do... I'd take it back if I could. Also, I wish I had more footage of you in battle, as I totally think you're Dragoon Man.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Ryusei Isshiki]]|| It's good to have you back. I'm surprised you remember me, thank you for being so kind.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gerad Iron Fogair]]|| Well he's kind of a huge lecher, but there's something more to him than meets the eye. Anyhow, this treasure hunt could be fun.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Rapunzel]]|| And Mom once told me she thought I was growing my hair out too long! Wields a mean frying pan both inside and outside of the kitchen. Pascal is adorable.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Aeschere Childs]]|| Seems like a reasonably well-balanced individual, and she's pretty friendly. Which makes me wonder why she hangs with Akari Seran.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Jidro Gerrison]]|| I hope you and Annia find happiness together. You're certainly not what my Father led me to believe.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Saitei Dennou]]|| I'm glad we could free you... may you prosper in this world. I just hope you don't try to kill me again!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Serah Farron]]|| A talented healer, and both a kind and caring individual.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Myla Mason]]|| Skilled engineer and heir to a pirate legacy. Could it get any better than that?<br />
|}<br />
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===Family===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Kyra Hyral]]||No matter how much I exasperate you, know that you are and always have been my hero, Kyra.<br />
|-<br />
||Tira Hyral||Even though you're gone, I live my life in your memory Tira. I'm sorry that I failed you. I'll keep my other promise..<br />
|-<br />
||Father Hyral|| I wish I could say that I'm making you proud.. but I'm a terrible daughter. I'm so sorry daddy. I miss you.<br />
|-<br />
||Anastasia Hyral|| There are so many things I wish I could have told you Mom. But I didn't have the courage, and the opportunity is gone.<br />
|-<br />
||Ramza Hyral|| I resent that you told Mom and Dad.. but I still love you. I'll find a way to save you, I promise.<br />
|-<br />
||Rest of the Family|| I will save you all, or die in the attempt.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Not so Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" width="120" | Name<br />
! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
|[[Helena Celba]]|| I'm rather certain I know what you are now. I still don't hate you, nor will I try to change you. I just hope you find your way.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Akari Seran]]|| No matter how relentlessly you bullied me... I went too far. Another failure of control on my part. <br />
|-<br />
|[[Garland]]|| ..... *Retches at the mere thought of him*<br />
|-<br />
||Feige Abramson|| I pity you, more than anything. If you are dead, then I pray that Yahweh has mercy on your soul. I doubt that Chaos will.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Souji Murasame]]||I find it difficult to judge you based on your goal. Some part of me hopes you succeed. The other part of me wonders if the cries of your victims will one day drown out the wind. Will you be able to hear her voice over the price you paid?<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ophelia]]|| Something about her feels off.. and she tried to kill Avira, I'm sure of it.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Illua]]|| ...jerky serial villain straight out of a Ramuha spy vid.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Alberic Lux]]|| You are a horror. <br />
|-<br />
|The Seeker|| What I fear most about you is not your incomprehensible power, but the fact that despite that power you're unknown to the world at large.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===My Failures===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" width="120" | Name<br />
! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
|Lord Ombra|| While you were pure evil.... I lost control. I shouldn't have jumped to...<br />
|-<br />
|Five|| What have I done? I'm no better than.... it shouldn't have been that easy for me to make that decision. <br />
|}<br />
<br />
===People I Barely Know===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" width="120" | Name<br />
! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius|DRAGOON MAN!]]||A hero! I'm glad he survived the fall of our world. We need heroes like him. He has to be someone I know! I'll find out who he is!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Leon]]|| I hope you see her again one day.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Minette Odam]]||I'm so sorry for what happened. I know sometimes you may be self-absorbed, but you didn't deserve that. Bravery like yours should be rewarded, not punished.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Raine Arland]]||Well he likes my cooking.. I don't really know much else about him though. He seems kind of reckless.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maira]]|| I heard that someone's stomach was the key to their heart, but it's sort of ridiculous with her! She's very nice though. Why does Garland pursue you?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Margaux Fleury]]|| She's so elegant and exotic.. compared to me, maybe she'll take up my offer for her to go to Seloria.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Avira]]|| Why does Garland have such an interest in you? <br />
|-<br />
||[[Ulharisk]]|| Sorry that I freaked out. The dragon thing is pretty cool.. really!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faruja Senra]]|| Do you hate me, for believing in the Creatrix, rather than your Faram and Saint Ajora?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Argider]]|| Did you really kill a child!?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Caran Steel]]|| Well uh.. I love your cat! Ketan is amazing!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gabranth]]|| He's rather serious but.. sometimes hints of kindness shine through. Best not to tempt him, as I'm told he's a master of the Force Choke!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Reize Seatlan]]|| So, right.. per Riku you are actually as decent one can get outside of brain damage. It has been duly noted that you are not a harem master.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Angantyr Vespar]]|| So you're the assassin of the Emperor of Archades. I.. don't know what to think of that. I just know I shouldn't be caught around you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Haneisuru]]|| I'm not really into the 'pain' thing. But to each their own. Mimic powers sound pretty cool, just haven't witnessed you using them yet.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
=Trivia=<br />
<br />
Alma's Zodiac Sign is Virgo.<br />
<br />
Due to the scene Cosmic Power and all that Jazz, Alma has a small misshapen scar on her right shoulder which is matte black. She's no longer capable of healing it and goes to great lengths to conceal it.<br />
<br />
Alma possesses a wayfinder, of her own creation. It has the appearance of a five pointed star crafted from moonstones, with obsidian five pointed stars on the tips and in the center.<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
=Alternate Main Themes=<br />
'''Truth''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1eCoj2D1s<br />
<br />
'''Spiritual Awakening''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeTCsZUOUR4<br />
<br />
=Battle Theme=<br />
'''Icarus''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=d88xQCKM2W0<br />
<br />
'''Typical Limit Break: Hepatica''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2zFwvIomw<br />
<br />
= Logs =<br />
{{Character Logs}}<br />
= Cutscenes =<br />
{{Character Logs|Cutscenes}}</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Alma_HyralAlma Hyral2013-08-03T08:40:16Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: </p>
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{{Character Infobox<br />
|firstname=Alma<br />
|lastname=Hyral<br />
|age=15<br />
|image=AlmaFinal.jpg<br />
|species=Human<br />
|sex=Female<br />
|height=5'1"<br />
|weight=Please don't.<br />
|series=Final Fantasy ACT Class<br />
|styles=Empyrean Cosma<br />
|hometown=Ramuha<br />
|alignment=Forces of Restoration<br />
|group=Alexander Academy, Archadian Empire<br />
|occupation=White Mage<br />
|themesong=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3aRYPSCqdo<br />
|quote=Its your words that gave me courage. They became my light to guide me towards the right path.<br />
|footer=Dealing with the consequences of a rash decision.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
=Profile=<br />
<br />
The Hyral family is a name well known in the highest levels of the Cosma Naturalis Church. Alma Hyral is the youngest daughter of this family. Doted upon by her parents and homeschooled until the age of twelve, she found herself not emotionally equipped for the challenges of Alexander Academy. She's known to be ultraconservative, klutzy, and frumpy. She's also a fan of Astronomy, Theology, and Philosophy over any of the harder sciences.<br />
<br />
'''Skills:'''Bully Fodder, NERRDDDDDD!, The Glasses Stay On, Watch out when they come off, All Natural Homely, Klutz, Or is She?, Power of Prayer=Magical Girl Star Power, Little Sister, Sibling Issues, Ultraconformist, Blinded by the Light, Stargazer, Kitchen Princess <br />
<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
=Character History=<br />
<br />
Alma had her whole life planned out for her as a member of the prestigious Hyral family. She'd study White Magic, learn the tenets of Cosma Naturalis, graduate from the prestigious Alexander Academy, be married at the age of eighteen, and simultaneously attend Medical School while raising a sprawling family. As an innocent girl with a rambling mouth she was all too happy to please her doting parents, she didn't know any better. During her childhood she became infatuated by the stars and astronomy, something which her parents presumed was a phase she'd grow out of.. she never did. <br />
<br />
Unfortunately Alma was a frail youth with intractable asthma and a plethora of other medical conditions. If not for her family's status and skill in White Magic she might not have survived to adolescence. As she grew more skilled in White Magic she learned how to take care of herself which allowed her to function outside of a sickbed. Due to this and Kyra's own unique problem, she was homeschooled until the age of twelve. The only occasions that she was allowed outside of their estate was for liturgy and choir practice.<br />
<br />
It was decided that by age twelve that it was safe for her to enroll at Alexander Academy. When she arrived, she found herself faced with new challenges.. she had no idea how to interact with people outside of her family, and this developed into severe social anxiety. After her first few interactions in which she faced harsh rejection, she retreated into a shell of meekness. This only resulted in her being relentlessly bullied.<br />
<br />
Facing the prospect of being a social pariah, Alma became incredibly envious of her sisters. Tira had all the social graces that she did not, and Kyra had many natural gifts. Kyra had always been her hero, and when she rebelled.. Alma decided to follow suit, she just didn't have the courage to make her rebellion open.<br />
<br />
Alma decided to experiment with White Magic, and she integrated this into her studies of astronomy and astrophysics. She believed that by doing this she might discover the truth of the origins of the universe, and thus prove that her goddess existed. On her world experimentation with White Magic was considered completely taboo by all sects of Cosma, and was stringently suppressed. But she thought she knew better than they. She was completely driven by a need to feel special...<br />
<br />
...and maybe she got her wish. Maybe she didn't. Either way something about her was changed...<br />
<br />
Horrified by her discoveries she decided not to rebel any longer, even if she had learned that most of what she believed in was wrong...<br />
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After Tira's death, her brother Ramza decided to inform her parents just how relentlessly bullied Alma was, as he believed she wouldn't be able to handle it in their time of mourning. She was withdrawn from Alexander Academy as a result....<br />
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Galianda fell into darkness shortly after.<br />
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And then her time in the World of Ruin began...<br />
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=Abilities=<br />
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'''Astrologer/Astronomer:''' Alma's base class is White Mage, however her magic takes on a unique form due to her experiments...<br />
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'''Cooking:''' Alma has become nearly a master chef under the tutelage of a certain someone...<br />
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'''Songbird:''' While it's rare to hear her sing, Alma is a talented Alto singer from her time in Choir.<br />
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'''Night Owl:''' The night is Alma's time, she's up during these hours more often than the day time.<br />
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'''Astrophile:''' Alma can be seen obsessively gazing into a telescope and recording her findings during most nights.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Pacifist:''' Alma's pacifistic tendencies have become more loose over time, due to multiple conversations with friends. She is still very hesitant to initiate any violence, but won't hesitate to defend a friend.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Social Anxiety:''' While her ability to handle new people has been drastically improved; often when meeting new people, or engaging in conversations with large numbers of people, Alma often stutters, and is unable to emotionally handle the overload.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Frail:''' Alma is frail and was generally considered sickly as a child. She falls ill easily, but is able to mitigate this somewhat with her mastery of White Magic.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Klutz:''' Alma is not graceful, agile, or dextrous and often trips over her own feet.<br />
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'''Ethnic Trait - Ramuha:''' Alma can sense changes in barometric pressure, and thus adequately predict when the weather is about to change.<br />
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=Relationships=<br />
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===On Friendly Terms===<br />
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||[[Niklas Dragonius]]|| Thanks for the incredibly awkward advice. You've always been rather kind to me.<br />
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||[[Seloria Delacreaux]]||She's my best friend.. and in some ways, she's been like a mother to me. Thank you.<br />
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||[[Rena Laradyne]]||Sometimes I wonder if what I see of you is the real you. And other times I wonder if I truly desire to see the true Rena Laradyne. Either way, I remain your friend.<br />
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||[[Will Sherman]]||What do those eyes of yours truly see, when they look at the world?<br />
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||[[Maximilien]]|| A rather intense individual. I promise that I'll keep your secrets.<br />
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||[[Artyom W. Valodjn]]||He helped save my life, and he supports me most of the time. He's so.. reserved though, I wish I knew more about him.<br />
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||[[Sanel]]|| There's more to this boy than a glance would tell you. He's not as simple as he makes himself out to be, but he does seem innocent. Something happened to him to make him this way.. but maybe some things are best left buried.<br />
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||[[Soan Sagittarius]]||He's always there to encourage me when I need it, and he knows.. more than most. I just wonder if he can really accomplish what he hopes to do. When he talks about it, it almost makes me believe he can.<br />
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||[[Thirza Ingersleben]]||She's always kind to me and supportive but she seems to have a low opinion of herself. I hope I can help her get through that.. She's a better person than she knows.<br />
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|[[Legion|The Network]]||You're not a science experiment, no matter what she says. Let's stop her legacy together.<br />
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||[[Annia Leradine]]|| Right.. it's our secret.<br />
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||[[Riku]]|| Nope, you don't get to see my thoughts on him so easily.<br />
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||[[Sora]]|| An incredibly nice guy and an unlikely hero. I hope that I'll be able to help you restore Destiny Island.<br />
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||[[Faris Scherwiz|Sarisa Tycoon]]|| There are no true royalty on Galianda, so meeting her was a real experience. She's so down to earth for a Princess. Sweatdrop, maybe too down to earth.<br />
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||[[Karth Mason]]|| An amazing warrior, and a truly kind individual who cares for his family. I hope that he's able to cure his mother of her affliction.<br />
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||[[Kamon Lionward]]|| Sorry about what I asked you to do... I'd take it back if I could. Also, I wish I had more footage of you in battle, as I totally think you're Dragoon Man.<br />
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||[[Ryusei Isshiki]]|| It's good to have you back. I'm surprised you remember me, thank you for being so kind.<br />
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||[[Gerad Iron Fogair]]|| Well he's kind of a huge lecher, but there's something more to him than meets the eye. Anyhow, this treasure hunt could be fun.<br />
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||[[Rapunzel]]|| And Mom once told me she thought I was growing my hair out too long! Wields a mean frying pan both inside and outside of the kitchen. Pascal is adorable.<br />
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||[[Aeschere Childs]]|| Seems like a reasonably well-balanced individual, and she's pretty friendly. Which makes me wonder why she hangs with Akari Seran.<br />
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||[[Jidro Gerrison]]|| I hope you and Annia find happiness together. You're certainly not what my Father led me to believe.<br />
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||[[Saitei Dennou]]|| I'm glad we could free you... may you prosper in this world. I just hope you don't try to kill me again!<br />
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||[[Serah Farron]]|| A talented healer, and both a kind and caring individual.<br />
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===Family===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
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||[[Kyra Hyral]]||No matter how much I exasperate you, know that you are and always have been my hero, Kyra.<br />
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||Tira Hyral||Even though you're gone, I live my life in your memory Tira. I'm sorry that I failed you. I'll keep my other promise..<br />
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||Father Hyral|| I wish I could say that I'm making you proud.. but I'm a terrible daughter. I'm so sorry daddy. I miss you.<br />
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||Anastasia Hyral|| There are so many things I wish I could have told you Mom. But I didn't have the courage, and the opportunity is gone.<br />
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||Ramza Hyral|| I resent that you told Mom and Dad.. but I still love you. I'll find a way to save you, I promise.<br />
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||Rest of the Family|| I will save you all, or die in the attempt.<br />
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===Not so Friendly Terms===<br />
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|[[Helena Celba]]|| I'm rather certain I know what you are now. I still don't hate you, nor will I try to change you. I just hope you find your way.<br />
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||[[Akari Seran]]|| You need to calm down.<br />
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||[[Garland]]|| ..... *Retches at the mere thought of him*<br />
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||Feige Abramson|| I pity you, more than anything. If you are dead, then I pray that Yahweh has mercy on your soul. I doubt that Chaos will.<br />
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|[[Souji Murasame]]||I find it difficult to judge you based on your goal. Some part of me hopes you succeed. The other part of me wonders if the cries of your victims will one day drown out the wind. Will you be able to hear her voice over the price you paid?<br />
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|[[Ophelia]]|| Something about her feels off.. and she tried to kill Avira, I'm sure of it.<br />
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|[[Illua]]|| ...jerky serial villain straight out of a Ramuha spy vid.<br />
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|[[Alberic Lux]]|| You are a horror. <br />
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===People I Barely Know===<br />
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||[[Soan Sagittarius|DRAGOON MAN!]]||A hero! I'm glad he survived the fall of our world. We need heroes like him. He has to be someone I know! I'll find out who he is!<br />
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||[[Leon]]|| I hope you see her again one day.<br />
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||[[Minette Odam]]||I'm so sorry for what happened. I know sometimes you may be self-absorbed, but you didn't deserve that. Bravery like yours should be rewarded, not punished.<br />
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||[[Raine Arland]]||Well he likes my cooking.. I don't really know much else about him though. He seems kind of reckless.<br />
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||[[Maira]]|| I heard that someone's stomach was the key to their heart, but it's sort of ridiculous with her! She's very nice though. Why does Garland pursue you?<br />
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||[[Margaux Fleury]]|| She's so elegant and exotic.. compared to me, maybe she'll take up my offer for her to go to Seloria.<br />
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||[[Avira]]|| Why does Garland have such an interest in you? <br />
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||[[Ulharisk]]|| Sorry that I freaked out. The dragon thing is pretty cool.. really!<br />
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||[[Faruja Senra]]|| Do you hate me, for believing in the Creatrix, rather than your Faram and Saint Ajora?<br />
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||[[Argider]]|| Sky, Pirates, are, AWESOME! Uh.. now that I have a deal with House Solidor, what will you think of me?<br />
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||[[Caran Steel]]|| Well uh.. I love your cat! Ketan is amazing!<br />
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||[[Gabranth]]|| He's rather serious but.. sometimes hints of kindness shine through. Best not to tempt him, as I'm told he's a master of the Force Choke!<br />
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||[[Reize Seatlan]]|| So, right.. per Riku you are actually as decent one can get outside of brain damage. It has been duly noted that you are not a harem master.<br />
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||[[Angantyr Vespar]]|| So you're the assassin of the Emperor of Archades. I.. don't know what to think of that. I just know I shouldn't be caught around you.<br />
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=Trivia=<br />
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Alma's Zodiac Sign is Virgo.<br />
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Due to the scene Cosmic Power and all that Jazz, Alma has a small misshapen scar on her right shoulder which is matte black. She's no longer capable of healing it and goes to great lengths to conceal it.<br />
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=Alternate Main Themes=<br />
'''Truth''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1eCoj2D1s<br />
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'''Spiritual Awakening''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeTCsZUOUR4<br />
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=Battle Theme=<br />
'''Icarus''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=d88xQCKM2W0<br />
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'''Typical Limit Break: Hepatica''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2zFwvIomw<br />
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= Logs =<br />
{{Character Logs}}<br />
= Cutscenes =<br />
{{Character Logs|Cutscenes}}</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Truth_and_TrustTruth and Trust2013-07-29T18:37:41Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: </p>
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|Date of Scene=2013/07/26<br />
|Location=Cosmo Canyon<br />
|Synopsis=Kyra goes searching for Alma, who had disappeared in the search for Riku...<br />
|Cast of Characters=Kyra Hyral, Alma Hyral<br />
|pretty=yes<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>The sudden and abrupt feeling of being dumped back into bed. <br /> <br /> The moment of acceleration following by a sharp, jarring impact. Only without moving, just the pressure, the tingling sensation wearing away in moments. Except her bed was more a sandy stone formation, a few hundred feet in the air. It looked somewhat like an hourglass, with the bottom of the column being large and flat, as it thinned out towards the center of the formation before returning to a flattened top. A few feet away was another larger cliffside, one of the canyon walls of Cosmo Canyon. <br /> <br /> She sits upright, already in a cold sweat, hyperventilating for a time, allowing her body to ride it out, just allowing the fear to loosen it's grip on her mind, gradually.. except, this time she remembered everything, well.. nearly everything. It took her longer to process all of that. That yes in fact, the dream had been real. That the horrors had all been tangible things, not ephemeral images in her mind. And so she brings up her knees to her chest, leaning her forehead forward, and as her rapid breathing slows, and the shivering begins. Underlying all of this is the slow process of allowing her mind to cope with the jarring macabre panoply of memories that was all too real to her. <br /> <br /> It was the start of dusk, and the last images of the sun setting over the horizon came as a sort of beautiful watercolor on the sky and in the clouds. It was a spectacular view. Too bad she couldn't enjoy it. Soon the stars would be out, and that abruptly wracked her body with a new shivering spell. No.. she definitely couldn't enjoy that. <br /> <br /> She was wearing an all too simple light red windbreaker, with a white T-shift underneath it, and a pair of denim jeans. On her feet was a pair of boots, and her hair was unbound, and both that tangled mess and her clothing were mussed up and dirty from the experience of sleeping up here.<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Body and soul. Both intertwined yet distinct in their construction. Damage to the body could be easily repaired. Damage to the soul could not. It was the latter that made Kyra hesitant to dabble in that sort of magic-as she had told her sister long ago when the issue of Morrighan came to light. To change a person so profoundly was simply...evil. <br /><br />Her scrying efforts for her sister were rooted entirely on the young white mage's body. As a member of her own bloodline, Kyra did have a distinct advantage, especially since her particular brand of spell was on the verge of targeting the genetic code itself, providing unparalleled unique identification. Though her method was sound, her effort was still a monumental one. It took her most of the day to lock on and her reward was but a few fleeing seconds of spying Alma from afar, lying prone on the ground. She was fairly certain that her sister was not dead. <br /><br />What came as the biggest surprise was being so forcefully evicted from her own spell by an outside entity. It was like nothing she's ever felt before at that. She was fortunate, though, because she saw the surrounding area. <br /><br />She recognized it. It was Cosmo Canyon! She'd been there multiple times! She set out immediately, but not alone, hiring a sellsword to accompany her since she's only traveled to this place in groups. It'd take some time to find the appropriate place, though she was able to narrow her search to the highest of peaks. Though she started in the morning, their search had been ongoing all day. As they scale peak to peak, Kyra makes liberal use of binnoculars until, at last, she spots a different shade of red amongst the scarlet rock. "...there." <br /><br />Travel was even more difficult to this next spire. As Alma recovers and shivers in the night, she would hear the rusling of rock and stone nearby as Kyra scales her way up the cliff, tailed by the tired-looking sellsword. The man has seen better days, frankly, and Kyra's healing had been rather...rough.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Alma wasn't expecting guests. In fact the whole point of her picking this spot was there wouldn't be any visitors. Unless a monstrous bird like say a Roc, decided to share her perch. She hadn't expected to be sleeping either. How long had she even been asleep? She dared for a moment to check her watch, and found out it'd been three days. Which shocked her. Her body felt exactly the same as when she fell asleep initially else.. she'd probably be sunburned all over, dehydrated to the point of death. What had he done to her? <br /> <br /> After a while she realized that she was crying. That wasn't entirely unexpected. She'd always been rather emotional in the face of anxiety and fear. And in this case.. the fear was entirely warranted. She dabbed away her eyes moment before she realized the sun had set. <br /> <br /> Which caused her to look up abruptly. Even Kyra might have heard the sudden, "OH <GOOSEHONK>!" echoing across the canyon as she came to the realization that it was night. <br /> <br /> Reflexively, Sigils sprang into being around her and she frantically touched them each in turn. A moment later, all light in the area around her was bent away, creating an area of null-light, a sphere of complete darkness, for her to take refuge in. She was afraid not of the darkness of the night, but of it's guiding lights. The light of the stars burned her. The light of the moon scoured her. And then she just sat in there, curled up into a ball. Thinking she'd be entirely safe... safe in the dark. She trusted in it. She trusted in him. So long as her spell lasted...<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>In this environment? The poor fair-skinned Alma would fry like a fish. Kyra had taken precautions beforehand to slather up with the strongest suntan lotion she could synthesize. It served Kyra very well throughout the day and she has made it to the night without her skin reddening too much. <br /><br />The swearing almost makes Kyra lose her grip. She could pick up on just the faintest of sobs but the sudden shouting was entirely unexpected. Especially from sweet little Alma! It was a shock to hear her /swear/! <br /><br />The white mage scrambles over the edge to where she was certain that Alma was lying, but once she arrives, she finds herself faced with a dome of darkness. "..Alma?!" she says, reaching towards it, but recoiling, instead opting to lead with a libra spell. <br /><br />The sellsword hauls himself up shortly after Kyra and looks on, wary and confused by the scene.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>For a moment, the Libra spell probes the sphere, then the occupant inside. Kyra would probably realize that the spell wasn't one of darkness, just one in which she was controlling the light to create an area of pitch inside. And then it probes Alma. Bodily she's unharmed. There isn't even the slightest hint of a burn. If she really was sleeping for three days, then she really was in some extreme form of stasis. <br /> <br /> Kyra might detect the faintest hint of that. But what's more disturbing are the traces of what occurred to her soul. While her spell mostly scans the body, she realizes that the soul just was not there, for an extended amount of time. Then it just snapped back. Almost like a rubber band effect. <br /> <br /> After Kyra calls her name there's a time where she sits mutely in silence. Even the sound of sobbing ceases. There's a full minute in which Kyra might hear nothing but the sound of breathing. And then finally comes the sound of an eerily calm voice, "Kyra.. I appreciate the thought, really I do, but I didn't want you to come looking for me for a reason." There is a measured pause before she states, "...this isn't something you can protect me from."<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Grimly, Kyra reviews what she sees with the spell, letting out a small gasp of alarm when she realizes Alma's soul is NOT THERE. Panic immediately flies through her. A body cannot exist without a soul. It would fade, wither, die. Alma couldn't last much longer like that. But how would that soul come back? Kyra didn't know. She didn't mess with souls. <br /><br />Maybe if she had a necromancer...Helena maybe? Maybe Kyra could coax her to help...! <br /><br />But in an instant her worries are dispelled as Alma's soul returns. AS sigh of relief follows when she hears her sister finally speak her name. The crying had been enough but hearing Alma being of sound enough mind to speak was comforting. <br /><br />"It never is, is it?" Kyra sighs, settling down on the ground with her feet dangling over the edge of the little plateau. "Is he alive? Did you find him?" It goes unmentioned that Kyra would feel pretty awful with herself if it turned out that she got Riku killed.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"Yeah." There's a short pause, as she considers how to answer that. "Yeah he's alive. And I think he's back. I'll have to check once the sun rises and I can get ahold of a new Ma Belle." She didn't see Kyra, from inside her little sphere, but from the sounds of her movement she noted what was likely to be her current position. <br /> <br /> "No. No, it never is." She curled up with her knees up to her chest, hugging her arms around them. "....but you always asked that I respect your choices. And I have learned to do just that. And I chose this life. All of this, when I chose him." There's a short pause, before she chuckles very softly, "I know you want to protect me Kyra, but you can't really protect me from myself."<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"That was a stupid thing to do, smashing your phone like that." Kyra mutters. "But good. I'm happy to hear that he's alive. After I awoke and didn't see him with us..." Not to mention that Alma had drawn a similar conclusion if her long letter was any indication. "...I had worried he'd..." she trails off. <br /> <br />Alma will hear more movement. The faint sound of wind blowing back and forth as Kyra swings her legs in the air as they dangle. There's also heavy breathing, but that comes from her nameless sellsword companion. <br /><br />"Misgivings about my family, Alma..." Kyra sighs, "It doesn't change the fact that they're still my family. And right now, you're the only family I've got. Understand, Alma, that I'd rather not lose you to whatever dark force was trying to prey upon you. Perhaps this can be payback for all the meddling in my life. I am a scientist, Alma. I do not accept 'can't'." More shifting. It sounds like Kyra is standing. <br /><br />Leaning over, she pushes her hand into the dome of un-light that Alma has surrounded herself with. "Come on. Let's go home."<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"When I tried to cut off all contact, I kind of meant it, Kyra. I didn't really figure that I'd be able to find him, or come out of this so soon. I was pretty much ready to walk straight into the darkness and /ring ding ding/ the dinner bell for the Heartless if it meant the slightest chance of finding him. That's how much I love him." <br /> <br /> She takes her time to think about that, her comments on family, before finally replying, "Yeah, we're family Kyra. And in the end there's nothing I wouldn't do for you but.. understand that I can't really talk about whatever was /preying/ on me. Or him. If you even knew half of what occurred then you'd do everything in your power to keep me away from him. Because, guess what? You just frame me as the perspective of someone to protect, but keep me at arm's length." She sounds quite sad as she speaks, "....there's not really much trust between us, is there? So you might not accept that you /can't/ protect me. And that's fine, but I can protect /you/ by not talking about it." An arm extends into her sphere. She feels the sensation of her spell being minutely disrupted by the presence of something breaking her field, "I'm not sure if I can yet, Kyra. In.. wherever I was, he made the light of the stars, the moon. All of it. Well when I see the world from his eyes..." <br /> <br /> Kyra would hear her swear again within the cube, beneath her breath, "....look it's tough to explain but wherever I was... the light of the stars /burns/ me. And I'm not sure if it's still going to here."<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>She holds her hand in the bubble, rooting around for something to find purchase on. Though she'd feel much better about it if she took hold of her hand so she could pull her up. "Those accusations hurt me, Alma. Unless Riku is intending on physically harming you, I have no intention on keeping you /away/ from him. It's pretty clear to me that he means an awful lot to you. That he makes you happy and that you love him." Her hand stops reaching and holds there. "But I see how it is. Not much trust." <br /><br />Shehe pulls her hand away, frustration on her face. <br /><br />"If it burns you, then maybe you should blindfold your face." she mutters, wrapping her arms around herself and turning to stare up at the night sky. Stars are out tonight-each some world, far away, that had yet to fall to the darkness, "Are you ready to come back to civilization or do you want to be alone here for a while?"<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>The silence is almost palpable for a while. Kyra might have the distinct impression that she had pretty much hit it right on the nose on why Alma didn't tell her. But then Alma states in a quiet voice, "I didn't trust you with most of the details about him for a reason Kyra. A very good reason." Another measured pause, "There was a time when I tried to talk to you about everything I guess because I hoped you'd be interested in my life, but you didn't really ever.. reciprocate. Figured you weren't interested. So I just stopped trying until Riku came along and I suddenly was just flailing about so desperately. Helena once told me that I just needed to listen to you, but you never talked to me about yourself. So I figured there was no trust. I don't blame you for that.. it was really my fault." <br /> <br /> She is mute for a time as she thinks about it, Kyra hears a shifting as if she'd just stood up. "I guess its worth a shot. Though other lights.. literally set the world on fire." And then another pause, "No.. I don't really want to be alone ever again, Kyra."<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>That following silence is pretty telling. It might be easy to dismiss it as Alma shutting her out more but Kyra has the distinct feeling otherwise. Great. So Alma would /literally/ lose her own life while loving this boy. Just what exactly did this judge cadet get involved with? Would Kyra have to make good on her threat over dinner? Killing Alma certainly merited some face-breaking. <br /><br />She'd have to step up her own studies elsewhere. <br /><br />"I was. You came to me, confiding all of your problems. I remember trying to giive you advice several times but...apparently that advice was not good. After a while I started to feel like I was just a dumping ground to hear about all the horrible things happening to you. Horrible things I couldn't help wi-" <br /><br />Someone clears his throat. The sellsword. <br /><br />"Oh. Uh. Yeah, feel free to go wait at the bottom of the peak for us." she tells the man. Once he's rested up enough, he starts climbing down. It isn't until he's left that Kyra continues. <br /><br />"But you're right. I really didn't talk about myself. I didn't know if it'd draw more admonishment and lectures. Or jealousy. I closed up." She sighs. <br /><br />Kyra falls silent for a long period of time afterwards, mulling over her thoughts, leaving stretches of silence between the pair. Though she's mostly waiting for Alma's response on whether or not she'd be going back with them or if she'd be staying here. <br /><br />"Then we should go. We've both been out here for at least over a day."<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>There's a moment's hesitation, before the sphere begins to dissolve like it was water, the light shines in and Alma cringes, with one hand shielding her eyes, worried that it would burn her. But then two fingers move, and an eyelid opens. And she breathes out a sigh of relief. "...good. I was worried.. that..." She actually laughs bitterly at first, but then it becomes almost light-hearted, "...really, he knew just what to take away from me to try and make me lose all hope." <br /> <br /> BGM Change: http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=dE1eCoj2D1s <br /> <br />There's a short pause where Alma has a ruminative look on her features, debating, before finally deciding on something, "...well most of the problems came from the fact that I was so worried about rejection, that I kept up a facade. And that facade just drew a lot of people to dislike me..." She puts both hands over her face like a mask, then smiles as she removes them, taking them off, "....but there were other reasons too. So I piled on half-truth, after half-truth, and just didn't let anyone see the real me. I actually have a real sense of humor, I swear. I like almost all sorts of movies, except most horror movies. Especially not zombie movies. All kinds of music too. And I don't really hate anything you do in science... and once I came to see more of the world, guess what?" She steps over towards the edge, smiling at her, "I realized that Mom and Dad were kind of full of shit. Cosma doesn't care about us getting married. Having a few dozen kids to celebrate life. She doesn't care about black magic, or darkness, or Chaos, except in the most extreme examples. She's just a primal force of light that loves all creation. And Chaos is sort of the opposite side of the same coin. They're supposed to stay in balance, that's kind of the point. Just like light and darkness." <br /> <br /> She grins at Kyra, "Do you think if I really hated Chaos so much that I disliked all examples, that I would have asked Helena if she worshipped him on day two at the company? I'd have been too scared to ask. As it stands I've /known/ for a long time." <br /> <br /> There's another pause, "So yeah. Sorry if I gave you the wrong impression too. I tried to tell you so many times.. but every time you kind of just closed up on me. Probably because you were afraid I'd just lecture or admonish you... ..the jealousy though? That was real. And I've got to apologize for that. But... yeah, this is part of the real me. And maybe if I'd shown it sooner we'd have not had all these problems.. or maybe we still would have.." She shrugs her shoulders, walking over to the edge that leads to the next outcropping. "...maybe we still will now. I don't know. Riku's the only person that really knows me, so I don't know how anyone else will react." <br /> <br /> She hops over to the next ledge, before looking over her shoulder. "....yeah I think I'm ready to go home, Kyra."<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>She can feel the magic changing with her back turned-dissolving away-and this is what gets Kyra to finally turn around to face her sister. She watches curiously, not entirely sure what she meant by lights too bright and waits to see if she drops to the ground, writhing in pain. This, fortunately, does not happen. It is some consolation that she wouldn't have to lead a blindolded sister down the slope. Then again a well placed float spell made that easy. <br /><br />"And how. You were well on your way to alienating yourself." Kyra notes bluntly, but she falls silent after that, just letting her sister talk. There's a distant smile on her face. <br /><br />"I love science. It's my passion. I want to make breakthroughs and do them impossible. I want to challenge our accepted norms and legends. I want to advance white magic and meld it harmoniously with science and I dislike that Cosma Naturalis has kept the field at bay for so long. I like making things and I like making the best of a bad situation. It's why, even after all this time, my cooking skill still sucks and my food is weaponized. I don't give a damn what anyone else thinks of me when I do. I'm enjoying myself." <br /><br />Silent again, she nods, and offers a hand to Alma again. <br /><br />"Let's go home."<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>There's a sad smile on her expression as Kyra speaks of how she was alienating herself, "I know." It becomes cheerful a moment later, "...but hey, maybe it's not too late to change that. Riku kind of helped me realize that I shouldn't define myself by the expectations of others. And that's what I was doing. Letting people see what they expected to see. Acting as they expected me to act." <br /> <br /> But her cheer truly does pick up when Kyra speaks on herself, as she begins to brush her fingers back through her long hair, trying to work out the dust and the tangles, "...Maybe I can even help you with that. I know you don't really want your little sister getting involved in everything you do but..." She shrugs her shoulders, "...The offer is there. And if you don't take it, then I understand. I'll just enjoy seeing what you come up with." <br /> <br /> She taps her head, "I know what I said before about what I did being a sin against Cosma, and in a way I still believe that; I can tell you why if you really want to know.... but I think it's time I make the best out of a bad situation too. And I'm not going to be able to do that by sitting here, not using my magic to it's potential." <br /> <br /> She grins in an almost infectious way, "...and hey, I can live with your cooking. There's always sodium hydroxide to clean it up. I've always found it pretty funny really. If you want, I can even make you a few dishes to experiment with. Max will throw a fit if he finds out but like you..." She tilts her head to the side, "I think I'm ready to stop giving a damn about what anyone thinks of me too." <br /> <br /> Alma looks at the hand for a while, before finally reaching out and taking her hand, "...Yeah, let's. I think he's waiting for us."<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"It'll take a little work...but I agree. With one exception. No maybe. I think it is definitely not too late to change that. It is never too late to change. Never." <br /><br />She looks over her shoulder at her little sister, a faint smile on her face. "I would not mind an assistant in my research. Of course, should we ever get published, you realize my name will be listed first~" her expression grows a tad more serious, "Though there is more. I have been dabbling in other things-Helena offered to show me some dark magic and I've taken her up on the offer. Know that I am proceding carefully and Helena has no intention of turning me into a Chaos-worshipping dark wizard." <br /><br />She does remember when Alma confessed her "weakness" to her-specifically, the thought that all she had done was a sin. "I know. And I still disagree." <br /><br />Kyra's hand closes around Alma's but she doesn't step forward. "How about you take us down with your magic. We can fly together, right?"<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"Do or do not, there is no try." She teases Kyra, "I'll need to actually show you that movie one day. You're like a scientist version of Yoda sometimes." <br /> <br /> She chuckles at Kyra's little research joke, "Hey, I've never been into science for the recognition, Kyra. I don't mind if you take /all/ the credit. But yeah, if you want you can put your name first." <br /> <br /> And then Kyra reveals that she's dabbling in dark magic, and Alma's expression becomes a little whimsical at that, "Kyra.. while I can't tell you everything, I've experienced more of the darkness than most people would ever care to know. Riku literally created /Ramuha/ for me out of the darkness and made it real just to show me that it doesn't have to always be frightening or destructive. Do you really think it bothers me that you're learning to use it in moderation?" She grins at her, "...there's nothing wrong with the darkness, as long as it isn't taken in excess." <br /> <br /> But then the smile fades slightly as Kyra does take her up on that offer to tell her their reasons. And she taps her head, "...Well, I've told you a lot of half-truths along the way just to gradually work up to this. Let's just say I'm pretty sure what I found is Cosma, but I'm not /entirely/ sure. The problem.." She looks up towards the sky, her expression abstracted, "...the problem is that my light from my magic is a borrowed light, without the filter of human emotions or expressions. It's like a primal force. And if I lose control for even a moment.. then it can take over. The higher I turn up the volume of the song, the more of my conscious mind I turn off.. the more I allow myself to be subsumed by it, until there's nothing of me left that's in control. The first time I heard it and had no idea how to control it... I lost three days of my life." A wan smile comes onto her expression, "...Riku actually calls it goddess radio as a joke." <br /> <br /> She sucks in a deep breath, like this hurts even to think about it, "And sometimes, like the old myth from Olympia in which someone flew too close to the sun.. I wonder what /actually/ happened to me the day I stumbled over it. What it did to me to allow this. Whether I was consumed and remade. Whether I just can handle it when no one else can. I don't know. It scares me to think about it. But anytime I share the song with anyone else. It only /hurts/ them. It's too much light. And I don't know why I can hear it without as many ill effects." <br /> <br /> She looks towards Kyra finally, staring at her evenly, "But my sin was that I kind of did this for the worst reasons. Because I was jealous of you and Tira. Because I wanted to be special, when I was nothing special. And guess what? Being special kind of sucks, and I found that out just a little too late. So sometimes I wonder if some of what happened to me was a sort of punishment for touching upon something I wasn't supposed to." <br /> <br /> She's quiet for some time after saying that, and then a radiant yellow corona forms upon her, limming her body, before spreading over to Kyra. "Yeah. We can do that." There's a short pause, "You know, I've never actually flown for fun, since the first day I found out I could.. and then I only tested it indoors." She considers impishly, "It's too bad you hired someone and brought him along, or else I could fly us all the way back home, for fun."<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"I had noticed that boy had some control over dark magic." Kyra muses, drawing from her experiences in combat alongside Riku. "Though I hadn't really realized his power was that...formidable." Maybe she ought to start casting libra on her allies from now on to study them. This is put in the back of her mind. "I accepted her offer long ago, though, and I believe before you had come to peace with Helena and magic not of Cosma's making. Granted, I've only had a few lessons and no opportunities to really apply them. It's difficult to use darkness against creatures already steeped in darkness." <br /><br />Which Heartless seem to be cut from. Doesn't stop some people it seems. <br /><br />"It sounds to me that you are tapping into a power source far more greater than yourself, Alma. Frankly, your fears of losing yourself or losing control are quite founded." she looks over at her sister, worry flickering across her face again. "But if it's Cosma..how? Doctrine across all of the sects states that Cosma sacrificed herself so that the universe may have life with the strength to stand against Chaos." <br /><br />She sighs, "I am reminded of Helena's warnings to me when we first started the training. It is easy to lose oneself to darkness. Perhaps it is just as easy to lose yourself to light." <br /><br />Then Alma admits that her motivation to search was jealousy and the need to feel special. She cannot help but laugh when Alma declares that being 'special' kind of sucks. "Only if the forces of Chaos actively moved to work against you, Alma. Raw power knows nothing about retribution." <br /><br />She waits until they lift off the small plateau. "As much as I would like to ditch him, I did hire him and it would be rude to leave him behind." she says sadly, "Take us down."<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Alma just smiles at her in a sort of secret fashion when it comes to Riku, "Well...part of why I don't talk so much about it. Most people wouldn't understand why there's darkness so deep in a boy so young." There's a short pause before she nods, "Well, I came to make peace with it earlier than you think. With Cid mostly, and with Helena. I really did try to make peace with her but she always just..." She shrugs her shoulders, "...Oh well. It's not worth talking about. I don't really care what she thinks of me anymore, wrong impression or not." <br /> <br /> She considers her words for a time before shaking her head, "I don't know, I wish I did. Maybe everything we were taught is wrong? Or maybe it's not her. Or maybe it's just that she's really something we can't comprehend. Or maybe in her sacrifice, she lost /something/ of herself that allows her to understand or communicate with her creations. Who knows? I sure don't. But now you know why I was a pacifist. Not just because I hate hurting people... but because I'm afraid of what might happen if I lose control, even for a second. You knocked yourself out with that display of light and dark." Then as an aside, "...that was pretty cool by the way." Then she continues, "...so you didn't see what I did to Lord Ombra. You and Will weakened him to the point where I annihilated him outright, not even considering that Riku might still be inside of him, because I let it take control. Because I was just /so/ angry... so yeah, it's just as easy to lose yourself to light, especially if you're not one of the people /chosen/ to use it. And I'm not one of those people." She shrugs her shoulders, "...at least I don't think I am." <br /> <br /> She shrugs her shoulders again, "I don't know if they will or if they won't. There was a time that I thought they might, but you know what? I have far more important things to worry about than Chaos except for the most extreme examples. The one Feige loosed on the world for example, or Garland. What I've learned Kyra.. is there are far worse examples of the darkness than Chaos lurking out there. Darkness so deep that it might actually end all light that exists. Something beyond /Chaos/, or the Shadow Lords." For a moment, she looks very haunted, but then she smiles, "...but you know what? I think I've dumped enough trouble on you for three lifetimes. I'm ready to start living, rather than to just keep focusing on that which will kill me." <br /> <br /> She gives Kyra a whimsical look, grinning, "As you wish." And without another word, she subtly alters the pull of gravity and their momentum, starting their descent down to the canyon floor at an alarming pace, before slowing them for the last hundred feet. She looks upwards on the cliffside, giggling a bit, "I think we beat him down."<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>The thread of making peace is discarded as Kyra focuses more on what Alma has to say about Riku's set of skills. He was young-and would be the youngest judge magister once his training was completed. Assuming they found him alive again-ah, Kyra's pretty sure he's alive somewhere since Alma told him not long after waking up. Tough kid, that. <br /><br />"...it is possible that in her sacrifice, Cosma lost her consciousness. It has been said that Cosma exists in all of those who live. All life is Her doing. Perhaps it is the raw lifeforce you find yourself channeling. Just a thought." <br /><br />Kyra looks a little flustered, "That spell...to be honest, I'm not sure what it is tapping. I wouldn't say it is light and darkness but...something else entirely. Some other entity out there." <br /><br />Kyra discards the thought. She doesn't like thinking too much about where that spell comes from because it gives her the worst of feelings. <br /><br />"But at least if you get in trouble, give me a chance to help however I can. I wouldn't be much of a sister or your hero if I couldn't help you out every now and then." Kyra smirks, her hand tightening on Alma. <br /><br />They beat the sellsword. Kyra looks innocent. "Well, we could have a little recreational flying to pass the time."<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Alma just gestures with one hand towards the sky before bringing the other hand to tap her head, "I wouldn't know. And it's something that I'll probably never find the answer to. Even if it could outright tell me, /I am Cosma/ then would I trust it? I can't even decipher what I'm hearing. It's sublime, it's serene. It's one voice that's also everyone's voice. And it lets me process so many things at once in my subconscious mind. Without it, I couldn't even do the magical equivalent of /walking and chewing bubblegum/ at the same time. It's why my early research had so many stumbling blocks. But.. everything has downsides." <br /> <br /> Alma laughs, and clasps her other hand against her sister's, grinning, "....well that makes two of us. Kind of funny huh? How little either of us knows about the forces we wield. Part of why I started experimenting in the first place. If our Church hadn't restricted it, who knows what might have been accomplished? And if such /shame/ hadn't been instilled in me for trying, maybe.. I would have tried a little harder to understand it already." <br /> <br /> She smirks back at her in reply, "Alright. I'll just try to make you feel a little less like I'm just dumping all my problems on you. Fair?" <br /> <br /> She is silent for a bit, like she's considering it. Then just, out of nowhere, starts to fly them around the inside of the canyon, at a pretty rapid speed, light trailing behind each of them like they were a binary comet, or a falling star as she does things like barrel rolls, spins, twists, changing their direction abruptly and any which way that catches her fancy. It's completely chaotic in the pattern of movement, but she does it with an ease that defies description, over the rush of air she tries to call out, "Just tell me if I need to slow down!"<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"Just more of the mysteries of life." Kyra says, sotto vocce. "But such a disappointment how ancient traditions get in the way of progress-oho, I shall hold you to that, Alma. I really will!" Kyra even looks Alma in the eye as she announces this. <br /><br />The time for deep, philosophical and theoretical discussion on the nature of Alma's mysterious power seems to have passed. Though they have ideas, talk brings them no closer to uncovering the mysteries of the stars that Alma so loves. All that's left is flight. Pure, unadaulterated flight. <br /><br />"Slow down? No! I say you speed up!"<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"I'd be disappointed if you didn't!" <br /> <br /> She stops abruptly in her flight, and then suddenly starts up again so fast that Kyra would be moved along at dizzying speed. To Alma, time was passing at a pretty languid pace. And her voice as she spoke was drawled out by the time dilation effect she was keeping over just herself. "YOOOOUUUUUU AAAASSSKKKKEEEEDDDD FFFOORRRR ITTT!" <br /> <br /> On occasion she ended the effect for just a few seconds, as there was little danger of her slamming into something in the open sky. The rest of the sounds from her were pretty indipherable squeals of joy from just finally taking the time to enjoy this. <br /> <br /> Below, a wide eyed mercenary just gawked and stated. "...I really need a better asking price to put up with this <GOOSEHONK>."</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Truth_and_TrustTruth and Trust2013-07-28T16:57:13Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: </p>
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|Date of Scene=2013/07/26<br />
|Location=Cosmo Canyon<br />
|Synopsis=Kyra finds Alma, who went searching for Riku...<br />
|Cast of Characters=Kyra Hyral, Alma Hyral<br />
|pretty=yes<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>The sudden and abrupt feeling of being dumped back into bed. <br /> <br /> The moment of acceleration following by a sharp, jarring impact. Only without moving, just the pressure, the tingling sensation wearing away in moments. Except her bed was more a sandy stone formation, a few hundred feet in the air. It looked somewhat like an hourglass, with the bottom of the column being large and flat, as it thinned out towards the center of the formation before returning to a flattened top. A few feet away was another larger cliffside, one of the canyon walls of Cosmo Canyon. <br /> <br /> She sits upright, already in a cold sweat, hyperventilating for a time, allowing her body to ride it out, just allowing the fear to loosen it's grip on her mind, gradually.. except, this time she remembered everything, well.. nearly everything. It took her longer to process all of that. That yes in fact, the dream had been real. That the horrors had all been tangible things, not ephemeral images in her mind. And so she brings up her knees to her chest, leaning her forehead forward, and as her rapid breathing slows, and the shivering begins. Underlying all of this is the slow process of allowing her mind to cope with the jarring macabre panoply of memories that was all too real to her. <br /> <br /> It was the start of dusk, and the last images of the sun setting over the horizon came as a sort of beautiful watercolor on the sky and in the clouds. It was a spectacular view. Too bad she couldn't enjoy it. Soon the stars would be out, and that abruptly wracked her body with a new shivering spell. No.. she definitely couldn't enjoy that. <br /> <br /> She was wearing an all too simple light red windbreaker, with a white T-shift underneath it, and a pair of denim jeans. On her feet was a pair of boots, and her hair was unbound, and both that tangled mess and her clothing were mussed up and dirty from the experience of sleeping up here.<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Body and soul. Both intertwined yet distinct in their construction. Damage to the body could be easily repaired. Damage to the soul could not. It was the latter that made Kyra hesitant to dabble in that sort of magic-as she had told her sister long ago when the issue of Morrighan came to light. To change a person so profoundly was simply...evil. <br /><br />Her scrying efforts for her sister were rooted entirely on the young white mage's body. As a member of her own bloodline, Kyra did have a distinct advantage, especially since her particular brand of spell was on the verge of targeting the genetic code itself, providing unparalleled unique identification. Though her method was sound, her effort was still a monumental one. It took her most of the day to lock on and her reward was but a few fleeing seconds of spying Alma from afar, lying prone on the ground. She was fairly certain that her sister was not dead. <br /><br />What came as the biggest surprise was being so forcefully evicted from her own spell by an outside entity. It was like nothing she's ever felt before at that. She was fortunate, though, because she saw the surrounding area. <br /><br />She recognized it. It was Cosmo Canyon! She'd been there multiple times! She set out immediately, but not alone, hiring a sellsword to accompany her since she's only traveled to this place in groups. It'd take some time to find the appropriate place, though she was able to narrow her search to the highest of peaks. Though she started in the morning, their search had been ongoing all day. As they scale peak to peak, Kyra makes liberal use of binnoculars until, at last, she spots a different shade of red amongst the scarlet rock. "...there." <br /><br />Travel was even more difficult to this next spire. As Alma recovers and shivers in the night, she would hear the rusling of rock and stone nearby as Kyra scales her way up the cliff, tailed by the tired-looking sellsword. The man has seen better days, frankly, and Kyra's healing had been rather...rough.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Alma wasn't expecting guests. In fact the whole point of her picking this spot was there wouldn't be any visitors. Unless a monstrous bird like say a Roc, decided to share her perch. She hadn't expected to be sleeping either. How long had she even been asleep? She dared for a moment to check her watch, and found out it'd been three days. Which shocked her. Her body felt exactly the same as when she fell asleep initially else.. she'd probably be sunburned all over, dehydrated to the point of death. What had he done to her? <br /> <br /> After a while she realized that she was crying. That wasn't entirely unexpected. She'd always been rather emotional in the face of anxiety and fear. And in this case.. the fear was entirely warranted. She dabbed away her eyes moment before she realized the sun had set. <br /> <br /> Which caused her to look up abruptly. Even Kyra might have heard the sudden, "OH <GOOSEHONK>!" echoing across the canyon as she came to the realization that it was night. <br /> <br /> Reflexively, Sigils sprang into being around her and she frantically touched them each in turn. A moment later, all light in the area around her was bent away, creating an area of null-light, a sphere of complete darkness, for her to take refuge in. She was afraid not of the darkness of the night, but of it's guiding lights. The light of the stars burned her. The light of the moon scoured her. And then she just sat in there, curled up into a ball. Thinking she'd be entirely safe... safe in the dark. She trusted in it. She trusted in him. So long as her spell lasted...<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>In this environment? The poor fair-skinned Alma would fry like a fish. Kyra had taken precautions beforehand to slather up with the strongest suntan lotion she could synthesize. It served Kyra very well throughout the day and she has made it to the night without her skin reddening too much. <br /><br />The swearing almost makes Kyra lose her grip. She could pick up on just the faintest of sobs but the sudden shouting was entirely unexpected. Especially from sweet little Alma! It was a shock to hear her /swear/! <br /><br />The white mage scrambles over the edge to where she was certain that Alma was lying, but once she arrives, she finds herself faced with a dome of darkness. "..Alma?!" she says, reaching towards it, but recoiling, instead opting to lead with a libra spell. <br /><br />The sellsword hauls himself up shortly after Kyra and looks on, wary and confused by the scene.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>For a moment, the Libra spell probes the sphere, then the occupant inside. Kyra would probably realize that the spell wasn't one of darkness, just one in which she was controlling the light to create an area of pitch inside. And then it probes Alma. Bodily she's unharmed. There isn't even the slightest hint of a burn. If she really was sleeping for three days, then she really was in some extreme form of stasis. <br /> <br /> Kyra might detect the faintest hint of that. But what's more disturbing are the traces of what occurred to her soul. While her spell mostly scans the body, she realizes that the soul just was not there, for an extended amount of time. Then it just snapped back. Almost like a rubber band effect. <br /> <br /> After Kyra calls her name there's a time where she sits mutely in silence. Even the sound of sobbing ceases. There's a full minute in which Kyra might hear nothing but the sound of breathing. And then finally comes the sound of an eerily calm voice, "Kyra.. I appreciate the thought, really I do, but I didn't want you to come looking for me for a reason." There is a measured pause before she states, "...this isn't something you can protect me from."<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Grimly, Kyra reviews what she sees with the spell, letting out a small gasp of alarm when she realizes Alma's soul is NOT THERE. Panic immediately flies through her. A body cannot exist without a soul. It would fade, wither, die. Alma couldn't last much longer like that. But how would that soul come back? Kyra didn't know. She didn't mess with souls. <br /><br />Maybe if she had a necromancer...Helena maybe? Maybe Kyra could coax her to help...! <br /><br />But in an instant her worries are dispelled as Alma's soul returns. AS sigh of relief follows when she hears her sister finally speak her name. The crying had been enough but hearing Alma being of sound enough mind to speak was comforting. <br /><br />"It never is, is it?" Kyra sighs, settling down on the ground with her feet dangling over the edge of the little plateau. "Is he alive? Did you find him?" It goes unmentioned that Kyra would feel pretty awful with herself if it turned out that she got Riku killed.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"Yeah." There's a short pause, as she considers how to answer that. "Yeah he's alive. And I think he's back. I'll have to check once the sun rises and I can get ahold of a new Ma Belle." She didn't see Kyra, from inside her little sphere, but from the sounds of her movement she noted what was likely to be her current position. <br /> <br /> "No. No, it never is." She curled up with her knees up to her chest, hugging her arms around them. "....but you always asked that I respect your choices. And I have learned to do just that. And I chose this life. All of this, when I chose him." There's a short pause, before she chuckles very softly, "I know you want to protect me Kyra, but you can't really protect me from myself."<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"That was a stupid thing to do, smashing your phone like that." Kyra mutters. "But good. I'm happy to hear that he's alive. After I awoke and didn't see him with us..." Not to mention that Alma had drawn a similar conclusion if her long letter was any indication. "...I had worried he'd..." she trails off. <br /> <br />Alma will hear more movement. The faint sound of wind blowing back and forth as Kyra swings her legs in the air as they dangle. There's also heavy breathing, but that comes from her nameless sellsword companion. <br /><br />"Misgivings about my family, Alma..." Kyra sighs, "It doesn't change the fact that they're still my family. And right now, you're the only family I've got. Understand, Alma, that I'd rather not lose you to whatever dark force was trying to prey upon you. Perhaps this can be payback for all the meddling in my life. I am a scientist, Alma. I do not accept 'can't'." More shifting. It sounds like Kyra is standing. <br /><br />Leaning over, she pushes her hand into the dome of un-light that Alma has surrounded herself with. "Come on. Let's go home."<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"When I tried to cut off all contact, I kind of meant it, Kyra. I didn't really figure that I'd be able to find him, or come out of this so soon. I was pretty much ready to walk straight into the darkness and /ring ding ding/ the dinner bell for the Heartless if it meant the slightest chance of finding him. That's how much I love him." <br /> <br /> She takes her time to think about that, her comments on family, before finally replying, "Yeah, we're family Kyra. And in the end there's nothing I wouldn't do for you but.. understand that I can't really talk about whatever was /preying/ on me. Or him. If you even knew half of what occurred then you'd do everything in your power to keep me away from him. Because, guess what? You just frame me as the perspective of someone to protect, but keep me at arm's length." She sounds quite sad as she speaks, "....there's not really much trust between us, is there? So you might not accept that you /can't/ protect me. And that's fine, but I can protect /you/ by not talking about it." An arm extends into her sphere. She feels the sensation of her spell being minutely disrupted by the presence of something breaking her field, "I'm not sure if I can yet, Kyra. In.. wherever I was, he made the light of the stars, the moon. All of it. Well when I see the world from his eyes..." <br /> <br /> Kyra would hear her swear again within the cube, beneath her breath, "....look it's tough to explain but wherever I was... the light of the stars /burns/ me. And I'm not sure if it's still going to here."<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>She holds her hand in the bubble, rooting around for something to find purchase on. Though she'd feel much better about it if she took hold of her hand so she could pull her up. "Those accusations hurt me, Alma. Unless Riku is intending on physically harming you, I have no intention on keeping you /away/ from him. It's pretty clear to me that he means an awful lot to you. That he makes you happy and that you love him." Her hand stops reaching and holds there. "But I see how it is. Not much trust." <br /><br />Shehe pulls her hand away, frustration on her face. <br /><br />"If it burns you, then maybe you should blindfold your face." she mutters, wrapping her arms around herself and turning to stare up at the night sky. Stars are out tonight-each some world, far away, that had yet to fall to the darkness, "Are you ready to come back to civilization or do you want to be alone here for a while?"<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>The silence is almost palpable for a while. Kyra might have the distinct impression that she had pretty much hit it right on the nose on why Alma didn't tell her. But then Alma states in a quiet voice, "I didn't trust you with most of the details about him for a reason Kyra. A very good reason." Another measured pause, "There was a time when I tried to talk to you about everything I guess because I hoped you'd be interested in my life, but you didn't really ever.. reciprocate. Figured you weren't interested. So I just stopped trying until Riku came along and I suddenly was just flailing about so desperately. Helena once told me that I just needed to listen to you, but you never talked to me about yourself. So I figured there was no trust. I don't blame you for that.. it was really my fault." <br /> <br /> She is mute for a time as she thinks about it, Kyra hears a shifting as if she'd just stood up. "I guess its worth a shot. Though other lights.. literally set the world on fire." And then another pause, "No.. I don't really want to be alone ever again, Kyra."<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>That following silence is pretty telling. It might be easy to dismiss it as Alma shutting her out more but Kyra has the distinct feeling otherwise. Great. So Alma would /literally/ lose her own life while loving this boy. Just what exactly did this judge cadet get involved with? Would Kyra have to make good on her threat over dinner? Killing Alma certainly merited some face-breaking. <br /><br />She'd have to step up her own studies elsewhere. <br /><br />"I was. You came to me, confiding all of your problems. I remember trying to giive you advice several times but...apparently that advice was not good. After a while I started to feel like I was just a dumping ground to hear about all the horrible things happening to you. Horrible things I couldn't help wi-" <br /><br />Someone clears his throat. The sellsword. <br /><br />"Oh. Uh. Yeah, feel free to go wait at the bottom of the peak for us." she tells the man. Once he's rested up enough, he starts climbing down. It isn't until he's left that Kyra continues. <br /><br />"But you're right. I really didn't talk about myself. I didn't know if it'd draw more admonishment and lectures. Or jealousy. I closed up." She sighs. <br /><br />Kyra falls silent for a long period of time afterwards, mulling over her thoughts, leaving stretches of silence between the pair. Though she's mostly waiting for Alma's response on whether or not she'd be going back with them or if she'd be staying here. <br /><br />"Then we should go. We've both been out here for at least over a day."<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>There's a moment's hesitation, before the sphere begins to dissolve like it was water, the light shines in and Alma cringes, with one hand shielding her eyes, worried that it would burn her. But then two fingers move, and an eyelid opens. And she breathes out a sigh of relief. "...good. I was worried.. that..." She actually laughs bitterly at first, but then it becomes almost light-hearted, "...really, he knew just what to take away from me to try and make me lose all hope." <br /> <br /> BGM Change: http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=dE1eCoj2D1s <br /> <br />There's a short pause where Alma has a ruminative look on her features, debating, before finally deciding on something, "...well most of the problems came from the fact that I was so worried about rejection, that I kept up a facade. And that facade just drew a lot of people to dislike me..." She puts both hands over her face like a mask, then smiles as she removes them, taking them off, "....but there were other reasons too. So I piled on half-truth, after half-truth, and just didn't let anyone see the real me. I actually have a real sense of humor, I swear. I like almost all sorts of movies, except most horror movies. Especially not zombie movies. All kinds of music too. And I don't really hate anything you do in science... and once I came to see more of the world, guess what?" She steps over towards the edge, smiling at her, "I realized that Mom and Dad were kind of full of shit. Cosma doesn't care about us getting married. Having a few dozen kids to celebrate life. She doesn't care about black magic, or darkness, or Chaos, except in the most extreme examples. She's just a primal force of light that loves all creation. And Chaos is sort of the opposite side of the same coin. They're supposed to stay in balance, that's kind of the point. Just like light and darkness." <br /> <br /> She grins at Kyra, "Do you think if I really hated Chaos so much that I disliked all examples, that I would have asked Helena if she worshipped him on day two at the company? I'd have been too scared to ask. As it stands I've /known/ for a long time." <br /> <br /> There's another pause, "So yeah. Sorry if I gave you the wrong impression too. I tried to tell you so many times.. but every time you kind of just closed up on me. Probably because you were afraid I'd just lecture or admonish you... ..the jealousy though? That was real. And I've got to apologize for that. But... yeah, this is part of the real me. And maybe if I'd shown it sooner we'd have not had all these problems.. or maybe we still would have.." She shrugs her shoulders, walking over to the edge that leads to the next outcropping. "...maybe we still will now. I don't know. Riku's the only person that really knows me, so I don't know how anyone else will react." <br /> <br /> She hops over to the next ledge, before looking over her shoulder. "....yeah I think I'm ready to go home, Kyra."<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>She can feel the magic changing with her back turned-dissolving away-and this is what gets Kyra to finally turn around to face her sister. She watches curiously, not entirely sure what she meant by lights too bright and waits to see if she drops to the ground, writhing in pain. This, fortunately, does not happen. It is some consolation that she wouldn't have to lead a blindolded sister down the slope. Then again a well placed float spell made that easy. <br /><br />"And how. You were well on your way to alienating yourself." Kyra notes bluntly, but she falls silent after that, just letting her sister talk. There's a distant smile on her face. <br /><br />"I love science. It's my passion. I want to make breakthroughs and do them impossible. I want to challenge our accepted norms and legends. I want to advance white magic and meld it harmoniously with science and I dislike that Cosma Naturalis has kept the field at bay for so long. I like making things and I like making the best of a bad situation. It's why, even after all this time, my cooking skill still sucks and my food is weaponized. I don't give a damn what anyone else thinks of me when I do. I'm enjoying myself." <br /><br />Silent again, she nods, and offers a hand to Alma again. <br /><br />"Let's go home."<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>There's a sad smile on her expression as Kyra speaks of how she was alienating herself, "I know." It becomes cheerful a moment later, "...but hey, maybe it's not too late to change that. Riku kind of helped me realize that I shouldn't define myself by the expectations of others. And that's what I was doing. Letting people see what they expected to see. Acting as they expected me to act." <br /> <br /> But her cheer truly does pick up when Kyra speaks on herself, as she begins to brush her fingers back through her long hair, trying to work out the dust and the tangles, "...Maybe I can even help you with that. I know you don't really want your little sister getting involved in everything you do but..." She shrugs her shoulders, "...The offer is there. And if you don't take it, then I understand. I'll just enjoy seeing what you come up with." <br /> <br /> She taps her head, "I know what I said before about what I did being a sin against Cosma, and in a way I still believe that; I can tell you why if you really want to know.... but I think it's time I make the best out of a bad situation too. And I'm not going to be able to do that by sitting here, not using my magic to it's potential." <br /> <br /> She grins in an almost infectious way, "...and hey, I can live with your cooking. There's always sodium hydroxide to clean it up. I've always found it pretty funny really. If you want, I can even make you a few dishes to experiment with. Max will throw a fit if he finds out but like you..." She tilts her head to the side, "I think I'm ready to stop giving a damn about what anyone thinks of me too." <br /> <br /> Alma looks at the hand for a while, before finally reaching out and taking her hand, "...Yeah, let's. I think he's waiting for us."<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"It'll take a little work...but I agree. With one exception. No maybe. I think it is definitely not too late to change that. It is never too late to change. Never." <br /><br />She looks over her shoulder at her little sister, a faint smile on her face. "I would not mind an assistant in my research. Of course, should we ever get published, you realize my name will be listed first~" her expression grows a tad more serious, "Though there is more. I have been dabbling in other things-Helena offered to show me some dark magic and I've taken her up on the offer. Know that I am proceding carefully and Helena has no intention of turning me into a Chaos-worshipping dark wizard." <br /><br />She does remember when Alma confessed her "weakness" to her-specifically, the thought that all she had done was a sin. "I know. And I still disagree." <br /><br />Kyra's hand closes around Alma's but she doesn't step forward. "How about you take us down with your magic. We can fly together, right?"<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"Do or do not, there is no try." She teases Kyra, "I'll need to actually show you that movie one day. You're like a scientist version of Yoda sometimes." <br /> <br /> She chuckles at Kyra's little research joke, "Hey, I've never been into science for the recognition, Kyra. I don't mind if you take /all/ the credit. But yeah, if you want you can put your name first." <br /> <br /> And then Kyra reveals that she's dabbling in dark magic, and Alma's expression becomes a little whimsical at that, "Kyra.. while I can't tell you everything, I've experienced more of the darkness than most people would ever care to know. Riku literally created /Ramuha/ for me out of the darkness and made it real just to show me that it doesn't have to always be frightening or destructive. Do you really think it bothers me that you're learning to use it in moderation?" She grins at her, "...there's nothing wrong with the darkness, as long as it isn't taken in excess." <br /> <br /> But then the smile fades slightly as Kyra does take her up on that offer to tell her their reasons. And she taps her head, "...Well, I've told you a lot of half-truths along the way just to gradually work up to this. Let's just say I'm pretty sure what I found is Cosma, but I'm not /entirely/ sure. The problem.." She looks up towards the sky, her expression abstracted, "...the problem is that my light from my magic is a borrowed light, without the filter of human emotions or expressions. It's like a primal force. And if I lose control for even a moment.. then it can take over. The higher I turn up the volume of the song, the more of my conscious mind I turn off.. the more I allow myself to be subsumed by it, until there's nothing of me left that's in control. The first time I heard it and had no idea how to control it... I lost three days of my life." A wan smile comes onto her expression, "...Riku actually calls it goddess radio as a joke." <br /> <br /> She sucks in a deep breath, like this hurts even to think about it, "And sometimes, like the old myth from Olympia in which someone flew too close to the sun.. I wonder what /actually/ happened to me the day I stumbled over it. What it did to me to allow this. Whether I was consumed and remade. Whether I just can handle it when no one else can. I don't know. It scares me to think about it. But anytime I share the song with anyone else. It only /hurts/ them. It's too much light. And I don't know why I can hear it without as many ill effects." <br /> <br /> She looks towards Kyra finally, staring at her evenly, "But my sin was that I kind of did this for the worst reasons. Because I was jealous of you and Tira. Because I wanted to be special, when I was nothing special. And guess what? Being special kind of sucks, and I found that out just a little too late. So sometimes I wonder if some of what happened to me was a sort of punishment for touching upon something I wasn't supposed to." <br /> <br /> She's quiet for some time after saying that, and then a radiant yellow corona forms upon her, limming her body, before spreading over to Kyra. "Yeah. We can do that." There's a short pause, "You know, I've never actually flown for fun, since the first day I found out I could.. and then I only tested it indoors." She considers impishly, "It's too bad you hired someone and brought him along, or else I could fly us all the way back home, for fun."<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"I had noticed that boy had some control over dark magic." Kyra muses, drawing from her experiences in combat alongside Riku. "Though I hadn't really realized his power was that...formidable." Maybe she ought to start casting libra on her allies from now on to study them. This is put in the back of her mind. "I accepted her offer long ago, though, and I believe before you had come to peace with Helena and magic not of Cosma's making. Granted, I've only had a few lessons and no opportunities to really apply them. It's difficult to use darkness against creatures already steeped in darkness." <br /><br />Which Heartless seem to be cut from. Doesn't stop some people it seems. <br /><br />"It sounds to me that you are tapping into a power source far more greater than yourself, Alma. Frankly, your fears of losing yourself or losing control are quite founded." she looks over at her sister, worry flickering across her face again. "But if it's Cosma..how? Doctrine across all of the sects states that Cosma sacrificed herself so that the universe may have life with the strength to stand against Chaos." <br /><br />She sighs, "I am reminded of Helena's warnings to me when we first started the training. It is easy to lose oneself to darkness. Perhaps it is just as easy to lose yourself to light." <br /><br />Then Alma admits that her motivation to search was jealousy and the need to feel special. She cannot help but laugh when Alma declares that being 'special' kind of sucks. "Only if the forces of Chaos actively moved to work against you, Alma. Raw power knows nothing about retribution." <br /><br />She waits until they lift off the small plateau. "As much as I would like to ditch him, I did hire him and it would be rude to leave him behind." she says sadly, "Take us down."<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Alma just smiles at her in a sort of secret fashion when it comes to Riku, "Well...part of why I don't talk so much about it. Most people wouldn't understand why there's darkness so deep in a boy so young." There's a short pause before she nods, "Well, I came to make peace with it earlier than you think. With Cid mostly, and with Helena. I really did try to make peace with her but she always just..." She shrugs her shoulders, "...Oh well. It's not worth talking about. I don't really care what she thinks of me anymore, wrong impression or not." <br /> <br /> She considers her words for a time before shaking her head, "I don't know, I wish I did. Maybe everything we were taught is wrong? Or maybe it's not her. Or maybe it's just that she's really something we can't comprehend. Or maybe in her sacrifice, she lost /something/ of herself that allows her to understand or communicate with her creations. Who knows? I sure don't. But now you know why I was a pacifist. Not just because I hate hurting people... but because I'm afraid of what might happen if I lose control, even for a second. You knocked yourself out with that display of light and dark." Then as an aside, "...that was pretty cool by the way." Then she continues, "...so you didn't see what I did to Lord Ombra. You and Will weakened him to the point where I annihilated him outright, not even considering that Riku might still be inside of him, because I let it take control. Because I was just /so/ angry... so yeah, it's just as easy to lose yourself to light, especially if you're not one of the people /chosen/ to use it. And I'm not one of those people." She shrugs her shoulders, "...at least I don't think I am." <br /> <br /> She shrugs her shoulders again, "I don't know if they will or if they won't. There was a time that I thought they might, but you know what? I have far more important things to worry about than Chaos except for the most extreme examples. The one Feige loosed on the world for example, or Garland. What I've learned Kyra.. is there are far worse examples of the darkness than Chaos lurking out there. Darkness so deep that it might actually end all light that exists. Something beyond /Chaos/, or the Shadow Lords." For a moment, she looks very haunted, but then she smiles, "...but you know what? I think I've dumped enough trouble on you for three lifetimes. I'm ready to start living, rather than to just keep focusing on that which will kill me." <br /> <br /> She gives Kyra a whimsical look, grinning, "As you wish." And without another word, she subtly alters the pull of gravity and their momentum, starting their descent down to the canyon floor at an alarming pace, before slowing them for the last hundred feet. She looks upwards on the cliffside, giggling a bit, "I think we beat him down."<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>The thread of making peace is discarded as Kyra focuses more on what Alma has to say about Riku's set of skills. He was young-and would be the youngest judge magister once his training was completed. Assuming they found him alive again-ah, Kyra's pretty sure he's alive somewhere since Alma told him not long after waking up. Tough kid, that. <br /><br />"...it is possible that in her sacrifice, Cosma lost her consciousness. It has been said that Cosma exists in all of those who live. All life is Her doing. Perhaps it is the raw lifeforce you find yourself channeling. Just a thought." <br /><br />Kyra looks a little flustered, "That spell...to be honest, I'm not sure what it is tapping. I wouldn't say it is light and darkness but...something else entirely. Some other entity out there." <br /><br />Kyra discards the thought. She doesn't like thinking too much about where that spell comes from because it gives her the worst of feelings. <br /><br />"But at least if you get in trouble, give me a chance to help however I can. I wouldn't be much of a sister or your hero if I couldn't help you out every now and then." Kyra smirks, her hand tightening on Alma. <br /><br />They beat the sellsword. Kyra looks innocent. "Well, we could have a little recreational flying to pass the time."<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Alma just gestures with one hand towards the sky before bringing the other hand to tap her head, "I wouldn't know. And it's something that I'll probably never find the answer to. Even if it could outright tell me, /I am Cosma/ then would I trust it? I can't even decipher what I'm hearing. It's sublime, it's serene. It's one voice that's also everyone's voice. And it lets me process so many things at once in my subconscious mind. Without it, I couldn't even do the magical equivalent of /walking and chewing bubblegum/ at the same time. It's why my early research had so many stumbling blocks. But.. everything has downsides." <br /> <br /> Alma laughs, and clasps her other hand against her sister's, grinning, "....well that makes two of us. Kind of funny huh? How little either of us knows about the forces we wield. Part of why I started experimenting in the first place. If our Church hadn't restricted it, who knows what might have been accomplished? And if such /shame/ hadn't been instilled in me for trying, maybe.. I would have tried a little harder to understand it already." <br /> <br /> She smirks back at her in reply, "Alright. I'll just try to make you feel a little less like I'm just dumping all my problems on you. Fair?" <br /> <br /> She is silent for a bit, like she's considering it. Then just, out of nowhere, starts to fly them around the inside of the canyon, at a pretty rapid speed, light trailing behind each of them like they were a binary comet, or a falling star as she does things like barrel rolls, spins, twists, changing their direction abruptly and any which way that catches her fancy. It's completely chaotic in the pattern of movement, but she does it with an ease that defies description, over the rush of air she tries to call out, "Just tell me if I need to slow down!"<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"Just more of the mysteries of life." Kyra says, sotto vocce. "But such a disappointment how ancient traditions get in the way of progress-oho, I shall hold you to that, Alma. I really will!" Kyra even looks Alma in the eye as she announces this. <br /><br />The time for deep, philosophical and theoretical discussion on the nature of Alma's mysterious power seems to have passed. Though they have ideas, talk brings them no closer to uncovering the mysteries of the stars that Alma so loves. All that's left is flight. Pure, unadaulterated flight. <br /><br />"Slow down? No! I say you speed up!"<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"I'd be disappointed if you didn't!" <br /> <br /> She stops abruptly in her flight, and then suddenly starts up again so fast that Kyra would be moved along at dizzying speed. To Alma, time was passing at a pretty languid pace. And her voice as she spoke was drawled out by the time dilation effect she was keeping over just herself. "YOOOOUUUUUU AAAASSSKKKKEEEEDDDD FFFOORRRR ITTT!" <br /> <br /> On occasion she ended the effect for just a few seconds, as there was little danger of her slamming into something in the open sky. The rest of the sounds from her were pretty indipherable squeals of joy from just finally taking the time to enjoy this. <br /> <br /> Below, a wide eyed mercenary just gawked and stated. "...I really need a better asking price to put up with this <GOOSEHONK>."</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Truth_and_TrustTruth and Trust2013-07-28T05:39:17Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: Created page with "{{Log Header |Date of Scene=2013/07/26 |Location=Cosmo Canyon |Synopsis=Kyra finds Alma, who went searching for Riku... |Cast of Characters=Kyra Hyral, Alma Hyral |pretty=yes..."</p>
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>The sudden and abrupt feeling of being dumped back into bed. <br /> <br /> The moment of acceleration following by a sharp, jarring impact. Only without moving, just the pressure, the tingling sensation wearing away in moments. Except her bed was more a sandy stone formation, a few hundred feet in the air. It looked somewhat like an hourglass, with the bottom of the column being large and flat, as it thinned out towards the center of the formation before returning to a flattened top. A few feet away was another larger cliffside, one of the canyon walls of Cosmo Canyon. <br /> <br /> She sits upright, already in a cold sweat, hyperventilating for a time, allowing her body to ride it out, just allowing the fear to loosen it's grip on her mind, gradually.. except, this time she remembered everything, well.. nearly everything. It took her longer to process all of that. That yes in fact, the dream had been real. That the horrors had all been tangible things, not ephemeral images in her mind. And so she brings up her knees to her chest, leaning her forehead forward, and as her rapid breathing slows, and the shivering begins. Underlying all of this is the slow process of allowing her mind to cope with the jarring macabre panoply of memories that was all too real to her. <br /> <br /> It was the start of dusk, and the last images of the sun setting over the horizon came as a sort of beautiful watercolor on the sky and in the clouds. It was a spectacular view. Too bad she couldn't enjoy it. Soon the stars would be out, and that abruptly wracked her body with a new shivering spell. No.. she definitely couldn't enjoy that. <br /> <br /> She was wearing an all too simple light red windbreaker, with a white T-shift underneath it, and a pair of denim jeans. On her feet was a pair of boots, and her hair was unbound, and both that tangled mess and her clothing were mussed up and dirty from the experience of sleeping up here.<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Body and soul. Both intertwined yet distinct in their construction. Damage to the body could be easily repaired. Damage to the soul could not. It was the latter that made Kyra hesitant to dabble in that sort of magic-as she had told her sister long ago when the issue of Morrighan came to light. To change a person so profoundly was simply...evil. <br /><br />Her scrying efforts for her sister were rooted entirely on the young white mage's body. As a member of her own bloodline, Kyra did have a distinct advantage, especially since her particular brand of spell was on the verge of targeting the genetic code itself, providing unparalleled unique identification. Though her method was sound, her effort was still a monumental one. It took her most of the day to lock on and her reward was but a few fleeing seconds of spying Alma from afar, lying prone on the ground. She was fairly certain that her sister was not dead. <br /><br />What came as the biggest surprise was being so forcefully evicted from her own spell by an outside entity. It was like nothing she's ever felt before at that. She was fortunate, though, because she saw the surrounding area. <br /><br />She recognized it. It was Cosmo Canyon! She'd been there multiple times! She set out immediately, but not alone, hiring a sellsword to accompany her since she's only traveled to this place in groups. It'd take some time to find the appropriate place, though she was able to narrow her search to the highest of peaks. Though she started in the morning, their search had been ongoing all day. As they scale peak to peak, Kyra makes liberal use of binnoculars until, at last, she spots a different shade of red amongst the scarlet rock. "...there." <br /><br />Travel was even more difficult to this next spire. As Alma recovers and shivers in the night, she would hear the rusling of rock and stone nearby as Kyra scales her way up the cliff, tailed by the tired-looking sellsword. The man has seen better days, frankly, and Kyra's healing had been rather...rough.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Alma wasn't expecting guests. In fact the whole point of her picking this spot was there wouldn't be any visitors. Unless a monstrous bird like say a Roc, decided to share her perch. She hadn't expected to be sleeping either. How long had she even been asleep? She dared for a moment to check her watch, and found out it'd been three days. Which shocked her. Her body felt exactly the same as when she fell asleep initially else.. she'd probably be sunburned all over, dehydrated to the point of death. What had he done to her? <br /> <br /> After a while she realized that she was crying. That wasn't entirely unexpected. She'd always been rather emotional in the face of anxiety and fear. And in this case.. the fear was entirely warranted. She dabbed away her eyes moment before she realized the sun had set. <br /> <br /> Which caused her to look up abruptly. Even Kyra might have heard the sudden, "OH <GOOSEHONK>!" echoing across the canyon as she came to the realization that it was night. <br /> <br /> Reflexively, Sigils sprang into being around her and she frantically touched them each in turn. A moment later, all light in the area around her was bent away, creating an area of null-light, a sphere of complete darkness, for her to take refuge in. She was afraid not of the darkness of the night, but of it's guiding lights. The light of the stars burned her. The light of the moon scoured her. And then she just sat in there, curled up into a ball. Thinking she'd be entirely safe... safe in the dark. She trusted in it. She trusted in him. So long as her spell lasted...<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>In this environment? The poor fair-skinned Alma would fry like a fish. Kyra had taken precautions beforehand to slather up with the strongest suntan lotion she could synthesize. It served Kyra very well throughout the day and she has made it to the night without her skin reddening too much. <br /><br />The swearing almost makes Kyra lose her grip. She could pick up on just the faintest of sobs but the sudden shouting was entirely unexpected. Especially from sweet little Alma! It was a shock to hear her /swear/! <br /><br />The white mage scrambles over the edge to where she was certain that Alma was lying, but once she arrives, she finds herself faced with a dome of darkness. "..Alma?!" she says, reaching towards it, but recoiling, instead opting to lead with a libra spell. <br /><br />The sellsword hauls himself up shortly after Kyra and looks on, wary and confused by the scene.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>For a moment, the Libra spell probes the sphere, then the occupant inside. Kyra would probably realize that the spell wasn't one of darkness, just one in which she was controlling the light to create an area of pitch inside. And then it probes Alma. Bodily she's unharmed. There isn't even the slightest hint of a burn. If she really was sleeping for three days, then she really was in some extreme form of stasis. <br /> <br /> Kyra might detect the faintest hint of that. But what's more disturbing are the traces of what occurred to her soul. While her spell mostly scans the body, she realizes that the soul just was not there, for an extended amount of time. Then it just snapped back. Almost like a rubber band effect. <br /> <br /> After Kyra calls her name there's a time where she sits mutely in silence. Even the sound of sobbing ceases. There's a full minute in which Kyra might hear nothing but the sound of breathing. And then finally comes the sound of an eerily calm voice, "Kyra.. I appreciate the thought, really I do, but I didn't want you to come looking for me for a reason." There is a measured pause before she states, "...this isn't something you can protect me from."<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Grimly, Kyra reviews what she sees with the spell, letting out a small gasp of alarm when she realizes Alma's soul is NOT THERE. Panic immediately flies through her. A body cannot exist without a soul. It would fade, wither, die. Alma couldn't last much longer like that. But how would that soul come back? Kyra didn't know. She didn't mess with souls. <br /><br />Maybe if she had a necromancer...Helena maybe? Maybe Kyra could coax her to help...! <br /><br />But in an instant her worries are dispelled as Alma's soul returns. AS sigh of relief follows when she hears her sister finally speak her name. The crying had been enough but hearing Alma being of sound enough mind to speak was comforting. <br /><br />"It never is, is it?" Kyra sighs, settling down on the ground with her feet dangling over the edge of the little plateau. "Is he alive? Did you find him?" It goes unmentioned that Kyra would feel pretty awful with herself if it turned out that she got Riku killed.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"Yeah." There's a short pause, as she considers how to answer that. "Yeah he's alive. And I think he's back. I'll have to check once the sun rises and I can get ahold of a new Ma Belle." She didn't see Kyra, from inside her little sphere, but from the sounds of her movement she noted what was likely to be her current position. <br /> <br /> "No. No, it never is." She curled up with her knees up to her chest, hugging her arms around them. "....but you always asked that I respect your choices. And I have learned to do just that. And I chose this life. All of this, when I chose him." There's a short pause, before she chuckles very softly, "I know you want to protect me Kyra, but you can't really protect me from myself."<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"That was a stupid thing to do, smashing your phone like that." Kyra mutters. "But good. I'm happy to hear that he's alive. After I awoke and didn't see him with us..." Not to mention that Alma had drawn a similar conclusion if her long letter was any indication. "...I had worried he'd..." she trails off. <br /> <br />Alma will hear more movement. The faint sound of wind blowing back and forth as Kyra swings her legs in the air as they dangle. There's also heavy breathing, but that comes from her nameless sellsword companion. <br /><br />"Misgivings about my family, Alma..." Kyra sighs, "It doesn't change the fact that they're still my family. And right now, you're the only family I've got. Understand, Alma, that I'd rather not lose you to whatever dark force was trying to prey upon you. Perhaps this can be payback for all the meddling in my life. I am a scientist, Alma. I do not accept 'can't'." More shifting. It sounds like Kyra is standing. <br /><br />Leaning over, she pushes her hand into the dome of un-light that Alma has surrounded herself with. "Come on. Let's go home."<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"When I tried to cut off all contact, I kind of meant it, Kyra. I didn't really figure that I'd be able to find him, or come out of this so soon. I was pretty much ready to walk straight into the darkness and /ring ding ding/ the dinner bell for the Heartless if it meant the slightest chance of finding him. That's how much I love him." <br /> <br /> She takes her time to think about that, her comments on family, before finally replying, "Yeah, we're family Kyra. And in the end there's nothing I wouldn't do for you but.. understand that I can't really talk about whatever was /preying/ on me. Or him. If you even knew half of what occurred then you'd do everything in your power to keep me away from him. Because, guess what? You just frame me as the perspective of someone to protect, but keep me at arm's length." She sounds quite sad as she speaks, "....there's not really much trust between us, is there? So you might not accept that you /can't/ protect me. And that's fine, but I can protect /you/ by not talking about it." An arm extends into her sphere. She feels the sensation of her spell being minutely disrupted by the presence of something breaking her field, "I'm not sure if I can yet, Kyra. In.. wherever I was, he made the light of the stars, the moon. All of it. Well when I see the world from his eyes..." <br /> <br /> Kyra would hear her swear again within the cube, beneath her breath, "....look it's tough to explain but wherever I was... the light of the stars /burns/ me. And I'm not sure if it's still going to here."<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>She holds her hand in the bubble, rooting around for something to find purchase on. Though she'd feel much better about it if she took hold of her hand so she could pull her up. "Those accusations hurt me, Alma. Unless Riku is intending on physically harming you, I have no intention on keeping you /away/ from him. It's pretty clear to me that he means an awful lot to you. That he makes you happy and that you love him." Her hand stops reaching and holds there. "But I see how it is. Not much trust." <br /><br />Shehe pulls her hand away, frustration on her face. <br /><br />"If it burns you, then maybe you should blindfold your face." she mutters, wrapping her arms around herself and turning to stare up at the night sky. Stars are out tonight-each some world, far away, that had yet to fall to the darkness, "Are you ready to come back to civilization or do you want to be alone here for a while?"<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>The silence is almost palpable for a while. Kyra might have the distinct impression that she had pretty much hit it right on the nose on why Alma didn't tell her. But then Alma states in a quiet voice, "I didn't trust you with most of the details about him for a reason Kyra. A very good reason." Another measured pause, "There was a time when I tried to talk to you about everything I guess because I hoped you'd be interested in my life, but you didn't really ever.. reciprocate. Figured you weren't interested. So I just stopped trying until Riku came along and I suddenly was just flailing about so desperately. Helena once told me that I just needed to listen to you, but you never talked to me about yourself. So I figured there was no trust. I don't blame you for that.. it was really my fault." <br /> <br /> She is mute for a time as she thinks about it, Kyra hears a shifting as if she'd just stood up. "I guess its worth a shot. Though other lights.. literally set the world on fire." And then another pause, "No.. I don't really want to be alone ever again, Kyra."<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>That following silence is pretty telling. It might be easy to dismiss it as Alma shutting her out more but Kyra has the distinct feeling otherwise. Great. So Alma would /literally/ lose her own life while loving this boy. Just what exactly did this judge cadet get involved with? Would Kyra have to make good on her threat over dinner? Killing Alma certainly merited some face-breaking. <br /><br />She'd have to step up her own studies elsewhere. <br /><br />"I was. You came to me, confiding all of your problems. I remember trying to giive you advice several times but...apparently that advice was not good. After a while I started to feel like I was just a dumping ground to hear about all the horrible things happening to you. Horrible things I couldn't help wi-" <br /><br />Someone clears his throat. The sellsword. <br /><br />"Oh. Uh. Yeah, feel free to go wait at the bottom of the peak for us." she tells the man. Once he's rested up enough, he starts climbing down. It isn't until he's left that Kyra continues. <br /><br />"But you're right. I really didn't talk about myself. I didn't know if it'd draw more admonishment and lectures. Or jealousy. I closed up." She sighs. <br /><br />Kyra falls silent for a long period of time afterwards, mulling over her thoughts, leaving stretches of silence between the pair. Though she's mostly waiting for Alma's response on whether or not she'd be going back with them or if she'd be staying here. <br /><br />"Then we should go. We've both been out here for at least over a day."<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>There's a moment's hesitation, before the sphere begins to dissolve like it was water, the light shines in and Alma cringes, with one hand shielding her eyes, worried that it would burn her. But then two fingers move, and an eyelid opens. And she breathes out a sigh of relief. "...good. I was worried.. that..." She actually laughs bitterly at first, but then it becomes almost light-hearted, "...really, he knew just what to take away from me to try and make me lose all hope." <br /> <br /> BGM Change: http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=dE1eCoj2D1s <br /> <br />There's a short pause where Alma has a ruminative look on her features, debating, before finally deciding on something, "...well most of the problems came from the fact that I was so worried about rejection, that I kept up a facade. And that facade just drew a lot of people to dislike me..." She puts both hands over her face like a mask, then smiles as she removes them, taking them off, "....but there were other reasons too. So I piled on half-truth, after half-truth, and just didn't let anyone see the real me. I actually have a real sense of humor, I swear. I like almost all sorts of movies, except most horror movies. Especially not zombie movies. All kinds of music too. And I don't really hate anything you do in science... and once I came to see more of the world, guess what?" She steps over towards the edge, smiling at her, "I realized that Mom and Dad were kind of full of shit. Cosma doesn't care about us getting married. Having a few dozen kids to celebrate life. She doesn't care about black magic, or darkness, or Chaos, except in the most extreme examples. She's just a primal force of light that loves all creation. And Chaos is sort of the opposite side of the same coin. They're supposed to stay in balance, that's kind of the point. Just like light and darkness." <br /> <br /> She grins at Kyra, "Do you think if I really hated Chaos so much that I disliked all examples, that I wouldn't have asked Helena if she worshipped him on day two at the company? I'd have been too scared to ask. As it stands I've /known/ for a long time." <br /> <br /> There's another pause, "So yeah. Sorry if I gave you the wrong impression too. I tried to tell you so many times.. but every time you kind of just closed up on me. Probably because you were afraid I'd just lecture or admonish you... ..the jealousy though? That was real. And I've got to apologize for that. But... yeah, this is part of the real me. And maybe if I'd shown it sooner we'd have not had all these problems.. or maybe we still would have.." She shrugs her shoulders, walking over to the edge that leads to the next outcropping. "...maybe we still will now. I don't know. Riku's the only person that really knows me, so I don't know how anyone else will react." <br /> <br /> She hops over to the next ledge, before looking over her shoulder. "....yeah I think I'm ready to go home, Kyra."<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>She can feel the magic changing with her back turned-dissolving away-and this is what gets Kyra to finally turn around to face her sister. She watches curiously, not entirely sure what she meant by lights too bright and waits to see if she drops to the ground, writhing in pain. This, fortunately, does not happen. It is some consolation that she wouldn't have to lead a blindolded sister down the slope. Then again a well placed float spell made that easy. <br /><br />"And how. You were well on your way to alienating yourself." Kyra notes bluntly, but she falls silent after that, just letting her sister talk. There's a distant smile on her face. <br /><br />"I love science. It's my passion. I want to make breakthroughs and do them impossible. I want to challenge our accepted norms and legends. I want to advance white magic and meld it harmoniously with science and I dislike that Cosma Naturalis has kept the field at bay for so long. I like making things and I like making the best of a bad situation. It's why, even after all this time, my cooking skill still sucks and my food is weaponized. I don't give a damn what anyone else thinks of me when I do. I'm enjoying myself." <br /><br />Silent again, she nods, and offers a hand to Alma again. <br /><br />"Let's go home."<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>There's a sad smile on her expression as Kyra speaks of how she was alienating herself, "I know." It becomes cheerful a moment later, "...but hey, maybe it's not too late to change that. Riku kind of helped me realize that I shouldn't define myself by the expectations of others. And that's what I was doing. Letting people see what they expected to see. Acting as they expected me to act." <br /> <br /> But her cheer truly does pick up when Kyra speaks on herself, as she begins to brush her fingers back through her long hair, trying to work out the dust and the tangles, "...Maybe I can even help you with that. I know you don't really want your little sister getting involved in everything you do but..." She shrugs her shoulders, "...The offer is there. And if you don't take it, then I understand. I'll just enjoy seeing what you come up with." <br /> <br /> She taps her head, "I know what I said before about what I did being a sin against Cosma, and in a way I still believe that; I can tell you why if you really want to know.... but I think it's time I make the best out of a bad situation too. And I'm not going to be able to do that by sitting here, not using my magic to it's potential." <br /> <br /> She grins in an almost infectious way, "...and hey, I can live with your cooking. There's always sodium hydroxide to clean it up. I've always found it pretty funny really. If you want, I can even make you a few dishes to experiment with. Max will throw a fit if he finds out but like you..." She tilts her head to the side, "I think I'm ready to stop giving a damn about what anyone thinks of me too." <br /> <br /> Alma looks at the hand for a while, before finally reaching out and taking her hand, "...Yeah, let's. I think he's waiting for us."<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"It'll take a little work...but I agree. With one exception. No maybe. I think it is definitely not too late to change that. It is never too late to change. Never." <br /><br />She looks over her shoulder at her little sister, a faint smile on her face. "I would not mind an assistant in my research. Of course, should we ever get published, you realize my name will be listed first~" her expression grows a tad more serious, "Though there is more. I have been dabbling in other things-Helena offered to show me some dark magic and I've taken her up on the offer. Know that I am proceding carefully and Helena has no intention of turning me into a Chaos-worshipping dark wizard." <br /><br />She does remember when Alma confessed her "weakness" to her-specifically, the thought that all she had done was a sin. "I know. And I still disagree." <br /><br />Kyra's hand closes around Alma's but she doesn't step forward. "How about you take us down with your magic. We can fly together, right?"<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"Do or do not, there is no try." She teases Kyra, "I'll need to actually show you that movie one day. You're like a scientist version of Yoda sometimes." <br /> <br /> She chuckles at Kyra's little research joke, "Hey, I've never been into science for the recognition, Kyra. I don't mind if you take /all/ the credit. But yeah, if you want you can put your name first." <br /> <br /> And then Kyra reveals that she's dabbling in dark magic, and Alma's expression becomes a little whimsical at that, "Kyra.. while I can't tell you everything, I've experienced more of the darkness than most people would ever care to know. Riku literally created /Ramuha/ for me out of the darkness and made it real just to show me that it doesn't have to always be frightening or destructive. Do you really think it bothers me that you're learning to use it in moderation?" She grins at her, "...there's nothing wrong with the darkness, as long as it isn't taken in excess." <br /> <br /> But then the smile fades slightly as Kyra does take her up on that offer to tell her their reasons. And she taps her head, "...Well, I've told you a lot of half-truths along the way just to gradually work up to this. Let's just say I'm pretty sure what I found is Cosma, but I'm not /entirely/ sure. The problem.." She looks up towards the sky, her expression abstracted, "...the problem is that my light from my magic is a borrowed light, without the filter of human emotions or expressions. It's like a primal force. And if I lose control for even a moment.. then it can take over. The higher I turn up the volume of the song, the more of my conscious mind I turn off.. the more I allow myself to be subsumed by it, until there's nothing of me left that's in control. The first time I heard it and had no idea how to control it... I lost three days of my life." A wan smile comes onto her expression, "...Riku actually calls it goddess radio as a joke." <br /> <br /> She sucks in a deep breath, like this hurts even to think about it, "And sometimes, like the old myth from Olympia in which someone flew too close to the sun.. I wonder what /actually/ happened to me the day I stumbled over it. What it did to me to allow this. Whether I was consumed and remade. Whether I just can handle it when no one else can. I don't know. It scares me to think about it. But anytime I share the song with anyone else. It only /hurts/ them. It's too much light. And I don't know why I can hear it without as many ill effects." <br /> <br /> She looks towards Kyra finally, staring at her evenly, "But my sin was that I kind of did this for the worst reasons. Because I was jealous of you and Tira. Because I wanted to be special, when I was nothing special. And guess what? Being special kind of sucks, and I found that out just a little too late. So sometimes I wonder if some of what happened to me was a sort of punishment for touching upon something I wasn't supposed to." <br /> <br /> She's quiet for some time after saying that, and then a radiant yellow corona forms upon her, limming her body, before spreading over to Kyra. "Yeah. We can do that." There's a short pause, "You know, I've never actually flown for fun, since the first day I found out I could.. and then I only tested it indoors." She considers impishly, "It's too bad you hired someone and brought him along, or else I could fly us all the way back home, for fun."<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"I had noticed that boy had some control over dark magic." Kyra muses, drawing from her experiences in combat alongside Riku. "Though I hadn't really realized his power was that...formidable." Maybe she ought to start casting libra on her allies from now on to study them. This is put in the back of her mind. "I accepted her offer long ago, though, and I believe before you had come to peace with Helena and magic not of Cosma's making. Granted, I've only had a few lessons and no opportunities to really apply them. It's difficult to use darkness against creatures already steeped in darkness." <br /><br />Which Heartless seem to be cut from. Doesn't stop some people it seems. <br /><br />"It sounds to me that you are tapping into a power source far more greater than yourself, Alma. Frankly, your fears of losing yourself or losing control are quite founded." she looks over at her sister, worry flickering across her face again. "But if it's Cosma..how? Doctrine across all of the sects states that Cosma sacrificed herself so that the universe may have life with the strength to stand against Chaos." <br /><br />She sighs, "I am reminded of Helena's warnings to me when we first started the training. It is easy to lose oneself to darkness. Perhaps it is just as easy to lose yourself to light." <br /><br />Then Alma admits that her motivation to search was jealousy and the need to feel special. She cannot help but laugh when Alma declares that being 'special' kind of sucks. "Only if the forces of Chaos actively moved to work against you, Alma. Raw power knows nothing about retribution." <br /><br />She waits until they lift off the small plateau. "As much as I would like to ditch him, I did hire him and it would be rude to leave him behind." she says sadly, "Take us down."<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Alma just smiles at her in a sort of secret fashion when it comes to Riku, "Well...part of why I don't talk so much about it. Most people wouldn't understand why there's darkness so deep in a boy so young." There's a short pause before she nods, "Well, I came to make peace with it earlier than you think. With Cid mostly, and with Helena. I really did try to make peace with her but she always just..." She shrugs her shoulders, "...Oh well. It's not worth talking about. I don't really care what she thinks of me anymore, wrong impression or not." <br /> <br /> She considers her words for a time before shaking her head, "I don't know, I wish I did. Maybe everything we were taught is wrong? Or maybe it's not her. Or maybe it's just that she's really something we can't comprehend. Or maybe in her sacrifice, she lost /something/ of herself that allows her to understand or communicate with her creations. Who knows? I sure don't. But now you know why I was a pacifist. Not just because I hate hurting people... but because I'm afraid of what might happen if I lose control, even for a second. You knocked yourself out with that display of light and dark." Then as an aside, "...that was pretty cool by the way." Then she continues, "...so you didn't see what I did to Lord Ombra. You and Will weakened him to the point where I annihilated him outright, not even considering that Riku might still be inside of him, because I let it take control. Because I was just /so/ angry... so yeah, it's just as easy to lose yourself to light, especially if you're not one of the people /chosen/ to use it. And I'm not one of those people." She shrugs her shoulders, "...at least I don't think I am." <br /> <br /> She shrugs her shoulders again, "I don't know if they will or if they won't. There was a time that I thought they might, but you know what? I have far more important things to worry about than Chaos except for the most extreme examples. The one Feige loosed on the world for example, or Garland. What I've learned Kyra.. is there are far worse examples of the darkness than Chaos lurking out there. Darkness so deep that it might actually end all light that exists. Something beyond /Chaos/, or the Shadow Lords." For a moment, she looks very haunted, but then she smiles, "...but you know what? I think I've dumped enough trouble on you for three lifetimes. I'm ready to start living, rather than to just keep focusing on that which will kill me." <br /> <br /> She gives Kyra a whimsical look, grinning, "As you wish." And without another word, she subtly alters the pull of gravity and their momentum, starting their descent down to the canyon floor at an alarming pace, before slowing them for the last hundred feet. She looks upwards on the cliffside, giggling a bit, "I think we beat him down."<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>The thread of making peace is discarded as Kyra focuses more on what Alma has to say about Riku's set of skills. He was young-and would be the youngest judge magister once his training was completed. Assuming they found him alive again-ah, Kyra's pretty sure he's alive somewhere since Alma told him not long after waking up. Tough kid, that. <br /><br />"...it is possible that in her sacrifice, Cosma lost her consciousness. It has been said that Cosma exists in all of those who live. All life is Her doing. Perhaps it is the raw lifeforce you find yourself channeling. Just a thought." <br /><br />Kyra looks a little flustered, "That spell...to be honest, I'm not sure what it is tapping. I wouldn't say it is light and darkness but...something else entirely. Some other entity out there." <br /><br />Kyra discards the thought. She doesn't like thinking too much about where that spell comes from because it gives her the worst of feelings. <br /><br />"But at least if you get in trouble, give me a chance to help however I can. I wouldn't be much of a sister or your hero if I couldn't help you out every now and then." Kyra smirks, her hand tightening on Alma. <br /><br />They beat the sellsword. Kyra looks innocent. "Well, we could have a little recreational flying to pass the time."<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Alma just gestures with one hand towards the sky before bringing the other hand to tap her head, "I wouldn't know. And it's something that I'll probably never find the answer to. Even if it could outright tell me, /I am Cosma/ then would I trust it? I can't even decipher what I'm hearing. It's sublime, it's serene. It's one voice that's also everyone's voice. And it lets me process so many things at once in my subconscious mind. Without it, I couldn't even do the magical equivalent of /walking and chewing bubblegum/ at the same time. It's why my early research had so many stumbling blocks. But.. everything has downsides." <br /> <br /> Alma laughs, and clasps her other hand against her sister's, grinning, "....well that makes two of us. Kind of funny huh? How little either of us knows about the forces we wield. Part of why I started experimenting in the first place. If our Church hadn't restricted it, who knows what might have been accomplished? And if such /shame/ hadn't been instilled in me for trying, maybe.. I would have tried a little harder to understand it already." <br /> <br /> She smirks back at her in reply, "Alright. I'll just try to make you feel a little less like I'm just dumping all my problems on you. Fair?" <br /> <br /> She is silent for a bit, like she's considering it. Then just, out of nowhere, starts to fly them around the inside of the canyon, at a pretty rapid speed, light trailing behind each of them like they were a binary comet, or a falling star as she does things like barrel rolls, spins, twists, changing their direction abruptly and any which way that catches her fancy. It's completely chaotic in the pattern of movement, but she does it with an ease that defies description, over the rush of air she tries to call out, "Just tell me if I need to slow down!"<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"Just more of the mysteries of life." Kyra says, sotto vocce. "But such a disappointment how ancient traditions get in the way of progress-oho, I shall hold you to that, Alma. I really will!" Kyra even looks Alma in the eye as she announces this. <br /><br />The time for deep, philosophical and theoretical discussion on the nature of Alma's mysterious power seems to have passed. Though they have ideas, talk brings them no closer to uncovering the mysteries of the stars that Alma so loves. All that's left is flight. Pure, unadaulterated flight. <br /><br />"Slow down? No! I say you speed up!"<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"I'd be disappointed if you didn't!" <br /> <br /> She stops abruptly in her flight, and then suddenly starts up again so fast that Kyra would be moved along at dizzying speed. To Alma, time was passing at a pretty languid pace. And her voice as she spoke was drawled out by the time dilation effect she was keeping over just herself. "YOOOOUUUUUU AAAASSSKKKKEEEEDDDD FFFOORRRR ITTT!" <br /> <br /> On occasion she ended the effect for just a few seconds, as there was little danger of her slamming into something in the open sky. The rest of the sounds from her were pretty indipherable squeals of joy from just finally taking the time to enjoy this. <br /> <br /> Below, a wide eyed mercenary just gawked and stated. "...I really need a better asking price to put up with this <GOOSEHONK>."</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Alma_HyralAlma Hyral2013-07-28T05:34:06Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: /* Battle Theme */</p>
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{{Character Infobox<br />
|firstname=Alma<br />
|lastname=Hyral<br />
|age=15<br />
|image=AlmaFinal.jpg<br />
|species=Human<br />
|sex=Female<br />
|height=5'1"<br />
|weight=Please don't.<br />
|series=Final Fantasy ACT Class<br />
|styles=Empyrean Cosma<br />
|hometown=Ramuha<br />
|alignment=Forces of Restoration<br />
|group=Alexander Academy, Archadian Empire<br />
|occupation=White Mage<br />
|themesong=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3aRYPSCqdo<br />
|quote=Its your words that gave me courage. They became my light to guide me towards the right path.<br />
|footer=Living a Waking Nightmare<br />
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=Profile=<br />
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The Hyral family is a name well known in the highest levels of the Cosma Naturalis Church. Alma Hyral is the youngest daughter of this family. Doted upon by her parents and homeschooled until the age of twelve, she found herself not emotionally equipped for the challenges of Alexander Academy. She's known to be ultraconservative, klutzy, and frumpy. She's also a fan of Astronomy, Theology, and Philosophy over any of the harder sciences.<br />
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'''Skills:'''Bully Fodder, NERRDDDDDD!, The Glasses Stay On, Watch out when they come off, All Natural Homely, Klutz, Or is She?, Power of Prayer=Magical Girl Star Power, Little Sister, Sibling Issues, Ultraconformist, Blinded by the Light, Stargazer, Kitchen Princess <br />
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=Character History=<br />
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Alma had her whole life planned out for her as a member of the prestigious Hyral family. She'd study White Magic, learn the tenets of Cosma Naturalis, graduate from the prestigious Alexander Academy, be married at the age of eighteen, and simultaneously attend Medical School while raising a sprawling family. As an innocent girl with a rambling mouth she was all too happy to please her doting parents, she didn't know any better. During her childhood she became infatuated by the stars and astronomy, something which her parents presumed was a phase she'd grow out of.. she never did. <br />
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Unfortunately Alma was a frail youth with intractable asthma and a plethora of other medical conditions. If not for her family's status and skill in White Magic she might not have survived to adolescence. As she grew more skilled in White Magic she learned how to take care of herself which allowed her to function outside of a sickbed. Due to this and Kyra's own unique problem, she was homeschooled until the age of twelve. The only occasions that she was allowed outside of their estate was for liturgy and choir practice.<br />
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It was decided that by age twelve that it was safe for her to enroll at Alexander Academy. When she arrived, she found herself faced with new challenges.. she had no idea how to interact with people outside of her family, and this developed into severe social anxiety. After her first few interactions in which she faced harsh rejection, she retreated into a shell of meekness. This only resulted in her being relentlessly bullied.<br />
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Facing the prospect of being a social pariah, Alma became incredibly envious of her sisters. Tira had all the social graces that she did not, and Kyra had many natural gifts. Kyra had always been her hero, and when she rebelled.. Alma decided to follow suit, she just didn't have the courage to make her rebellion open.<br />
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Alma decided to experiment with White Magic, and she integrated this into her studies of astronomy and astrophysics. She believed that by doing this she might discover the truth of the origins of the universe, and thus prove that her goddess existed. On her world experimentation with White Magic was considered completely taboo by all sects of Cosma, and was stringently suppressed. But she thought she knew better than they. She was completely driven by a need to feel special...<br />
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...and maybe she got her wish. Maybe she didn't. Either way something about her was changed...<br />
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Horrified by her discoveries she decided not to rebel any longer, even if she had learned that most of what she believed in was wrong...<br />
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After Tira's death, her brother Ramza decided to inform her parents just how relentlessly bullied Alma was, as he believed she wouldn't be able to handle it in their time of mourning. She was withdrawn from Alexander Academy as a result....<br />
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Galianda fell into darkness shortly after.<br />
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And then her time in the World of Ruin began...<br />
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=Abilities=<br />
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'''Astrologer/Astronomer:''' Alma's base class is White Mage, however her magic takes on a unique form due to her experiments...<br />
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'''Cooking:''' Alma has become nearly a master chef under the tutelage of a certain someone...<br />
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'''Songbird:''' While it's rare to hear her sing, Alma is a talented Alto singer from her time in Choir.<br />
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'''Night Owl:''' The night is Alma's time, she's up during these hours more often than the day time.<br />
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'''Astrophile:''' Alma can be seen obsessively gazing into a telescope and recording her findings during most nights.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Pacifist:''' Alma's pacifistic tendencies have become more loose over time, due to multiple conversations with friends. She is still very hesitant to initiate any violence, but won't hesitate to defend a friend.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Social Anxiety:''' While her ability to handle new people has been drastically improved; often when meeting new people, or engaging in conversations with large numbers of people, Alma often stutters, and is unable to emotionally handle the overload.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Frail:''' Alma is frail and was generally considered sickly as a child. She falls ill easily, but is able to mitigate this somewhat with her mastery of White Magic.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Klutz:''' Alma is not graceful, agile, or dextrous and often trips over her own feet.<br />
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'''Ethnic Trait - Ramuha:''' Alma can sense changes in barometric pressure, and thus adequately predict when the weather is about to change.<br />
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=Relationships=<br />
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===On Friendly Terms===<br />
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||[[Niklas Dragonius]]|| Thanks for the incredibly awkward advice. You've always been rather kind to me.<br />
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||[[Seloria Delacreaux]]||She's my best friend.. and in some ways, she's been like a mother to me. Thank you.<br />
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||[[Rena Laradyne]]||Sometimes I wonder if what I see of you is the real you. And other times I wonder if I truly desire to see the true Rena Laradyne. Either way, I remain your friend.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Will Sherman]]||What do those eyes of yours truly see, when they look at the world?<br />
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||[[Maximilien]]|| A rather intense individual. I promise that I'll keep your secrets.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Artyom W. Valodjn]]||He helped save my life, and he supports me most of the time. He's so.. reserved though, I wish I knew more about him.<br />
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||[[Sanel]]|| There's more to this boy than a glance would tell you. He's not as simple as he makes himself out to be, but he does seem innocent. Something happened to him to make him this way.. but maybe some things are best left buried.<br />
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||[[Soan Sagittarius]]||He's always there to encourage me when I need it, and he knows.. more than most. I just wonder if he can really accomplish what he hopes to do. When he talks about it, it almost makes me believe he can.<br />
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||[[Thirza Ingersleben]]||She's always kind to me and supportive but she seems to have a low opinion of herself. I hope I can help her get through that.. She's a better person than she knows.<br />
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|[[Legion|The Network]]||You're not a science experiment, no matter what she says. Let's stop her legacy together.<br />
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||[[Annia Leradine]]|| Right.. it's our secret.<br />
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||[[Riku]]|| Nope, you don't get to see my thoughts on him so easily.<br />
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||[[Sora]]|| An incredibly nice guy and an unlikely hero. I hope that I'll be able to help you restore Destiny Island.<br />
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||[[Faris Scherwiz|Sarisa Tycoon]]|| There are no true royalty on Galianda, so meeting her was a real experience. She's so down to earth for a Princess. Sweatdrop, maybe too down to earth.<br />
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||[[Karth Mason]]|| An amazing warrior, and a truly kind individual who cares for his family. I hope that he's able to cure his mother of her affliction.<br />
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||[[Kamon Lionward]]|| Sorry about what I asked you to do... I'd take it back if I could. Also, I wish I had more footage of you in battle, as I totally think you're Dragoon Man.<br />
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||[[Ryusei Isshiki]]|| It's good to have you back. I'm surprised you remember me, thank you for being so kind.<br />
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||[[Gerad Iron Fogair]]|| Well he's kind of a huge lecher, but there's something more to him than meets the eye. Anyhow, this treasure hunt could be fun.<br />
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||[[Rapunzel]]|| And Mom once told me she thought I was growing my hair out too long! Wields a mean frying pan both inside and outside of the kitchen. Pascal is adorable.<br />
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||[[Aeschere Childs]]|| Seems like a reasonably well-balanced individual, and she's pretty friendly. Which makes me wonder why she hangs with Akari Seran.<br />
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||[[Jidro Gerrison]]|| I hope you and Annia find happiness together. You're certainly not what my Father led me to believe.<br />
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||[[Saitei Dennou]]|| I'm glad we could free you... may you prosper in this world. I just hope you don't try to kill me again!<br />
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||[[Serah Farron]]|| A talented healer, and both a kind and caring individual.<br />
|}<br />
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===Family===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
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||[[Kyra Hyral]]||No matter how much I exasperate you, know that you are and always have been my hero, Kyra.<br />
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||Tira Hyral||Even though you're gone, I live my life in your memory Tira. I'm sorry that I failed you. I'll keep my other promise..<br />
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||Father Hyral|| I wish I could say that I'm making you proud.. but I'm a terrible daughter. I'm so sorry daddy. I miss you.<br />
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||Anastasia Hyral|| There are so many things I wish I could have told you Mom. But I didn't have the courage, and the opportunity is gone.<br />
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||Ramza Hyral|| I resent that you told Mom and Dad.. but I still love you. I'll find a way to save you, I promise.<br />
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||Rest of the Family|| I will save you all, or die in the attempt.<br />
|}<br />
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===Not so Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
|[[Helena Celba]]|| I'm rather certain I know what you are now. I still don't hate you, nor will I try to change you. I just hope you find your way.<br />
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||[[Akari Seran]]|| You need to calm down.<br />
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||[[Garland]]|| ..... *Retches at the mere thought of him*<br />
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||Feige Abramson|| I pity you, more than anything. If you are dead, then I pray that Yahweh has mercy on your soul. I doubt that Chaos will.<br />
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|[[Souji Murasame]]||I find it difficult to judge you based on your goal. Some part of me hopes you succeed. The other part of me wonders if the cries of your victims will one day drown out the wind. Will you be able to hear her voice over the price you paid?<br />
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|[[Ophelia]]|| Something about her feels off.. and she tried to kill Avira, I'm sure of it.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Illua]]|| ...jerky serial villain straight out of a Ramuha spy vid.<br />
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|[[Alberic Lux]]|| You are a horror. <br />
|}<br />
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===People I Barely Know===<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
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||[[Soan Sagittarius|DRAGOON MAN!]]||A hero! I'm glad he survived the fall of our world. We need heroes like him. He has to be someone I know! I'll find out who he is!<br />
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||[[Leon]]|| I hope you see her again one day.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Minette Odam]]||I'm so sorry for what happened. I know sometimes you may be self-absorbed, but you didn't deserve that. Bravery like yours should be rewarded, not punished.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Raine Arland]]||Well he likes my cooking.. I don't really know much else about him though. He seems kind of reckless.<br />
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||[[Maira]]|| I heard that someone's stomach was the key to their heart, but it's sort of ridiculous with her! She's very nice though. Why does Garland pursue you?<br />
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||[[Margaux Fleury]]|| She's so elegant and exotic.. compared to me, maybe she'll take up my offer for her to go to Seloria.<br />
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||[[Avira]]|| Why does Garland have such an interest in you? <br />
|-<br />
||[[Ulharisk]]|| Sorry that I freaked out. The dragon thing is pretty cool.. really!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faruja Senra]]|| Do you hate me, for believing in the Creatrix, rather than your Faram and Saint Ajora?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Argider]]|| Sky, Pirates, are, AWESOME! Uh.. now that I have a deal with House Solidor, what will you think of me?<br />
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||[[Caran Steel]]|| Well uh.. I love your cat! Ketan is amazing!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gabranth]]|| He's rather serious but.. sometimes hints of kindness shine through. Best not to tempt him, as I'm told he's a master of the Force Choke!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Reize Seatlan]]|| So, right.. per Riku you are actually as decent one can get outside of brain damage. It has been duly noted that you are not a harem master.<br />
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||[[Angantyr Vespar]]|| So you're the assassin of the Emperor of Archades. I.. don't know what to think of that. I just know I shouldn't be caught around you.<br />
|}<br />
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=Trivia=<br />
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Alma's Zodiac Sign is Virgo.<br />
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Due to the scene Cosmic Power and all that Jazz, Alma has a small misshapen scar on her right shoulder which is matte black. She's no longer capable of healing it and goes to great lengths to conceal it.<br />
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=Alternate Main Themes=<br />
'''Truth''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1eCoj2D1s<br />
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'''Spiritual Awakening''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeTCsZUOUR4<br />
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=Battle Theme=<br />
'''Icarus''': http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=d88xQCKM2W0<br />
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'''Typical Limit Break: Hepatica''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2zFwvIomw<br />
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= Logs =<br />
{{Character Logs}}<br />
= Cutscenes =<br />
{{Character Logs|Cutscenes}}</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Alma_HyralAlma Hyral2013-07-24T07:41:54Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: </p>
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{{Character Infobox<br />
|firstname=Alma<br />
|lastname=Hyral<br />
|age=15<br />
|image=AlmaFinal.jpg<br />
|species=Human<br />
|sex=Female<br />
|height=5'1"<br />
|weight=Please don't.<br />
|series=Final Fantasy ACT Class<br />
|styles=Empyrean Cosma<br />
|hometown=Ramuha<br />
|alignment=Forces of Restoration<br />
|group=Alexander Academy, Archadian Empire<br />
|occupation=White Mage<br />
|themesong=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3aRYPSCqdo<br />
|quote=Its your words that gave me courage. They became my light to guide me towards the right path.<br />
|footer=Living a Waking Nightmare<br />
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=Profile=<br />
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The Hyral family is a name well known in the highest levels of the Cosma Naturalis Church. Alma Hyral is the youngest daughter of this family. Doted upon by her parents and homeschooled until the age of twelve, she found herself not emotionally equipped for the challenges of Alexander Academy. She's known to be ultraconservative, klutzy, and frumpy. She's also a fan of Astronomy, Theology, and Philosophy over any of the harder sciences.<br />
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'''Skills:'''Bully Fodder, NERRDDDDDD!, The Glasses Stay On, Watch out when they come off, All Natural Homely, Klutz, Or is She?, Power of Prayer=Magical Girl Star Power, Little Sister, Sibling Issues, Ultraconformist, Blinded by the Light, Stargazer, Kitchen Princess <br />
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=Character History=<br />
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Alma had her whole life planned out for her as a member of the prestigious Hyral family. She'd study White Magic, learn the tenets of Cosma Naturalis, graduate from the prestigious Alexander Academy, be married at the age of eighteen, and simultaneously attend Medical School while raising a sprawling family. As an innocent girl with a rambling mouth she was all too happy to please her doting parents, she didn't know any better. During her childhood she became infatuated by the stars and astronomy, something which her parents presumed was a phase she'd grow out of.. she never did. <br />
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Unfortunately Alma was a frail youth with intractable asthma and a plethora of other medical conditions. If not for her family's status and skill in White Magic she might not have survived to adolescence. As she grew more skilled in White Magic she learned how to take care of herself which allowed her to function outside of a sickbed. Due to this and Kyra's own unique problem, she was homeschooled until the age of twelve. The only occasions that she was allowed outside of their estate was for liturgy and choir practice.<br />
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It was decided that by age twelve that it was safe for her to enroll at Alexander Academy. When she arrived, she found herself faced with new challenges.. she had no idea how to interact with people outside of her family, and this developed into severe social anxiety. After her first few interactions in which she faced harsh rejection, she retreated into a shell of meekness. This only resulted in her being relentlessly bullied.<br />
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Facing the prospect of being a social pariah, Alma became incredibly envious of her sisters. Tira had all the social graces that she did not, and Kyra had many natural gifts. Kyra had always been her hero, and when she rebelled.. Alma decided to follow suit, she just didn't have the courage to make her rebellion open.<br />
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Alma decided to experiment with White Magic, and she integrated this into her studies of astronomy and astrophysics. She believed that by doing this she might discover the truth of the origins of the universe, and thus prove that her goddess existed. On her world experimentation with White Magic was considered completely taboo by all sects of Cosma, and was stringently suppressed. But she thought she knew better than they. She was completely driven by a need to feel special...<br />
<br />
...and maybe she got her wish. Maybe she didn't. Either way something about her was changed...<br />
<br />
Horrified by her discoveries she decided not to rebel any longer, even if she had learned that most of what she believed in was wrong...<br />
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After Tira's death, her brother Ramza decided to inform her parents just how relentlessly bullied Alma was, as he believed she wouldn't be able to handle it in their time of mourning. She was withdrawn from Alexander Academy as a result....<br />
<br />
Galianda fell into darkness shortly after.<br />
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And then her time in the World of Ruin began...<br />
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=Abilities=<br />
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'''Astrologer/Astronomer:''' Alma's base class is White Mage, however her magic takes on a unique form due to her experiments...<br />
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'''Cooking:''' Alma has become nearly a master chef under the tutelage of a certain someone...<br />
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'''Songbird:''' While it's rare to hear her sing, Alma is a talented Alto singer from her time in Choir.<br />
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'''Night Owl:''' The night is Alma's time, she's up during these hours more often than the day time.<br />
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'''Astrophile:''' Alma can be seen obsessively gazing into a telescope and recording her findings during most nights.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Pacifist:''' Alma's pacifistic tendencies have become more loose over time, due to multiple conversations with friends. She is still very hesitant to initiate any violence, but won't hesitate to defend a friend.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Social Anxiety:''' While her ability to handle new people has been drastically improved; often when meeting new people, or engaging in conversations with large numbers of people, Alma often stutters, and is unable to emotionally handle the overload.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Frail:''' Alma is frail and was generally considered sickly as a child. She falls ill easily, but is able to mitigate this somewhat with her mastery of White Magic.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Klutz:''' Alma is not graceful, agile, or dextrous and often trips over her own feet.<br />
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'''Ethnic Trait - Ramuha:''' Alma can sense changes in barometric pressure, and thus adequately predict when the weather is about to change.<br />
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=Relationships=<br />
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===On Friendly Terms===<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Niklas Dragonius]]|| Thanks for the incredibly awkward advice. You've always been rather kind to me.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Seloria Delacreaux]]||She's my best friend.. and in some ways, she's been like a mother to me. Thank you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Rena Laradyne]]||Sometimes I wonder if what I see of you is the real you. And other times I wonder if I truly desire to see the true Rena Laradyne. Either way, I remain your friend.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Will Sherman]]||What do those eyes of yours truly see, when they look at the world?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maximilien]]|| A rather intense individual. I promise that I'll keep your secrets.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Artyom W. Valodjn]]||He helped save my life, and he supports me most of the time. He's so.. reserved though, I wish I knew more about him.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sanel]]|| There's more to this boy than a glance would tell you. He's not as simple as he makes himself out to be, but he does seem innocent. Something happened to him to make him this way.. but maybe some things are best left buried.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius]]||He's always there to encourage me when I need it, and he knows.. more than most. I just wonder if he can really accomplish what he hopes to do. When he talks about it, it almost makes me believe he can.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Thirza Ingersleben]]||She's always kind to me and supportive but she seems to have a low opinion of herself. I hope I can help her get through that.. She's a better person than she knows.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Legion|The Network]]||You're not a science experiment, no matter what she says. Let's stop her legacy together.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Annia Leradine]]|| Right.. it's our secret.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Riku]]|| Nope, you don't get to see my thoughts on him so easily.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sora]]|| An incredibly nice guy and an unlikely hero. I hope that I'll be able to help you restore Destiny Island.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faris Scherwiz|Sarisa Tycoon]]|| There are no true royalty on Galianda, so meeting her was a real experience. She's so down to earth for a Princess. Sweatdrop, maybe too down to earth.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Karth Mason]]|| An amazing warrior, and a truly kind individual who cares for his family. I hope that he's able to cure his mother of her affliction.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Kamon Lionward]]|| Sorry about what I asked you to do... I'd take it back if I could. Also, I wish I had more footage of you in battle, as I totally think you're Dragoon Man.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Ryusei Isshiki]]|| It's good to have you back. I'm surprised you remember me, thank you for being so kind.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gerad Iron Fogair]]|| Well he's kind of a huge lecher, but there's something more to him than meets the eye. Anyhow, this treasure hunt could be fun.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Rapunzel]]|| And Mom once told me she thought I was growing my hair out too long! Wields a mean frying pan both inside and outside of the kitchen. Pascal is adorable.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Aeschere Childs]]|| Seems like a reasonably well-balanced individual, and she's pretty friendly. Which makes me wonder why she hangs with Akari Seran.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Jidro Gerrison]]|| I hope you and Annia find happiness together. You're certainly not what my Father led me to believe.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Saitei Dennou]]|| I'm glad we could free you... may you prosper in this world. I just hope you don't try to kill me again!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Serah Farron]]|| A talented healer, and both a kind and caring individual.<br />
|}<br />
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===Family===<br />
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|-<br />
||[[Kyra Hyral]]||No matter how much I exasperate you, know that you are and always have been my hero, Kyra.<br />
|-<br />
||Tira Hyral||Even though you're gone, I live my life in your memory Tira. I'm sorry that I failed you. I'll keep my other promise..<br />
|-<br />
||Father Hyral|| I wish I could say that I'm making you proud.. but I'm a terrible daughter. I'm so sorry daddy. I miss you.<br />
|-<br />
||Anastasia Hyral|| There are so many things I wish I could have told you Mom. But I didn't have the courage, and the opportunity is gone.<br />
|-<br />
||Ramza Hyral|| I resent that you told Mom and Dad.. but I still love you. I'll find a way to save you, I promise.<br />
|-<br />
||Rest of the Family|| I will save you all, or die in the attempt.<br />
|}<br />
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===Not so Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
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|-<br />
|[[Helena Celba]]|| I'm rather certain I know what you are now. I still don't hate you, nor will I try to change you. I just hope you find your way.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Akari Seran]]|| You need to calm down.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Garland]]|| ..... *Retches at the mere thought of him*<br />
|-<br />
||Feige Abramson|| I pity you, more than anything. If you are dead, then I pray that Yahweh has mercy on your soul. I doubt that Chaos will.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Souji Murasame]]||I find it difficult to judge you based on your goal. Some part of me hopes you succeed. The other part of me wonders if the cries of your victims will one day drown out the wind. Will you be able to hear her voice over the price you paid?<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ophelia]]|| Something about her feels off.. and she tried to kill Avira, I'm sure of it.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Illua]]|| ...jerky serial villain straight out of a Ramuha spy vid.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Alberic Lux]]|| You are a horror. <br />
|}<br />
<br />
===People I Barely Know===<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius|DRAGOON MAN!]]||A hero! I'm glad he survived the fall of our world. We need heroes like him. He has to be someone I know! I'll find out who he is!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Leon]]|| I hope you see her again one day.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Minette Odam]]||I'm so sorry for what happened. I know sometimes you may be self-absorbed, but you didn't deserve that. Bravery like yours should be rewarded, not punished.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Raine Arland]]||Well he likes my cooking.. I don't really know much else about him though. He seems kind of reckless.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maira]]|| I heard that someone's stomach was the key to their heart, but it's sort of ridiculous with her! She's very nice though. Why does Garland pursue you?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Margaux Fleury]]|| She's so elegant and exotic.. compared to me, maybe she'll take up my offer for her to go to Seloria.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Avira]]|| Why does Garland have such an interest in you? <br />
|-<br />
||[[Ulharisk]]|| Sorry that I freaked out. The dragon thing is pretty cool.. really!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faruja Senra]]|| Do you hate me, for believing in the Creatrix, rather than your Faram and Saint Ajora?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Argider]]|| Sky, Pirates, are, AWESOME! Uh.. now that I have a deal with House Solidor, what will you think of me?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Caran Steel]]|| Well uh.. I love your cat! Ketan is amazing!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gabranth]]|| He's rather serious but.. sometimes hints of kindness shine through. Best not to tempt him, as I'm told he's a master of the Force Choke!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Reize Seatlan]]|| So, right.. per Riku you are actually as decent one can get outside of brain damage. It has been duly noted that you are not a harem master.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Angantyr Vespar]]|| So you're the assassin of the Emperor of Archades. I.. don't know what to think of that. I just know I shouldn't be caught around you.<br />
|}<br />
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=Trivia=<br />
<br />
Alma's Zodiac Sign is Virgo.<br />
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Due to the scene Cosmic Power and all that Jazz, Alma has a small misshapen scar on her right shoulder which is matte black. She's no longer capable of healing it and goes to great lengths to conceal it.<br />
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=Alternate Main Themes=<br />
'''Truth''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1eCoj2D1s<br />
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'''Spiritual Awakening''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeTCsZUOUR4<br />
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=Battle Theme=<br />
'''Let the Stars Fall Down''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R7sas8bWN4<br />
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'''Typical Limit Break: Hepatica''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2zFwvIomw<br />
<br />
'''Extended Limit Break: Champion of Magic''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UceabzTa7Jc<br />
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= Logs =<br />
{{Character Logs}}<br />
= Cutscenes =<br />
{{Character Logs|Cutscenes}}</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Alma_HyralAlma Hyral2013-07-23T10:18:30Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: </p>
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{{Character Infobox<br />
|firstname=Alma<br />
|lastname=Hyral<br />
|age=15<br />
|image=AlmaFinal.jpg<br />
|species=Human<br />
|sex=Female<br />
|height=5'1"<br />
|weight=Please don't.<br />
|series=Final Fantasy ACT Class<br />
|styles=Empyrean Cosma<br />
|hometown=Ramuha<br />
|alignment=Forces of Restoration<br />
|group=Alexander Academy, Archadian Empire<br />
|occupation=White Mage<br />
|themesong=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3aRYPSCqdo<br />
|quote=Its your words that gave me courage. They became my light to guide me towards the right path.<br />
|footer=Meeting someone who puts stars in her eyes...<br />
}}<br />
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=Profile=<br />
<br />
The Hyral family is a name well known in the highest levels of the Cosma Naturalis Church. Alma Hyral is the youngest daughter of this family. Doted upon by her parents and homeschooled until the age of twelve, she found herself not emotionally equipped for the challenges of Alexander Academy. She's known to be ultraconservative, klutzy, and frumpy. She's also a fan of Astronomy, Theology, and Philosophy over any of the harder sciences.<br />
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'''Skills:'''Bully Fodder, NERRDDDDDD!, The Glasses Stay On, Watch out when they come off, All Natural Homely, Klutz, Or is She?, Power of Prayer=Magical Girl Star Power, Little Sister, Sibling Issues, Ultraconformist, Blinded by the Light, Stargazer, Kitchen Princess <br />
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=Character History=<br />
<br />
Alma had her whole life planned out for her as a member of the prestigious Hyral family. She'd study White Magic, learn the tenets of Cosma Naturalis, graduate from the prestigious Alexander Academy, be married at the age of eighteen, and simultaneously attend Medical School while raising a sprawling family. As an innocent girl with a rambling mouth she was all too happy to please her doting parents, she didn't know any better. During her childhood she became infatuated by the stars and astronomy, something which her parents presumed was a phase she'd grow out of.. she never did. <br />
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Unfortunately Alma was a frail youth with intractable asthma and a plethora of other medical conditions. If not for her family's status and skill in White Magic she might not have survived to adolescence. As she grew more skilled in White Magic she learned how to take care of herself which allowed her to function outside of a sickbed. Due to this and Kyra's own unique problem, she was homeschooled until the age of twelve. The only occasions that she was allowed outside of their estate was for liturgy and choir practice.<br />
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It was decided that by age twelve that it was safe for her to enroll at Alexander Academy. When she arrived, she found herself faced with new challenges.. she had no idea how to interact with people outside of her family, and this developed into severe social anxiety. After her first few interactions in which she faced harsh rejection, she retreated into a shell of meekness. This only resulted in her being relentlessly bullied.<br />
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Facing the prospect of being a social pariah, Alma became incredibly envious of her sisters. Tira had all the social graces that she did not, and Kyra had many natural gifts. Kyra had always been her hero, and when she rebelled.. Alma decided to follow suit, she just didn't have the courage to make her rebellion open.<br />
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Alma decided to experiment with White Magic, and she integrated this into her studies of astronomy and astrophysics. She believed that by doing this she might discover the truth of the origins of the universe, and thus prove that her goddess existed. On her world experimentation with White Magic was considered completely taboo by all sects of Cosma, and was stringently suppressed. But she thought she knew better than they. She was completely driven by a need to feel special...<br />
<br />
...and maybe she got her wish. Maybe she didn't. Either way something about her was changed...<br />
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Horrified by her discoveries she decided not to rebel any longer, even if she had learned that most of what she believed in was wrong...<br />
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After Tira's death, her brother Ramza decided to inform her parents just how relentlessly bullied Alma was, as he believed she wouldn't be able to handle it in their time of mourning. She was withdrawn from Alexander Academy as a result....<br />
<br />
Galianda fell into darkness shortly after.<br />
<br />
And then her time in the World of Ruin began...<br />
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=Abilities=<br />
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'''Astrologer/Astronomer:''' Alma's base class is White Mage, however her magic takes on a unique form due to her experiments...<br />
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'''Cooking:''' Alma has become nearly a master chef under the tutelage of a certain someone...<br />
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'''Songbird:''' While it's rare to hear her sing, Alma is a talented Alto singer from her time in Choir.<br />
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'''Night Owl:''' The night is Alma's time, she's up during these hours more often than the day time.<br />
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'''Astrophile:''' Alma can be seen obsessively gazing into a telescope and recording her findings during most nights.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Pacifist:''' Alma's pacifistic tendencies have become more loose over time, due to multiple conversations with friends. She is still very hesitant to initiate any violence, but won't hesitate to defend a friend.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Social Anxiety:''' While her ability to handle new people has been drastically improved; often when meeting new people, or engaging in conversations with large numbers of people, Alma often stutters, and is unable to emotionally handle the overload.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Frail:''' Alma is frail and was generally considered sickly as a child. She falls ill easily, but is able to mitigate this somewhat with her mastery of White Magic.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Klutz:''' Alma is not graceful, agile, or dextrous and often trips over her own feet.<br />
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'''Ethnic Trait - Ramuha:''' Alma can sense changes in barometric pressure, and thus adequately predict when the weather is about to change.<br />
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=Relationships=<br />
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<br />
===On Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Niklas Dragonius]]|| Thanks for the incredibly awkward advice. You've always been rather kind to me.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Seloria Delacreaux]]||She's my best friend.. and in some ways, she's been like a mother to me. Thank you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Rena Laradyne]]||Sometimes I wonder if what I see of you is the real you. And other times I wonder if I truly desire to see the true Rena Laradyne. Either way, I remain your friend.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Will Sherman]]||What do those eyes of yours truly see, when they look at the world?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maximilien]]|| A rather intense individual. I promise that I'll keep your secrets.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Artyom W. Valodjn]]||He helped save my life, and he supports me most of the time. He's so.. reserved though, I wish I knew more about him.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sanel]]|| There's more to this boy than a glance would tell you. He's not as simple as he makes himself out to be, but he does seem innocent. Something happened to him to make him this way.. but maybe some things are best left buried.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius]]||He's always there to encourage me when I need it, and he knows.. more than most. I just wonder if he can really accomplish what he hopes to do. When he talks about it, it almost makes me believe he can.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Thirza Ingersleben]]||She's always kind to me and supportive but she seems to have a low opinion of herself. I hope I can help her get through that.. She's a better person than she knows.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Legion|The Network]]||You're not a science experiment, no matter what she says. Let's stop her legacy together.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Annia Leradine]]|| Right.. it's our secret.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Riku]]|| Nope, you don't get to see my thoughts on him so easily.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sora]]|| An incredibly nice guy and an unlikely hero. I hope that I'll be able to help you restore Destiny Island.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faris Scherwiz|Sarisa Tycoon]]|| There are no true royalty on Galianda, so meeting her was a real experience. She's so down to earth for a Princess. Sweatdrop, maybe too down to earth.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Karth Mason]]|| An amazing warrior, and a truly kind individual who cares for his family. I hope that he's able to cure his mother of her affliction.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Kamon Lionward]]|| Sorry about what I asked you to do... I'd take it back if I could. Also, I wish I had more footage of you in battle, as I totally think you're Dragoon Man.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Ryusei Isshiki]]|| It's good to have you back. I'm surprised you remember me, thank you for being so kind.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gerad Iron Fogair]]|| Well he's kind of a huge lecher, but there's something more to him than meets the eye. Anyhow, this treasure hunt could be fun.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Rapunzel]]|| And Mom once told me she thought I was growing my hair out too long! Wields a mean frying pan both inside and outside of the kitchen. Pascal is adorable.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Aeschere Childs]]|| Seems like a reasonably well-balanced individual, and she's pretty friendly. Which makes me wonder why she hangs with Akari Seran.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Jidro Gerrison]]|| I hope you and Annia find happiness together. You're certainly not what my Father led me to believe.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Saitei Dennou]]|| I'm glad we could free you... may you prosper in this world. I just hope you don't try to kill me again!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Serah Farron]]|| A talented healer, and both a kind and caring individual.<br />
|}<br />
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===Family===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Kyra Hyral]]||No matter how much I exasperate you, know that you are and always have been my hero, Kyra.<br />
|-<br />
||Tira Hyral||Even though you're gone, I live my life in your memory Tira. I'm sorry that I failed you. I'll keep my other promise..<br />
|-<br />
||Father Hyral|| I wish I could say that I'm making you proud.. but I'm a terrible daughter. I'm so sorry daddy. I miss you.<br />
|-<br />
||Anastasia Hyral|| There are so many things I wish I could have told you Mom. But I didn't have the courage, and the opportunity is gone.<br />
|-<br />
||Ramza Hyral|| I resent that you told Mom and Dad.. but I still love you. I'll find a way to save you, I promise.<br />
|-<br />
||Rest of the Family|| I will save you all, or die in the attempt.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Not so Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
|[[Helena Celba]]|| I'm rather certain I know what you are now. I still don't hate you, nor will I try to change you. I just hope you find your way.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Akari Seran]]|| You need to calm down.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Garland]]|| ..... *Retches at the mere thought of him*<br />
|-<br />
||Feige Abramson|| I pity you, more than anything. If you are dead, then I pray that Yahweh has mercy on your soul. I doubt that Chaos will.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Souji Murasame]]||I find it difficult to judge you based on your goal. Some part of me hopes you succeed. The other part of me wonders if the cries of your victims will one day drown out the wind. Will you be able to hear her voice over the price you paid?<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ophelia]]|| Something about her feels off.. and she tried to kill Avira, I'm sure of it.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Illua]]|| ...jerky serial villain straight out of a Ramuha spy vid.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Alberic Lux]]|| You are a horror. <br />
|}<br />
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===People I Barely Know===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius|DRAGOON MAN!]]||A hero! I'm glad he survived the fall of our world. We need heroes like him. He has to be someone I know! I'll find out who he is!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Leon]]|| I hope you see her again one day.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Minette Odam]]||I'm so sorry for what happened. I know sometimes you may be self-absorbed, but you didn't deserve that. Bravery like yours should be rewarded, not punished.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Raine Arland]]||Well he likes my cooking.. I don't really know much else about him though. He seems kind of reckless.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maira]]|| I heard that someone's stomach was the key to their heart, but it's sort of ridiculous with her! She's very nice though. Why does Garland pursue you?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Margaux Fleury]]|| She's so elegant and exotic.. compared to me, maybe she'll take up my offer for her to go to Seloria.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Avira]]|| Why does Garland have such an interest in you? <br />
|-<br />
||[[Ulharisk]]|| Sorry that I freaked out. The dragon thing is pretty cool.. really!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faruja Senra]]|| Do you hate me, for believing in the Creatrix, rather than your Faram and Saint Ajora?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Argider]]|| Sky, Pirates, are, AWESOME! Uh.. now that I have a deal with House Solidor, what will you think of me?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Caran Steel]]|| Well uh.. I love your cat! Ketan is amazing!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gabranth]]|| He's rather serious but.. sometimes hints of kindness shine through. Best not to tempt him, as I'm told he's a master of the Force Choke!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Reize Seatlan]]|| So, right.. per Riku you are actually as decent one can get outside of brain damage. It has been duly noted that you are not a harem master.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Angantyr Vespar]]|| So you're the assassin of the Emperor of Archades. I.. don't know what to think of that. I just know I shouldn't be caught around you.<br />
|}<br />
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<br />
=Trivia=<br />
<br />
Alma's Zodiac Sign is Virgo.<br />
<br />
Due to the scene Cosmic Power and all that Jazz, Alma has a small misshapen scar on her right shoulder which is matte black. She's no longer capable of healing it and goes to great lengths to conceal it.<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
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=Alternate Main Themes=<br />
'''Truth''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1eCoj2D1s<br />
<br />
'''Spiritual Awakening''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeTCsZUOUR4<br />
<br />
=Battle Theme=<br />
'''Let the Stars Fall Down''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R7sas8bWN4<br />
<br />
'''Typical Limit Break: Hepatica''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2zFwvIomw<br />
<br />
'''Extended Limit Break: Champion of Magic''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UceabzTa7Jc<br />
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= Logs =<br />
{{Character Logs}}<br />
= Cutscenes =<br />
{{Character Logs|Cutscenes}}</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Alma_HyralAlma Hyral2013-07-23T10:01:25Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: </p>
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{{Character Infobox<br />
|firstname=Alma<br />
|lastname=Hyral<br />
|age=15<br />
|image=AlmaFinal.jpg<br />
|species=Human<br />
|sex=Female<br />
|height=5'1"<br />
|weight=Please don't.<br />
|series=Final Fantasy ACT Class<br />
|styles=Empyrean Cosma<br />
|hometown=Ramuha<br />
|alignment=Forces of Restoration<br />
|group=Alexander Academy, Archadian Empire<br />
|occupation=White Mage<br />
|themesong=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3aRYPSCqdo<br />
|quote=Its your words that gave me courage. They became my light to guide me towards the right path.<br />
|footer=Meeting someone who puts stars in her eyes...<br />
}}<br />
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=Profile=<br />
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The Hyral family is a name well known in the highest levels of the Cosma Naturalis Church. Alma Hyral is the youngest daughter of this family. Doted upon by her parents and homeschooled until the age of twelve, she found herself not emotionally equipped for the challenges of Alexander Academy. She's known to be ultraconservative, klutzy, and frumpy. She's also a fan of Astronomy, Theology, and Philosophy over any of the harder sciences.<br />
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'''Skills:'''Bully Fodder, NERRDDDDDD!, The Glasses Stay On, Watch out when they come off, All Natural Homely, Klutz, Or is She?, Power of Prayer=Magical Girl Star Power, Little Sister, Sibling Issues, Ultraconformist, Blinded by the Light, Stargazer, Kitchen Princess <br />
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=Character History=<br />
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Alma had her whole life planned out for her as a member of the prestigious Hyral family. She'd study White Magic, learn the tenets of Cosma Naturalis, graduate from the prestigious Alexander Academy, be married at the age of eighteen, and simultaneously attend Medical School while raising a sprawling family. As an innocent girl with a rambling mouth she was all too happy to please her doting parents, she didn't know any better. During her childhood she became infatuated by the stars and astronomy, something which her parents presumed was a phase she'd grow out of.. she never did. <br />
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Unfortunately Alma was a frail youth with intractable asthma and a plethora of other medical conditions. If not for her family's status and skill in White Magic she might not have survived to adolescence. As she grew more skilled in White Magic she learned how to take care of herself which allowed her to function outside of a sickbed. Due to this and Kyra's own unique problem, she was homeschooled until the age of twelve. The only occasions that she was allowed outside of their estate was for liturgy and choir practice.<br />
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It was decided that by age twelve that it was safe for her to enroll at Alexander Academy. When she arrived, she found herself faced with new challenges.. she had no idea how to interact with people outside of her family, and this developed into severe social anxiety. After her first few interactions in which she faced harsh rejection, she retreated into a shell of meekness. This only resulted in her being relentlessly bullied.<br />
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Facing the prospect of being a social pariah, Alma became incredibly envious of her sisters. Tira had all the social graces that she did not, and Kyra had many natural gifts. Kyra had always been her hero, and when she rebelled.. Alma decided to follow suit, she just didn't have the courage to make her rebellion open.<br />
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Alma decided to experiment with White Magic, and she integrated this into her studies of astronomy and astrophysics. She believed that by doing this she might discover the truth of the origins of the universe, and thus prove that her goddess existed. On her world experimentation with White Magic was considered completely taboo by all sects of Cosma, and was stringently suppressed. But she thought she knew better than they. She was completely driven by a need to feel special...<br />
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...and maybe she got her wish. Maybe she didn't. Either way something about her was changed...<br />
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Horrified by her discoveries she decided not to rebel any longer, even if she had learned that most of what she believed in was wrong...<br />
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After Tira's death, her brother Ramza decided to inform her parents just how relentlessly bullied Alma was, as he believed she wouldn't be able to handle it in their time of mourning. She was withdrawn from Alexander Academy as a result....<br />
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Galianda fell into darkness shortly after.<br />
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And then her time in the World of Ruin began...<br />
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=Abilities=<br />
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'''Astrologer/Astronomer:''' Alma's base class is White Mage, however her magic takes on a unique form due to her experiments...<br />
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'''Cooking:''' Alma has become nearly a master chef under the tutelage of a certain someone...<br />
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'''Songbird:''' While it's rare to hear her sing, Alma is a talented Alto singer from her time in Choir.<br />
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'''Night Owl:''' The night is Alma's time, she's up during these hours more often than the day time.<br />
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'''Astrophile:''' Alma can be seen obsessively gazing into a telescope and recording her findings during most nights.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Pacifist:''' Alma's pacifistic tendencies have become more loose over time, due to multiple conversations with friends. She is still very hesitant to initiate any violence, but won't hesitate to defend a friend.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Social Anxiety:''' While her ability to handle new people has been drastically improved; often when meeting new people, or engaging in conversations with large numbers of people, Alma often stutters, and is unable to emotionally handle the overload.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Frail:''' Alma is frail and was generally considered sickly as a child. She falls ill easily, but is able to mitigate this somewhat with her mastery of White Magic.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Klutz:''' Alma is not graceful, agile, or dextrous and often trips over her own feet.<br />
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'''Ethnic Trait - Ramuha:''' Alma can sense changes in barometric pressure, and thus adequately predict when the weather is about to change.<br />
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=Relationships=<br />
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===On Friendly Terms===<br />
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||[[Niklas Dragonius]]|| Thanks for the incredibly awkward advice. You've always been rather kind to me.<br />
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||[[Seloria Delacreaux]]||She's my best friend.. and in some ways, she's been like a mother to me. Thank you.<br />
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||[[Rena Laradyne]]||Sometimes I wonder if what I see of you is the real you. And other times I wonder if I truly desire to see the true Rena Laradyne. Either way, I remain your friend.<br />
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||[[Will Sherman]]||What do those eyes of yours truly see, when they look at the world?<br />
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||[[Maximilien]]|| A rather intense individual. I promise that I'll keep your secrets.<br />
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||[[Artyom W. Valodjn]]||He helped save my life, and he supports me most of the time. He's so.. reserved though, I wish I knew more about him.<br />
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||[[Sanel]]|| There's more to this boy than a glance would tell you. He's not as simple as he makes himself out to be, but he does seem innocent. Something happened to him to make him this way.. but maybe some things are best left buried.<br />
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||[[Soan Sagittarius]]||He's always there to encourage me when I need it, and he knows.. more than most. I just wonder if he can really accomplish what he hopes to do. When he talks about it, it almost makes me believe he can.<br />
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||[[Thirza Ingersleben]]||She's always kind to me and supportive but she seems to have a low opinion of herself. I hope I can help her get through that.. She's a better person than she knows.<br />
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|[[Legion|The Network]]||You're not a science experiment, no matter what she says. Let's stop her legacy together.<br />
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||[[Annia Leradine]]|| Right.. it's our secret.<br />
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||[[Riku]]|| Nope, you don't get to see my thoughts on him so easily.<br />
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||[[Sora]]|| An incredibly nice guy and an unlikely hero. I hope that I'll be able to help you restore Destiny Island.<br />
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||[[Faris Scherwiz|Sarisa Tycoon]]|| There are no true royalty on Galianda, so meeting her was a real experience. She's so down to earth for a Princess. Sweatdrop, maybe too down to earth.<br />
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||[[Karth Mason]]|| An amazing warrior, and a truly kind individual who cares for his family. I hope that he's able to cure his mother of her affliction.<br />
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||[[Kamon Lionward]]|| Sorry about what I asked you to do... I'd take it back if I could. Also, I wish I had more footage of you in battle, as I totally think you're Dragoon Man.<br />
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||[[Ryusei Isshiki]]|| It's good to have you back. I'm surprised you remember me, thank you for being so kind.<br />
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||[[Gerad Iron Fogair]]|| Well he's kind of a huge lecher, but there's something more to him than meets the eye. Anyhow, this treasure hunt could be fun.<br />
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||[[Rapunzel]]|| And Mom once told me she thought I was growing my hair out too long! Wields a mean frying pan both inside and outside of the kitchen. Pascal is adorable.<br />
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||[[Aeschere Childs]]|| Seems like a reasonably well-balanced individual, and she's pretty friendly. Which makes me wonder why she hangs with Akari Seran.<br />
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||[[Jidro Gerrison]]|| I hope you and Annia find happiness together. You're certainly not what my Father led me to believe.<br />
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||[[Saitei Dennou]]|| I'm glad we could free you... may you prosper in this world. I just hope you don't try to kill me again!<br />
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||[[Serah Farron]]|| A talented healer, and both a kind and caring individual.<br />
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===Family===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
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||[[Kyra Hyral]]||No matter how much I exasperate you, know that you are and always have been my hero, Kyra.<br />
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||Tira Hyral||Even though you're gone, I live my life in your memory Tira. I'm sorry that I failed you. I'll keep my other promise..<br />
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||Father Hyral|| I wish I could say that I'm making you proud.. but I'm a terrible daughter. I'm so sorry daddy. I miss you.<br />
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||Anastasia Hyral|| There are so many things I wish I could have told you Mom. But I didn't have the courage, and the opportunity is gone.<br />
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||Ramza Hyral|| I resent that you told Mom and Dad.. but I still love you. I'll find a way to save you, I promise.<br />
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||Rest of the Family|| I will save you all, or die in the attempt.<br />
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===Not so Friendly Terms===<br />
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|[[Helena Celba]]|| I'm rather certain I know what you are now. I still don't hate you, nor will I try to change you. I just hope you find your way.<br />
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||[[Akari Seran]]|| You need to calm down.<br />
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||[[Garland]]|| ..... *Retches at the mere thought of him*<br />
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||Feige Abramson|| I pity you, more than anything. If you are dead, then I pray that Yahweh has mercy on your soul. I doubt that Chaos will.<br />
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|[[Souji Murasame]]||I find it difficult to judge you based on your goal. Some part of me hopes you succeed. The other part of me wonders if the cries of your victims will one day drown out the wind. Will you be able to hear her voice over the price you paid?<br />
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|[[Ophelia]]|| Something about her feels off.. and she tried to kill Avira, I'm sure of it.<br />
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|[[Illua]]|| ...jerky serial villain straight out of a Ramuha spy vid.<br />
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|[[Alberic Lux]]|| You are a horror. <br />
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===People I Barely Know===<br />
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||[[Soan Sagittarius|DRAGOON MAN!]]||A hero! I'm glad he survived the fall of our world. We need heroes like him. He has to be someone I know! I'll find out who he is!<br />
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||[[Leon]]|| I hope you see her again one day.<br />
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||[[Minette Odam]]||I'm so sorry for what happened. I know sometimes you may be self-absorbed, but you didn't deserve that. Bravery like yours should be rewarded, not punished.<br />
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||[[Raine Arland]]||Well he likes my cooking.. I don't really know much else about him though. He seems kind of reckless.<br />
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||[[Maira]]|| I heard that someone's stomach was the key to their heart, but it's sort of ridiculous with her! She's very nice though. Why does Garland pursue you?<br />
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||[[Margaux Fleury]]|| She's so elegant and exotic.. compared to me, maybe she'll take up my offer for her to go to Seloria.<br />
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||[[Avira]]|| Why does Garland have such an interest in you? <br />
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||[[Ulharisk]]|| Sorry that I freaked out. The dragon thing is pretty cool.. really!<br />
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||[[Faruja Senra]]|| Do you hate me, for believing in the Creatrix, rather than your Faram and Saint Ajora?<br />
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||[[Argider]]|| Sky, Pirates, are, AWESOME! Uh.. now that I have a deal with House Solidor, what will you think of me?<br />
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||[[Caran Steel]]|| Well uh.. I love your cat! Ketan is amazing!<br />
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||[[Gabranth]]|| He's rather serious but.. sometimes hints of kindness shine through. Best not to tempt him, as I'm told he's a master of the Force Choke!<br />
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||[[Reize Seatlan]]|| So, right.. per Riku you are actually as decent one can get outside of brain damage. It has been duly noted that you are not a harem master.<br />
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=Trivia=<br />
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Alma's Zodiac Sign is Virgo.<br />
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Due to the scene Cosmic Power and all that Jazz, Alma has a small misshapen scar on her right shoulder which is matte black. She's no longer capable of healing it and goes to great lengths to conceal it.<br />
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=Alternate Main Themes=<br />
'''Truth''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1eCoj2D1s<br />
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'''Spiritual Awakening''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeTCsZUOUR4<br />
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=Battle Theme=<br />
'''Let the Stars Fall Down''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R7sas8bWN4<br />
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'''Typical Limit Break: Hepatica''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2zFwvIomw<br />
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'''Extended Limit Break: Champion of Magic''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UceabzTa7Jc<br />
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= Logs =<br />
{{Character Logs}}<br />
= Cutscenes =<br />
{{Character Logs|Cutscenes}}</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Tower_of_OmbraTower of Ombra2013-07-22T08:03:59Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: </p>
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<div>{{Log Header<br />
|Date of Scene=2013/07/21<br />
|Location=Neverland<br />
|Synopsis=The Missing persons TP finale. Welcome to Bleak Horizon. We're all happy here. <br />
|Thanks=Everyone who participated. Excellent times were had.<br />
|Cast of Characters=Rapunzel, Will Sherman, Riku, Peter Pan, Kyra Hyral, Serah Farron, Alma Hyral, Argider, Gerad Iron Fogair<br />
|Tinyplot=Missing Persons<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Bleak Horizon. <br /><br /> A name and a feeling for the place hidden away by a gloom ridden fog in the chain of Roving Islands. The pirates know of it and steer clear for any treasure to be found on the island of Bleak Horizon is guarded by spectral creatures and the remains of Lord Ombra's victims. There are reports of black eyed children inhabiting ruined villages at the coast but few have returned even with that much information. The fog is as good a disorienting maze as anmy labyrinth and many who move ashore find their way turned around to the sharp, grim coastline once again. <br /><br /> The indians and the mermaids know of it and do not speak, for to speak of the isle and the grim tower that pierces the heavens is a sure recipe for calamity and illfortune. There are ways to get there, by land or by sea or air. <br /><br /> It's just a matter of /wanting/ to. <br /><br /> The fog is thick and the sky almost permanently overcast. The coastline is a thick line of dirty sand pockmarked by withered grey wood and plastic detritus. A half buried jack-in-the-box tilts sideways in the sand, half buried and spring corroded. Beyond the coast is a dark forest and the ruins of several buildings of the same wood and stone. They are patchwork, things lashed together by an inexpert hand with only the tools available and very frail. <br /><br /> The woods are choked by a bluish grey fog, the pines no more than silohuettes in an everpresent gloom. Finally crownint the dark words is a stone spire that slashes into the sky, an obsidian thorn of crystal and metal. <br /><br /> Riku bends down to examine the beach. He frowns at the broken toy, not touching it. There are signs of multiple sets of tracks leading into the ruined village. "Oh, this is going to be fun." he exclaims very, very softly in an annoyed voice.<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> "Yeah." Will says, right behind Riku. He didn't like the water...but he swallowed his fear to come across here and look at the gloomy beach. How weird this place looks...his eyes are a bit different, but even so... <br /><br /> Nothing...this place is hollow. He doesn't need special eyes to see that. A shiver goes down his spine, even a godling can be afraid. <br /><br /> "Lets get those kids back, before anything bad happens to them." he says, giving his friend a nod. "I mean, Unless you think you've finally found a place to read your dark poetry." he chides Riku. <br /><br /> "I'll even snap a few times." Grinning, Face the darkness with humor and light...maybe they might even win.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Bleak Horizon. BGM change: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFEJlAU0B3c <br /> <br /> She'd passed by Neverland once before on a ferry, which was remarkably bereft of pirate attacks. She remembered thinking that she wanted to visit the land of eternal innocence one day... ....but not like this. This tower, shrouded in oppressive gloom was the antithesis of anything she wanted to see here. Like a dirty little secret that was swept to the corner, waiting to be rooted out... She gave the woods an abstracted look before her gaze trailed upwards to the tip of the hazy spire. She actually took off her glasses for a moment to see if they required cleaning... ...they didn't. <br /> <br /> She was wearing her typical White Mage Robes, nothing more than that, a pair of leather boots peaking out from below her the hem of her robes. <br /> <br /> She gives Will a bemused look, the gloom on her expression shattering as she offers a grin, "Very funny. What is Lord Dark and Scary going to do with you, if you keep on killing the mood he's trying to set?" Beat pause, "...also his poetry isn't /that/ bad. A dark corner of a coffee shop would better serve. Maybe wearing a beret..." <br /> <br /> She looks at Riku out of the corner of her eyes, allowing the smile to carry over his way as she steps forward, her feet crunching on the damp sand.<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>GERAD HAS NEVER LOOKED more like a complete stud. He's traded in his desert rags for a much cooler bandana and eyepatch, his trademark clean-shaven face is now covered liberally in *gristly beardgrist*, and he's wearing a raggedy justacorps (A PIRATE COAT!) in the colors of dismal crimson and gunmetal gray. As before, his spear and crossbow hang from back and hip. Completely differently from before, he's on a boat (with T-Pain).<br /> <br />While kings may not pay taxes, they -are- taxes. So he doesn't get away from the changes.<br /> <br />---<br /> <br />"Yarr," grunts Gerad for about the seventieth time since he's been here. He's been *practicing*. For what it's worth, he looks good, all Captain Morgan'd on the prow of a landing boat. Some nameless pirates get all grumbly-rumbly behind him, something along the lines of 'That's annoying!', but Gerad isn't listening to them. He pulls out a spyglass from within his justacorps, and examines the distant shoreline before him.<br /> <br />Seconds later, the landing boat *thumps* into the shoreline. Gerad collapses his spyglass and sets it into his coat.<br /> <br />"Yarr, me hearties! Land ho! Or something." He hops off of the boat and lands squarely on the beach, barely within sight of Alma/Riku/Will way down thataway. Immediately, he's frowning. This place looks really crappy!<br /> <br />"Alright. Need to find out why everybody's been pointing towards this place. What's going on here?" He sees Alma and some friends over there - eh, too far to walk over just yet. He needs to see what's going on.<br /> <br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron is all about children! She wants the best for them, shem ight even teach them one day too! Although maybe the Neverland kids won't like it, but she might like to try. Oh well. Either way, kids disapearing is not a good thing.<br /><br />She follows the others, mostly Alma, who she seems to feel closer to than many others, because of their magic affinity, and soft personalities related to healing powers too. Although hers are a bit different, and she's not a stuttering shy girl like Alma, she still is fond of the girl right now, they already shared a few adventures.<br /><br />She looks at the tower int he distance "So we know they are over there?" She wonders where the information came form... it might be a trap after all. In fact, she better think of it as a trap, might be safer for everyone, not letting their guards down. "I don't like this place really..." She sighs, her pink hair bouncing as she moves through the vegetation along the others members of the expedition.<br />
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:'''[[Argider]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Argider's crew was skeptical of their captain's plan. They were officially no longer military officers after the fall of Roz. Besides, it should be the Archades Fleet who should be hunting for the lost children and not them. The sky-pirate himself would have none of this. In his mind, the matter was relatively simple. They go in, take enough treasure to make it worth their while, rescue the children, and become big darn, rich heroes.<br /><br />Unforunately, there was a little more to this then a mundance combined hostage rescue/smash and grab. This was evident as soon as they hit land. Neverland was not quite what any had expected. They had heard stories of the wild transformations that people may undergo. Argider's crew remained -mostly- the same due to their already eccentric clothing choices. However, a good portion of the crew now found themselves to be impromptu baby sitters for pirate children. And then the situation went from bad to chocobo plop bad when Argider learned of the nature of the kidnappers and the remote location where even -pirates- were loathe to travel. Argider was no mere simple pirate though. He was a sky-pirate and this made things totally different.<br /><br />The intrepid Captain finds himself seperated from his crew at large. This fog was and woods were really putting a hamper on their search party. Argider emerges from the brush with cutlass in hand and an eyepatch over his left eye. Funny, he didn't remember putting any of those on. Eh, maybe he was just a tad hungover. He soon finds quite the variety of fellow explorers in the clearing. Argider flips his eyepatch up to reveal a perfectly normal eye underneath. Nope, he doesn't recognize a single soul here. He does not sense any real hostility from this group whom seem to be relatively familiar with each other. "Howdy," greets the tall man as he casually tips hit cutlass against his shoulder and strides forward. "Guessin' y'all are here for the treasure..." Argider coughs into his non-sword holding fist. "....treasured kidnapped children?"<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"I've got a bad feeling about this." Kyra says dryly, hoising her messenger bag farther up upon her shoulder. Something about this place dug up memories of nostalgia and long days spent with her family. <br /><br />Kyra Hyral disliked that quite a bit. Forcing down the bile of the recalled sheltered childhood-which, frankly, was but a handfull of years ago, she steps past Riku and Alma, pausing to survey the group. Her eyes fall upon ~studly pirate~ Gerad. Of those here... <br /><br />...he seemed like the best candidate as a meat shield at the moment. Alma had dibs on Riku, Serah was a healer, and Will was both dodgy and frail. Shame she couldn't coax Kamon into comi- <br /><br />Argider shows up. ".../hmmmmmmm./" Kyra hums thoughtfully.<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> A dark and mysterious forest on a mist-wrapped island in an unfamiliar land. As entertaining as this little adventure sounded in theory to someone who's only recently started to see the world, the reality of it is a great deal more dreary and frightening than Rapunzel had anticipated.<br /><br /> The young woman, apparently unaffected by the strange laws of this land, leans forward at the prow of the small rowboat, peering into the gloom with a wide-eyed look of awe and concern that is mirrored in the googly eyes of her lizard companion. Pascal scampers from his usual perch on her shoulder to roost in her thick hair, his skin shifting to match the golden hue until only a pair of eyes are distinguishable.<br /><br /> Much like the pirates who row their little vessel to shore, Rapunzel gives the rugged thief a sidelong glance every time he attempts to play up his part. She's almost glad when they make landfall and quickly dismounts. Her bare toes wiggle in the cool sand as she stretches back and forth to work the cramps of ocean travel out.<br /><br /> It isn't until she's finished gathering her hair out of the boat, which took up a fair amount of space all on its own, and turns to join that others that she spots the ominous detrius littering the beach. Rapunzel draws up short, clutching her frying pan to her chest protectively.<br /><br /> "What is this place...?"<br />
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:'''[[Peter Pan]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Peter Pan had been in a far too serious frame of mind, well for him anyway. Over this whole children kidnapping thing it had taken a good deal of time tracking Lord Ombra down. Peter had been trying to one make sure he was not going after any new children, and two? Seeing if he'd been hiding somewhere else. This is not the truth it seems he's been in Neverland all along. The last place Peter would have looked, seriously even Hook would hide something major elsewhere given his new found mobility since the world had broken. Lord Ombera had figured out Peter's behaviour pretty well, or had just lucked out. It would be hard to know given how much of an unknown he really was to the worlds at large. <br /><br /> Peter however had managed to get his head screwed on right thanks to Tinkerbell and a stop by at the TDA. Where he'd also basically looted the heck out of their fridge and driven Mercade to go drink later. Why? The idea of there being another Will out there was that much of a shock. Peter had been flying towards the island it was not a place he liked he's made the lost boys stay home, told them to guard the lair. In truth he didn't wish to risk his friends becoming food for what he was hunting. Too many children as it is has been taken, one was too many as far as Peter was concerned. He comes in for a rather lazy landing on the beach right beside Riku and Will. <br /><br /> "Lostboy here help with the children right. I see you brought friends." <br /><br /> Alma gets a look from Peter stares at Alma for a moment. He has no idea what a beret is and seems to be pretty confused. Then comes a pirate he's about to say something to Riku but there is a pirate here, and Pan's already turning to face him. <br /><br /> "I told the pirates they could help by keeping out of this!" <br /><br /> Peter looks annoyed now shifting gears mentally at a rather high speed and now there's another pirate here as well. This just keeps getting crazy but the pirates almost seem to want to help or don't seem to be spoiling for a fight. He does not like it but he will likely need their help the more he thinks about it. Riku gets a strange look from peter. "So who are you lady, I haven't seen you before. Your all with Lost boy right?" <br /><br /> Then comes a girl with a hair Kraken on her head. So much hair it might just try to eat the very children they are trying to save. <br /><br /> Tink just meanwhile flits about Peter and is face palming right now over his comment's to Riku. Some days Peter really did drive her insane. <br /><br /> "Well if your here to help even the /pirates/ we need to go rescue the children and should not waste more time." <br /><br /> Things are so bad Peter is thinking about the concept of time, that's how real things are right now.<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Riku looks at Will, then he looks at Alma. There is absolutely no change of expression on his face as he raises both hands and begins to artfully snap along to the silent beat of the darkness bongos, like some extremely avante-garde coffee shop goer. <br /><br /> After a couple of ironic snappings, he smiles thinly and lets his hands fall to his sides. He looks around at the surroundings. "Come on. The faster we find them.. the less time we have to be here." Riku shudders at the brush of something, a tendril of darkness that sweeps invisibly across the beach like an errant wind. <br /><br /> A boat bumps into the shore completely with pirate(?) and spyglass and a stout 'Yarr, me hearties' "Yes?" Riku responds to Sarah with a shrug of one shoulder. "The information I gathered just took awhile to sort out." What info and why? Sore Wa Himitsu Desu. <br /><br /> "Yes." he says /very/ flatly to Argider. "Aren't they precious." with a very dry note on 'precious'. He nods his head in greeting and then continues to make his way up the grey beach towards the ruined buildings. <br /><br /> Then Peter speaks up. <br /><br /> There is a very slow anime moment as Riku turns towards Peter and regards him levelly. He then rolls his eyes up almost to the overcast with a long-suffering snort, putting a clamp down on his temper. "I think.." he says very levelly. "In the interests of /living/ .. we should work together, no matter where we come from." <br /><br /> The next section of territory after the coastline was the abandoned buildings. The ramshackle little town built on the edge between the forest and the coast. There are more abandoned and discarded toys here, some of them peeking from the half-created shelters or laying by firepits in the blackened soil. The fog is even more thick here, cutting down visibility to only a dozen feet or so in any direction. It swirls actively around feet and overhead, blocking the view of the forest and the tower periodically only for the winds to change and the destination to be made clear again. There is no main avenue through the buildings, which the forest has already overgrown with sickly foliage and spongy black moss. The air is full of the smell of fungus and mold and forgotten things. <br /><br /> At the far end of the village is a ramshackle bridge over a small lake made of found pieces of driftwood. Small platforms leading from the near side to the far side at the edge of the forest. The waters are dark and completely opaque.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Wow, a lot of people actually came to the call to rescue the childr.. err treasured children. She might have sighed, but Will's cheer had infected her just a little bit, enough that she was still in a relatively good mood. Riku's ironic snapping almost makes her snort with laughter as she covers her mouth up with her hands and composes herself. <br /> <br /> When Serah asks the question, she nods, "It pretty much screams dark and evil sanctuary of lost dreams, innocence, and emo music, so I'm guessing this is the place." Her smile cracks just a little, "I'm not really fond of it either, but we'll be alright..." <br /> <br /> And then Gerad shows up, practicing his masquerade as a pirate and Alma's bemused look returns to her, as she calls out to him. "Is it talk like a pirate day? I didn't get the memo. But come ashore. I'll explain on the way. And hey Rapunzel." She waves to her cheerfully, looking at Peter, "These are different sorts of pirates, don't mind their appearances. They're here to help." <br /> <br /> Argider gets an abstracted look for a moment. Her smile seems, slightly forced, but it eventually does come... "Good evening Sir, good to see you again. And that's right.." For some reason her gaze just lingers on him, for a while longer. <br /> <br /> Giving Kyra a sidelong glance she observes her for a while, before grinning, she /knows/ that look, she adjusts her glasses, before leaning over and whispering to her in an almost conspiratorial manner, "So many choices... I say you just pick a pirate and go from there." <br /> <br /> Following along through the abandoned buildings on the coastline, she looks at the toys, little examples of innocence lost as they appear, then fade away in the thick fog... that almost dampens her mood again immediately, as she trails along in silence behind Riku and the others as they navigate the village. The smell of mold and noxious fungus causing her to cough every now and then, and cover her mouth as it exacerbated her asthma. <br /> <br /> The bridge of driftwood gives her intense pause, as she examines it, giving it a skeptical look... due to factors that would put her in less danger than others should it not be all that sturdy, she volunteers, "I'll go first.. just to check the stability.." Which she does with one tentative and careful step after the other. If there's any handrails of rope or wood, she keeps a death grip upon them with each step...<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Will grins at Riku's ironic snappings. <br /><br /> Then others start coming, He doesn't know the first two pirates...he shrugs, "Well...the more the merrier...and if they think they can hurt kids I'll break their butts." Will is kinda over confident... but he turns towards Rapunzel, "Oh hey!" he says, remembering her, "Remember me? From Manhattan? Will Sherman? King of the Hobos?" he pauses, "Huh...of all the weird places to meet again." he says, but... "Well, frying pan is had. We shouldn't have any problems now." He says, and turns towards... <br /><br /> The pan! "Hey!" he says, and then pauses...he laughs at the Pan's confusion over Riku. "No no, this is Riku, Peter. Riiiiku. He's a guy." he says, "A little pretty for a guy, I know, but he's a guy." he shrugs. He slaps the Pan a high-five. "Anyway, lets get movin' on..." he says, looking towards Alma and Kyra... He does not talk about their last meeting with the Dennous. That will never be mentioned again. Nor what came of it.. <br /><br /> One bad thing at a time. The area turns into moldy ruins...broken toys everyhere. "...So sad." he says, "...A place once full of life...now drained of it." he shudders, and then the bridge up ahead... Will of course reflexively makes fate help them get across.<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Gerad sees some kid in the distance, flipping out about something or other. His focus seems mostly on the silver-haired, androgynous woman leading the group - Gerad gives the kid a thumbs up, and looks back to Rapunzel beside him.<br /> <br />"Eh? Y'know, I have no idea. It's kinda dreary, but, that's where all the folks from Agrabah kept pointing us towards, right?" Gerad shrugs. He doesn't understand Arabic, or whatever they speak over there. And everybody talks so fast!<br /> <br />"Just keep your fryin' pan ready, and we'll be fine, I'm sure." Gerad walks off after the group, falling in behind Alma and giving her a quizzical look when she mentions Talk Like A Pirate Day. "What? Every day's talk like a pirate day."<br /> <br />"Yarr," he says to Peter, by way of greeting.<br /> <br />And then his attention is back to Rapunzel, because he feels responsible for her.<br /> <br />"Don't touch anything. Everybody's actin' like this is somethin' special - it's not, but it seems like it's suckin' the life out of them. Avoid the water and the... plant stuff?" Gerad pauses when the group comes to the bridge, and crosses his arms while Alma volunteers to cross first.<br /> <br />"Easy there, Lightfoot. Think that water's gonna be worse than anything we've seen yet." He's frowning.<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"Well, I've basically got my choices narrowed down to two." Kyra mentions casually to Alma. "But you know, as a white mage, I need to take certain precautions." Though really, she'd feel best if Kamon was here since she'd rather not have to sidle up to strangers if she didn't have to. "I think I know who now though." <br /><br />As the mold comes into view, Kyra zips her hoodie up all the way and tugs on the drawstrings, which brings the bottom of the hood up a little more, over her mouth and nose. It's a little uncomfortable, but it beats breathing in copious amounts of mold spores. <br /><br />As they walk along, Kyra moves over to walk next to Argider. "Excuse me. But I couldn't help but notice that you seemed a bit out of place amongst our little group. Maybe you're missing a crewmate or two? For the duration of this expedition, I'd like to propose that we...work together." <br /><br />Her green eyes peer out at Argider from beneath her hoodie. "You look to me like a very...physically capable young man. I, on the other hand, have /extensive/ training in the medical and magical arts. So I am in a prime position to provide you some very lucrative support. What do you say? Partners?"<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Rapunzel glances around at the various assembled pirates and youths, recognizing a few faces in the crowd. One face in particular, belonging to a dirt-stained young man, seems to recognize her as well. She gives a bright smile despite the opressive atmosphere and waves back at Will.<br /><br /> "Hello there! It's been a while!"<br /><br /> There's no way you can forget someone like Will. That smell is pretty unmistakable. At the joking mention of her frying pan, she smirks and spins it around by the hole at the end of the handle on one finger.<br /><br /> "Nat-ur-ally. I can handle anything that comes our w--!" Her sudden boast is cut off mid-word as a mis-timed spin causes the hard iron skillet to clonk into the side of her head. Rapunzel winces and rubs her face. "Gotta learn to stop doing that..."<br /><br /> Moving ahead with the crowd, the long-haired teen lingers near the back of the group, constantly casting her gaze over her shoulder back towards the shore, growing more and more worried as the wide beach fades into grey obscurity in the fog. Only the bright gold of her hair, trailing along behind her like a lifeline, makes it possible to see what direction they've come from.<br /><br /> "Okay, heh heh... that's a little creepy. Just... don't touch anything and you'll be fine..."<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron nods to Alma, smiling "Well there's strength in numbers, so as long as we're not in this alone, we'll be fine, right?"<br /><br />She's been with a few of the others too. Will is always so loud and odd... but he seems to be on their side at least, so she's okay with it. Kyra always seems to be with Alma, maybe they are good friends...? She doens't know about everyone much yet it seems. Peter Pan she saw before too, hard to miss a green-dressed flyign boy after all.<br /><br />She moves between the buildings, looking through open doors and windows, mostly curious "Not a soul here... what happened, are those the people we're living more normally living here?" She wonders, looking around for any signs of recent life.<br />
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:'''[[Argider]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"Pirates?! Where?" Argider smirkingly remarks before turning to see Pirate Prime. The Airship captain places a hand sheepishly on the back of his neck. "Nevermind, I think I found'em." The brown-haired man remarks as he tosses the cutlass and useless eyepatch away. He then tips an imaginary hat towards the group at large. "Young ladies and gentlemen, a pleasure to meet you." His eyes then focus on Alma. Oh wait, there is someone he recognizes. It just has been awhile since she fainted right before his eyes. "Young miss, it seems we meet again. Can't say this is the best of places to catch up though with all those precious children to save." He says with a slight knowing nod being afforded to Riku. The other 'pirate' gets a raised brow. "Quite the welcome we got here. Looks like you woke yerself up from the same party I went to," casually remarks the captain as he gestures towards his discarded cutlass and eyepatch. "Anywho, I can't speak for him, but me and mine are here to help."<br /><br />When Kyral saddles up persay next to him, he glances over at the teenager in the hoodie. "Seems that way. But I reckon they can manage on their own until we meet up back at the ship." A demure smile is leveled towards the teen when she offers a helping hand. "Young miss, you got yerself a deal there. Always helps to have someone watching your back and even more so if they know how to sew a person back up together with some magic." He extends a half-gloved hand towards the hooded one. "Deal. The name's Captain Argider by the way."<br /><br />Argider would then take a look at the creepy surrounding and let out a low whistle before resting a hand near his hostled sidearm. "Looks like we jus' might me on the right track." That's right. Just follow the creepy trail of broken toys further into the creepy village that is surrounded by creepy fog. Whatever could go wrong?<br />
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:'''[[Peter Pan]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Peter Panhas this thing, the mental filter most people have? He does not have one, there's no real malice in the boy though. He just he says what he thinks. This can get him into so much trouble however. Thankfully one Riku's quickly able to smash through Peter's confusion, which leaves Pan with a baffled look on his face for a moment. he then makes a bit of an Oh look on his face and all seems to be okay with him now. He's actually walking, flying would just paint a big sign going hey Pan is here. Which could end up making things so much worse so he sticks to the ground. <br /><br /> The village doesn't make Peter feel any better seeing all the toys here and there? Makes him unsettled about this place, this place was wrong. Something like this should not exist in Neverland, it had no place here. Will also doubly enforces Riku is a guy. Very pretty but seriously a guy, Pan just thankfully is distracted by everything to think about it too hard for who knows what might be lurking about for them. <br /><br /> He takes a concerned look at Alma for a moment as she goes to check the bridge it should hold right? She's being careful so she should be okay. Kyra had a good idea about the spores Peter takes off his new hat and puts it over his mouth for all the good it might do him. <br /><br /> "You should be careful some of you are young enough he may want to take you as well." <br /><br /> The Pirates might actually be a huge boon it would be unlikely that adults could be fed upon by Lord Ombra. Serah gets a look from Peter and he answers her question quickly though his voice is a bit muffled due to the hat. <br /><br /> "I can't remember to be honest no one's really liked to come out this way. Even Hook's men avoid this place, not even they like it. Hook actually hates Lord Ombra too." <br /><br /> Rapunzel?s hair may be a fairly big boon given it's effect may keep them from getting lost, right? Or maybe it will eat some of the bad guys. Gerad gets another look from Pan but he's seeming rapidly less hostile when he remember not even the Pirates like it here. Also Argider seems to be pretty polite all things considered. He's also given his word to work with them right? That should be enough? He gave his word in this situation it should be enough. <br /><br /> Tinker bell meanwhile lifts off of Pan's shoulder and flies a bit ahead of the group using her own light to aid the party in moving ahead, she's also keeping an eye out for trouble that might be laying in wait for them.<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Riku snorts with laughter at the comments being made but shakes his head. "Be careful Alma." he murmurs as he keeps a hand on the sword belted to his side while constantly scanning the empty seeming village. He gives Argider an annoyed look and another to Will, but then his shoulders hunch. <br /><br /> Dark shapes can vaguely be sensed in the forest to anyone with the senses to spy them. They are almost completely dark presences, only a faint glimmer of light at their core remains which makes them difficult to track in the otherwise pervading gloom. <br /><br /> "This place isn't empty." he murmurs, turning towards the water is a swathe of darkness cutting through the terrain like a sword, a withering presence that leaves the shores barren, stinking of rotten things with the occasional floating piece of detritus. <br /><br /> Riku pointedly ignores Kyra and her. well, meat shop assessments of who she was going to work with. Well. Pointedly after looking at Kyra, then at Argider with both eyebrows raised way up for a moment before looking back at Alma. <br /><br /> It's a rickety and slow passage. The islands dip low into the water which sloshes over them frequently but they stay firm and the connectors do as well, although one creaks ominously at the end when she steps onto the other bank. <br /><br /> Looking into windows and through open doors, there are stuffed animals. Blankets. The detritus of recent living. On one wall there is a crayon drawing. There is a group of vague humanoid shapes, perhaps people. They stand on the beach which is drawn in bright shades of yellow, with a blue ocean and a green forest. The eyes of each of these children have been crossed out in black.<br /><br /> On the forest side of the lake there is a rustling and a snapping of branches. The bridge, although sound, will not take everyone on it at the same time. Some who are not able to fly are going to wait for others to cross or risk the wholesale collapse of the rickety construction.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>She replies to Argider in a mild tone, "Perhaps we'll.. catch up under better circumstances... once the children are out of danger." <br /> <br /> To Serah she just grins, trying to give her a confident look, "We'll be better than fine... don't worry." <br /> <br /> Alma suddenly gets a flash of chibi-Kyra at her wedding as she listens to her talk to Argider with an almost surreal proposition. In her vision the other individual who may or may not be either Kamon or Helena(In less dodgy form, maybe with some emo looking Odynar Iron spiked armor) is just labelled Odynar_Tank_001, with the rest of them blurred out with a question mark. The celebrant states, /I now declare you tank and healer. You may now kiss her mana bar./ It takes /everything/ she has not to burst out giggling. <br /> <br /> As they cross, she doesn't look back at Riku, she just states in a low voice, "Hey, I'm the soul of caution, Solo." <br /> <br /> She crosses the bridge with light-footed steps. She didn't weigh all that much and when you could literally... alter your gravity, you didn't worry too much about falling. Even so, she holds on with a death grip which belies her rational mind telling her that nothing will go wrong.. as the bridge sways a little back and forth. <br /> <br /> As soon as she gets to the other side.. she looks like she's clearing the forest.. she looks left, then right, then up... scanning the branches. Almost like it was some sort of precise ritual for her. Waiting for the others to cross... she tries not to think of the ominous pictures she saw in the houses before the crossing, that wouldn't happen.. it just wouldn't.<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Will pauses... <br /><br /> "JUST MAKE OUT ALREADY! We got work to do!" he shouts towards Kyra before moving on ahead. Geeze really, why do people gota be so dodgy about this <GOOSEHONK>! <br /><br /> Will dances across the bridge, hitting the other side and looks around, and starts walking forward. He waits for the others...but starts looking ahead, trying to find something...anything on the other side, but the fog and the...well, forest. <br /><br /> Will sighs..this is seriously a problem. Frowning, he looks around again, and then back towards Riku, "I think...we are going to wana hurry up soon...I have a feeling." he frowns.<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"Perfect!" Kyra beams, reaching over to meet Argider's hand with her own free one-as the other clings to the strap of the messenger bag slung over her shoulder. "I guarentee you will not lose consciousness under my care! Well, unless you /want/ to but I strongly recommend against it in this situation! Anyway...the name is Kyra Hyral." <br /> <br />Her handshake is pretty firm for someone who allegedly hides behind Odynar tanks all day. Her face turns bright red and she whirls on Will. "This is a /professional/ arrangement!" she snaps at him, "How /dare/ you suggest it is anything else!"<br /><br />In spite of that exchange, Kyra's mood is gradually dragged down by their ominous surroundings. She does quietly confide to Argider why she has her hood drawn up, explaining that over time, inhaling black mold spores can cause some respiratory distress. Especially for those with allergies. <br /><br />Seeing the construction of that bridge makes Kyra certainly wait-and encourage others to wait as one person crosses at a time. "Right, I'll go next." she murmurs, swiftly moving after Will once he's no longer occupying the bridge.<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Gerad is probably the heaviest person here. It means a few things - he's likely got the best chance against anything untoward, and it also means he's going to be a major problem when it comes to bridges and their fickle desires. By the time he and Rapunzel come to The Crossing, the dark-haired man is rubbing at his beard-gristle for approximately the sixtieth time.<br /> <br />"Yarr," he mumbles, thoughtfully. Bridge could use some reinforcing. Buttressing beneath, some more solid footsteps, maybe -- hm. He turns around as though it were a statement, and sets his spear down in front of him, leans on the thing, and keeps an eye on Freako Village.<br /> <br />"YARR," he says, a little louder! Until he gets attention. Yes. "I'll be goin' last, me hearties! All the armor and musket-lead means that bridge is goin' ta hate me, yarr!" It also means that he can keep an already unfortunate situation - the rustling branches over on the other side - from turning into a situation where there's a terrible PINCER ATTACK.<br /> <br />Gerad smiles to Rapunzel. "Be careful on the bridge, alright? I'll catch up. Don't let your hair get wet in that water."<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron nods to Peter's answer "Well that's not reassuring... that must mean there are some very bad things there, right?" At least Alma is confident about it, so she smiles to her. She took note of what was inside the houses too... That's not nice looking either, there was kids here, obviously. Well, this is Neverland.<br /><br />She hops a bit over the bridge, careful of her stepping around it. "Can't they make bridges actually not a circus act for once?" She wonders outloud too, shaking her head, carefully weighting down on every plank of wood...<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> When they arrive at the bridge Rapunzel bumps into the outer post, constantly looking back as she is. One startled yelp and frying pan to an inanimate object later, the girl winces sheepishly and lets out a nervous laugh.<br /><br /> "Uh... right... careful."<br /><br /> With some hesistation, she begins to reel in her hair. Even if she wanted to use it as a guide back towards their landing point, her hair isn't /that/ long. By this point it's probably long since ceased to be useful as a string in the labyrinth of fog.<br /><br /> With her bundle of golden locks in hand, Rapunzel starts to make her way across the bridge. Her lack of footwear makes the slimy old wooden planks difficult to navigate, especially since she can't steady herself on the ropes with both hands occupied. Once or twice she has a close call, a bare foot slipping into the edge of the water when she stumbles, but ultimately she manages to escape the shoddy bridge and arrive safely at the other side.<br /><br /> The girl drops her hair into a pile and collapses against it, exhaling deeply as if she'd been holding her breath the entire time.<br /><br /> "Ugh, I think I got slime between my toes."<br />
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:'''[[Argider]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Argider keeps his smile as the business agreement is concluded between healer and super trustworthy pirate. "A pleasure, Miss Kyra." He affirms easily before chuckling. "Sage advice. I'm a little on the heavy-side compared to the rest of you. Wouldn't dare dream of making myself a burden to such lovely company." And this is just about when Argider gets yelled at by Will. The airship captain turns with a smirk as he watches the intrepid hobo king advance onwards. "Quite the colorful company you got here miss. I think I'll feel right at home. " The older man remarks nonchalantly before turning towards Alma with a nod. "You got the truth of the matter there. No time to idly flap gums here."<br /><br />And speaking of flapping gums, Argider blinks at Kyra's assessment on the black mold spores and covers his mouth with his hand after giving a thankful nod towards the healer. "Case in point," quips the captain as he follows after Kyra onto the bridge. Ladies first of course. Despite being an sky-pirate, Argider doesn't fancy that he should look down anytime soon due to the wonderful state of construction that is the bridge they are now trusting their lives to. Just one step over the other and this will all be over soon enough.<br />
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:'''[[Peter Pan]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Peter Pan gets this utterly confused look at Will's shouting at Kyra? Make out already? He just doesn't get it and it's best he doesn't not he' be going on about mushy stuff forever. Peter knows there's something he should recall about here but can't place it. Memory was never his strong point and he knows that. IF it's really important he will remember if later right? Still the picture picture? That chills pan for a second, and all the signs of children having been here don't help much. He doesn't walk across the ground he's hovering a bit above it flying slow and low. <br /><br /> Riku is right this place isn't empty there are people here, but they are not right where the party is. Tink doesn't seem happy about this place at all from sounds she's making she seems slightly jittery about this place. <br /><br /> "We should be ... careful. I can't recall what he might have waiting for us here and he might try to steal all out shadows." <br /><br /> Peter did remember that much given how fresh in his mind it was. He also lost a really good hat to that. <br /><br /> "Moogle Girl we have the kids to find you and Lost Boy can argue later!" <br /><br /> Pan just looks at Gerad, his pirate speech was a bit odd to Pan. Given Hooks crew tended to not quite talk like that. <br /><br /> "That's not the worst thing that could happen here." <br /><br /> Rapunzel does have Pan a bit more on the alert and he has totally forgot to fully introduce himself. He now remembers he has not, so he goes to fix that. <br /><br /> "Oh...ya I'm Peter Pan." <br /><br /> While he may seem to not be fully paying attention he actually is and just trying to not think too hard on the implications of this place. Bad things have happened on this island<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Riku snorts, muttering. "Right." to Alma's commentary. He stays on the banks continuing to sweep the surroundings which persist in being deathly silent and calm while others make their crossing across the lake, the bridges made of lashed together logs staying afloat on the stinking surface of the waters just enough to cross. Riku stares at the lashed together rafts for a moment too long before continuing to look around. <br /><br /> He's jolted out of it by Will, with a small startled laugh and a guilty look before he realizes Will is looking in a different direction. Will dances across without problem although the wood creaks ominously. <br /><br /> Looking into the fog? There is nothing but more fog, and very rarely a hint of forest terrain. The ancient black pines are relatively close set with shrubs and rocky terrain poking out and making it a less than straight forwards journey. "Yeah." Riku nods at Will on the other side, making a gesture of impatience. "Come on people. Quickly." <br /><br /> He stays for awhile. "The Yar needs more practice." he says to Gerad flatly before starting to cross. He's about halfway across the bridge when a pale hand with ragged fingernails grabs his ankles and wrench him off the bridge with almost lightning speed. He has time for the beginnings of a yell before he goes over and disappears with a splash into the dark water. At the same time, there is a sound of a horn from deeper within the forest. <br /><br /> Alma, Will and anyone on the forest side of the lake is assaulted by ragged figures in dirtied clothes, their faces hooded. At a look at their dirtied and pale faces, their eyes are completely black. An older boy and girl make a grab for Alma, pulling in one direction trying to disappear into the fog. They are accompanied by the heartless, swirly eyed ghosts lunging from the fog. These converge on Will and Rapunzel as other children, two shorter boys and an older one try to grab Rapunzel by her hair and pull her into the fog. <br /><br /> On the bridge more pairs of hands emerge and try to either pull Kyra, Serah and Argider into the drink or shove the lashed together logs hard enough to disrupt their balance.<br /><br /> A number of heartless flow out of dark portals that appear near the houses, soldiers clattering and clanking as they lunge for Gerad the pirate. Several nets are flung from the branches of the forest trees towards Peter Pan.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>On the banks of the forest, Alma makes a sweeping motion with her hand, clearing to the left.. just as she seems a flicker of movement in the hazy cloud of fog. A radiant Sigil appears in the air and expands, a yellow light within the dark, just outside of her palm. Her fingers play against the surface of it... <br /> <br /> Dark figures emerge from the fog in a pincer attack straight at her. All it would have taken is just a small movement of her fingers.... <br /> <br /> And she hesitates.. as the visions of a green-haired girl, with a hole through her chest and spine play in her mind. She was thankful for that hesitation as they came closer. These weren't monsters, or heartless.. they were children. Even if they were older. The sigil flickers and dies away immediately... she wasn't going to use deadly magic against children. She just wasn't. <br /> <br /> She turns and tries to fall back towards the bridge quickly. But not quickly enough. She's grabbed by the grubby hands of two older children and gets dragged towards the darkened fog, kicking and flailing as she fights a losing battle. She was weak physically, and very light. The outcome really isn't in question. She just repeatedly yells out, "LET GO OF ME!" <br /> <br /> On the way, she tries to grab ahold of /anything/ she might see in sight. Anything that can be used at least as a temporary weapon to free her and as a last resort, even tries to lash out with her mouth to bite at the limbs gripping her... but as she disappears into the Mist, it seems less likely that she's going to be able to free herself.<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>There isn't much time to react. One moment she's carefulyl walking over the bridge... the next moment, there's a 'splash' where she used to be, as hands suddenly shot out of the water, grabbed her ankles, and pulled her in, not even giving her much of a chance to yelp for help! But she made enough noise, she hopefully will alarm someone of her disapearance.<br /><br />Under water, she tries to hold on to what breath she has left before she was dunked in, her eyes growing wide at the 'undead' child that apparently is the culprit for her situation. She would let out a noise, but she has the reflex of keeping it in, for what precious air she still has at least. Athletic as she is, she tries to kick at the girl to get freed up. She tries to get back to the surface!<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"Yarr!" comes Gerad's enthusiastic reply to Riku when the young woman passes him by. He frowns once she leaves. He's going to need to understand why kids these days are so *into* androgyny. The king/thief/pirate/technically hobo stamps his spear into the ground, leans, and waits, to watch the houses with weary eyes...<br /> <br />The village explodes.<br /> <br />"YARRRRRRRRR!" Gerad's to his guard in an instant, frowning *mightily* at the Heartless as they pour from houses to overwhelm him! In fact, he's so on his guard, and rolled so well, that he looks like a *complete* badass in this instant. Like, spear vault-into-dropkick awesome. Two Heartless are knocked back by the assault, a third is punctured by a heartless (haw!) thrust, and a fourth is shot in the face by a hidden flintlock.<br /> <br />Gerad frowns at the flintlock, but doesn't have time to conjecture. More Heartless are coming.<br /> <br />"EVERYBODY GET GOING FASTER! WE'VE GOT COMPANY BEHIND US!" Gerad is unaware of the company -in front- of us. And on the bridge with us. He's not going to step onto the bridge just yet, though; he's the heaviest one here, and if the bridge falls, it's all over.<br /> <br />Also, he's being overwhelmed.<br /> <br />"MAGIC!" Gerad raises his hands, like an illusionist! A hemisphere of chemical flames sparks into life around the bridge's town-side landing, tightly controlled, and keeping Gerad safe-ish. For now.<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Will is looks back towards the bridge, just in time to see Riku go off of it! <br /><br /> Will looks white as a sheet for a moment, before heartless come out for them. The hobo can handle THIS threat... <br /><br /> He swings a fist, aiming to smash one...but he tries to avoid them, aiming to move close to the edge! "RIKU!" he shouts out for him, and then.... <br /><br /> He jumps off, aiming to land into the water. He aims to fight the current and his own fear, aiming to try and grab ahold of Riku and try to swim them both towards one end of the shore or the other...<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> There is only a few moments for Rapunzel to rest before the world turns into a chaotic storm of activity. She sits bolt upright when the first cry of distress rises from their group, holding her frying pan out defensively infront of her as she whirls around to find the source of the noise.<br /><br /> "W-what was that?!"<br /><br /> She gets her answer. A solid tug on the back of her head pulls the young girl backwards and she shrieks as she falls over and lands with several pairs of black eyes staring down at her. There is a horrible moment as Rapunzel freezes up in terror, unsure of what to do.<br /><br /> But then her instincts take over and she lashes out, smacking the hands away from her hair with a resounding series of clangs. Scrambling to her feet, she yanks her hair to the side and lashes it upwards around one of the thick branches of the nearby trees. A running start gives her plenty of velocity and Rapunzel swings Tarzan-style into the fog after Alma.<br /><br /> "Hang on, I'm coming!"<br />
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:'''[[Peter Pan]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>A wise ninja once said pay attention to your surroundings, it is very solid advice, this is sadly something Peter Pan often forgets and it gets him into so much trouble. It hasn't so far thankfully, and Riku gets a laugh out of Pan. <br /><br /> "His Avast needs some work too." <br /><br /> A little bit of humour can be a great sanity saver and Pan will always be Pan after all. <br /><br /> Then comes something, something that has no place in Neverland. Children who do not seem right. Pan pauses for a moment he stares for half a second but he's already trying to move. They have found some of the children but they don't seem happy to see people coming to save them? This is so not a good thing, at all. <br /><br /> "Look out!" <br /><br /> Is his warning too late it's hard to tell, Pan's doesn't want to hurt the kids so he's not going for his knife. He is trying to get ready to make a move to get them to keep their heads down. This does not go as planned, this does not go as planned. Alma and Serah are in dire straight he's going to help Pink Lady and Uptight girl but well? The minions of the dark have prepared for Pan well. They had to know he would come and bring help in all likely hood. So they have nets and Pan's brought down hard as he's just blind sided by them and he's on the ground he lets out a shout and is now trying to get to his knife to get him self lose. <br /><br /> "HEY NO FAIR! We're here to save all of you!"<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>As Kyra crosses, she sees a flicker of something out of the corner of her eye. Looking downward, she sees movement and immediately bolts across the bridge, leaving it shaking-but holding-in her wake. The white mage makes it to the other side untouched, but breathing hard and shaking a little. "There's something in the water-" she starts to warn, only to see Serah dragged under by the ankles. "Whoah! Argider, the pink-haired girl fell in!" Wait, she knew her name. Serah! Not sure if Argider did though. <br /><br />Tossing her messenger bag aside, she starts to wade into the water but stops after a few feet, getting the feeling that this was a pretty /bad/ idea. She paces for a few seconds before leveling her hands at Serah, summoning up some of her more basic utility magic that's typically reserved for carrying things. Hey, with a low STR score, she has to figure out how to cheat somehow! <br /><br />"FLOAT!"<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Gerad shouts, from the middle of a *buttload* of Heartless and clanging metal and grunting, "THIS WATER WAS BAD! I SAID THE WATER WAS BAD, DIDN'T I?!"<br />
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:'''[[Argider]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Many things happen at once as the rescue effort quickly goes all pear-shaped. Ghosts appear, Heartless attack, and poorly maintained bridges fall victim to gravity plus time. "Alright young ladies and gentlemen, there's no need to pan..." Ghostly grabby hands suddenly decide to make Argider's life a little more difficult. The sky-pirate is successfully grabbed, but he quickly spins his left pistol out of its holster and blasts away at the hand in a flash of light from the high-tech looking weapon. Phew. That was a little too close. "...panic." He finishes weakly. Argider then realizes that he recently met business partner could be in mortal danger. Pistol in hand, he turns to leap to the res...She has already made it to the other side?!<br /><br />Looks like Argider might be getting a little long in the tooth.<br /><br />Argider watches helplessly as the 'pink haired' one gets grabbed. Kyra seems to have a plan, so it seems that he will be following her lead in on this. Without any magic to call on, the captain takes a note from Rapunzel and prepares a loose rope for Alma to maybe grab onto should she successully float UP thanks to Kyra. The one end of the ropes is tied into a loose lasso for Alma to hook herself into and Argider prepares himself to do something quite stupid in the name of trying to save a girl he only met a couple times before. Whelp, that is the price of trying to be a big darn hero afterall.<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>The kidnappers look withered, some of them twisted or without limbs. All of them are pale, their eyes black and their expression angry and embittered. There is sorrow there, but it is paved over by hatred and fear. <br /><br /> The older boy with Alma is black haired with a scar down the side of his face, one eye missing. They don't seem to be immune to pain as you bite into the arm of one of them and they flinch noticeably before dropping Alma with a surprised yelp, allowing them to temporarily scramble away from her pursuers.<br /><br /> Meanwhile the heartless are being flawlessly fended off by Gerad and his magic(?), sparks and flame in their tightly controlled way causing the creatures to go up in plumes of dark vapor or at least keep them at bay, an ever growing amount of heartless pressing up against the flame barrier or simply staring at Gerad. A field of hungry yellow eyes on the other side of the barrier just sitting... and waiting. <br /><br /> Serah manages to kick away and free herself, the water draining strength rapidly and getting steadily colder in the process. However, Kyra's float spell makes it easier and the bank is close by but the distance seems warped and distorted. <br /><br /> The water as it hits Will is almost arctic cold and it steadily gets colder. It is almost literally infused with a withering darkness that attempts to drain strength at the very touch. It's also completely dark, the waters murky and opaque. It's his luck that gets him close enough to see Riku pound a fist and then a foot into a stocky boy about his age, breaking free just long enough to thump backwards into Will and flail, thrashing around to face the new opponent when Will grabs him and when recognition comes back, try to help get them back to shore. It ends up being the forest shore and Riku gasps and chokes on the deathly cold water, spluttering and shaking as he collapses on the shore. <br /><br /> The children grabbing after Rapunzel fade back into the forest. In fact, all of the children who have made failed attempts at an ambush fade back into the ever-present fog. "OWEN!" someone screams from the forest as Argider fires into the water. A dark smear of blood rises up onto the stained surface of the lake. "Save us?" a girl sneers in contempt from the treeline before she too disappears into the murk. "..You're a bit late for that. Even if you cared." <br /><br /> Riku turns over and splutters out some water. He rubs his eyes, taking in a few steadying breaths and then keeping his eyes closed, looking like he had the worst of all headaches. He gripped his head as he lay on his knees on the shore. "Will?" he coughed, rubbing hard at his head and his eyes. "..You okay?" he snorts. "Man. That was a dumb thing." Although him or will directed is unclear. There are still a LOT of heartless on the town side of the lake, the heartless on the forest side evaporating like the children into the fog. Now might be a good time to cross. Quickly.<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron coughs a bit as she reaches the surface of the water, sputtering, but Kyra's float spell makes it easier to get back to land at least. She doesn' tknow what's going on or who those was though "There was people under the water, like zombies!" She drags herself out of the water as best as she can, its a good thing her clothes are not too terrible at soaking water.<br /><br />She looks at the others, as she tries to find a way back toward the bridge to rejoin "Is everyone alright?" She watches at the kid that disapears into the woods "Maybe that's why the pirates don't even want to get close to this place..."<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah will keep floating a few inches off the ground from Kyra's magic. It isn't exactly like flying though walking still propells Serah foward. Earth-based attacks and traps won't really work on her right now, though! "...apparently." she says warily, eying the spot in the water where a small cloud of blood drifts where Argider had fired. "Maybe they are zombies." Kyra says grimly, "Maybe those children that were taken..." <br /><br />She makes a face, as if she didn't like to entertain that particular thought. Unfortunately, given the words of the children she begins to suspect this is exactly what happened. <br /><br />Her leather boots make silly-sounding squelching noises when she walks now. Despite that, Kyra ignores it. "Let's go, we have to keep moving, like Gerad said before he got swarmed."<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Alma saw the hollow black pits of their eyes. Those expressions. It scared the ever-living /Chaos/ out of her. But in her fear-stricken mind, she saw the eyes as yellow, an empty yellow. This /freaked her out/ enough that she actually screamed, and her yells became terrified sobs. <br /> <br /> And because of that fear, she panicked and bit down on one of the hands grasping her. Her teeth digging into the flesh. The older boy flinches and falls back. This allows her to lurch forward out of their grip, as she lands hard. For a moment she just lays there, completely stunned, before in her panic, she finds her way back up, running towards Rapunzel as she Tarzans her way. Her hands were trembling, she was out of breath, and she was still sobbing. <br /> <br /> It takes her a while to compose herself in Rapunzel's presence, as she brushes away at her eyes with her sleeve repeatedly, "T-That was.. e-embarrassing..." <br /> <br /> After she catches her breath, she straightens, and makes her way back to the bridge, having not seen what happened, it doesn't register that one of the children got killed or at the very least maimed terribly.<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Gerad looks over his shoulder, furtive, concerned. The Heartless are *not* going to stay where they are for very long; on the bright side, the bridge seems empty! He can take his heavy self across its weak-looking planks with all due haste!<br /> <br />So he does.<br /> <br />Upon reaching the other side, the tallish pirate slumps over, heaving, mildly out of breath - he turns to face the bridge, and the Heartless beyond, in the village. With a snarl, the man removes a *handsaw* from beneath his pirate's coat, drops to a knee, and sets to sawing through the bridge's supports! Then he pauses.<br /> <br />Looks up. Are the Heartless even going to chase? Maybe they aren't. Maybe he's being stupid.<br /> <br />Gerad opts to swap his handsaw for an elaborate-looking crossbow with a giant ammunition box strapped to its underside, instead. This, he aims down the bridge, to the swarming Heartless beyond.<br /> <br />"Keep goin', kiddos~! I'll get the rear." Unseen, Gerad winks - mostly to himself. He kills himself with these jokes.<br /> <br />Anyway, the Heartless will have to face down a long, unwieldy bridge and *billions of Autocrossbow quarrels* if they try to chase.<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Rapunzel swings through the fog, squinting to see in the thick cloying atmosphere. She almost plows right into the small white mage. Digging her feet into the ground, the golden haired girl manages to stop just in time and wraps Alma up in a protective hug, peering over her into the mist to make sure she isn't being followed.<br /><br /> A gentle pat is given to the girl's head as she recovers her composure but Rapunzel quickly turns the two of them back towards the bridge. Lingering out here where no one can find them could end up getting them seperated or lost in this place.<br /><br /> Frying pan in hand, she hurries along behind Alma, once more casting worried glances all around them. A quick snap of her wrist brings her hair down from the branches above and the incredible length drops into the mist, trailing out beyond visibility.<br /><br /> "Is everyone alright?"<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Gerad looks to Rapunzel and Alma as they pass his crossbow-totin' self. Winks.<br /> <br />"Ladies~"<br />
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:'''[[Argider]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Argider's pistol noisily vents itself and opens slightly to release a puff of steam as the weapon goes forth with recharging itself. The weapon itself is kept in hand as he too notices the blood trail of where he shot the thing. Eh, it looks like it wasn't a kill shot. Or maybe it was. It really was hard to tell with zombies, demons, ghosts, heartless, and the other miscellaneous malevolent forces that inhabit the connected world. The sky-pirate decides not to dwell on such matters and merely carries on. With an easy twirl of his hand, he reholsters his weapon and rejoins the others. They seem to be doing as alright as the situation demands and the other pirate has equipped himself with a chainsaw and a auto-crossbow. It's always nice to have some toys at your disposal when you cover the rear.<br /><br />"And here I thought our plan was going to go on without a hitch." Argider deadpans with an open-armed gesture. "Guess we already have seen what passes for hospitality in these parts. I think we should keep going before they decide to make us permanent guests."<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Will is still mortal... <br /><br /> The air escapes his lungs when he hits the artic cold water, but the secondary effects fail to effect the Hobo, His fate was something not easily effected, and right now he was putting EVERYTHING he had into saving his friend...into making sure his fate remained his own. He draggs the younger boy, only thinking of trying to save them both and with some effort they both get on shore. Will coughs and sputters for a moment, shivering...it was stupid, he knows... <br /><br /> But he just grins at Riku. "Yeah." he says raspily...the children...he...they... <br /><br /> They'd free them. He swore... <br /><br /> He shivers again, trying to warm himself, and stands, "Yeah...lets not stand around here, lets try to make it back to the others.." he shudders again. "I hate..the water.." he mutters.<br />
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:'''[[Peter Pan]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>It's a real horror show, this place just keeps proving it should not be a part of Neverland. It turly has no place here everything was twisted and wrong here. Pan is meanwhile trying to get lose from the net with knife. There are heartless here? This makes it even worse, but it shouldn't be unexpected given the nature of what they are hunting. The one behind this place has a lot to answer for. Even as Pan is struggling he sees one of the pirates raise and gun and fire there's a look of horror on Pan's face as he tries to get lose even harder he manages to cut him self free. <br /><br /> "I do care, that's why I'm here!" <br /><br /> he knows it's not the kid really talking given the state of mind they have to be in. the Pirates known as Argider has an very angry looking Pan at him. <br /><br /> "We are here to save the children, not kill them!" <br /><br /> Why do adults always seem to do this, Pan's now not in a good mood and on edge. He prays that the child is alive he knows they can be saved but they are now being thrown against them which makes him even angrier about everything. <br /><br /> He looks to make sure everyone is all right Serah calls a head count and he does reply to her. <br /><br /> "I'm all right." <br /><br /> Pan is now going to check on Alma along with Rapunzel for a moment. Pan is thinking the children how they looked and behaved? It may be jarring something lose in his head finally. Something that could be of importance seeing Alma is all right save for his pride he also see there's a whole lot of Heartless as Gerad so helpfully is pointing out. <br /><br /> "We have to go faster we are wasting time, they can be saved if they are brought away from Lord Ombra. I remember now the more he feeds they start to become a bit like him..." <br /><br /> Pan knows there's more he has to remember but he can't place it so he presses on and ties to keep focus getting too angry would put more of the children at risk. He's preparing to move onwards the longer they stay the more likely they will bogged down. <br /><br /> "All these children have been warped by Lord Ombra, hurt them if you have to but don't kill them. They are ... under my projection here I owe it to them to save them all." <br /><br /> It was hard for Pan to say even that but the children have to be protected, but they need to get to Lord Ombra...to save them.<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>They chase. <br /><br /> The heartless ALWAYS chase. <br /><br /> And billions of autocrossbow quarrels is almost not enough. They trod on the long and unwieldy bridge with complete abandon, the bridge collapsing underneath them as they clamber towards Gerad with single minded intensity. <br /><br /> The individual lashed together logs pull apart as the heartless scramble NOT to be in the water, evaporating into it like dark clouds of vapor and rolling away until there is nothing but silence again. There is still the forest to traverse, in which the fog is thick enough that only two or three feet can be seen in any direction. Gnarled tree roots, rocky terraces and thornscrub make this treacherous territory to move through. <br /><br /> Riku slowly pushes himself to his feet looking around. "yeah. I know." he says to Will quietly. "..Thanks." he smiles faintly and when he sees Rapunzel and Alma, his shoulders minutely relax. He looks half out of it and stares abstractedly into the forest as if looking through the fog. <br /><br /> "Come on." he says with a wet cough, looking around at the others. "They went this way." he staggers a moment, then moves into the forest. <br /><br /> He looks at Peter for a long, long time. He then nods. "..if they can be saved." he says very softly. Fog. Fog and more Fog. But Riku seems to know his way, or to know /A/ way and makes progress through the dark forest.<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Gerad has been shooting and shooting and -shooting-, ultimately to no real avail against the snarling, shrieking mob rushing him. Real terror begins to dawn over his gristly features, but then at that veeeery last moment, the bridge collapses, and Heartless tumble into the water beneath. One of them was six inches away from grabbing his face!<br /> <br />*KRAK-THOOM* is the sound of the bridge collapsing. Gerad stares out into the inky abyss. The timing is perfect.<br /> <br />"...-Yarrr-." He turns, shoulders his crossbow, and jogs to catch up with the others. Specifically the girls. Specifically Rapunzel.<br /> <br />----<br /> <br />And Alma. "Hey, you two are okay. Told you to stay out of the water. Was it cold?" He looks up to keep an eye on the increasingly distant Riku and the increasingly thick fog. Eventually the fog is *so* thick that Gerad is reaching into his coat and withdrawing his trusty--<br /> <br />Shutter lantern? Where did the steampunky flashlight go? Distraught, Gerad turns the lantern on and directs a beam of light forward, then to the sides. To be as freaked out as possible, you know, all that.<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"It's all we can do at this point, Argider." Kyra says, sticking close to the pirate. Her eyes search the surrounding mist and trees for any sign of life (or unlife), fearing these black-eyed children might come out of nowhere to drag people away again. "I know one thing is certain though.." <br /><br />She looks over her shoulder at the village Gerad fought his way out of, "...we definitely can't go back that way. It's all or nothing at this point!" <br /><br />Kyra scoops up her messenger bag as she passes it, slipping it over a shoulder again. Progress is slow in her clunky boots upon this difficult terrain. She even stumbles over roots a few times, quick to pick herself up with no small amount of embarassment (or even helped up by one of the others). Somewhere along the line, Kyra draws a gun of her own from somewhere beneath her hoodie and keeps it at the ready.<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron is floating. She's not sure what to make of that, but it looks like she can still walk around, oddly enough. But not touching the ground. So very weird. But at least it lets her cross over without touching the water, heading toward the forest after Riku "What do you think they want? What can we do for them?" She wonders, as the float spell gradually loses in power until she touches the ground.<br /><br />At least everyone is okay, but with the heartless nearby... noone is safe yet. "I don't want to stick around those heartless either..." She's had bad encounters with them before after all. Nothing pleasant.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>After hugging Rapunzel and releasing her. Alma takes some time to just make sure she's one hundred percent mentally, recounting what occurred in her mind. "Children with dark eyes..." She murmurs to herself. Not yellow. Not yellow. That was important. She scans the waters, and sees that both Riku and Will are alright. Then up across the bridge and sees that Kyra is alright. A knot of tension releases within her. <br /> <br /> She gave Gerad an annoyed look as he walks on by and /Ladies~/ at her, pushing back up her glasses. She then rubs a hand across the edge of her forehead, "I was never /in/ the water, so I wouldn't know... thank you for your concern." <br /> <br /> Once they're all across and moving, she follows after Riku through the hazy shroud of fog... just trusting that he knows the way.<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Quite visibly shaken herself, Rapunzel sticks near the others once they break clear of the fog. The sight of the heartless swarm causes her to clench her hands around the handle of the frying pan almost painfully tight, preparing to defend the others despite her fear. But a stroke of luck saves them of the necessity for a battle here. She almost passes out from relief.<br /><br /> Gerad's strangely upbeat cat-call causes her to stare at the man with a concerned expression for a moment but she ultimately just turns and follows after, trailing along behind the rest of the group.<br /><br /> "I can barely see anything in this... How do we know where we're going?"<br />
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:'''[[Argider]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Argider looks rather annoyed at Peter Pan when he comes up and lectures him at using his weapon to free himself from the clutches of those dread children. This was a world where he has seen people survive airship barrages, meteors casted upon them, and getting skewered by what should be fatal blows. There was no proof that a blast from his pistol did anything at all. "Sometimes you can't save everyone and sometimes you can lose worse for even trying to do so." Whether or not the sky-pirate had heard Riku, he doesn't give any hint that he did besides a slight look in the teen's direction. And Argider himself had seemed rather nonplussed by everything so far, but an unhealthy infusion of cynicism is present in the former military officer's voice now. He then openly shrugs his shoulders and turns to the others present.<br /><br />Kyra's voice draws the pirate captain out of his sullen mood. "Eh? Oh. You got that right, miss. Only can look forward from now on out, that much is for sure." His anger fading, Argider slowly goes back to his old ways as his smile returns and he does offer a helping hand to Kyra when she stumbles. The visage of the bitter old war vet seems to have disappeared just as quickly as the ghost children did.<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> "No problem." Will says, "It's what friends do." He says, shivering again. <br /><br /> Will moves with Riku, the children are disturbing, but it's hard to be afraid when you are litterally trying not to loose your teeth with chattering. "Lets...lets just try and find this jerk.." He mutters...<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Shutter lantern at the ready? Check. <br /><br /> Gloomy and ominous forest filled with an unearthly silence? Double check. <br /><br /> Massive tower ahead? <br /><br /> Yep. Welcome to the Tower of Ombra, I hope you enjoy your stay. Riku doesn't answer any questions or even look at any of the party. He seems almost sleepwalking as he moves over the forest terrain, often tripping as he trudges through in his sodden clothes. He occasionally grumbles something under his breath, the words inaudible as he peers through the gloom myopically as if trying to track invisible forms in the cloying fog. <br /><br /> The obsidian tower looms up abruptly through the fog after what seems like a /long/ trip. Several hours of walking at least where it seems to be the same landmarks repeated again and again. The tower doors are open but at this point Riku just looks up and up at the tower, then turns to face the group. <br /><br /> His face is slightly haggard, posture exhausted as if the aura, this atmosphere of gloom was weighing heavily on him. "I don't know about you.. but I don't feel like just walking in the convieniently open front door. Any ideas?" he looks up at the tower, peering into the upper reaches. <br /><br /> Branches snap and the wind blows through the nearby trees, swirling the everpresent fog.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Conveniently open front door is convenient. But it is also likely a trap. <br /> <br /> Her eyes scan the length of the tower upwards, all the way to the top, where she spies the few openings up there.. <br /> <br /> Alma gives Riku a speculative look at that point "Well.. I can get people up to the top one at a time, maybe one or two more if I do.. something else but how much you want to bet that we have a cranky dark and scary final boss up there, who won't be pleased that we tried to skip ahead? So unless we could all go at once... it wouldn't be wise." <br /> <br /> She looks to the others, "Anyone got other ideas? Pan, could you carry one?"<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Gerad is less than thrilled at Alma continuing to be Miss Snitty Pants with him. In the middle of a haunted zombie-kid forest! He makes a snide little face while he continues walking along behind the rest of the group. He's about to say something -scathingly- flirty to Rapunzel, but everybody stops walking all of a sudden!<br /> <br />Right, the tower. Find a means of ingress.<br /> <br />Gerad is an engineer, technically. This is -his bag-.<br /> <br />"Welp - I've got no idea!" The pirate scratches at his head, and looks upwards, evaluating the tower and its everything. "The windows are *way* too high up for me to get a rope up there. Don't think the crossbow's gonna stick to the wall too well, and I left my grapnel in my other pirate outfit."<br /> <br />He walks towards the open door, past Riku, and scratches at his newly-there beard, which he has determined he loves. "Hmmm. Don't see anything fidgety about the doors. I mean, I agree with you, lady--" Gerad tilts his head towards Riku.<br /> <br />"But how else do you plan on getting in? Dynamite?"<br /> <br />Gerad shines his lantern into the yawning portal in front of him. In the name of science, he picks up a stick and kind of chucks it through the door.<br />
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:'''[[Peter Pan]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Peter Pan says "They will be." <br /><br /> Peter says it with a certainty that he truly believes it like that fact the sun will come up. The honesty and faith of a child whose not been broken by life. It's what Pan is but he doesn't rib on Riku. Peter knows what the world does to everyone else over time. Riku has come to help, he cares that's enough for Pan. <br /><br /> he moves onwards with the group seeing that Gerad is fined and ha taken down a good deal of Heartless from the looks of it. He's also looking funny at the girls. Peter wonders if this place is already effecting him badly? Pan has no idea what actually going on nope. He speaks to Kyra for a movement also seeming to have stuck with a nickname for her, too. <br /><br /> "Your right Moogle Girl. We got to go and it's always all or nothing." <br /><br /> Serah is floating and Pan looks over to her for a moment. <br /><br /> "They have to be gotten away from him. I think Tink can help a little but but a lot of it will be time with him no longer feeding on them. We will have to destroy Lord Ombra." <br /><br /> he's not people he's a monster, he's the thing under the bed, the horror, everything about the real world that Pan doesn't like taking to monstrous level. Life tends to eat ones hope and joy but this thing? Devours it rapidly and horribly twists the victims of said power. <br /><br /> "...How could he get in here? Neverland should have repelled him..." <br /><br /> Pan shakes his head again no more thought are coming to him. Pan looks right at Argider for a moment. <br /><br /> "This is why I don't like adults. They always think you can't. The moment you think you can't fly you can never do it again." <br /><br /> He's pressing on now an look up to see the Tower ahead. It has been quite a while from the feel of thing then again? Time and Peter have not been on speaking terms for a long time after all. However As Riku asks does anyone have ideas? Pan totally does he's not sure if will work for everyone but it might work on a few of them! <br /><br /> "Tinker Bell can make people fly with fairy dust all you need to do ... is think in happy little thought any happy little thought at all." <br /><br /> Peter does bounce back pretty fast from the looks of his demeanour as Tink gives him a look like are you sure Pan? She sighs a moment later and is soon flying over all the party raining fairy dust on them. It remains to be seen as Pan said you need to latch on to one happy little thought. Given the state of things could be a problem but hey it could work! Pan himself is already lifting off, he might be able to carry someone small like say Will if it comes to it.<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Will blinks... <br /><br /> He's been covered in WORSE things before... <br /><br /> Happy thoughts...happy thoughts... <br /><br /> Umi's smile. <br /><br /> Will suddenly is soaring right towards the top of the tower! <br /><br /> "WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" he says, yes, he is litterally LEROY JENKING in.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> AWKWARD POSE INTERRUPT GO! <br /> <br /> At Gerad's comment, Alma's eyes narrow. She looks between Gerad, to Peter Pan, and back to Gerad. Her mind literally sproings a few gears. More than a few. MORE than a few... given what happens subsequently. <br /> <br /> She walks over to Riku, and without a word, assuming she lets him, puts a hand around the back of his neck, draws him in close, and presses her lips against his. After a few moments she moves away from his, just murmuring to him, "For good luck..." <br /> <br /> And then as she looks back to the group, glowering at both Gerad and Peter as she pushes back her glasses on her face, "Now does anyone /else/ want to make any implications about my boyfriend's masculinity?" <br /> <br /> And then glaring at Pan she just states, "Now let's make everyone fly and kick a spectre's <GOOSEHONK> to kingdom come."<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Kyra will take Moogle Girl as a nickname. She friggin' loves moogles! She's been called much, much worse too and she'd rather not think about that too much. "It could be the Heartless, Pan. Maybe his control over them gives him a way to somehow exist and corrupt Neverland?" Nothing was sacred when it came to the Heartless. <br /><br />Speaking of flying, though, when they arrive at that very tall tower, Kyra stares up at it, daunted. "It'd be nice if we could skip all that stair-climbing." Kyra can feel her knees hurting just at the thought of it. What other choice do they have, though? She glances to Argider, as if he could somehow produce his airship from his pocket and solve this. <br /><br />Instead, she is sprinkled with fairy dust and instructed to think happy thoughts. Kyra blinks slowly and tries to look for the fairy dust residue on her but cannot find anything. A few moments pass as Kyra's mind seems to be elsewhere... <br /><br />...and after those moments, she lifts into the air, "Oh! How fun! This blows Float out of the water! Come on, Argider!"<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> By the time they reach the tower, Rapunzel has adjusted to the dark and dreary atmosphere fairly well. It's still creepy and unpleasant and there's always the possibility that things might jump out at them again but she's not the sort to worry constantly about what /might/ happen. She has her trusty frying pan, after all.<br /><br /> The girl strides along fairly confidently near the front of the group so she gets a good look as they break through the mist at the base of the tower. Her head tilts back as she looks up and up.<br /><br /> "Wow. And I thought my tower was tall."<br /><br /> Suddenly, Rapunzel looks contemplative as the quandry of getting inside without using the front door comes up. A finger taps slightly on her cheek for several seconds but eventually she just shakes her head.<br /><br /> "Well, if we can find a ledge or a window, I could climb up and let you all climb in on my hair but..."<br /><br /> PIXIE DUST.<br /><br /> Rapunzel wrinkles her nose in surprise as the golden mist rains down around her. Her face scrunches up in a familiar way and she lets out a girlish sneeze before she can stop herself. <br /><br /> "Fly...? Are you sure...?"<br /><br /> Rapunzel looks skeptical for a moment but then people start taking off around her, much to her amazement. "I-it really works?!" Almost unable to contain her excitement, the girl closes her eyes and concentrates for several seconds. Happy thought, happy thought. Oh!<br /><br /> There is a brief moment where nothing happens and then the young girl lifts into the air, moving slowly upwards at first. She opens her eyes, face filling with delight as she realizes her feet are no longer on the ground.<br /><br /> "Look, Pascal! We're flying! Haha! Flynn will never believe this!"<br />
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:'''[[Argider]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Argider looks at the dark tower before him and frowns slightly. The structural integrity of such a structure was unknown to him. But his airship did have a rather mean assortment of cannons onboard that use the same technology that Argider's pistols use. The main cannons just might be able to knock this tower down. These thoughts are intrerrupted when Pan gives his rebuttal. The kid's naiive, but Argider chooses not to get into a philosophical debate with a flying man during the middle of a supernatural hostage rescue. The pirate then looks around at the rest of his comrades. If they would object to him using violence before, then they really would on such a large scale. That is if he can even CONTACT his airship with all this darn magical interference in the air.<br /><br />He notices the look from Kyra and nods. "I wish she was here too. My airship would have helped speed things along. It aslo might have just been the thing to transport all of us back out." The captain supposes aloud as he gets sprinkled with fairy dust and instructed to 'think happy thoughts'. Pan's words come back to him. Once an adult thinks he can't fly, he never will again. Argider grumbles something to himself and tries to do so despite what logic might dictate to him. At first, it looks like he was about to get somewhere, but the pirate remains earthbound. Roz falling to Darkness was still too fresh of a wound in the man's mind. "Well shucks. Looks like I'm going to have to climb the hard way. Careful Miss Kyra, I'll be up there soon enough." Unknown dangers lurk within, but maybe unknown treasures as well. For the upteenth time this day, Argider does something stupid can runs into the tower with his pistol in hand.<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron was floating... and now is flying? She's always fill of happy thoughts, mostly called hope in her case, so she doesn't take very long to take flight "... Well this is interesting... kinda fun too." She smiles, and tries to direct herself up the tower along with the others "Beats climbing at least." She reaches a hand toward Alma as well, if only to stabilize flight for the two of them. "How do you control this exactly? Just by thought or by push?" She waddles a bit in the air, as if she was trying to swim.<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"Ahhhhhh..." Gerad looks at the pixie dust falling around him, bemused. It's not really doing much for the guy, but that's fair - he's not Robin Williams. At the sight of all the children floating into the air, the spearman's expression hardens; he needs to catch up! But how!<br /> <br />"Alright, pal," Gerad turns to look to Argider - who is sprinting past him. What?!<br /> <br />Gerad runs in after Argider, sweet coat fluttering behind him! "What are you doing?! It's dangerous to go alone!" Gerad shines his lantern ahead of him, futilely!<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Riku says dryly. "Would you rather walk in the front door and get trapped in Lord Crankyspooks Multiple Chambers of Horror and Discomfort /before/ the final boss? Because I'm --- I don't believe this guy." Riku watches Gerad approach the front door of the spooky doom tower, pick up a stick and lob it into the interior. <br /><br /> The stick clatters across the stone floor of the empty foyer, sliding across the tiles to come to rest at the broad stone stairs where all at once.... nothing happens. A whole lot of nothing. Riku looks up at Peter pan and snorts faintly. "A happy thought huh?" he looks around, his expression abstracted. "..little enough in supply, I think." he looks over at Will. "Hey Will." he smirks wearily. "Can I borrow your surplus?" <br /><br /> Riku glowers at the fairy dust, sneezing quite loudly from the touch of the glittering powder. And-- then the aftereffects of said pose interrupt catch up and awkward project pose interrupt is a go. <br /><br /> There is a moment (just a moment) in which Riku does not let Alma go as she starts to disengage, then he chuckles and jerks a thumb at Will. "I thought that's why he was here for." he tsks, then looks at Will disappearing into the distance. <br /><br /> He still remains anchored to the ground. He looks down at the ground and then at Alma. He reaches out for her hand. "Come on." he says softly. "I think that's /exactly/ what we should do." <br /><br /> There is a very tenative few moments, but then he starts to rise off the ground. He laughs in a very small, sharp surprised noise.. like he can't really believe it himself as he and they make their way up the tower. <br /><br /> Will Sherman. Leroy Jenkins Im"Welcome to my home, meddler. I do hope you've--"</span> A snort. Sniff from inside the volumnous cowl. <span style="color:xterm6">Yessssss... You've brought the Pan with you.</span> <br /><br /> Meanwhile, Gerad and Argrider are heading towards the front doors. This cannot possibly mean bad things for them. The doors, when they enter the tower, shut behind them automatically with a thunderous boom.<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Will lands. <br /><br /> He looks up...ahead of the group as he sees it. The darkness infesting these children springs from the Umbra...the fact that he sees this, he sees the dark eyed children. <br /><br /> There is a shift. Umbra will feel it. Red power seems to radiate from the hands of the Hobo, and his eyes change. They are sharp, sharper than anyone might have seen before. The red energy on his hands explodes like a bondfire around each one, as he starts walking slowly towards Umbra. <br /><br /> "Release those chilren." <br /><br /> He says, and then... "I said..." <br /><br /> Will dives forward, aiming to drive BOTH hands into the shadow, the burning hands aiming to break right into the strings of fate themselves, Will can't shatter them...no the magic is too strong for him with just a single force of his RELEASE THOSE CHILDREN</span> <br /><br /> Hopefully, this will open Umbra up for the others.<br />
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:'''[[Argider]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Argider barely takes a single step into the tower before the doors slam shut behind him and seals itself. Fantastic. He turns around and looks for a way to open the doors back up. Nope. Nothing. He knew he should or just bombarded this blasted tower into oblivion. No treasure, no nothing and now he was stuck in here with his fellow pirate. The brown-haired captain sniffs the air audibly. Hmmm. That's an odd smell. "Arrrrrgh!" shouts Argider as a burst of flame catches him quite by surprise. The force of blow is enough knock the man on the ground and singe him quite completely. But the flames are not done with and Argider scurries towards the stairs upwards in all haste. "Run, run for your blasted life!" He offers Gerad in ways of advice.<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>*CRACK*<br /> <br />"Ah, shi-" Gerad's rating-breaking is obscured by the sound of fluid flowing across the tower's stony floor. Immediately, he flips his lantern around to see what it is! Queue the dynamic zoom-in on his face and those wide, horrified eyes. His nostrils flare, and he's immediately running for higher ground.<br /> <br />Something *flammable* is streaking across the ground. Gerad's already expecting the sparks, so he's not too worried about those when they start raining down from the ceiling. Luckily, the man's quick-thinking and derring-do save him from being lit aflame; he makes it to the staircase with barely any time to spare, practically tumbling to a halt on the steps!<br /> <br /><span class=" bold_fg_y bg_n ++ hy">GERAD HAS LOST: SHUTTER LANTERN</span><br /> <br />"We have to go up! This place is gonna be an oven if we stick around!" Gerad makes his way up the staircase, and withdraws a small canteen from his coat. He dumps it over Argider's head. It is kind of like spitting on a bonfire. Anyway, once Argider's next to him and they're *both* on the next floor, Gerad kicks the trapdoor shut behind them with a declarative BOOM.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Without another word, a yellow Corona around her blazes into life, banishing some of the gloom around her with it's soft luminescence. She didn't need to think happy thoughts to fly.. even if she was sort of grinning like the cheshire cat right now. <br /> <br /> Riku remains earthbound, at first, but she takes his hand. Serah takes hold of her other, and she just nods to her with a grin "Just leave it to me on the control part, Serah" And then looking at Riku, "...here we go then." <br /> <br /> And then the girl just tells the laws of physics to shut up and sit down, as gravity doesn't seem to have any effect on herself any longer any longer. With a hold upon both Riku and Serah she directs them all upwards, streaking upward rapidly with a large trail of light behind her. They reach the top of the tower almost alarmingly in the rapidity of the pace... since Riku and Serah are flying under their own power, he lets them go the moment they arrive to feel the pulse of darkness. And to her horror.. she sees the children all in a circle. She feels the pulse of darkness... and she watches. And she watches... and her expression twists into a mask of anger in almost an instant. <br /> <br /> There's such a thing as righteous anger that burns it's way right through any sort of serenity that she could dredge up, and something in her just snaps, like a crack, or a pane of glass. There's a flicker over her image, almost like static from a television distorting her image, drawing a line against her midsection. <br /> <br /> And then she's behind him, appearing in a flurry of light and static. A fist flies out, but doesn't make contact with him. Instead when her fist flies out... there's a burst of scathing luminescence. Before the blow even strikes, there's another flicker of static and she's on the opposite side of him, another fist flies, and there's another burst of radiant power his way. Another flicker of static, and she's floating at his elevation in the air, exploiting her weightlessness to turn into what would appear to be a round house kick, her leg trailing a wave of effulgent burning light which carries right towards his cowl. Another flicker of static.. and she wasn't even in his view anymore if he didn't strike back during that time. Reappearing some distance away with a cold expression on her face. She doesn't say anything, her expression is entirely flat in it's affect. But the way she stares at him.. its clear she just wants to do nothing but annihilate this shadowy being.<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Rapunzel is the last to arrive at the top of the creepy obsidian tower. She watches the ground grow steadily more distant as she drifts upwards, still not quite able to believe that she's actually flying.<br /><br /> The girl's mirth fades in an instant once she sails through the open window and faces the horrible sight that awaits at the apex of the massive spire. Pascal shrinks into her hair as her eyes widen, a hand going to her mouth.<br /><br /> The moment of surprise doesn't last long. The attacks on the dark shrouded figure spurs her into action but rather than lend her strength to the assault, Rapunzel zips down to the floor and starts to untie the bound children.<br /><br /> "Don't worry! We'll get you out of here!"<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Meanwhile. Back at the Ranch! <br /><br /> Another room about the same dimensions as before. Heat rises up from below through a column in the center of the circular room. <br /><br />At the top of this column/pedestal is a brilliant ruby, a fabulous treasure to be certain. A faceted gem of sparkle and radiance that almost shimmers in the heat haze rising from vents in the column. <br /><br /> The stairway continues on the other side of the room, which is very uneven. It's a maze of broken toys, bits of glass and sharp rock and all sorts of uneven terrain that would make crossing this room slow but possible. <br /><br /> Then the gem starts to rotate, several brilliant moonlight beams slowly spanning towards Gerad and Argrider and rotating across the circular chamber.<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>A few moments pass in which Kyra tests the parameters of this flight thing. How fast, how high, how well the handling goes. There might even be a few moments of prancing up the side of the tower like a gazelle. The cheer fades a little when she realizes that Argider cannot come with her this way. Maybe it is as Pan says-he didn't believe that he could fly like this. She considers for a few moments possible solutions-maybe she can cast float on him and drag him upwards? <br /><br />It's too late, though, as her partner opts to go through the ominous open door instead. "...good luck." she whispers to the pirate, tapping his shoulder before he goes. A faint pulse of white magic-a blessing-settles over him that would hopefully bring him luck. (Turns out, maybe not?) <br /><br />Up, up and away, she flies after the others, following Will once he discovers the openings in the top of the tower. Sailing in to the window, a moment or two is spent processing the scene. The Archadian Child. Ombra right there. Anger floods the "Moogle Girl's" mind and abruptly she comes crashing to the floor. "How could you!" <br /> <br />Once she has at least struggled to her knees, she opens fire on Ombra, her particular equipped weapon being one that fires darts filled with something poisonous and unpleasant.<br />
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:'''[[Peter Pan]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Peter Pan sees that everyone but the two pirates are able to find a happy thought. Part of him wonders what his companions have thought about, yet? He won't pry that's their special happy thought telling it might ruin it for them. He's not one to who would intentionally wreck their happy moment. Still he has to ponder for a second longer, what's going through Riku's head. It is a mysterious that may leave Riku with Random Pan visits. <br /><br /> "See I knew you could do it..." <br /><br /> The Pirates were pirates sure but the more Pan thought about it they were pirates trying to help save the kids or at least bring an end to the one behind it. He's still grumpy with Argider but? The anger ha cooled due tot eh hike and well there's been a heck of a distraction Pan will likely forget it about it soon enough. <br /><br /> "I have come for the children. You have no place in Neverland! You came when the worlds stated to fall and have no place here! I am the King of Neverland and I say you are done!" <br /><br /> Pan is being perhaps cocky or is he just being deadly serious as he crows loudly at the source of all this evil. Then Will does something he does not see coming he doesn't hear the words no he feels it he sees it. There's something about Will that's as angry as Ombra as Peter is. He's already pulling out his blade and is getting ready to fight. He's far from along with Rapunzel, Alma, Will, Riku, Serah and Kyra at his back. Also two Pirates who are totally on their way right?! <br /><br /> "Let them go, leave Neverland and never feed upon another child again. This is your only chance."<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>What the...?! Gerad looks quizzically at his flaming companion, then even more quizzically at the malevolent ruby in the middle of this malevolent room. What is even going on in this tower? The toolsman starts creeping his way across the room and its BEVY OF MUNDANE TRAPS. Luckily, his boots keep most of the detritus from injuring his feet. Unluckily<br /> <br />-nobody in the entire world could have predicted that the gem would start shooting lasers-.<br /> <br />"Hey! Guy! Hurry up and get over here!" Gerad is creeping even more quickly than before, now, inching past glass and broken bears, and leering at the crystal with its lasers. One's almost near him!<br /> <br />He frowns, pulls out that flintlock pistol, and *shoots* the gem. That will fix it. He can't deal with the lasers, not right now, not with the glass here and a guy on fire.<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron nods to Alma, glad for the guidance from someone that is used to flying at least. She can barely float on her own for now, but at least she's not crashing to the ground. She waddles a bit, and then when at the top, she attempts to land down, surveying the area. The children are there... and that voice. Hasn't she heard that before? Like last time she was with Pan? She can't remember for sure, but it seems like it knows Peter at least.<br /><br />And if Alma is ready to attack that figure, she's all too glad to help. She has some attacking magic as well, a salvo of holy magic shaped like arrows, that are sent toward it. She supposes there's no need for conversation here. If Alma goes for the 'strike first talk later' approach, who is she to go against it!<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Lord Ombra seems completely unaffected by the redshift, gripping their human shield a little bit tighter as Will Sherman leaps forwards, driving those flaming hands into the cloaked shadow. <br /><br /> There is an unearthly SCREAM from somewhere outside of the cloak that is joined by the screams of the black eyed children who simultaniously scream in pain and collapse, one after another. They whimper in pain, leaning against the wall, some of the older ones holding the younger and staring with their malevolent bitter anger now leavened with dread. <br /><br /> It does open Ombra up for assault by another and in fact all interested parties. Alma's righteous anger comes next. A flurry of light and static and scathing luminescene sears through the room. And is effortlessly blocked by a careless hand. A pulse of darkness and light antipode as Lord Ombra pushes back at the light user. The black eyed children flinch away from it, covering their faces and crying out in fear as the strikes come again and again and again. <br /><br /> The righteous fury eventually wins out, the luminescene of that round house kick sending the cloak flying backwards.. right into a waiting Riku. "You.." he says quietly. "..made a grave.. /error/ in hunting in Archades." the sword slashes the cloak nearly in half in a single fluid motion. There is another unearthly scream as the pieces of fabric flutter to the ground and dissolve into vapor. He starts to lower the blade when a hand reaches out from and grabs him by the back of his neck. "And.. you ..boy. Made a grave error as well."<br /><br /> Riku struggles as it starts to lift him into the air in front of Kyra's shots. He manages to twist out of the way, the poison unloading it's payload into the cloaked figure which returns to full visibility, the cloak massive ragged from the bottom to the middle like a heap of rags come to life. <br /><br /> Riku neatly pivots, taking a step forwards to bring the sword down when the cloak reaches out and envelops him. There is a step, or two, a heartbeat, and then he is gone. Swallowed up without time even to scream with another pulse of darkness that makes the children, both black eyed or otherwise, shudder and begin to sob. <br /><br /> One of them clings to Rapunzel reflexively, sobbing with hysterical furor, asking her to keep the boogeyman away in a tear choked whisper. A salvo of holy arrows pierce Lord Ombra, sending the cloak staggering backwards. He raises a clawed hand and the air pressure abruptly drops right before spears of darkness crystallize out of the air, spiraling around the cloak before launching themselves at the party, each one shattering into another disorienting burst of doubt and despair no matter what they hit.<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Will is not sure rather to grin or shout for Riku... <br /><br /> He'll go with anger. Richous fury... <br /><br /> "Let..." He says running towards cloaked jerkface, and tries to slip under him. Aiming to come from BEHIND him and drig those hands RIGHT into the back of the man again... <br /><br /> "HIM!" he booms, the grould shaking a bit as he tries to force his vision of reality on the Eldrich horror. <br /><br /> "GO!" he commands, aiming to drive the red strings of fate into the dark strings, he is trying to choke them out, trying to seperate them...he needs time, but it will be not pleasent for those involved...he winces at the cries...he has to do this...if they can stop the monster, then they can go home... <br /><br /> He just pushes forward, because... <br /><br /> Nobody hurts children while Will Sherman can do anything about it.<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Meanwhile, in strongbad's cave of awesome-ness. <br /><br /> The ruby shatters. It was, after all, only cheap colored glass that explodes when hit. The lasers immediately die away leaving the room only a difficult trial to cross safely. <br /><br /> The stairs are littered with these toys as well making the passage difficult. Towards the top where the next trap door is within easy reach there is a thin wire and a pressure plate besides that, both of them probably to do something unpleasant with the staircase. <br /><br /> very unpleasant. <br /><br /> The next level is a barracks of some sort. There are unoccupied beds here and the detritus of people living here. It's all unoccupied down whil the sounds of combat drift up from the ceiling and the stairway leading upwards.<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Rapunzel clutches the child to her as the bonds come loose, rubbing the little boy's head to try and calm him down. However, she doesn't have time to be comforting at the moment. Her gaze drifts up towards the other children still bound around the room, biting at her lip as the forces of light and darkness clash.<br /><br /> "It's okay, it's okay. Sssh." She turns her attention back to the young boy, cupping his face in her hands to turn it towards her own. "Listen. I need to get the others free. If you think you can help with that, go start untying them. Be quick, alright!"<br /><br /> She doesn't wait to get his answer, hopping swiftly to her feet and running to the next bound child. It's times like this a knife would be useful. Darn blunt weapon focus.<br /><br /> The second child's bindings come free just as the darkness takes shape into crystal spears. Rapunzel gasps and reacts reflexively, bringing her frying pan up to smash aside the deadly projectile and, amazingly, she succeeds. The magical construct shatters into a dozen fragments, each vaporizing with hisses of dark mist in the air. Not about to risk a repeat performance, she ushers the newly freed girl towards the others with instructions to get them loose.<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Gerad clomps across the rest of the room, empowered by boots. He's frowning - basically constantly by this point - as he moves up the staircase, and observes the pressure plate and tripwire up the stairs sort of in the same way a father observes some adorable project his child's made.<br /> <br />Some machinery later, Gerad's kicking open the door to the third floor of the tower! Yes! He can even hear the fighting up top. Of course, right now, there's some subterfuge and examination to tend to...<br /> <br />Gerad is frozen. What, exactly, is wrong with this room??! Are the beds alive? Is there a dog in here? Gerad hates dogs. He takes his *sweet time* getting through the room, until, of course, he hears shrieking and a frying pan going *BONK* from the upstairs. VALIANT CONCERN shines in Gerad's eyes, and with a shout, he's sprinting for the staircase!<br /> <br />Maybe he's an idiot!<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Kyra will not be disoriented. Not when her anger is so galvanized by what she's seeing here. It is furthered along by Riku's stand and subsequent disappearance into the cloaked bulk of the monster. Gritting her teeth, the sole weapon she seems to have on her is spun away and slipped into a holster at her waist. <br /><br />Her hands spread out, fingers splayed. "Will. Serah. Pan. Alma!" she calls out, "Riku! If you can hear me too...get back! I'm going to unleash something /big/." <br /><br />Alma can feel it. Oh boy can she feel it. The wild energies within Kyra stir and rise dangerously. To Will, her threads become a strange kaledescope of colors, the threads of fate around her flickering with all sorts of urge and emotion. Light and dark. Kyra's right hand lifts, pointing out in front of her at Ombra, pointing, then drawn downwards in a straight line. That line in glowing gold is repeated on the floor beneath Ombra. <br /><br />That same finger lifts again, this time tracing a horizontal line through the air that perpendicullarly intersects the first. This becomes apparent when this second line appears on the floor as well. "For you, defiler, I call down the highest form of judgement, wrought from creation that sought its own destruction. Feel its curse. Feel its desire to return to nothingness." <br /><br />As she speaks, wild golden lines etch themselves outwards from the simple ones drawn upon the ground, centering Ombra in its chaotic pattern. Alma can firmly admit that she has never, ever seen her sister cast this before. She'd be hard-pressed to discover rthe spell's origin but one thing is certain. It is definitely not white magic. <br /><br />"GRAND CROSS!" Golden energy explodes upwards, continuing in its own blinding blaze for several seconds before dying down to a dull glow that remains, smoking, on the tower floor. <br /><br />Afterwards, Kyra's eyes roll back and she falls to the ground. Alma would recognize this as a textbook case of mage fatigue.<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron rogers that. If Kyra is going to just blow the entire place up, she certainly doesn't want to stay close to be part of the fireworks! She uses her newly acquired flight skill to move out of the way, floating away from the tower.<br /><br />She woahs at the release of magic. Well, that was rather impressive after all. But Kyra slumping down... that doesn't look like a very good thing. "Are you alright Kyra?" She swoops in, trying to help Kyra up, at least sitting, if she's still concious at least. She might need help to lift her up if not, she doesn't know how good this flight really is.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Static. Riku struggles against Lord Ombra. Static. Riku gets picked up by Lord Ombra, and vanishes into his cloak in the midst of the struggle.. /Ker-CHACK/ goes something in Alma's head. <br /> <br /> Riku was gone, and she had no idea what happened to him. At best, he was lost in whatever darkness Lord Ombra dredged up. At worst.. he was.. <br /> <br /> <span style="color:#FFD700">...No...</span> <br /> <br /> A spear of darkness thunks against the radiance surrounding her. Then another. There's a sizzle as they strikes her aura, and they grow smaller, diminished and dying away before they ever strike her robed form. <br /> <br /> She screams, but it isn't due to the pain but anguish of a different sort, <span style="color:#FFD700">I AM GOING TO END YOU...IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE!</span> <br /> <br /> And that's the last coherent words she states <br /> <br /> Kyra unleashes the full fury of her magic, in a grand display of magic which explodes outward from Lord Ombra of the likes that she'd never seen before, there's a flicker of light and motion. Will grabs at his fate lines... Sigils appear everywhere around Lord Ombra. Forming into a great serpent of translucent blue light. Which coils around him suddenly. Serpentarius forms. And it's angry. It coils around the bottom half of Lord Ombra, then exploits that to surge out of the tower, carrying Lord Ombra with the animated hard light construct. <br /> <br /> Will only had solidified it for a moment, by grabbing and strangling it's fate lines, so after a time Lord Ombra slips out of it... <br /> <br /> Which is when he might note the distortions appearing in the air. Little prismatic tears within the darkness, where light floods through, as if being brought by an unseen source, and focused through a prism. <br /> <br /> Another flicker of light and static, and she's in front of Lord Ombra, floating suspended outside of the tower. Lord Ombra begins to hear something which is muted at first... <br /> <br /> BGM change: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2zFwvIomw <br /> <br /> And then that indistinct sound came suddenly to the forefront of Lord Ombra's mind.. the notes were at first separate, enunciated things.. such that the melody didn't even sound connected. <br /> <br /> But suddenly they were part of a refrain that made perfect sense to Lord Ombra. It had a serene sublimity to it. And then there was a voice singing lyrics that just didnt make any sense, and perfect sense at the same time. It was as if he simply didnt have the senses to perceive what the lyrics actually meant, as the voice shifted from alto, to tenor, to soprano and baritone. From man to woman, old to young, to something utterly alien... and yet he felt it was always the same voice. <br /> <br /> It brought with it a feeling of tranquility and focus that seemed to spiral through the shadow's mind, bringing connections where none existed before. His psyche expanded to grasp the myriad of contradictory truths of existence in the universe. And yet even as it began to perceive them.. grasp them, they'd slip away, and something else would instantly replace it to fill that vacuum.. repeating. These things were not meant for any mortal mind to know. Most immortals as well.. <br /> <br /> It was a song of light and order. A song of universal truth. A song of creation... A song of how anything and everything was interconnected.. Whether it came from her goddess or not.. who knew? Alma certainly didn't. <br /> <br /> Lord Ombra and Alma faded away, from the outside, it looks like there's a dark void that's roughly cube shaped at about a hundred feet by a hundred feet. <br /> <br /> On the inside, it's dimensions appear infinite to the spectre. Alma looks like an entirely different person, the sigils which make up her magic entirely encompass her eyes now, dwarfing out the sclera, the irises, and the pupils. She just stares at Lord Ombra. And then she opens her mouth and begins to sing herself. There is some slight dissonance, as her voice is quite different from the one she heard. And then there's a slight glimmer of light behind Alma.. <br /> <br /> It looks like it is coming upon a distant horizon.. from an impossible distance away. And then suddenly it isn't just a small glimmer anymore. It's a large wave of effulgent light which dwarfs the entirety of the space they're in. For but a brief instant.. darkness in this area ceases to exist, save for that which Lord Ombra brought with him. It scathes and scours as it washes over the shadow with annihilating brilliance. <br /> <br /> But it's over in an instant. When Lord Ombra's vision clears, he appeared to be in space. And yet not, at the same time.. there was still oxygen here if he needed to breath, not a vacuum. There was still heat here, such that the absence wouldn't have frozen over and slain a mortal being. <br /> <br /> Space however, was hardly empty. It was like looking through a high-powered telescope. There was darkness, certainly but there was also light everywhere, nebulas danced in the dark as multicolored plumes of light and cosmic space dust. And there were stars, stars everywhere, thousands of them, of many different colors and sizes. All scaled down perhaps, but Lord Ombra could make out the details of each... Everything in this duplicate representation of the universe was moving, rotations upon rotations, revolutions upon revolutions. It was dizzying to watch.. <br /> <br /> But he wouldn't have time to... As suddenly every single one of them started to move... ...towards him. <br /> <br /> She didn't bother with any sort of fancy light show. She didn't animate constellations and strike at him. She just sent hundreds of thousands of pinpricks of luminescence at him. Each one surging and streaming through him and his form before retaking their place suspended in the heavens. <br /> <br /> From the outside.. it only took about ten seconds. Ten seconds to create a representation of infinity and eternity and have it rebel against the foul shadow. But all the observers on the outside saw was light playing against the surface of an otherwise darkened object. <br /> <br /> Cracks started playing across the surface of it.. a moment later, it shatters, like sugarglass whose pieces then dissolve in turn... <br /> <br /> She looks much diminished from the effort, her aura flickering, and dying away as she wavers, then swoons.... ...with nothing holding her there any longer she starts to fall, before she comes into consciousness once more. Her aura comes back into existence a moment later, as she moves back inside the tower with agonizing languor.<br />
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:'''[[Peter Pan]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Peter Pan knows he's not human, he's not sure what lord Ombra is other than the darkness come to life. He sees Will going in, and the rest of the group starts up their assault upon the slayer of hopes and dreams. Pan is angry but he manages to keep focus his righteous anger only fuels him. He's not moved yet he gave the horror a chance. The chance that has been ignored so Pan launches himself at the darkness. This is so not going to end well as something strange happens. Pan is going to try to caught the one of the arrows come and Peter isn't quick enough not this time one catch him in the shoulder and he's sent spinning form the impact, He's hurt but alive as he is trying to get back up. Peter attempts to focus though the pain, how the heck did someone hit him. Even Hook could only do it once and a while it's not supposed to work like this. It's really how he sees things, but thankfully while he's dealing with the terrible arrow wound Rapunzel's already on the kids. Then again Pan knows he makes a very good distraction given how much the big bad is confused on him. <br /><br /> However Tink's not been idle he's been getting something now if this was more open it would be easier but someone might notice there is a crocodile outside hovering at the window thanks to Tink's work it's yes, that crock. It seems she's dragooned it to help and what is it doing? Why the old Hook hunter bunch a water being held in it's mouth! Tink and the crock wait for a moment once Lord Ombra is in clear view he sticks his snout in and just starts spraying water like a fire hose at him! <br /><br /> As for the Crock's happy thought? What do you think it was?<br />
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:'''[[Peter Pan]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Peter Pan knows he's not human, he's not sure what lord Ombra is other than the darkness come to life. He sees Will going in, and the rest of the group starts up their assault upon the slayer of hopes and dreams. Pan is angry but he manages to keep focus his righteous anger only fuels him. He's not moved yet he gave the horror a chance. The chance that has been ignored so Pan launches himself at the darkness. This is so not going to end well as something strange happens. Pan is going to try to caught the one of the arrows come and Peter isn't quick enough not this time one catch him in the shoulder and he's sent spinning form the impact. <br /><br /> He's hurt but alive as he is trying to get back up. Peter attempts to focus though the pain, how the heck did someone hit him. Even Hook could only do it once and a while it's not supposed to work like this. It's really how he sees things, but thankfully while he's dealing with the terrible arrow wound Rapunzel's already on the kids. Then again Pan knows he makes a very good distraction given how much the big bad is confused on him. <br /><br /> However Tink's not been idle he's been getting something now if this was more open it would be easier but someone might notice there is a crocodile outside hovering at the window thanks to Tink's work it's yes, that crock. It seems she's dragooned it to help and what is it doing? Why the old Hook hunter bunch a water being held in it's mouth! Tink and the crock wait for a moment once Lord Ombra is in clear view he sticks his snout in and just starts spraying water like a fire hose at him! <br /><br /> As for the Crock's happy thought? What do you think it was? <br /><br /> "HA! Didn't see that coming did you?!<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Righteous fury, go! <br /><br /> Cloaked jerkface takes a pummeling, Will digging right into the back of the cloak, reality shuddering as pulse after pulse of dark energy pounds through the chamber. The dark strings wither and screech as the red strings assault them and another wail of fear and torment rises up from the black eyed children, who in their madness, several unsheathe knives. They look at the Arcadian captives. A girl whispers in terrible pain. "Stop. STOP" she screams. She looks at the others who are suffering and when those cries go unanswered, she narrows her eyes at the other children. The ones helping Rapunzel untie the others with unsteady trembling fingers. Rapunzel herself. "...this is all YOUR fault." eyes bleeding from both corners she screams and lunges at the children with knife raised. Another reaches out a hand to grab her back, wrenching her away from the torqued adventurers. They hold back her struggling hatred. <br /><br /> And it is a good thing she does, for charging across the room towards the children would have put her in the middle of the Grand Cross. (tm) The giant glowing gold lines etch into the floor and then flare with Ombra trapped in the midst of the pattern. A blinding FLARE of energy consuming the cloak and unleashing a scream that shakes the very foundations of the tower. <br /><br /> In the aftermath of this, Peter Pan very thoughtfully puts out the burning fire with a crocodile fire hose. Then the cloaked figure and Alma disappear into the space time anomaly that is the limit break cube and the entire universe screams towards the darkness at top speed. There is a SCREAM of denial. "NO." screams the voice. Then a longer wail as the cloak shreds apart. The light completely scours it away. Fate and magic and holy universal light destroy it utterly. <br /><br /> The children under it's fell influence call out and then collapse into unconsciousness wholesale in a heap. <br /><br /> Meanwhile. ...we are sorry Gerad, but there was just one more trap in this mundane and otherwise ordinary room. Underneath a blanket near the stairs was a primed sleep crystal. Any touch is liable to set it off.<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>IN THE ROOM ABOVE:<br /> <br />Muffled shouting and increasingly loud clomping can be heard from the room below. There is, finally, a penultimate shout, a dramatic *THOK* against the trapdoor leading downwards, and then the sound of metal striking a staircase<br /> <br />a crossbow going off, firing no less than sixteen quarrels into the ceiling/floor<br /> <br />a loud *SZZ-POP* and a burst of light visible *through* the trapdoor<br /> <br />a *WHIRR*, followed by a completely *unspeakable odor*<br /> <br />and more crossbow bolts.<br /> <br />Snoring.<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Will breathes heavily... <br /><br /> He looks around...black eyed Children are....still corrupted, but it's lessened. He frowns...he isn't sure if he can touch that...maybe Alma and Kyra can work on that? He doesn't know... <br /><br /> Or maybe it'll just go away... <br /><br /> He looks around again... <br /><br /> Riku.. Will frowns. The power fades from his hands and he sinks against the wall. "<GOOSEHONK> it.." he says, rubbing his eyes.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Alma is kind of laying down near the edge of the top floor of the tower right now facing outwards towards the spot where Lord Ombra last existed. Her rational mind was sort of shut off during all of the Limitbreak Cube (tm). <br /> <br /> Now that it had rebooted... ..she was in all out horror mode. <br /> <br /> She just lays there in a plaintive pile, sobbing. Not just because he hadn't reemerged.... <br /> <br /> ...but because she'd lost control, and what she did during that time, may be the reason he hadn't reemerged. She doesn't move from that spot.<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron helps by dragging Kyra away, but moves her over to Alma, bringing the two together to make sure Alma is alright too "You both used too much magic didn't you? You better rest up..." She looks around, setting Kyra down next to Alma.<br /><br />She looks at Alma, and pats the girl consolingly as she sees her sobbing. She doesn't really know what to say though, but offers a simple "Are you okay? Everyone is alright..."<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Rapunzel goes about her task with great haste, pulling the rough knots free as fast as she can without harming the already frightened captives. It's not as fast as she'd like. Pascal hops down and scampers over to another child, pulling at the rope with his tail without much success.<br /><br /> A blinding burst of light fills the room suddenly, forcing her to shield her eyes and leaving spots in her vision when the flare of holy energy fades away. When she can see again, Rapunzel immediately notices the lack of the cloaked figure and sighs softly, but she doesn't sit idle. The rest of the kidnapees are set free in short order with each new child freed going to help their fellows until all of them are huddled in a big mass of sobbing frightened bodies.<br /><br /> Rapunzel kneels down and, unable to wrap her arms around all of them, uses her hair instead, pulling them into one big group hug. "It's alright now. The bad man is gone."<br /><br /> She hopes that's true. Her gaze drifts over to the corrupted children and for a moment she considers trying to sing for them. Perhaps her magic could fix their condition. But there's no guarantee of that and revealing her power inside of a tower of evil where there might be Heartless lurking seems like a foolish idea.<br /><br /> "We should leave this place as soon as possible."<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> "Except for the missing boy." Will says, "Riku." Will says, no he can't be sad now...they have to get these kids out, and right now they need someone strong. "Rapunzel's right. Lets go. We need to get these kids out of here...and back with their familes." he says. <br /><br /> And then he has to talk with Gabranth... <br /><br /> And then find Riku.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Alma's eyes are glassy, looking in an unfocused manner on the last spot she saw Lord Ombra... <br /> <br /> She just continues to sob... not answering Serah, whose words don't seem to reach her. Fortunately... Will answers for her. <br /> <br /> She doesn't seem to want to get up from that spot.<br />
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:'''[[Peter Pan]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Peter Pan can only watch at what happens to Lord Ombra, Alma, and everyone else just bring forth the fires of justice upon the creature of shadow. he rises to his feet and watches the cloak figure now just having been wiped from existence more of less. He's gone the nightmare of Neverland is over for now. The Darkness is out there still but a victory has been won, a force of darkness has be struck down. <br /><br /> Pan looks back to the crock and grins for a second <br /><br /> "Owe ya one! Tink get out friend back to the water." <br /><br /> If Hook ever hears about the Crock being able to fly. He would never sleep again, as funny as that would be it's perhaps for the best the big old crock goes on its way for the day. The clock goes tick tock but grows distance as the heroes surprise help is heading on their way back to the water. <br /><br /> He looks to see the faces of everyone who has helped the children here Peter is grinning widely as he first lets out a heck of a rooster crow of victory then actually says something. <br /><br /> "Thank you on behalf of all of Neverland thank you." <br /><br /> he'd say he'd never forget but well even Pan knows his mind suffers memory leaks. With that there's many kids to help and work to do. So of Peter goes.</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Tower_of_OmbraTower of Ombra2013-07-22T08:03:01Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: </p>
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|Date of Scene=2013/07/21<br />
|Location=Neverland<br />
|Synopsis=The Missing persons TP finale. Welcome to Bleak Horizon. We're all happy here. <br />
|Thanks=Everyone who participated. Excellent times were had.<br />
|Cast of Characters=Rapunzel, Will Sherman, Riku, Peter Pan, Kyra Hyral, Serah Farron, Alma Hyral, Argider, Gerad Iron Fogair<br />
|Tinyplot=Missing Persons<br />
|pretty=yes<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Bleak Horizon. <br /><br /> A name and a feeling for the place hidden away by a gloom ridden fog in the chain of Roving Islands. The pirates know of it and steer clear for any treasure to be found on the island of Bleak Horizon is guarded by spectral creatures and the remains of Lord Ombra's victims. There are reports of black eyed children inhabiting ruined villages at the coast but few have returned even with that much information. The fog is as good a disorienting maze as anmy labyrinth and many who move ashore find their way turned around to the sharp, grim coastline once again. <br /><br /> The indians and the mermaids know of it and do not speak, for to speak of the isle and the grim tower that pierces the heavens is a sure recipe for calamity and illfortune. There are ways to get there, by land or by sea or air. <br /><br /> It's just a matter of /wanting/ to. <br /><br /> The fog is thick and the sky almost permanently overcast. The coastline is a thick line of dirty sand pockmarked by withered grey wood and plastic detritus. A half buried jack-in-the-box tilts sideways in the sand, half buried and spring corroded. Beyond the coast is a dark forest and the ruins of several buildings of the same wood and stone. They are patchwork, things lashed together by an inexpert hand with only the tools available and very frail. <br /><br /> The woods are choked by a bluish grey fog, the pines no more than silohuettes in an everpresent gloom. Finally crownint the dark words is a stone spire that slashes into the sky, an obsidian thorn of crystal and metal. <br /><br /> Riku bends down to examine the beach. He frowns at the broken toy, not touching it. There are signs of multiple sets of tracks leading into the ruined village. "Oh, this is going to be fun." he exclaims very, very softly in an annoyed voice.<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> "Yeah." Will says, right behind Riku. He didn't like the water...but he swallowed his fear to come across here and look at the gloomy beach. How weird this place looks...his eyes are a bit different, but even so... <br /><br /> Nothing...this place is hollow. He doesn't need special eyes to see that. A shiver goes down his spine, even a godling can be afraid. <br /><br /> "Lets get those kids back, before anything bad happens to them." he says, giving his friend a nod. "I mean, Unless you think you've finally found a place to read your dark poetry." he chides Riku. <br /><br /> "I'll even snap a few times." Grinning, Face the darkness with humor and light...maybe they might even win.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Bleak Horizon. BGM change: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFEJlAU0B3c <br /> <br /> She'd passed by Neverland once before on a ferry, which was remarkably bereft of pirate attacks. She remembered thinking that she wanted to visit the land of eternal innocence one day... ....but not like this. This tower, shrouded in oppressive gloom was the antithesis of anything she wanted to see here. Like a dirty little secret that was swept to the corner, waiting to be rooted out... She gave the woods an abstracted look before her gaze trailed upwards to the tip of the hazy spire. She actually took off her glasses for a moment to see if they required cleaning... ...they didn't. <br /> <br /> She was wearing her typical White Mage Robes, nothing more than that, a pair of leather boots peaking out from below her the hem of her robes. <br /> <br /> She gives Will a bemused look, the gloom on her expression shattering as she offers a grin, "Very funny. What is Lord Dark and Scary going to do with you, if you keep on killing the mood he's trying to set?" Beat pause, "...also his poetry isn't /that/ bad. A dark corner of a coffee shop would better serve. Maybe wearing a beret..." <br /> <br /> She looks at Riku out of the corner of her eyes, allowing the smile to carry over his way as she steps forward, her feet crunching on the damp sand.<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>GERAD HAS NEVER LOOKED more like a complete stud. He's traded in his desert rags for a much cooler bandana and eyepatch, his trademark clean-shaven face is now covered liberally in *gristly beardgrist*, and he's wearing a raggedy justacorps (A PIRATE COAT!) in the colors of dismal crimson and gunmetal gray. As before, his spear and crossbow hang from back and hip. Completely differently from before, he's on a boat (with T-Pain).<br /> <br />While kings may not pay taxes, they -are- taxes. So he doesn't get away from the changes.<br /> <br />---<br /> <br />"Yarr," grunts Gerad for about the seventieth time since he's been here. He's been *practicing*. For what it's worth, he looks good, all Captain Morgan'd on the prow of a landing boat. Some nameless pirates get all grumbly-rumbly behind him, something along the lines of 'That's annoying!', but Gerad isn't listening to them. He pulls out a spyglass from within his justacorps, and examines the distant shoreline before him.<br /> <br />Seconds later, the landing boat *thumps* into the shoreline. Gerad collapses his spyglass and sets it into his coat.<br /> <br />"Yarr, me hearties! Land ho! Or something." He hops off of the boat and lands squarely on the beach, barely within sight of Alma/Riku/Will way down thataway. Immediately, he's frowning. This place looks really crappy!<br /> <br />"Alright. Need to find out why everybody's been pointing towards this place. What's going on here?" He sees Alma and some friends over there - eh, too far to walk over just yet. He needs to see what's going on.<br /> <br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron is all about children! She wants the best for them, shem ight even teach them one day too! Although maybe the Neverland kids won't like it, but she might like to try. Oh well. Either way, kids disapearing is not a good thing.<br /><br />She follows the others, mostly Alma, who she seems to feel closer to than many others, because of their magic affinity, and soft personalities related to healing powers too. Although hers are a bit different, and she's not a stuttering shy girl like Alma, she still is fond of the girl right now, they already shared a few adventures.<br /><br />She looks at the tower int he distance "So we know they are over there?" She wonders where the information came form... it might be a trap after all. In fact, she better think of it as a trap, might be safer for everyone, not letting their guards down. "I don't like this place really..." She sighs, her pink hair bouncing as she moves through the vegetation along the others members of the expedition.<br />
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:'''[[Argider]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Argider's crew was skeptical of their captain's plan. They were officially no longer military officers after the fall of Roz. Besides, it should be the Archades Fleet who should be hunting for the lost children and not them. The sky-pirate himself would have none of this. In his mind, the matter was relatively simple. They go in, take enough treasure to make it worth their while, rescue the children, and become big darn, rich heroes.<br /><br />Unforunately, there was a little more to this then a mundance combined hostage rescue/smash and grab. This was evident as soon as they hit land. Neverland was not quite what any had expected. They had heard stories of the wild transformations that people may undergo. Argider's crew remained -mostly- the same due to their already eccentric clothing choices. However, a good portion of the crew now found themselves to be impromptu baby sitters for pirate children. And then the situation went from bad to chocobo plop bad when Argider learned of the nature of the kidnappers and the remote location where even -pirates- were loathe to travel. Argider was no mere simple pirate though. He was a sky-pirate and this made things totally different.<br /><br />The intrepid Captain finds himself seperated from his crew at large. This fog was and woods were really putting a hamper on their search party. Argider emerges from the brush with cutlass in hand and an eyepatch over his left eye. Funny, he didn't remember putting any of those on. Eh, maybe he was just a tad hungover. He soon finds quite the variety of fellow explorers in the clearing. Argider flips his eyepatch up to reveal a perfectly normal eye underneath. Nope, he doesn't recognize a single soul here. He does not sense any real hostility from this group whom seem to be relatively familiar with each other. "Howdy," greets the tall man as he casually tips hit cutlass against his shoulder and strides forward. "Guessin' y'all are here for the treasure..." Argider coughs into his non-sword holding fist. "....treasured kidnapped children?"<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"I've got a bad feeling about this." Kyra says dryly, hoising her messenger bag farther up upon her shoulder. Something about this place dug up memories of nostalgia and long days spent with her family. <br /><br />Kyra Hyral disliked that quite a bit. Forcing down the bile of the recalled sheltered childhood-which, frankly, was but a handfull of years ago, she steps past Riku and Alma, pausing to survey the group. Her eyes fall upon ~studly pirate~ Gerad. Of those here... <br /><br />...he seemed like the best candidate as a meat shield at the moment. Alma had dibs on Riku, Serah was a healer, and Will was both dodgy and frail. Shame she couldn't coax Kamon into comi- <br /><br />Argider shows up. ".../hmmmmmmm./" Kyra hums thoughtfully.<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> A dark and mysterious forest on a mist-wrapped island in an unfamiliar land. As entertaining as this little adventure sounded in theory to someone who's only recently started to see the world, the reality of it is a great deal more dreary and frightening than Rapunzel had anticipated.<br /><br /> The young woman, apparently unaffected by the strange laws of this land, leans forward at the prow of the small rowboat, peering into the gloom with a wide-eyed look of awe and concern that is mirrored in the googly eyes of her lizard companion. Pascal scampers from his usual perch on her shoulder to roost in her thick hair, his skin shifting to match the golden hue until only a pair of eyes are distinguishable.<br /><br /> Much like the pirates who row their little vessel to shore, Rapunzel gives the rugged thief a sidelong glance every time he attempts to play up his part. She's almost glad when they make landfall and quickly dismounts. Her bare toes wiggle in the cool sand as she stretches back and forth to work the cramps of ocean travel out.<br /><br /> It isn't until she's finished gathering her hair out of the boat, which took up a fair amount of space all on its own, and turns to join that others that she spots the ominous detrius littering the beach. Rapunzel draws up short, clutching her frying pan to her chest protectively.<br /><br /> "What is this place...?"<br />
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:'''[[Peter Pan]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Peter Pan had been in a far too serious frame of mind, well for him anyway. Over this whole children kidnapping thing it had taken a good deal of time tracking Lord Ombra down. Peter had been trying to one make sure he was not going after any new children, and two? Seeing if he'd been hiding somewhere else. This is not the truth it seems he's been in Neverland all along. The last place Peter would have looked, seriously even Hook would hide something major elsewhere given his new found mobility since the world had broken. Lord Ombera had figured out Peter's behaviour pretty well, or had just lucked out. It would be hard to know given how much of an unknown he really was to the worlds at large. <br /><br /> Peter however had managed to get his head screwed on right thanks to Tinkerbell and a stop by at the TDA. Where he'd also basically looted the heck out of their fridge and driven Mercade to go drink later. Why? The idea of there being another Will out there was that much of a shock. Peter had been flying towards the island it was not a place he liked he's made the lost boys stay home, told them to guard the lair. In truth he didn't wish to risk his friends becoming food for what he was hunting. Too many children as it is has been taken, one was too many as far as Peter was concerned. He comes in for a rather lazy landing on the beach right beside Riku and Will. <br /><br /> "Lostboy here help with the children right. I see you brought friends." <br /><br /> Alma gets a look from Peter stares at Alma for a moment. He has no idea what a beret is and seems to be pretty confused. Then comes a pirate he's about to say something to Riku but there is a pirate here, and Pan's already turning to face him. <br /><br /> "I told the pirates they could help by keeping out of this!" <br /><br /> Peter looks annoyed now shifting gears mentally at a rather high speed and now there's another pirate here as well. This just keeps getting crazy but the pirates almost seem to want to help or don't seem to be spoiling for a fight. He does not like it but he will likely need their help the more he thinks about it. Riku gets a strange look from peter. "So who are you lady, I haven't seen you before. Your all with Lost boy right?" <br /><br /> Then comes a girl with a hair Kraken on her head. So much hair it might just try to eat the very children they are trying to save. <br /><br /> Tink just meanwhile flits about Peter and is face palming right now over his comment's to Riku. Some days Peter really did drive her insane. <br /><br /> "Well if your here to help even the /pirates/ we need to go rescue the children and should not waste more time." <br /><br /> Things are so bad Peter is thinking about the concept of time, that's how real things are right now.<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Riku looks at Will, then he looks at Alma. There is absolutely no change of expression on his face as he raises both hands and begins to artfully snap along to the silent beat of the darkness bongos, like some extremely avante-garde coffee shop goer. <br /><br /> After a couple of ironic snappings, he smiles thinly and lets his hands fall to his sides. He looks around at the surroundings. "Come on. The faster we find them.. the less time we have to be here." Riku shudders at the brush of something, a tendril of darkness that sweeps invisibly across the beach like an errant wind. <br /><br /> A boat bumps into the shore completely with pirate(?) and spyglass and a stout 'Yarr, me hearties' "Yes?" Riku responds to Sarah with a shrug of one shoulder. "The information I gathered just took awhile to sort out." What info and why? Sore Wa Himitsu Desu. <br /><br /> "Yes." he says /very/ flatly to Argider. "Aren't they precious." with a very dry note on 'precious'. He nods his head in greeting and then continues to make his way up the grey beach towards the ruined buildings. <br /><br /> Then Peter speaks up. <br /><br /> There is a very slow anime moment as Riku turns towards Peter and regards him levelly. He then rolls his eyes up almost to the overcast with a long-suffering snort, putting a clamp down on his temper. "I think.." he says very levelly. "In the interests of /living/ .. we should work together, no matter where we come from." <br /><br /> The next section of territory after the coastline was the abandoned buildings. The ramshackle little town built on the edge between the forest and the coast. There are more abandoned and discarded toys here, some of them peeking from the half-created shelters or laying by firepits in the blackened soil. The fog is even more thick here, cutting down visibility to only a dozen feet or so in any direction. It swirls actively around feet and overhead, blocking the view of the forest and the tower periodically only for the winds to change and the destination to be made clear again. There is no main avenue through the buildings, which the forest has already overgrown with sickly foliage and spongy black moss. The air is full of the smell of fungus and mold and forgotten things. <br /><br /> At the far end of the village is a ramshackle bridge over a small lake made of found pieces of driftwood. Small platforms leading from the near side to the far side at the edge of the forest. The waters are dark and completely opaque.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Wow, a lot of people actually came to the call to rescue the childr.. err treasured children. She might have sighed, but Will's cheer had infected her just a little bit, enough that she was still in a relatively good mood. Riku's ironic snapping almost makes her snort with laughter as she covers her mouth up with her hands and composes herself. <br /> <br /> When Serah asks the question, she nods, "It pretty much screams dark and evil sanctuary of lost dreams, innocence, and emo music, so I'm guessing this is the place." Her smile cracks just a little, "I'm not really fond of it either, but we'll be alright..." <br /> <br /> And then Gerad shows up, practicing his masquerade as a pirate and Alma's bemused look returns to her, as she calls out to him. "Is it talk like a pirate day? I didn't get the memo. But come ashore. I'll explain on the way. And hey Rapunzel." She waves to her cheerfully, looking at Peter, "These are different sorts of pirates, don't mind their appearances. They're here to help." <br /> <br /> Argider gets an abstracted look for a moment. Her smile seems, slightly forced, but it eventually does come... "Good evening Sir, good to see you again. And that's right.." For some reason her gaze just lingers on him, for a while longer. <br /> <br /> Giving Kyra a sidelong glance she observes her for a while, before grinning, she /knows/ that look, she adjusts her glasses, before leaning over and whispering to her in an almost conspiratorial manner, "So many choices... I say you just pick a pirate and go from there." <br /> <br /> Following along through the abandoned buildings on the coastline, she looks at the toys, little examples of innocence lost as they appear, then fade away in the thick fog... that almost dampens her mood again immediately, as she trails along in silence behind Riku and the others as they navigate the village. The smell of mold and noxious fungus causing her to cough every now and then, and cover her mouth as it exacerbated her asthma. <br /> <br /> The bridge of driftwood gives her intense pause, as she examines it, giving it a skeptical look... due to factors that would put her in less danger than others should it not be all that sturdy, she volunteers, "I'll go first.. just to check the stability.." Which she does with one tentative and careful step after the other. If there's any handrails of rope or wood, she keeps a death grip upon them with each step...<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Will grins at Riku's ironic snappings. <br /><br /> Then others start coming, He doesn't know the first two pirates...he shrugs, "Well...the more the merrier...and if they think they can hurt kids I'll break their butts." Will is kinda over confident... but he turns towards Rapunzel, "Oh hey!" he says, remembering her, "Remember me? From Manhattan? Will Sherman? King of the Hobos?" he pauses, "Huh...of all the weird places to meet again." he says, but... "Well, frying pan is had. We shouldn't have any problems now." He says, and turns towards... <br /><br /> The pan! "Hey!" he says, and then pauses...he laughs at the Pan's confusion over Riku. "No no, this is Riku, Peter. Riiiiku. He's a guy." he says, "A little pretty for a guy, I know, but he's a guy." he shrugs. He slaps the Pan a high-five. "Anyway, lets get movin' on..." he says, looking towards Alma and Kyra... He does not talk about their last meeting with the Dennous. That will never be mentioned again. Nor what came of it.. <br /><br /> One bad thing at a time. The area turns into moldy ruins...broken toys everyhere. "...So sad." he says, "...A place once full of life...now drained of it." he shudders, and then the bridge up ahead... Will of course reflexively makes fate help them get across.<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Gerad sees some kid in the distance, flipping out about something or other. His focus seems mostly on the silver-haired, androgynous woman leading the group - Gerad gives the kid a thumbs up, and looks back to Rapunzel beside him.<br /> <br />"Eh? Y'know, I have no idea. It's kinda dreary, but, that's where all the folks from Agrabah kept pointing us towards, right?" Gerad shrugs. He doesn't understand Arabic, or whatever they speak over there. And everybody talks so fast!<br /> <br />"Just keep your fryin' pan ready, and we'll be fine, I'm sure." Gerad walks off after the group, falling in behind Alma and giving her a quizzical look when she mentions Talk Like A Pirate Day. "What? Every day's talk like a pirate day."<br /> <br />"Yarr," he says to Peter, by way of greeting.<br /> <br />And then his attention is back to Rapunzel, because he feels responsible for her.<br /> <br />"Don't touch anything. Everybody's actin' like this is somethin' special - it's not, but it seems like it's suckin' the life out of them. Avoid the water and the... plant stuff?" Gerad pauses when the group comes to the bridge, and crosses his arms while Alma volunteers to cross first.<br /> <br />"Easy there, Lightfoot. Think that water's gonna be worse than anything we've seen yet." He's frowning.<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"Well, I've basically got my choices narrowed down to two." Kyra mentions casually to Alma. "But you know, as a white mage, I need to take certain precautions." Though really, she'd feel best if Kamon was here since she'd rather not have to sidle up to strangers if she didn't have to. "I think I know who now though." <br /><br />As the mold comes into view, Kyra zips her hoodie up all the way and tugs on the drawstrings, which brings the bottom of the hood up a little more, over her mouth and nose. It's a little uncomfortable, but it beats breathing in copious amounts of mold spores. <br /><br />As they walk along, Kyra moves over to walk next to Argider. "Excuse me. But I couldn't help but notice that you seemed a bit out of place amongst our little group. Maybe you're missing a crewmate or two? For the duration of this expedition, I'd like to propose that we...work together." <br /><br />Her green eyes peer out at Argider from beneath her hoodie. "You look to me like a very...physically capable young man. I, on the other hand, have /extensive/ training in the medical and magical arts. So I am in a prime position to provide you some very lucrative support. What do you say? Partners?"<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Rapunzel glances around at the various assembled pirates and youths, recognizing a few faces in the crowd. One face in particular, belonging to a dirt-stained young man, seems to recognize her as well. She gives a bright smile despite the opressive atmosphere and waves back at Will.<br /><br /> "Hello there! It's been a while!"<br /><br /> There's no way you can forget someone like Will. That smell is pretty unmistakable. At the joking mention of her frying pan, she smirks and spins it around by the hole at the end of the handle on one finger.<br /><br /> "Nat-ur-ally. I can handle anything that comes our w--!" Her sudden boast is cut off mid-word as a mis-timed spin causes the hard iron skillet to clonk into the side of her head. Rapunzel winces and rubs her face. "Gotta learn to stop doing that..."<br /><br /> Moving ahead with the crowd, the long-haired teen lingers near the back of the group, constantly casting her gaze over her shoulder back towards the shore, growing more and more worried as the wide beach fades into grey obscurity in the fog. Only the bright gold of her hair, trailing along behind her like a lifeline, makes it possible to see what direction they've come from.<br /><br /> "Okay, heh heh... that's a little creepy. Just... don't touch anything and you'll be fine..."<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron nods to Alma, smiling "Well there's strength in numbers, so as long as we're not in this alone, we'll be fine, right?"<br /><br />She's been with a few of the others too. Will is always so loud and odd... but he seems to be on their side at least, so she's okay with it. Kyra always seems to be with Alma, maybe they are good friends...? She doens't know about everyone much yet it seems. Peter Pan she saw before too, hard to miss a green-dressed flyign boy after all.<br /><br />She moves between the buildings, looking through open doors and windows, mostly curious "Not a soul here... what happened, are those the people we're living more normally living here?" She wonders, looking around for any signs of recent life.<br />
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:'''[[Argider]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"Pirates?! Where?" Argider smirkingly remarks before turning to see Pirate Prime. The Airship captain places a hand sheepishly on the back of his neck. "Nevermind, I think I found'em." The brown-haired man remarks as he tosses the cutlass and useless eyepatch away. He then tips an imaginary hat towards the group at large. "Young ladies and gentlemen, a pleasure to meet you." His eyes then focus on Alma. Oh wait, there is someone he recognizes. It just has been awhile since she fainted right before his eyes. "Young miss, it seems we meet again. Can't say this is the best of places to catch up though with all those precious children to save." He says with a slight knowing nod being afforded to Riku. The other 'pirate' gets a raised brow. "Quite the welcome we got here. Looks like you woke yerself up from the same party I went to," casually remarks the captain as he gestures towards his discarded cutlass and eyepatch. "Anywho, I can't speak for him, but me and mine are here to help."<br /><br />When Kyral saddles up persay next to him, he glances over at the teenager in the hoodie. "Seems that way. But I reckon they can manage on their own until we meet up back at the ship." A demure smile is leveled towards the teen when she offers a helping hand. "Young miss, you got yerself a deal there. Always helps to have someone watching your back and even more so if they know how to sew a person back up together with some magic." He extends a half-gloved hand towards the hooded one. "Deal. The name's Captain Argider by the way."<br /><br />Argider would then take a look at the creepy surrounding and let out a low whistle before resting a hand near his hostled sidearm. "Looks like we jus' might me on the right track." That's right. Just follow the creepy trail of broken toys further into the creepy village that is surrounded by creepy fog. Whatever could go wrong?<br />
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:'''[[Peter Pan]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Peter Panhas this thing, the mental filter most people have? He does not have one, there's no real malice in the boy though. He just he says what he thinks. This can get him into so much trouble however. Thankfully one Riku's quickly able to smash through Peter's confusion, which leaves Pan with a baffled look on his face for a moment. he then makes a bit of an Oh look on his face and all seems to be okay with him now. He's actually walking, flying would just paint a big sign going hey Pan is here. Which could end up making things so much worse so he sticks to the ground. <br /><br /> The village doesn't make Peter feel any better seeing all the toys here and there? Makes him unsettled about this place, this place was wrong. Something like this should not exist in Neverland, it had no place here. Will also doubly enforces Riku is a guy. Very pretty but seriously a guy, Pan just thankfully is distracted by everything to think about it too hard for who knows what might be lurking about for them. <br /><br /> He takes a concerned look at Alma for a moment as she goes to check the bridge it should hold right? She's being careful so she should be okay. Kyra had a good idea about the spores Peter takes off his new hat and puts it over his mouth for all the good it might do him. <br /><br /> "You should be careful some of you are young enough he may want to take you as well." <br /><br /> The Pirates might actually be a huge boon it would be unlikely that adults could be fed upon by Lord Ombra. Serah gets a look from Peter and he answers her question quickly though his voice is a bit muffled due to the hat. <br /><br /> "I can't remember to be honest no one's really liked to come out this way. Even Hook's men avoid this place, not even they like it. Hook actually hates Lord Ombra too." <br /><br /> Rapunzel?s hair may be a fairly big boon given it's effect may keep them from getting lost, right? Or maybe it will eat some of the bad guys. Gerad gets another look from Pan but he's seeming rapidly less hostile when he remember not even the Pirates like it here. Also Argider seems to be pretty polite all things considered. He's also given his word to work with them right? That should be enough? He gave his word in this situation it should be enough. <br /><br /> Tinker bell meanwhile lifts off of Pan's shoulder and flies a bit ahead of the group using her own light to aid the party in moving ahead, she's also keeping an eye out for trouble that might be laying in wait for them.<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Riku snorts with laughter at the comments being made but shakes his head. "Be careful Alma." he murmurs as he keeps a hand on the sword belted to his side while constantly scanning the empty seeming village. He gives Argider an annoyed look and another to Will, but then his shoulders hunch. <br /><br /> Dark shapes can vaguely be sensed in the forest to anyone with the senses to spy them. They are almost completely dark presences, only a faint glimmer of light at their core remains which makes them difficult to track in the otherwise pervading gloom. <br /><br /> "This place isn't empty." he murmurs, turning towards the water is a swathe of darkness cutting through the terrain like a sword, a withering presence that leaves the shores barren, stinking of rotten things with the occasional floating piece of detritus. <br /><br /> Riku pointedly ignores Kyra and her. well, meat shop assessments of who she was going to work with. Well. Pointedly after looking at Kyra, then at Argider with both eyebrows raised way up for a moment before looking back at Alma. <br /><br /> It's a rickety and slow passage. The islands dip low into the water which sloshes over them frequently but they stay firm and the connectors do as well, although one creaks ominously at the end when she steps onto the other bank. <br /><br /> Looking into windows and through open doors, there are stuffed animals. Blankets. The detritus of recent living. On one wall there is a crayon drawing. There is a group of vague humanoid shapes, perhaps people. They stand on the beach which is drawn in bright shades of yellow, with a blue ocean and a green forest. The eyes of each of these children have been crossed out in black.<br /><br /> On the forest side of the lake there is a rustling and a snapping of branches. The bridge, although sound, will not take everyone on it at the same time. Some who are not able to fly are going to wait for others to cross or risk the wholesale collapse of the rickety construction.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>She replies to Argider in a mild tone, "Perhaps we'll.. catch up under better circumstances... once the children are out of danger." <br /> <br /> To Serah she just grins, trying to give her a confident look, "We'll be better than fine... don't worry." <br /> <br /> Alma suddenly gets a flash of chibi-Kyra at her wedding as she listens to her talk to Argider with an almost surreal proposition. In her vision the other individual who may or may not be either Kamon or Helena(In less dodgy form, maybe with some emo looking Odynar Iron spiked armor) is just labelled Odynar_Tank_001, with the rest of them blurred out with a question mark. The celebrant states, /I now declare you tank and healer. You may now kiss her mana bar./ It takes /everything/ she has not to burst out giggling. <br /> <br /> As they cross, she doesn't look back at Riku, she just states in a low voice, "Hey, I'm the soul of caution, Solo." <br /> <br /> She crosses the bridge with light-footed steps. She didn't weigh all that much and when you could literally... alter your gravity, you didn't worry too much about falling. Even so, she holds on with a death grip which belies her rational mind telling her that nothing will go wrong.. as the bridge sways a little back and forth. <br /> <br /> As soon as she gets to the other side.. she looks like she's clearing the forest.. she looks left, then right, then up... scanning the branches. Almost like it was some sort of precise ritual for her. Waiting for the others to cross... she tries not to think of the ominous pictures she saw in the houses before the crossing, that wouldn't happen.. it just wouldn't.<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Will pauses... <br /><br /> "JUST MAKE OUT ALREADY! We got work to do!" he shouts towards Kyra before moving on ahead. Geeze really, why do people gota be so dodgy about this <GOOSEHONK>! <br /><br /> Will dances across the bridge, hitting the other side and looks around, and starts walking forward. He waits for the others...but starts looking ahead, trying to find something...anything on the other side, but the fog and the...well, forest. <br /><br /> Will sighs..this is seriously a problem. Frowning, he looks around again, and then back towards Riku, "I think...we are going to wana hurry up soon...I have a feeling." he frowns.<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"Perfect!" Kyra beams, reaching over to meet Argider's hand with her own free one-as the other clings to the strap of the messenger bag slung over her shoulder. "I guarentee you will not lose consciousness under my care! Well, unless you /want/ to but I strongly recommend against it in this situation! Anyway...the name is Kyra Hyral." <br /> <br />Her handshake is pretty firm for someone who allegedly hides behind Odynar tanks all day. Her face turns bright red and she whirls on Will. "This is a /professional/ arrangement!" she snaps at him, "How /dare/ you suggest it is anything else!"<br /><br />In spite of that exchange, Kyra's mood is gradually dragged down by their ominous surroundings. She does quietly confide to Argider why she has her hood drawn up, explaining that over time, inhaling black mold spores can cause some respiratory distress. Especially for those with allergies. <br /><br />Seeing the construction of that bridge makes Kyra certainly wait-and encourage others to wait as one person crosses at a time. "Right, I'll go next." she murmurs, swiftly moving after Will once he's no longer occupying the bridge.<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Gerad is probably the heaviest person here. It means a few things - he's likely got the best chance against anything untoward, and it also means he's going to be a major problem when it comes to bridges and their fickle desires. By the time he and Rapunzel come to The Crossing, the dark-haired man is rubbing at his beard-gristle for approximately the sixtieth time.<br /> <br />"Yarr," he mumbles, thoughtfully. Bridge could use some reinforcing. Buttressing beneath, some more solid footsteps, maybe -- hm. He turns around as though it were a statement, and sets his spear down in front of him, leans on the thing, and keeps an eye on Freako Village.<br /> <br />"YARR," he says, a little louder! Until he gets attention. Yes. "I'll be goin' last, me hearties! All the armor and musket-lead means that bridge is goin' ta hate me, yarr!" It also means that he can keep an already unfortunate situation - the rustling branches over on the other side - from turning into a situation where there's a terrible PINCER ATTACK.<br /> <br />Gerad smiles to Rapunzel. "Be careful on the bridge, alright? I'll catch up. Don't let your hair get wet in that water."<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron nods to Peter's answer "Well that's not reassuring... that must mean there are some very bad things there, right?" At least Alma is confident about it, so she smiles to her. She took note of what was inside the houses too... That's not nice looking either, there was kids here, obviously. Well, this is Neverland.<br /><br />She hops a bit over the bridge, careful of her stepping around it. "Can't they make bridges actually not a circus act for once?" She wonders outloud too, shaking her head, carefully weighting down on every plank of wood...<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> When they arrive at the bridge Rapunzel bumps into the outer post, constantly looking back as she is. One startled yelp and frying pan to an inanimate object later, the girl winces sheepishly and lets out a nervous laugh.<br /><br /> "Uh... right... careful."<br /><br /> With some hesistation, she begins to reel in her hair. Even if she wanted to use it as a guide back towards their landing point, her hair isn't /that/ long. By this point it's probably long since ceased to be useful as a string in the labyrinth of fog.<br /><br /> With her bundle of golden locks in hand, Rapunzel starts to make her way across the bridge. Her lack of footwear makes the slimy old wooden planks difficult to navigate, especially since she can't steady herself on the ropes with both hands occupied. Once or twice she has a close call, a bare foot slipping into the edge of the water when she stumbles, but ultimately she manages to escape the shoddy bridge and arrive safely at the other side.<br /><br /> The girl drops her hair into a pile and collapses against it, exhaling deeply as if she'd been holding her breath the entire time.<br /><br /> "Ugh, I think I got slime between my toes."<br />
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:'''[[Argider]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Argider keeps his smile as the business agreement is concluded between healer and super trustworthy pirate. "A pleasure, Miss Kyra." He affirms easily before chuckling. "Sage advice. I'm a little on the heavy-side compared to the rest of you. Wouldn't dare dream of making myself a burden to such lovely company." And this is just about when Argider gets yelled at by Will. The airship captain turns with a smirk as he watches the intrepid hobo king advance onwards. "Quite the colorful company you got here miss. I think I'll feel right at home. " The older man remarks nonchalantly before turning towards Alma with a nod. "You got the truth of the matter there. No time to idly flap gums here."<br /><br />And speaking of flapping gums, Argider blinks at Kyra's assessment on the black mold spores and covers his mouth with his hand after giving a thankful nod towards the healer. "Case in point," quips the captain as he follows after Kyra onto the bridge. Ladies first of course. Despite being an sky-pirate, Argider doesn't fancy that he should look down anytime soon due to the wonderful state of construction that is the bridge they are now trusting their lives to. Just one step over the other and this will all be over soon enough.<br />
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:'''[[Peter Pan]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Peter Pan gets this utterly confused look at Will's shouting at Kyra? Make out already? He just doesn't get it and it's best he doesn't not he' be going on about mushy stuff forever. Peter knows there's something he should recall about here but can't place it. Memory was never his strong point and he knows that. IF it's really important he will remember if later right? Still the picture picture? That chills pan for a second, and all the signs of children having been here don't help much. He doesn't walk across the ground he's hovering a bit above it flying slow and low. <br /><br /> Riku is right this place isn't empty there are people here, but they are not right where the party is. Tink doesn't seem happy about this place at all from sounds she's making she seems slightly jittery about this place. <br /><br /> "We should be ... careful. I can't recall what he might have waiting for us here and he might try to steal all out shadows." <br /><br /> Peter did remember that much given how fresh in his mind it was. He also lost a really good hat to that. <br /><br /> "Moogle Girl we have the kids to find you and Lost Boy can argue later!" <br /><br /> Pan just looks at Gerad, his pirate speech was a bit odd to Pan. Given Hooks crew tended to not quite talk like that. <br /><br /> "That's not the worst thing that could happen here." <br /><br /> Rapunzel does have Pan a bit more on the alert and he has totally forgot to fully introduce himself. He now remembers he has not, so he goes to fix that. <br /><br /> "Oh...ya I'm Peter Pan." <br /><br /> While he may seem to not be fully paying attention he actually is and just trying to not think too hard on the implications of this place. Bad things have happened on this island<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Riku snorts, muttering. "Right." to Alma's commentary. He stays on the banks continuing to sweep the surroundings which persist in being deathly silent and calm while others make their crossing across the lake, the bridges made of lashed together logs staying afloat on the stinking surface of the waters just enough to cross. Riku stares at the lashed together rafts for a moment too long before continuing to look around. <br /><br /> He's jolted out of it by Will, with a small startled laugh and a guilty look before he realizes Will is looking in a different direction. Will dances across without problem although the wood creaks ominously. <br /><br /> Looking into the fog? There is nothing but more fog, and very rarely a hint of forest terrain. The ancient black pines are relatively close set with shrubs and rocky terrain poking out and making it a less than straight forwards journey. "Yeah." Riku nods at Will on the other side, making a gesture of impatience. "Come on people. Quickly." <br /><br /> He stays for awhile. "The Yar needs more practice." he says to Gerad flatly before starting to cross. He's about halfway across the bridge when a pale hand with ragged fingernails grabs his ankles and wrench him off the bridge with almost lightning speed. He has time for the beginnings of a yell before he goes over and disappears with a splash into the dark water. At the same time, there is a sound of a horn from deeper within the forest. <br /><br /> Alma, Will and anyone on the forest side of the lake is assaulted by ragged figures in dirtied clothes, their faces hooded. At a look at their dirtied and pale faces, their eyes are completely black. An older boy and girl make a grab for Alma, pulling in one direction trying to disappear into the fog. They are accompanied by the heartless, swirly eyed ghosts lunging from the fog. These converge on Will and Rapunzel as other children, two shorter boys and an older one try to grab Rapunzel by her hair and pull her into the fog. <br /><br /> On the bridge more pairs of hands emerge and try to either pull Kyra, Serah and Argider into the drink or shove the lashed together logs hard enough to disrupt their balance.<br /><br /> A number of heartless flow out of dark portals that appear near the houses, soldiers clattering and clanking as they lunge for Gerad the pirate. Several nets are flung from the branches of the forest trees towards Peter Pan.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>On the banks of the forest, Alma makes a sweeping motion with her hand, clearing to the left.. just as she seems a flicker of movement in the hazy cloud of fog. A radiant Sigil appears in the air and expands, a yellow light within the dark, just outside of her palm. Her fingers play against the surface of it... <br /> <br /> Dark figures emerge from the fog in a pincer attack straight at her. All it would have taken is just a small movement of her fingers.... <br /> <br /> And she hesitates.. as the visions of a green-haired girl, with a hole through her chest and spine play in her mind. She was thankful for that hesitation as they came closer. These weren't monsters, or heartless.. they were children. Even if they were older. The sigil flickers and dies away immediately... she wasn't going to use deadly magic against children. She just wasn't. <br /> <br /> She turns and tries to fall back towards the bridge quickly. But not quickly enough. She's grabbed by the grubby hands of two older children and gets dragged towards the darkened fog, kicking and flailing as she fights a losing battle. She was weak physically, and very light. The outcome really isn't in question. She just repeatedly yells out, "LET GO OF ME!" <br /> <br /> On the way, she tries to grab ahold of /anything/ she might see in sight. Anything that can be used at least as a temporary weapon to free her and as a last resort, even tries to lash out with her mouth to bite at the limbs gripping her... but as she disappears into the Mist, it seems less likely that she's going to be able to free herself.<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>There isn't much time to react. One moment she's carefulyl walking over the bridge... the next moment, there's a 'splash' where she used to be, as hands suddenly shot out of the water, grabbed her ankles, and pulled her in, not even giving her much of a chance to yelp for help! But she made enough noise, she hopefully will alarm someone of her disapearance.<br /><br />Under water, she tries to hold on to what breath she has left before she was dunked in, her eyes growing wide at the 'undead' child that apparently is the culprit for her situation. She would let out a noise, but she has the reflex of keeping it in, for what precious air she still has at least. Athletic as she is, she tries to kick at the girl to get freed up. She tries to get back to the surface!<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"Yarr!" comes Gerad's enthusiastic reply to Riku when the young woman passes him by. He frowns once she leaves. He's going to need to understand why kids these days are so *into* androgyny. The king/thief/pirate/technically hobo stamps his spear into the ground, leans, and waits, to watch the houses with weary eyes...<br /> <br />The village explodes.<br /> <br />"YARRRRRRRRR!" Gerad's to his guard in an instant, frowning *mightily* at the Heartless as they pour from houses to overwhelm him! In fact, he's so on his guard, and rolled so well, that he looks like a *complete* badass in this instant. Like, spear vault-into-dropkick awesome. Two Heartless are knocked back by the assault, a third is punctured by a heartless (haw!) thrust, and a fourth is shot in the face by a hidden flintlock.<br /> <br />Gerad frowns at the flintlock, but doesn't have time to conjecture. More Heartless are coming.<br /> <br />"EVERYBODY GET GOING FASTER! WE'VE GOT COMPANY BEHIND US!" Gerad is unaware of the company -in front- of us. And on the bridge with us. He's not going to step onto the bridge just yet, though; he's the heaviest one here, and if the bridge falls, it's all over.<br /> <br />Also, he's being overwhelmed.<br /> <br />"MAGIC!" Gerad raises his hands, like an illusionist! A hemisphere of chemical flames sparks into life around the bridge's town-side landing, tightly controlled, and keeping Gerad safe-ish. For now.<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Will is looks back towards the bridge, just in time to see Riku go off of it! <br /><br /> Will looks white as a sheet for a moment, before heartless come out for them. The hobo can handle THIS threat... <br /><br /> He swings a fist, aiming to smash one...but he tries to avoid them, aiming to move close to the edge! "RIKU!" he shouts out for him, and then.... <br /><br /> He jumps off, aiming to land into the water. He aims to fight the current and his own fear, aiming to try and grab ahold of Riku and try to swim them both towards one end of the shore or the other...<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> There is only a few moments for Rapunzel to rest before the world turns into a chaotic storm of activity. She sits bolt upright when the first cry of distress rises from their group, holding her frying pan out defensively infront of her as she whirls around to find the source of the noise.<br /><br /> "W-what was that?!"<br /><br /> She gets her answer. A solid tug on the back of her head pulls the young girl backwards and she shrieks as she falls over and lands with several pairs of black eyes staring down at her. There is a horrible moment as Rapunzel freezes up in terror, unsure of what to do.<br /><br /> But then her instincts take over and she lashes out, smacking the hands away from her hair with a resounding series of clangs. Scrambling to her feet, she yanks her hair to the side and lashes it upwards around one of the thick branches of the nearby trees. A running start gives her plenty of velocity and Rapunzel swings Tarzan-style into the fog after Alma.<br /><br /> "Hang on, I'm coming!"<br />
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:'''[[Peter Pan]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>A wise ninja once said pay attention to your surroundings, it is very solid advice, this is sadly something Peter Pan often forgets and it gets him into so much trouble. It hasn't so far thankfully, and Riku gets a laugh out of Pan. <br /><br /> "His Avast needs some work too." <br /><br /> A little bit of humour can be a great sanity saver and Pan will always be Pan after all. <br /><br /> Then comes something, something that has no place in Neverland. Children who do not seem right. Pan pauses for a moment he stares for half a second but he's already trying to move. They have found some of the children but they don't seem happy to see people coming to save them? This is so not a good thing, at all. <br /><br /> "Look out!" <br /><br /> Is his warning too late it's hard to tell, Pan's doesn't want to hurt the kids so he's not going for his knife. He is trying to get ready to make a move to get them to keep their heads down. This does not go as planned, this does not go as planned. Alma and Serah are in dire straight he's going to help Pink Lady and Uptight girl but well? The minions of the dark have prepared for Pan well. They had to know he would come and bring help in all likely hood. So they have nets and Pan's brought down hard as he's just blind sided by them and he's on the ground he lets out a shout and is now trying to get to his knife to get him self lose. <br /><br /> "HEY NO FAIR! We're here to save all of you!"<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>As Kyra crosses, she sees a flicker of something out of the corner of her eye. Looking downward, she sees movement and immediately bolts across the bridge, leaving it shaking-but holding-in her wake. The white mage makes it to the other side untouched, but breathing hard and shaking a little. "There's something in the water-" she starts to warn, only to see Serah dragged under by the ankles. "Whoah! Argider, the pink-haired girl fell in!" Wait, she knew her name. Serah! Not sure if Argider did though. <br /><br />Tossing her messenger bag aside, she starts to wade into the water but stops after a few feet, getting the feeling that this was a pretty /bad/ idea. She paces for a few seconds before leveling her hands at Serah, summoning up some of her more basic utility magic that's typically reserved for carrying things. Hey, with a low STR score, she has to figure out how to cheat somehow! <br /><br />"FLOAT!"<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Gerad shouts, from the middle of a *buttload* of Heartless and clanging metal and grunting, "THIS WATER WAS BAD! I SAID THE WATER WAS BAD, DIDN'T I?!"<br />
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:'''[[Argider]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Many things happen at once as the rescue effort quickly goes all pear-shaped. Ghosts appear, Heartless attack, and poorly maintained bridges fall victim to gravity plus time. "Alright young ladies and gentlemen, there's no need to pan..." Ghostly grabby hands suddenly decide to make Argider's life a little more difficult. The sky-pirate is successfully grabbed, but he quickly spins his left pistol out of its holster and blasts away at the hand in a flash of light from the high-tech looking weapon. Phew. That was a little too close. "...panic." He finishes weakly. Argider then realizes that he recently met business partner could be in mortal danger. Pistol in hand, he turns to leap to the res...She has already made it to the other side?!<br /><br />Looks like Argider might be getting a little long in the tooth.<br /><br />Argider watches helplessly as the 'pink haired' one gets grabbed. Kyra seems to have a plan, so it seems that he will be following her lead in on this. Without any magic to call on, the captain takes a note from Rapunzel and prepares a loose rope for Alma to maybe grab onto should she successully float UP thanks to Kyra. The one end of the ropes is tied into a loose lasso for Alma to hook herself into and Argider prepares himself to do something quite stupid in the name of trying to save a girl he only met a couple times before. Whelp, that is the price of trying to be a big darn hero afterall.<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>The kidnappers look withered, some of them twisted or without limbs. All of them are pale, their eyes black and their expression angry and embittered. There is sorrow there, but it is paved over by hatred and fear. <br /><br /> The older boy with Alma is black haired with a scar down the side of his face, one eye missing. They don't seem to be immune to pain as you bite into the arm of one of them and they flinch noticeably before dropping Alma with a surprised yelp, allowing them to temporarily scramble away from her pursuers.<br /><br /> Meanwhile the heartless are being flawlessly fended off by Gerad and his magic(?), sparks and flame in their tightly controlled way causing the creatures to go up in plumes of dark vapor or at least keep them at bay, an ever growing amount of heartless pressing up against the flame barrier or simply staring at Gerad. A field of hungry yellow eyes on the other side of the barrier just sitting... and waiting. <br /><br /> Serah manages to kick away and free herself, the water draining strength rapidly and getting steadily colder in the process. However, Kyra's float spell makes it easier and the bank is close by but the distance seems warped and distorted. <br /><br /> The water as it hits Will is almost arctic cold and it steadily gets colder. It is almost literally infused with a withering darkness that attempts to drain strength at the very touch. It's also completely dark, the waters murky and opaque. It's his luck that gets him close enough to see Riku pound a fist and then a foot into a stocky boy about his age, breaking free just long enough to thump backwards into Will and flail, thrashing around to face the new opponent when Will grabs him and when recognition comes back, try to help get them back to shore. It ends up being the forest shore and Riku gasps and chokes on the deathly cold water, spluttering and shaking as he collapses on the shore. <br /><br /> The children grabbing after Rapunzel fade back into the forest. In fact, all of the children who have made failed attempts at an ambush fade back into the ever-present fog. "OWEN!" someone screams from the forest as Argider fires into the water. A dark smear of blood rises up onto the stained surface of the lake. "Save us?" a girl sneers in contempt from the treeline before she too disappears into the murk. "..You're a bit late for that. Even if you cared." <br /><br /> Riku turns over and splutters out some water. He rubs his eyes, taking in a few steadying breaths and then keeping his eyes closed, looking like he had the worst of all headaches. He gripped his head as he lay on his knees on the shore. "Will?" he coughed, rubbing hard at his head and his eyes. "..You okay?" he snorts. "Man. That was a dumb thing." Although him or will directed is unclear. There are still a LOT of heartless on the town side of the lake, the heartless on the forest side evaporating like the children into the fog. Now might be a good time to cross. Quickly.<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron coughs a bit as she reaches the surface of the water, sputtering, but Kyra's float spell makes it easier to get back to land at least. She doesn' tknow what's going on or who those was though "There was people under the water, like zombies!" She drags herself out of the water as best as she can, its a good thing her clothes are not too terrible at soaking water.<br /><br />She looks at the others, as she tries to find a way back toward the bridge to rejoin "Is everyone alright?" She watches at the kid that disapears into the woods "Maybe that's why the pirates don't even want to get close to this place..."<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah will keep floating a few inches off the ground from Kyra's magic. It isn't exactly like flying though walking still propells Serah foward. Earth-based attacks and traps won't really work on her right now, though! "...apparently." she says warily, eying the spot in the water where a small cloud of blood drifts where Argider had fired. "Maybe they are zombies." Kyra says grimly, "Maybe those children that were taken..." <br /><br />She makes a face, as if she didn't like to entertain that particular thought. Unfortunately, given the words of the children she begins to suspect this is exactly what happened. <br /><br />Her leather boots make silly-sounding squelching noises when she walks now. Despite that, Kyra ignores it. "Let's go, we have to keep moving, like Gerad said before he got swarmed."<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Alma saw the hollow black pits of their eyes. Those expressions. It scared the ever-living /Chaos/ out of her. But in her fear-stricken mind, she saw the eyes as yellow, an empty yellow. This /freaked her out/ enough that she actually screamed, and her yells became terrified sobs. <br /> <br /> And because of that fear, she panicked and bit down on one of the hands grasping her. Her teeth digging into the flesh. The older boy flinches and falls back. This allows her to lurch forward out of their grip, as she lands hard. For a moment she just lays there, completely stunned, before in her panic, she finds her way back up, running towards Rapunzel as she Tarzans her way. Her hands were trembling, she was out of breath, and she was still sobbing. <br /> <br /> It takes her a while to compose herself in Rapunzel's presence, as she brushes away at her eyes with her sleeve repeatedly, "T-That was.. e-embarrassing..." <br /> <br /> After she catches her breath, she straightens, and makes her way back to the bridge, having not seen what happened, it doesn't register that one of the children got killed or at the very least maimed terribly.<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Gerad looks over his shoulder, furtive, concerned. The Heartless are *not* going to stay where they are for very long; on the bright side, the bridge seems empty! He can take his heavy self across its weak-looking planks with all due haste!<br /> <br />So he does.<br /> <br />Upon reaching the other side, the tallish pirate slumps over, heaving, mildly out of breath - he turns to face the bridge, and the Heartless beyond, in the village. With a snarl, the man removes a *handsaw* from beneath his pirate's coat, drops to a knee, and sets to sawing through the bridge's supports! Then he pauses.<br /> <br />Looks up. Are the Heartless even going to chase? Maybe they aren't. Maybe he's being stupid.<br /> <br />Gerad opts to swap his handsaw for an elaborate-looking crossbow with a giant ammunition box strapped to its underside, instead. This, he aims down the bridge, to the swarming Heartless beyond.<br /> <br />"Keep goin', kiddos~! I'll get the rear." Unseen, Gerad winks - mostly to himself. He kills himself with these jokes.<br /> <br />Anyway, the Heartless will have to face down a long, unwieldy bridge and *billions of Autocrossbow quarrels* if they try to chase.<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Rapunzel swings through the fog, squinting to see in the thick cloying atmosphere. She almost plows right into the small white mage. Digging her feet into the ground, the golden haired girl manages to stop just in time and wraps Alma up in a protective hug, peering over her into the mist to make sure she isn't being followed.<br /><br /> A gentle pat is given to the girl's head as she recovers her composure but Rapunzel quickly turns the two of them back towards the bridge. Lingering out here where no one can find them could end up getting them seperated or lost in this place.<br /><br /> Frying pan in hand, she hurries along behind Alma, once more casting worried glances all around them. A quick snap of her wrist brings her hair down from the branches above and the incredible length drops into the mist, trailing out beyond visibility.<br /><br /> "Is everyone alright?"<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Gerad looks to Rapunzel and Alma as they pass his crossbow-totin' self. Winks.<br /> <br />"Ladies~"<br />
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:'''[[Argider]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Argider's pistol noisily vents itself and opens slightly to release a puff of steam as the weapon goes forth with recharging itself. The weapon itself is kept in hand as he too notices the blood trail of where he shot the thing. Eh, it looks like it wasn't a kill shot. Or maybe it was. It really was hard to tell with zombies, demons, ghosts, heartless, and the other miscellaneous malevolent forces that inhabit the connected world. The sky-pirate decides not to dwell on such matters and merely carries on. With an easy twirl of his hand, he reholsters his weapon and rejoins the others. They seem to be doing as alright as the situation demands and the other pirate has equipped himself with a chainsaw and a auto-crossbow. It's always nice to have some toys at your disposal when you cover the rear.<br /><br />"And here I thought our plan was going to go on without a hitch." Argider deadpans with an open-armed gesture. "Guess we already have seen what passes for hospitality in these parts. I think we should keep going before they decide to make us permanent guests."<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Will is still mortal... <br /><br /> The air escapes his lungs when he hits the artic cold water, but the secondary effects fail to effect the Hobo, His fate was something not easily effected, and right now he was putting EVERYTHING he had into saving his friend...into making sure his fate remained his own. He draggs the younger boy, only thinking of trying to save them both and with some effort they both get on shore. Will coughs and sputters for a moment, shivering...it was stupid, he knows... <br /><br /> But he just grins at Riku. "Yeah." he says raspily...the children...he...they... <br /><br /> They'd free them. He swore... <br /><br /> He shivers again, trying to warm himself, and stands, "Yeah...lets not stand around here, lets try to make it back to the others.." he shudders again. "I hate..the water.." he mutters.<br />
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:'''[[Peter Pan]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>It's a real horror show, this place just keeps proving it should not be a part of Neverland. It turly has no place here everything was twisted and wrong here. Pan is meanwhile trying to get lose from the net with knife. There are heartless here? This makes it even worse, but it shouldn't be unexpected given the nature of what they are hunting. The one behind this place has a lot to answer for. Even as Pan is struggling he sees one of the pirates raise and gun and fire there's a look of horror on Pan's face as he tries to get lose even harder he manages to cut him self free. <br /><br /> "I do care, that's why I'm here!" <br /><br /> he knows it's not the kid really talking given the state of mind they have to be in. the Pirates known as Argider has an very angry looking Pan at him. <br /><br /> "We are here to save the children, not kill them!" <br /><br /> Why do adults always seem to do this, Pan's now not in a good mood and on edge. He prays that the child is alive he knows they can be saved but they are now being thrown against them which makes him even angrier about everything. <br /><br /> He looks to make sure everyone is all right Serah calls a head count and he does reply to her. <br /><br /> "I'm all right." <br /><br /> Pan is now going to check on Alma along with Rapunzel for a moment. Pan is thinking the children how they looked and behaved? It may be jarring something lose in his head finally. Something that could be of importance seeing Alma is all right save for his pride he also see there's a whole lot of Heartless as Gerad so helpfully is pointing out. <br /><br /> "We have to go faster we are wasting time, they can be saved if they are brought away from Lord Ombra. I remember now the more he feeds they start to become a bit like him..." <br /><br /> Pan knows there's more he has to remember but he can't place it so he presses on and ties to keep focus getting too angry would put more of the children at risk. He's preparing to move onwards the longer they stay the more likely they will bogged down. <br /><br /> "All these children have been warped by Lord Ombra, hurt them if you have to but don't kill them. They are ... under my projection here I owe it to them to save them all." <br /><br /> It was hard for Pan to say even that but the children have to be protected, but they need to get to Lord Ombra...to save them.<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>They chase. <br /><br /> The heartless ALWAYS chase. <br /><br /> And billions of autocrossbow quarrels is almost not enough. They trod on the long and unwieldy bridge with complete abandon, the bridge collapsing underneath them as they clamber towards Gerad with single minded intensity. <br /><br /> The individual lashed together logs pull apart as the heartless scramble NOT to be in the water, evaporating into it like dark clouds of vapor and rolling away until there is nothing but silence again. There is still the forest to traverse, in which the fog is thick enough that only two or three feet can be seen in any direction. Gnarled tree roots, rocky terraces and thornscrub make this treacherous territory to move through. <br /><br /> Riku slowly pushes himself to his feet looking around. "yeah. I know." he says to Will quietly. "..Thanks." he smiles faintly and when he sees Rapunzel and Alma, his shoulders minutely relax. He looks half out of it and stares abstractedly into the forest as if looking through the fog. <br /><br /> "Come on." he says with a wet cough, looking around at the others. "They went this way." he staggers a moment, then moves into the forest. <br /><br /> He looks at Peter for a long, long time. He then nods. "..if they can be saved." he says very softly. Fog. Fog and more Fog. But Riku seems to know his way, or to know /A/ way and makes progress through the dark forest.<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Gerad has been shooting and shooting and -shooting-, ultimately to no real avail against the snarling, shrieking mob rushing him. Real terror begins to dawn over his gristly features, but then at that veeeery last moment, the bridge collapses, and Heartless tumble into the water beneath. One of them was six inches away from grabbing his face!<br /> <br />*KRAK-THOOM* is the sound of the bridge collapsing. Gerad stares out into the inky abyss. The timing is perfect.<br /> <br />"...-Yarrr-." He turns, shoulders his crossbow, and jogs to catch up with the others. Specifically the girls. Specifically Rapunzel.<br /> <br />----<br /> <br />And Alma. "Hey, you two are okay. Told you to stay out of the water. Was it cold?" He looks up to keep an eye on the increasingly distant Riku and the increasingly thick fog. Eventually the fog is *so* thick that Gerad is reaching into his coat and withdrawing his trusty--<br /> <br />Shutter lantern? Where did the steampunky flashlight go? Distraught, Gerad turns the lantern on and directs a beam of light forward, then to the sides. To be as freaked out as possible, you know, all that.<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"It's all we can do at this point, Argider." Kyra says, sticking close to the pirate. Her eyes search the surrounding mist and trees for any sign of life (or unlife), fearing these black-eyed children might come out of nowhere to drag people away again. "I know one thing is certain though.." <br /><br />She looks over her shoulder at the village Gerad fought his way out of, "...we definitely can't go back that way. It's all or nothing at this point!" <br /><br />Kyra scoops up her messenger bag as she passes it, slipping it over a shoulder again. Progress is slow in her clunky boots upon this difficult terrain. She even stumbles over roots a few times, quick to pick herself up with no small amount of embarassment (or even helped up by one of the others). Somewhere along the line, Kyra draws a gun of her own from somewhere beneath her hoodie and keeps it at the ready.<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron is floating. She's not sure what to make of that, but it looks like she can still walk around, oddly enough. But not touching the ground. So very weird. But at least it lets her cross over without touching the water, heading toward the forest after Riku "What do you think they want? What can we do for them?" She wonders, as the float spell gradually loses in power until she touches the ground.<br /><br />At least everyone is okay, but with the heartless nearby... noone is safe yet. "I don't want to stick around those heartless either..." She's had bad encounters with them before after all. Nothing pleasant.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>After hugging Rapunzel and releasing her. Alma takes some time to just make sure she's one hundred percent mentally, recounting what occurred in her mind. "Children with dark eyes..." She murmurs to herself. Not yellow. Not yellow. That was important. She scans the waters, and sees that both Riku and Will are alright. Then up across the bridge and sees that Kyra is alright. A knot of tension releases within her. <br /> <br /> She gave Gerad an annoyed look as he walks on by and /Ladies~/ at her, pushing back up her glasses. She then rubs a hand across the edge of her forehead, "I was never /in/ the water, so I wouldn't know... thank you for your concern." <br /> <br /> Once they're all across and moving, she follows after Riku through the hazy shroud of fog... just trusting that he knows the way.<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Quite visibly shaken herself, Rapunzel sticks near the others once they break clear of the fog. The sight of the heartless swarm causes her to clench her hands around the handle of the frying pan almost painfully tight, preparing to defend the others despite her fear. But a stroke of luck saves them of the necessity for a battle here. She almost passes out from relief.<br /><br /> Gerad's strangely upbeat cat-call causes her to stare at the man with a concerned expression for a moment but she ultimately just turns and follows after, trailing along behind the rest of the group.<br /><br /> "I can barely see anything in this... How do we know where we're going?"<br />
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:'''[[Argider]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Argider looks rather annoyed at Peter Pan when he comes up and lectures him at using his weapon to free himself from the clutches of those dread children. This was a world where he has seen people survive airship barrages, meteors casted upon them, and getting skewered by what should be fatal blows. There was no proof that a blast from his pistol did anything at all. "Sometimes you can't save everyone and sometimes you can lose worse for even trying to do so." Whether or not the sky-pirate had heard Riku, he doesn't give any hint that he did besides a slight look in the teen's direction. And Argider himself had seemed rather nonplussed by everything so far, but an unhealthy infusion of cynicism is present in the former military officer's voice now. He then openly shrugs his shoulders and turns to the others present.<br /><br />Kyra's voice draws the pirate captain out of his sullen mood. "Eh? Oh. You got that right, miss. Only can look forward from now on out, that much is for sure." His anger fading, Argider slowly goes back to his old ways as his smile returns and he does offer a helping hand to Kyra when she stumbles. The visage of the bitter old war vet seems to have disappeared just as quickly as the ghost children did.<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> "No problem." Will says, "It's what friends do." He says, shivering again. <br /><br /> Will moves with Riku, the children are disturbing, but it's hard to be afraid when you are litterally trying not to loose your teeth with chattering. "Lets...lets just try and find this jerk.." He mutters...<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Shutter lantern at the ready? Check. <br /><br /> Gloomy and ominous forest filled with an unearthly silence? Double check. <br /><br /> Massive tower ahead? <br /><br /> Yep. Welcome to the Tower of Ombra, I hope you enjoy your stay. Riku doesn't answer any questions or even look at any of the party. He seems almost sleepwalking as he moves over the forest terrain, often tripping as he trudges through in his sodden clothes. He occasionally grumbles something under his breath, the words inaudible as he peers through the gloom myopically as if trying to track invisible forms in the cloying fog. <br /><br /> The obsidian tower looms up abruptly through the fog after what seems like a /long/ trip. Several hours of walking at least where it seems to be the same landmarks repeated again and again. The tower doors are open but at this point Riku just looks up and up at the tower, then turns to face the group. <br /><br /> His face is slightly haggard, posture exhausted as if the aura, this atmosphere of gloom was weighing heavily on him. "I don't know about you.. but I don't feel like just walking in the convieniently open front door. Any ideas?" he looks up at the tower, peering into the upper reaches. <br /><br /> Branches snap and the wind blows through the nearby trees, swirling the everpresent fog.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Conveniently open front door is convenient. But it is also likely a trap. <br /> <br /> Her eyes scan the length of the tower upwards, all the way to the top, where she spies the few openings up there.. <br /> <br /> Alma gives Riku a speculative look at that point "Well.. I can get people up to the top one at a time, maybe one or two more if I do.. something else but how much you want to bet that we have a cranky dark and scary final boss up there, who won't be pleased that we tried to skip ahead? So unless we could all go at once... it wouldn't be wise." <br /> <br /> She looks to the others, "Anyone got other ideas? Pan, could you carry one?"<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Gerad is less than thrilled at Alma continuing to be Miss Snitty Pants with him. In the middle of a haunted zombie-kid forest! He makes a snide little face while he continues walking along behind the rest of the group. He's about to say something -scathingly- flirty to Rapunzel, but everybody stops walking all of a sudden!<br /> <br />Right, the tower. Find a means of ingress.<br /> <br />Gerad is an engineer, technically. This is -his bag-.<br /> <br />"Welp - I've got no idea!" The pirate scratches at his head, and looks upwards, evaluating the tower and its everything. "The windows are *way* too high up for me to get a rope up there. Don't think the crossbow's gonna stick to the wall too well, and I left my grapnel in my other pirate outfit."<br /> <br />He walks towards the open door, past Riku, and scratches at his newly-there beard, which he has determined he loves. "Hmmm. Don't see anything fidgety about the doors. I mean, I agree with you, lady--" Gerad tilts his head towards Riku.<br /> <br />"But how else do you plan on getting in? Dynamite?"<br /> <br />Gerad shines his lantern into the yawning portal in front of him. In the name of science, he picks up a stick and kind of chucks it through the door.<br />
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:'''[[Peter Pan]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Peter Pan says "They will be." <br /><br /> Peter says it with a certainty that he truly believes it like that fact the sun will come up. The honesty and faith of a child whose not been broken by life. It's what Pan is but he doesn't rib on Riku. Peter knows what the world does to everyone else over time. Riku has come to help, he cares that's enough for Pan. <br /><br /> he moves onwards with the group seeing that Gerad is fined and ha taken down a good deal of Heartless from the looks of it. He's also looking funny at the girls. Peter wonders if this place is already effecting him badly? Pan has no idea what actually going on nope. He speaks to Kyra for a movement also seeming to have stuck with a nickname for her, too. <br /><br /> "Your right Moogle Girl. We got to go and it's always all or nothing." <br /><br /> Serah is floating and Pan looks over to her for a moment. <br /><br /> "They have to be gotten away from him. I think Tink can help a little but but a lot of it will be time with him no longer feeding on them. We will have to destroy Lord Ombra." <br /><br /> he's not people he's a monster, he's the thing under the bed, the horror, everything about the real world that Pan doesn't like taking to monstrous level. Life tends to eat ones hope and joy but this thing? Devours it rapidly and horribly twists the victims of said power. <br /><br /> "...How could he get in here? Neverland should have repelled him..." <br /><br /> Pan shakes his head again no more thought are coming to him. Pan looks right at Argider for a moment. <br /><br /> "This is why I don't like adults. They always think you can't. The moment you think you can't fly you can never do it again." <br /><br /> He's pressing on now an look up to see the Tower ahead. It has been quite a while from the feel of thing then again? Time and Peter have not been on speaking terms for a long time after all. However As Riku asks does anyone have ideas? Pan totally does he's not sure if will work for everyone but it might work on a few of them! <br /><br /> "Tinker Bell can make people fly with fairy dust all you need to do ... is think in happy little thought any happy little thought at all." <br /><br /> Peter does bounce back pretty fast from the looks of his demeanour as Tink gives him a look like are you sure Pan? She sighs a moment later and is soon flying over all the party raining fairy dust on them. It remains to be seen as Pan said you need to latch on to one happy little thought. Given the state of things could be a problem but hey it could work! Pan himself is already lifting off, he might be able to carry someone small like say Will if it comes to it.<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Will blinks... <br /><br /> He's been covered in WORSE things before... <br /><br /> Happy thoughts...happy thoughts... <br /><br /> Umi's smile. <br /><br /> Will suddenly is soaring right towards the top of the tower! <br /><br /> "WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" he says, yes, he is litterally LEROY JENKING in.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> AWKWARD POSE INTERRUPT GO! <br /> <br /> At Gerad's comment, Alma's eyes narrow. She looks between Gerad, to Peter Pan, and back to Gerad. Her mind literally sproings a few gears. More than a few. MORE than a few... given what happens subsequently. <br /> <br /> She walks over to Riku, and without a word, assuming she lets him, puts a hand around the back of his neck, draws him in close, and presses her lips against his. After a few moments she moves away from his, just murmuring to him, "For good luck..." <br /> <br /> And then as she looks back to the group, glowering at both Gerad and Peter as she pushes back her glasses on her face, "Now does anyone /else/ want to make any implications about my boyfriend's masculinity?" <br /> <br /> And then glaring at Pan she just states, "Now let's make everyone fly and kick a spectre's <GOOSEHONK> to kingdom come."<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Kyra will take Moogle Girl as a nickname. She friggin' loves moogles! She's been called much, much worse too and she'd rather not think about that too much. "It could be the Heartless, Pan. Maybe his control over them gives him a way to somehow exist and corrupt Neverland?" Nothing was sacred when it came to the Heartless. <br /><br />Speaking of flying, though, when they arrive at that very tall tower, Kyra stares up at it, daunted. "It'd be nice if we could skip all that stair-climbing." Kyra can feel her knees hurting just at the thought of it. What other choice do they have, though? She glances to Argider, as if he could somehow produce his airship from his pocket and solve this. <br /><br />Instead, she is sprinkled with fairy dust and instructed to think happy thoughts. Kyra blinks slowly and tries to look for the fairy dust residue on her but cannot find anything. A few moments pass as Kyra's mind seems to be elsewhere... <br /><br />...and after those moments, she lifts into the air, "Oh! How fun! This blows Float out of the water! Come on, Argider!"<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> By the time they reach the tower, Rapunzel has adjusted to the dark and dreary atmosphere fairly well. It's still creepy and unpleasant and there's always the possibility that things might jump out at them again but she's not the sort to worry constantly about what /might/ happen. She has her trusty frying pan, after all.<br /><br /> The girl strides along fairly confidently near the front of the group so she gets a good look as they break through the mist at the base of the tower. Her head tilts back as she looks up and up.<br /><br /> "Wow. And I thought my tower was tall."<br /><br /> Suddenly, Rapunzel looks contemplative as the quandry of getting inside without using the front door comes up. A finger taps slightly on her cheek for several seconds but eventually she just shakes her head.<br /><br /> "Well, if we can find a ledge or a window, I could climb up and let you all climb in on my hair but..."<br /><br /> PIXIE DUST.<br /><br /> Rapunzel wrinkles her nose in surprise as the golden mist rains down around her. Her face scrunches up in a familiar way and she lets out a girlish sneeze before she can stop herself. <br /><br /> "Fly...? Are you sure...?"<br /><br /> Rapunzel looks skeptical for a moment but then people start taking off around her, much to her amazement. "I-it really works?!" Almost unable to contain her excitement, the girl closes her eyes and concentrates for several seconds. Happy thought, happy thought. Oh!<br /><br /> There is a brief moment where nothing happens and then the young girl lifts into the air, moving slowly upwards at first. She opens her eyes, face filling with delight as she realizes her feet are no longer on the ground.<br /><br /> "Look, Pascal! We're flying! Haha! Flynn will never believe this!"<br />
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:'''[[Argider]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Argider looks at the dark tower before him and frowns slightly. The structural integrity of such a structure was unknown to him. But his airship did have a rather mean assortment of cannons onboard that use the same technology that Argider's pistols use. The main cannons just might be able to knock this tower down. These thoughts are intrerrupted when Pan gives his rebuttal. The kid's naiive, but Argider chooses not to get into a philosophical debate with a flying man during the middle of a supernatural hostage rescue. The pirate then looks around at the rest of his comrades. If they would object to him using violence before, then they really would on such a large scale. That is if he can even CONTACT his airship with all this darn magical interference in the air.<br /><br />He notices the look from Kyra and nods. "I wish she was here too. My airship would have helped speed things along. It aslo might have just been the thing to transport all of us back out." The captain supposes aloud as he gets sprinkled with fairy dust and instructed to 'think happy thoughts'. Pan's words come back to him. Once an adult thinks he can't fly, he never will again. Argider grumbles something to himself and tries to do so despite what logic might dictate to him. At first, it looks like he was about to get somewhere, but the pirate remains earthbound. Roz falling to Darkness was still too fresh of a wound in the man's mind. "Well shucks. Looks like I'm going to have to climb the hard way. Careful Miss Kyra, I'll be up there soon enough." Unknown dangers lurk within, but maybe unknown treasures as well. For the upteenth time this day, Argider does something stupid can runs into the tower with his pistol in hand.<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron was floating... and now is flying? She's always fill of happy thoughts, mostly called hope in her case, so she doesn't take very long to take flight "... Well this is interesting... kinda fun too." She smiles, and tries to direct herself up the tower along with the others "Beats climbing at least." She reaches a hand toward Alma as well, if only to stabilize flight for the two of them. "How do you control this exactly? Just by thought or by push?" She waddles a bit in the air, as if she was trying to swim.<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"Ahhhhhh..." Gerad looks at the pixie dust falling around him, bemused. It's not really doing much for the guy, but that's fair - he's not Robin Williams. At the sight of all the children floating into the air, the spearman's expression hardens; he needs to catch up! But how!<br /> <br />"Alright, pal," Gerad turns to look to Argider - who is sprinting past him. What?!<br /> <br />Gerad runs in after Argider, sweet coat fluttering behind him! "What are you doing?! It's dangerous to go alone!" Gerad shines his lantern ahead of him, futilely!<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Riku says dryly. "Would you rather walk in the front door and get trapped in Lord Crankyspooks Multiple Chambers of Horror and Discomfort /before/ the final boss? Because I'm --- I don't believe this guy." Riku watches Gerad approach the front door of the spooky doom tower, pick up a stick and lob it into the interior. <br /><br /> The stick clatters across the stone floor of the empty foyer, sliding across the tiles to come to rest at the broad stone stairs where all at once.... nothing happens. A whole lot of nothing. Riku looks up at Peter pan and snorts faintly. "A happy thought huh?" he looks around, his expression abstracted. "..little enough in supply, I think." he looks over at Will. "Hey Will." he smirks wearily. "Can I borrow your surplus?" <br /><br /> Riku glowers at the fairy dust, sneezing quite loudly from the touch of the glittering powder. And-- then the aftereffects of said pose interrupt catch up and awkward project pose interrupt is a go. <br /><br /> There is a moment (just a moment) in which Riku does not let Alma go as she starts to disengage, then he chuckles and jerks a thumb at Will. "I thought that's why he was here for." he tsks, then looks at Will disappearing into the distance. <br /><br /> He still remains anchored to the ground. He looks down at the ground and then at Alma. He reaches out for her hand. "Come on." he says softly. "I think that's /exactly/ what we should do." <br /><br /> There is a very tenative few moments, but then he starts to rise off the ground. He laughs in a very small, sharp surprised noise.. like he can't really believe it himself as he and they make their way up the tower. <br /><br /> Will Sherman. Leroy Jenkins Im"Welcome to my home, meddler. I do hope you've--"</span> A snort. Sniff from inside the volumnous cowl. <span style="color:xterm6">Yessssss... You've brought the Pan with you.</span> <br /><br /> Meanwhile, Gerad and Argrider are heading towards the front doors. This cannot possibly mean bad things for them. The doors, when they enter the tower, shut behind them automatically with a thunderous boom.<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Will lands. <br /><br /> He looks up...ahead of the group as he sees it. The darkness infesting these children springs from the Umbra...the fact that he sees this, he sees the dark eyed children. <br /><br /> There is a shift. Umbra will feel it. Red power seems to radiate from the hands of the Hobo, and his eyes change. They are sharp, sharper than anyone might have seen before. The red energy on his hands explodes like a bondfire around each one, as he starts walking slowly towards Umbra. <br /><br /> "Release those chilren." <br /><br /> He says, and then... "I said..." <br /><br /> Will dives forward, aiming to drive BOTH hands into the shadow, the burning hands aiming to break right into the strings of fate themselves, Will can't shatter them...no the magic is too strong for him with just a single force of his RELEASE THOSE CHILDREN</span> <br /><br /> Hopefully, this will open Umbra up for the others.<br />
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:'''[[Argider]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Argider barely takes a single step into the tower before the doors slam shut behind him and seals itself. Fantastic. He turns around and looks for a way to open the doors back up. Nope. Nothing. He knew he should or just bombarded this blasted tower into oblivion. No treasure, no nothing and now he was stuck in here with his fellow pirate. The brown-haired captain sniffs the air audibly. Hmmm. That's an odd smell. "Arrrrrgh!" shouts Argider as a burst of flame catches him quite by surprise. The force of blow is enough knock the man on the ground and singe him quite completely. But the flames are not done with and Argider scurries towards the stairs upwards in all haste. "Run, run for your blasted life!" He offers Gerad in ways of advice.<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>*CRACK*<br /> <br />"Ah, shi-" Gerad's rating-breaking is obscured by the sound of fluid flowing across the tower's stony floor. Immediately, he flips his lantern around to see what it is! Queue the dynamic zoom-in on his face and those wide, horrified eyes. His nostrils flare, and he's immediately running for higher ground.<br /> <br />Something *flammable* is streaking across the ground. Gerad's already expecting the sparks, so he's not too worried about those when they start raining down from the ceiling. Luckily, the man's quick-thinking and derring-do save him from being lit aflame; he makes it to the staircase with barely any time to spare, practically tumbling to a halt on the steps!<br /> <br /><span class=" bold_fg_y bg_n ++ hy">GERAD HAS LOST: SHUTTER LANTERN</span><br /> <br />"We have to go up! This place is gonna be an oven if we stick around!" Gerad makes his way up the staircase, and withdraws a small canteen from his coat. He dumps it over Argider's head. It is kind of like spitting on a bonfire. Anyway, once Argider's next to him and they're *both* on the next floor, Gerad kicks the trapdoor shut behind them with a declarative BOOM.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Without another word, a yellow Corona around her blazes into life, banishing some of the gloom around her with it's soft luminescence. She didn't need to think happy thoughts to fly.. even if she was sort of grinning like the cheshire cat right now. <br /> <br /> Riku remains earthbound, at first, but she takes his hand. Serah takes hold of her other, and she just nods to her with a grin "Just leave it to me on the control part, Serah" And then looking at Riku, "...here we go then." <br /> <br /> And then the girl just tells the laws of physics to shut up and sit down, as gravity doesn't seem to have any effect on herself any longer any longer. With a hold upon both Riku and Serah she directs them all upwards, streaking upward rapidly with a large trail of light behind her. They reach the top of the tower almost alarmingly in the rapidity of the pace... since Riku and Serah are flying under their own power, he lets them go the moment they arrive to feel the pulse of darkness. And to her horror.. she sees the children all in a circle. She feels the pulse of darkness... and she watches. And she watches... and her expression twists into a mask of anger in almost an instant. <br /> <br /> There's such a thing as righteous anger that burns it's way right through any sort of serenity that she could dredge up, and something in her just snaps, like a crack, or a pane of glass. There's a flicker over her image, almost like static from a television distorting her image, drawing a line against her midsection. <br /> <br /> And then she's behind him, appearing in a flurry of light and static. A fist flies out, but doesn't make contact with him. Instead when her fist flies out... there's a burst of scathing luminescence. Before the blow even strikes, there's another flicker of static and she's on the opposite side of him, another fist flies, and there's another burst of radiant power his way. Another flicker of static, and she's floating at his elevation in the air, exploiting her weightlessness to turn into what would appear to be a round house kick, her leg trailing a wave of effulgent burning light which carries right towards his cowl. Another flicker of static.. and she wasn't even in his view anymore if he didn't strike back during that time. Reappearing some distance away with a cold expression on her face. She doesn't say anything, her expression is entirely flat in it's affect. But the way she stares at him.. its clear she just wants to do nothing but annihilate this shadowy being.<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Rapunzel is the last to arrive at the top of the creepy obsidian tower. She watches the ground grow steadily more distant as she drifts upwards, still not quite able to believe that she's actually flying.<br /><br /> The girl's mirth fades in an instant once she sails through the open window and faces the horrible sight that awaits at the apex of the massive spire. Pascal shrinks into her hair as her eyes widen, a hand going to her mouth.<br /><br /> The moment of surprise doesn't last long. The attacks on the dark shrouded figure spurs her into action but rather than lend her strength to the assault, Rapunzel zips down to the floor and starts to untie the bound children.<br /><br /> "Don't worry! We'll get you out of here!"<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Meanwhile. Back at the Ranch! <br /><br /> Another room about the same dimensions as before. Heat rises up from below through a column in the center of the circular room. <br /><br />At the top of this column/pedestal is a brilliant ruby, a fabulous treasure to be certain. A faceted gem of sparkle and radiance that almost shimmers in the heat haze rising from vents in the column. <br /><br /> The stairway continues on the other side of the room, which is very uneven. It's a maze of broken toys, bits of glass and sharp rock and all sorts of uneven terrain that would make crossing this room slow but possible. <br /><br /> Then the gem starts to rotate, several brilliant moonlight beams slowly spanning towards Gerad and Argrider and rotating across the circular chamber.<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>A few moments pass in which Kyra tests the parameters of this flight thing. How fast, how high, how well the handling goes. There might even be a few moments of prancing up the side of the tower like a gazelle. The cheer fades a little when she realizes that Argider cannot come with her this way. Maybe it is as Pan says-he didn't believe that he could fly like this. She considers for a few moments possible solutions-maybe she can cast float on him and drag him upwards? <br /><br />It's too late, though, as her partner opts to go through the ominous open door instead. "...good luck." she whispers to the pirate, tapping his shoulder before he goes. A faint pulse of white magic-a blessing-settles over him that would hopefully bring him luck. (Turns out, maybe not?) <br /><br />Up, up and away, she flies after the others, following Will once he discovers the openings in the top of the tower. Sailing in to the window, a moment or two is spent processing the scene. The Archadian Child. Ombra right there. Anger floods the "Moogle Girl's" mind and abruptly she comes crashing to the floor. "How could you!" <br /> <br />Once she has at least struggled to her knees, she opens fire on Ombra, her particular equipped weapon being one that fires darts filled with something poisonous and unpleasant.<br />
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:'''[[Peter Pan]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Peter Pan sees that everyone but the two pirates are able to find a happy thought. Part of him wonders what his companions have thought about, yet? He won't pry that's their special happy thought telling it might ruin it for them. He's not one to who would intentionally wreck their happy moment. Still he has to ponder for a second longer, what's going through Riku's head. It is a mysterious that may leave Riku with Random Pan visits. <br /><br /> "See I knew you could do it..." <br /><br /> The Pirates were pirates sure but the more Pan thought about it they were pirates trying to help save the kids or at least bring an end to the one behind it. He's still grumpy with Argider but? The anger ha cooled due tot eh hike and well there's been a heck of a distraction Pan will likely forget it about it soon enough. <br /><br /> "I have come for the children. You have no place in Neverland! You came when the worlds stated to fall and have no place here! I am the King of Neverland and I say you are done!" <br /><br /> Pan is being perhaps cocky or is he just being deadly serious as he crows loudly at the source of all this evil. Then Will does something he does not see coming he doesn't hear the words no he feels it he sees it. There's something about Will that's as angry as Ombra as Peter is. He's already pulling out his blade and is getting ready to fight. He's far from along with Rapunzel, Alma, Will, Riku, Serah and Kyra at his back. Also two Pirates who are totally on their way right?! <br /><br /> "Let them go, leave Neverland and never feed upon another child again. This is your only chance."<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>What the...?! Gerad looks quizzically at his flaming companion, then even more quizzically at the malevolent ruby in the middle of this malevolent room. What is even going on in this tower? The toolsman starts creeping his way across the room and its BEVY OF MUNDANE TRAPS. Luckily, his boots keep most of the detritus from injuring his feet. Unluckily<br /> <br />-nobody in the entire world could have predicted that the gem would start shooting lasers-.<br /> <br />"Hey! Guy! Hurry up and get over here!" Gerad is creeping even more quickly than before, now, inching past glass and broken bears, and leering at the crystal with its lasers. One's almost near him!<br /> <br />He frowns, pulls out that flintlock pistol, and *shoots* the gem. That will fix it. He can't deal with the lasers, not right now, not with the glass here and a guy on fire.<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron nods to Alma, glad for the guidance from someone that is used to flying at least. She can barely float on her own for now, but at least she's not crashing to the ground. She waddles a bit, and then when at the top, she attempts to land down, surveying the area. The children are there... and that voice. Hasn't she heard that before? Like last time she was with Pan? She can't remember for sure, but it seems like it knows Peter at least.<br /><br />And if Alma is ready to attack that figure, she's all too glad to help. She has some attacking magic as well, a salvo of holy magic shaped like arrows, that are sent toward it. She supposes there's no need for conversation here. If Alma goes for the 'strike first talk later' approach, who is she to go against it!<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Lord Ombra seems completely unaffected by the redshift, gripping their human shield a little bit tighter as Will Sherman leaps forwards, driving those flaming hands into the cloaked shadow. <br /><br /> There is an unearthly SCREAM from somewhere outside of the cloak that is joined by the screams of the black eyed children who simultaniously scream in pain and collapse, one after another. They whimper in pain, leaning against the wall, some of the older ones holding the younger and staring with their malevolent bitter anger now leavened with dread. <br /><br /> It does open Ombra up for assault by another and in fact all interested parties. Alma's righteous anger comes next. A flurry of light and static and scathing luminescene sears through the room. And is effortlessly blocked by a careless hand. A pulse of darkness and light antipode as Lord Ombra pushes back at the light user. The black eyed children flinch away from it, covering their faces and crying out in fear as the strikes come again and again and again. <br /><br /> The righteous fury eventually wins out, the luminescene of that round house kick sending the cloak flying backwards.. right into a waiting Riku. "You.." he says quietly. "..made a grave.. /error/ in hunting in Archades." the sword slashes the cloak nearly in half in a single fluid motion. There is another unearthly scream as the pieces of fabric flutter to the ground and dissolve into vapor. He starts to lower the blade when a hand reaches out from and grabs him by the back of his neck. "And.. you ..boy. Made a grave error as well."<br /><br /> Riku struggles as it starts to lift him into the air in front of Kyra's shots. He manages to twist out of the way, the poison unloading it's payload into the cloaked figure which returns to full visibility, the cloak massive ragged from the bottom to the middle like a heap of rags come to life. <br /><br /> Riku neatly pivots, taking a step forwards to bring the sword down when the cloak reaches out and envelops him. There is a step, or two, a heartbeat, and then he is gone. Swallowed up without time even to scream with another pulse of darkness that makes the children, both black eyed or otherwise, shudder and begin to sob. <br /><br /> One of them clings to Rapunzel reflexively, sobbing with hysterical furor, asking her to keep the boogeyman away in a tear choked whisper. A salvo of holy arrows pierce Lord Ombra, sending the cloak staggering backwards. He raises a clawed hand and the air pressure abruptly drops right before spears of darkness crystallize out of the air, spiraling around the cloak before launching themselves at the party, each one shattering into another disorienting burst of doubt and despair no matter what they hit.<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Will is not sure rather to grin or shout for Riku... <br /><br /> He'll go with anger. Richous fury... <br /><br /> "Let..." He says running towards cloaked jerkface, and tries to slip under him. Aiming to come from BEHIND him and drig those hands RIGHT into the back of the man again... <br /><br /> "HIM!" he booms, the grould shaking a bit as he tries to force his vision of reality on the Eldrich horror. <br /><br /> "GO!" he commands, aiming to drive the red strings of fate into the dark strings, he is trying to choke them out, trying to seperate them...he needs time, but it will be not pleasent for those involved...he winces at the cries...he has to do this...if they can stop the monster, then they can go home... <br /><br /> He just pushes forward, because... <br /><br /> Nobody hurts children while Will Sherman can do anything about it.<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Meanwhile, in strongbad's cave of awesome-ness. <br /><br /> The ruby shatters. It was, after all, only cheap colored glass that explodes when hit. The lasers immediately die away leaving the room only a difficult trial to cross safely. <br /><br /> The stairs are littered with these toys as well making the passage difficult. Towards the top where the next trap door is within easy reach there is a thin wire and a pressure plate besides that, both of them probably to do something unpleasant with the staircase. <br /><br /> very unpleasant. <br /><br /> The next level is a barracks of some sort. There are unoccupied beds here and the detritus of people living here. It's all unoccupied down whil the sounds of combat drift up from the ceiling and the stairway leading upwards.<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Rapunzel clutches the child to her as the bonds come loose, rubbing the little boy's head to try and calm him down. However, she doesn't have time to be comforting at the moment. Her gaze drifts up towards the other children still bound around the room, biting at her lip as the forces of light and darkness clash.<br /><br /> "It's okay, it's okay. Sssh." She turns her attention back to the young boy, cupping his face in her hands to turn it towards her own. "Listen. I need to get the others free. If you think you can help with that, go start untying them. Be quick, alright!"<br /><br /> She doesn't wait to get his answer, hopping swiftly to her feet and running to the next bound child. It's times like this a knife would be useful. Darn blunt weapon focus.<br /><br /> The second child's bindings come free just as the darkness takes shape into crystal spears. Rapunzel gasps and reacts reflexively, bringing her frying pan up to smash aside the deadly projectile and, amazingly, she succeeds. The magical construct shatters into a dozen fragments, each vaporizing with hisses of dark mist in the air. Not about to risk a repeat performance, she ushers the newly freed girl towards the others with instructions to get them loose.<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Gerad clomps across the rest of the room, empowered by boots. He's frowning - basically constantly by this point - as he moves up the staircase, and observes the pressure plate and tripwire up the stairs sort of in the same way a father observes some adorable project his child's made.<br /> <br />Some machinery later, Gerad's kicking open the door to the third floor of the tower! Yes! He can even hear the fighting up top. Of course, right now, there's some subterfuge and examination to tend to...<br /> <br />Gerad is frozen. What, exactly, is wrong with this room??! Are the beds alive? Is there a dog in here? Gerad hates dogs. He takes his *sweet time* getting through the room, until, of course, he hears shrieking and a frying pan going *BONK* from the upstairs. VALIANT CONCERN shines in Gerad's eyes, and with a shout, he's sprinting for the staircase!<br /> <br />Maybe he's an idiot!<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Kyra will not be disoriented. Not when her anger is so galvanized by what she's seeing here. It is furthered along by Riku's stand and subsequent disappearance into the cloaked bulk of the monster. Gritting her teeth, the sole weapon she seems to have on her is spun away and slipped into a holster at her waist. <br /><br />Her hands spread out, fingers splayed. "Will. Serah. Pan. Alma!" she calls out, "Riku! If you can hear me too...get back! I'm going to unleash something /big/." <br /><br />Alma can feel it. Oh boy can she feel it. The wild energies within Kyra stir and rise dangerously. To Will, her threads become a strange kaledescope of colors, the threads of fate around her flickering with all sorts of urge and emotion. Light and dark. Kyra's right hand lifts, pointing out in front of her at Ombra, pointing, then drawn downwards in a straight line. That line in glowing gold is repeated on the floor beneath Ombra. <br /><br />That same finger lifts again, this time tracing a horizontal line through the air that perpendicullarly intersects the first. This becomes apparent when this second line appears on the floor as well. "For you, defiler, I call down the highest form of judgement, wrought from creation that sought its own destruction. Feel its curse. Feel its desire to return to nothingness." <br /><br />As she speaks, wild golden lines etch themselves outwards from the simple ones drawn upon the ground, centering Ombra in its chaotic pattern. Alma can firmly admit that she has never, ever seen her sister cast this before. She'd be hard-pressed to discover rthe spell's origin but one thing is certain. It is definitely not white magic. <br /><br />"GRAND CROSS!" Golden energy explodes upwards, continuing in its own blinding blaze for several seconds before dying down to a dull glow that remains, smoking, on the tower floor. <br /><br />Afterwards, Kyra's eyes roll back and she falls to the ground. Alma would recognize this as a textbook case of mage fatigue.<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron rogers that. If Kyra is going to just blow the entire place up, she certainly doesn't want to stay close to be part of the fireworks! She uses her newly acquired flight skill to move out of the way, floating away from the tower.<br /><br />She woahs at the release of magic. Well, that was rather impressive after all. But Kyra slumping down... that doesn't look like a very good thing. "Are you alright Kyra?" She swoops in, trying to help Kyra up, at least sitting, if she's still concious at least. She might need help to lift her up if not, she doesn't know how good this flight really is.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Static. Riku struggles against Lord Ombra. Static. Riku gets picked up by Lord Ombra, and vanishes into his cloak in the midst of the struggle.. /Ker-CHACK/ goes something in Alma's head. <br /> <br /> Riku was gone, and she had no idea what happened to him. At best, he was lost in whatever darkness Lord Ombra dredged up. At worst.. he was.. <br /> <br /> <span style="color:#FFD700">...No...</span> <br /> <br /> A spear of darkness thunks against the radiance surrounding her. Then another. There's a sizzle as they strikes her aura, and they grow smaller, diminished and dying away before they ever strike her robed form. <br /> <br /> She screams, but it isn't due to the pain but anguish of a different sort, <span style="color:#FFD700">I AM GOING TO END YOU...IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE!</span> <br /> <br /> And that's the last coherent words she states <br /> <br /> Kyra unleashes the full fury of her magic, in a grand display of magic which explodes outward from Lord Ombra of the likes that she'd never seen before, there's a flicker of light and motion. Will grabs at his fate lines... Sigils appear everywhere around Lord Ombra. Forming into a great serpent of translucent blue light. Which coils around him suddenly. Serpentarius forms. And it's angry. It coils around the bottom half of Lord Ombra, then exploits that to surge out of the tower, carrying Lord Ombra with the animated hard light construct. <br /> <br /> Will only had solidified it for a moment, by grabbing and strangling it's fate lines, so after a time Lord Ombra slips out of it... <br /> <br /> Which is when he might note the distortions appearing in the air. Little prismatic tears within the darkness, where light floods through, as if being brought by an unseen source, and focused through a prism. <br /> <br /> Another flicker of light and static, and she's in front of Lord Ombra, floating suspended outside of the tower. Lord Ombra begins to hear something which is muted at first... <br /> <br /> BGM change: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2zFwvIomw <br /> <br /> And then that indistinct sound came suddenly to the forefront of Lord Ombra's mind.. the notes were at first separate, enunciated things.. such that the melody didn't even sound connected. <br /> <br /> But suddenly they were part of a refrain that made perfect sense to Lord Ombra. It had a serene sublimity to it. And then there was a voice singing lyrics that just didnt make any sense, and perfect sense at the same time. It was as if he simply didnt have the senses to perceive what the lyrics actually meant, as the voice shifted from alto, to tenor, to soprano and baritone. From man to woman, old to young, to something utterly alien... and yet he felt it was always the same voice. <br /> <br /> It brought with it a feeling of tranquility and focus that seemed to spiral through the shadow's mind, bringing connections where none existed before. His psyche expanded to grasp the myriad of contradictory truths of existence in the universe. And yet even as it began to perceive them.. grasp them, they'd slip away, and something else would instantly replace it to fill that vacuum.. repeating. These things were not meant for any mortal mind to know. Most immortals as well.. <br /> <br /> It was a song of light and order. A song of universal truth. A song of creation... A song of how anything and everything was interconnected.. Whether it came from her goddess or not.. who knew? Alma certainly didn't. <br /> <br /> Lord Ombra and Alma faded away, from the outside, it looks like there's a dark void that's roughly cube shaped at about a hundred feet by a hundred feet. <br /> <br /> On the inside, it's dimensions appear infinite to the spectre. Alma looks like an entirely different person, the sigils which make up her magic entirely encompass her eyes now, dwarfing out the sclera, the irises, and the pupils. She just stares at Lord Ombra. And then she opens her mouth and begins to sing herself. There is some slight dissonance, as her voice is quite different from the one she heard. And then there's a slight glimmer of light behind Alma.. <br /> <br /> It looks like it is coming upon a distant horizon.. from an impossible distance away. And then suddenly it isn't just a small glimmer anymore. It's a large wave of effulgent light which dwarfs the entirety of the space they're in. For but a brief instant.. darkness in this area ceases to exist, save for that which Lord Ombra brought with him. It scathes and scours as it washes over the shadow with annihilating brilliance. <br /> <br /> But it's over in an instant. When Lord Ombra's vision clears, he appeared to be in space. And yet not, at the same time.. there was still oxygen here if he needed to breath, not a vacuum. There was still heat here, such that the absence wouldn't have frozen over and slain a mortal being. <br /> <br /> Space however, was hardly empty. It was like looking through a high-powered telescope. There was darkness, certainly but there was also light everywhere, nebulas danced in the dark as multicolored plumes of light and cosmic space dust. And there were stars, stars everywhere, thousands of them, of many different colors and sizes. All scaled down perhaps, but Lord Ombra could make out the details of each... Everything in this duplicate representation of the universe was moving, rotations upon rotations, revolutions upon revolutions. It was dizzying to watch.. <br /> <br /> But he wouldn't have time to... As suddenly every single one of them started to move... ...towards him. <br /> <br /> She didn't bother with any sort of fancy light show. She didn't animate constellations and strike at him. She just sent hundreds of thousands of pinpricks of luminescence at him. Each one surging and streaming through him and his form before retaking their place suspended in the heavens. <br /> <br /> From the outside.. it only took about ten seconds. Ten seconds to create a representation of infinity and eternity and have it rebel against the foul shadow. But all the observers on the outside saw was light playing against the surface of an otherwise darkened object. <br /> <br /> Cracks started playing across the surface of it.. a moment later, it shatters, like sugarglass whose pieces then dissolve in turn... <br /> <br /> She looks much diminished from the effort, her aura flickering, and dying away as she wavers, then swoons.... ...with nothing holding her there any longer she starts to fall, before she comes into consciousness once more. Her aura comes back into existence a moment later, as she moves back inside the tower with agonizing languor.<br />
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:'''[[Peter Pan]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Peter Pan knows he's not human, he's not sure what lord Ombra is other than the darkness come to life. He sees Will going in, and the rest of the group starts up their assault upon the slayer of hopes and dreams. Pan is angry but he manages to keep focus his righteous anger only fuels him. He's not moved yet he gave the horror a chance. The chance that has been ignored so Pan launches himself at the darkness. This is so not going to end well as something strange happens. Pan is going to try to caught the one of the arrows come and Peter isn't quick enough not this time one catch him in the shoulder and he's sent spinning form the impact, He's hurt but alive as he is trying to get back up. Peter attempts to focus though the pain, how the heck did someone hit him. Even Hook could only do it once and a while it's not supposed to work like this. It's really how he sees things, but thankfully while he's dealing with the terrible arrow wound Rapunzel's already on the kids. Then again Pan knows he makes a very good distraction given how much the big bad is confused on him. <br /><br /> However Tink's not been idle he's been getting something now if this was more open it would be easier but someone might notice there is a crocodile outside hovering at the window thanks to Tink's work it's yes, that crock. It seems she's dragooned it to help and what is it doing? Why the old Hook hunter bunch a water being held in it's mouth! Tink and the crock wait for a moment once Lord Ombra is in clear view he sticks his snout in and just starts spraying water like a fire hose at him! <br /><br /> As for the Crock's happy thought? What do you think it was?<br />
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:'''[[Peter Pan]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Peter Pan knows he's not human, he's not sure what lord Ombra is other than the darkness come to life. He sees Will going in, and the rest of the group starts up their assault upon the slayer of hopes and dreams. Pan is angry but he manages to keep focus his righteous anger only fuels him. He's not moved yet he gave the horror a chance. The chance that has been ignored so Pan launches himself at the darkness. This is so not going to end well as something strange happens. Pan is going to try to caught the one of the arrows come and Peter isn't quick enough not this time one catch him in the shoulder and he's sent spinning form the impact. <br /><br /> He's hurt but alive as he is trying to get back up. Peter attempts to focus though the pain, how the heck did someone hit him. Even Hook could only do it once and a while it's not supposed to work like this. It's really how he sees things, but thankfully while he's dealing with the terrible arrow wound Rapunzel's already on the kids. Then again Pan knows he makes a very good distraction given how much the big bad is confused on him. <br /><br /> However Tink's not been idle he's been getting something now if this was more open it would be easier but someone might notice there is a crocodile outside hovering at the window thanks to Tink's work it's yes, that crock. It seems she's dragooned it to help and what is it doing? Why the old Hook hunter bunch a water being held in it's mouth! Tink and the crock wait for a moment once Lord Ombra is in clear view he sticks his snout in and just starts spraying water like a fire hose at him! <br /><br /> As for the Crock's happy thought? What do you think it was? <br /><br /> "HA! Didn't see that coming did you?!<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Righteous fury, go! <br /><br /> Cloaked jerkface takes a pummeling, Will digging right into the back of the cloak, reality shuddering as pulse after pulse of dark energy pounds through the chamber. The dark strings wither and screech as the red strings assault them and another wail of fear and torment rises up from the black eyed children, who in their madness, several unsheathe knives. They look at the Arcadian captives. A girl whispers in terrible pain. "Stop. STOP" she screams. She looks at the others who are suffering and when those cries go unanswered, she narrows her eyes at the other children. The ones helping Rapunzel untie the others with unsteady trembling fingers. Rapunzel herself. "...this is all YOUR fault." eyes bleeding from both corners she screams and lunges at the children with knife raised. Another reaches out a hand to grab her back, wrenching her away from the torqued adventurers. They hold back her struggling hatred. <br /><br /> And it is a good thing she does, for charging across the room towards the children would have put her in the middle of the Grand Cross. (tm) The giant glowing gold lines etch into the floor and then flare with Ombra trapped in the midst of the pattern. A blinding FLARE of energy consuming the cloak and unleashing a scream that shakes the very foundations of the tower. <br /><br /> In the aftermath of this, Peter Pan very thoughtfully puts out the burning fire with a crocodile fire hose. Then the cloaked figure and Alma disappear into the space time anomaly that is the limit break cube and the entire universe screams towards the darkness at top speed. There is a SCREAM of denial. "NO." screams the voice. Then a longer wail as the cloak shreds apart. The light completely scours it away. Fate and magic and holy universal light destroy it utterly. <br /><br /> The children under it's fell influence call out and then collapse into unconsciousness wholesale in a heap. <br /><br /> Meanwhile. ...we are sorry Gerad, but there was just one more trap in this mundane and otherwise ordinary room. Underneath a blanket near the stairs was a primed sleep crystal. Any touch is liable to set it off.<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>IN THE ROOM ABOVE:<br /> <br />Muffled shouting and increasingly loud clomping can be heard from the room below. There is, finally, a penultimate shout, a dramatic *THOK* against the trapdoor leading downwards, and then the sound of metal striking a staircase<br /> <br />a crossbow going off, firing no less than sixteen quarrels into the ceiling/floor<br /> <br />a loud *SZZ-POP* and a burst of light visible *through* the trapdoor<br /> <br />a *WHIRR*, followed by a completely *unspeakable odor*<br /> <br />and more crossbow bolts.<br /> <br />Snoring.<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Will breathes heavily... <br /><br /> He looks around...black eyed Children are....still corrupted, but it's lessened. He frowns...he isn't sure if he can touch that...maybe Alma and Kyra can work on that? He doesn't know... <br /><br /> Or maybe it'll just go away... <br /><br /> He looks around again... <br /><br /> Riku.. Will frowns. The power fades from his hands and he sinks against the wall. "<GOOSEHONK> it.." he says, rubbing his eyes.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Alma is kind of laying down near the edge of the top floor of the tower right now facing outwards towards the spot where Lord Ombra last existed. Her rational mind was sort of shut off during all of the Limitbreak Cube (tm). <br /> <br /> Now that it had rebooted... ..she was in all out horror mode. <br /> <br /> She just lays there in a plaintive pile, sobbing. Not just because he hadn't reemerged.... <br /> <br /> ...but because she'd lost control, and what she did during that time, may be the reason he hadn't reemerged. She doesn't move from that spot.<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron helps by dragging Kyra away, but moves her over to Alma, bringing the two together to make sure Alma is alright too "You both used too much magic didn't you? You better rest up..." She looks around, setting Kyra down next to Alma.<br /><br />She looks at Alma, and pats the girl consolingly as she sees her sobbing. She doesn't really know what to say though, but offers a simple "Are you okay? Everyone is alright..."<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Rapunzel goes about her task with great haste, pulling the rough knots free as fast as she can without harming the already frightened captives. It's not as fast as she'd like. Pascal hops down and scampers over to another child, pulling at the rope with his tail without much success.<br /><br /> A blinding burst of light fills the room suddenly, forcing her to shield her eyes and leaving spots in her vision when the flare of holy energy fades away. When she can see again, Rapunzel immediately notices the lack of the cloaked figure and sighs softly, but she doesn't sit idle. The rest of the kidnapees are set free in short order with each new child freed going to help their fellows until all of them are huddled in a big mass of sobbing frightened bodies.<br /><br /> Rapunzel kneels down and, unable to wrap her arms around all of them, uses her hair instead, pulling them into one big group hug. "It's alright now. The bad man is gone."<br /><br /> She hopes that's true. Her gaze drifts over to the corrupted children and for a moment she considers trying to sing for them. Perhaps her magic could fix their condition. But there's no guarantee of that and revealing her power inside of a tower of evil where there might be Heartless lurking seems like a foolish idea.<br /><br /> "We should leave this place as soon as possible."<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> "Except for the missing boy." Will says, "Riku." Will says, no he can't be sad now...they have to get these kids out, and right now they need someone strong. "Rapunzel's right. Lets go. We need to get these kids out of here...and back with their familes." he says. <br /><br /> And then he has to talk with Gabranth... <br /><br /> And then find Riku.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Alma's eyes are glassy, looking in an unfocused manner on the last spot she saw Lord Ombra... <br /> <br /> She just continues to sob... not answering Serah, whose words don't seem to reach her. Fortunately... Will answers for her. <br /> <br /> She doesn't seem to want to get up from that spot.<br />
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:'''[[Peter Pan]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Peter Pan can only watch at what happens to Lord Ombra, Alma, and everyone else just bring forth the fires of justice upon the creature of shadow. he rises to his feet and watches the cloak figure now just having been wiped from existence more of less. He's gone the nightmare of Neverland is over for now. The Darkness is out there still but a victory has been won, a force of darkness has be struck down. <br /><br /> Pan looks back to the crock and grins for a second <br /><br /> "Owe ya one! Tink get out friend back to the water." <br /><br /> If Hook ever hears about the Crock being able to fly. He would never sleep again, as funny as that would be it's perhaps for the best the big old crock goes on its way for the day. The clock goes tick tock but grows distance as the heroes surprise help is heading on their way back to the water. <br /><br /> He looks to see the faces of everyone who has helped the children here Peter is grinning widely as he first lets out a heck of a rooster crow of victory then actually says something. <br /><br /> "Thank you on behalf of all of Neverland thank you." <br /><br /> he'd say he'd never forget but well even Pan knows his mind suffers memory leaks. With that there's many kids to help and work to do. So of Peter goes.</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Tower_of_OmbraTower of Ombra2013-07-22T08:00:40Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: </p>
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|Date of Scene=2013/07/21<br />
|Location=Neverland<br />
|Synopsis=The Missing persons TP finale. Welcome to Bleak Horizon. We're all happy here. <br />
|Thanks=Everyone who participated. Excellent times were had.<br />
|Cast of Characters=Rapunzel, Will Sherman, Riku, Peter Pan, Kyra Hyral, Serah Farron, Alma Hyral, Argider, Gerad Iron Fogair<br />
|Tinyplot=Missing Persons<br />
|pretty=yes<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Bleak Horizon. <br /><br /> A name and a feeling for the place hidden away by a gloom ridden fog in the chain of Roving Islands. The pirates know of it and steer clear for any treasure to be found on the island of Bleak Horizon is guarded by spectral creatures and the remains of Lord Ombra's victims. There are reports of black eyed children inhabiting ruined villages at the coast but few have returned even with that much information. The fog is as good a disorienting maze as anmy labyrinth and many who move ashore find their way turned around to the sharp, grim coastline once again. <br /><br /> The indians and the mermaids know of it and do not speak, for to speak of the isle and the grim tower that pierces the heavens is a sure recipe for calamity and illfortune. There are ways to get there, by land or by sea or air. <br /><br /> It's just a matter of /wanting/ to. <br /><br /> The fog is thick and the sky almost permanently overcast. The coastline is a thick line of dirty sand pockmarked by withered grey wood and plastic detritus. A half buried jack-in-the-box tilts sideways in the sand, half buried and spring corroded. Beyond the coast is a dark forest and the ruins of several buildings of the same wood and stone. They are patchwork, things lashed together by an inexpert hand with only the tools available and very frail. <br /><br /> The woods are choked by a bluish grey fog, the pines no more than silohuettes in an everpresent gloom. Finally crownint the dark words is a stone spire that slashes into the sky, an obsidian thorn of crystal and metal. <br /><br /> Riku bends down to examine the beach. He frowns at the broken toy, not touching it. There are signs of multiple sets of tracks leading into the ruined village. "Oh, this is going to be fun." he exclaims very, very softly in an annoyed voice.<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> "Yeah." Will says, right behind Riku. He didn't like the water...but he swallowed his fear to come across here and look at the gloomy beach. How weird this place looks...his eyes are a bit different, but even so... <br /><br /> Nothing...this place is hollow. He doesn't need special eyes to see that. A shiver goes down his spine, even a godling can be afraid. <br /><br /> "Lets get those kids back, before anything bad happens to them." he says, giving his friend a nod. "I mean, Unless you think you've finally found a place to read your dark poetry." he chides Riku. <br /><br /> "I'll even snap a few times." Grinning, Face the darkness with humor and light...maybe they might even win.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Bleak Horizon. BGM change: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFEJlAU0B3c <br /> <br /> She'd passed by Neverland once before on a ferry, which was remarkably bereft of pirate attacks. She remembered thinking that she wanted to visit the land of eternal innocence one day... ....but not like this. This tower, shrouded in oppressive gloom was the antithesis of anything she wanted to see here. Like a dirty little secret that was swept to the corner, waiting to be rooted out... She gave the woods an abstracted look before her gaze trailed upwards to the tip of the hazy spire. She actually took off her glasses for a moment to see if they required cleaning... ...they didn't. <br /> <br /> She was wearing her typical White Mage Robes, nothing more than that, a pair of leather boots peaking out from below her the hem of her robes. <br /> <br /> She gives Will a bemused look, the gloom on her expression shattering as she offers a grin, "Very funny. What is Lord Dark and Scary going to do with you, if you keep on killing the mood he's trying to set?" Beat pause, "...also his poetry isn't /that/ bad. A dark corner of a coffee shop would better serve. Maybe wearing a beret..." <br /> <br /> She looks at Riku out of the corner of her eyes, allowing the smile to carry over his way as she steps forward, her feet crunching on the damp sand.<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>GERAD HAS NEVER LOOKED more like a complete stud. He's traded in his desert rags for a much cooler bandana and eyepatch, his trademark clean-shaven face is now covered liberally in *gristly beardgrist*, and he's wearing a raggedy justacorps (A PIRATE COAT!) in the colors of dismal crimson and gunmetal gray. As before, his spear and crossbow hang from back and hip. Completely differently from before, he's on a boat (with T-Pain).<br /> <br />While kings may not pay taxes, they -are- taxes. So he doesn't get away from the changes.<br /> <br />---<br /> <br />"Yarr," grunts Gerad for about the seventieth time since he's been here. He's been *practicing*. For what it's worth, he looks good, all Captain Morgan'd on the prow of a landing boat. Some nameless pirates get all grumbly-rumbly behind him, something along the lines of 'That's annoying!', but Gerad isn't listening to them. He pulls out a spyglass from within his justacorps, and examines the distant shoreline before him.<br /> <br />Seconds later, the landing boat *thumps* into the shoreline. Gerad collapses his spyglass and sets it into his coat.<br /> <br />"Yarr, me hearties! Land ho! Or something." He hops off of the boat and lands squarely on the beach, barely within sight of Alma/Riku/Will way down thataway. Immediately, he's frowning. This place looks really crappy!<br /> <br />"Alright. Need to find out why everybody's been pointing towards this place. What's going on here?" He sees Alma and some friends over there - eh, too far to walk over just yet. He needs to see what's going on.<br /> <br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron is all about children! She wants the best for them, shem ight even teach them one day too! Although maybe the Neverland kids won't like it, but she might like to try. Oh well. Either way, kids disapearing is not a good thing.<br /><br />She follows the others, mostly Alma, who she seems to feel closer to than many others, because of their magic affinity, and soft personalities related to healing powers too. Although hers are a bit different, and she's not a stuttering shy girl like Alma, she still is fond of the girl right now, they already shared a few adventures.<br /><br />She looks at the tower int he distance "So we know they are over there?" She wonders where the information came form... it might be a trap after all. In fact, she better think of it as a trap, might be safer for everyone, not letting their guards down. "I don't like this place really..." She sighs, her pink hair bouncing as she moves through the vegetation along the others members of the expedition.<br />
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:'''[[Argider]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Argider's crew was skeptical of their captain's plan. They were officially no longer military officers after the fall of Roz. Besides, it should be the Archades Fleet who should be hunting for the lost children and not them. The sky-pirate himself would have none of this. In his mind, the matter was relatively simple. They go in, take enough treasure to make it worth their while, rescue the children, and become big darn, rich heroes.<br /><br />Unforunately, there was a little more to this then a mundance combined hostage rescue/smash and grab. This was evident as soon as they hit land. Neverland was not quite what any had expected. They had heard stories of the wild transformations that people may undergo. Argider's crew remained -mostly- the same due to their already eccentric clothing choices. However, a good portion of the crew now found themselves to be impromptu baby sitters for pirate children. And then the situation went from bad to chocobo plop bad when Argider learned of the nature of the kidnappers and the remote location where even -pirates- were loathe to travel. Argider was no mere simple pirate though. He was a sky-pirate and this made things totally different.<br /><br />The intrepid Captain finds himself seperated from his crew at large. This fog was and woods were really putting a hamper on their search party. Argider emerges from the brush with cutlass in hand and an eyepatch over his left eye. Funny, he didn't remember putting any of those on. Eh, maybe he was just a tad hungover. He soon finds quite the variety of fellow explorers in the clearing. Argider flips his eyepatch up to reveal a perfectly normal eye underneath. Nope, he doesn't recognize a single soul here. He does not sense any real hostility from this group whom seem to be relatively familiar with each other. "Howdy," greets the tall man as he casually tips hit cutlass against his shoulder and strides forward. "Guessin' y'all are here for the treasure..." Argider coughs into his non-sword holding fist. "....treasured kidnapped children?"<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"I've got a bad feeling about this." Kyra says dryly, hoising her messenger bag farther up upon her shoulder. Something about this place dug up memories of nostalgia and long days spent with her family. <br /><br />Kyra Hyral disliked that quite a bit. Forcing down the bile of the recalled sheltered childhood-which, frankly, was but a handfull of years ago, she steps past Riku and Alma, pausing to survey the group. Her eyes fall upon ~studly pirate~ Gerad. Of those here... <br /><br />...he seemed like the best candidate as a meat shield at the moment. Alma had dibs on Riku, Serah was a healer, and Will was both dodgy and frail. Shame she couldn't coax Kamon into comi- <br /><br />Argider shows up. ".../hmmmmmmm./" Kyra hums thoughtfully.<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> A dark and mysterious forest on a mist-wrapped island in an unfamiliar land. As entertaining as this little adventure sounded in theory to someone who's only recently started to see the world, the reality of it is a great deal more dreary and frightening than Rapunzel had anticipated.<br /><br /> The young woman, apparently unaffected by the strange laws of this land, leans forward at the prow of the small rowboat, peering into the gloom with a wide-eyed look of awe and concern that is mirrored in the googly eyes of her lizard companion. Pascal scampers from his usual perch on her shoulder to roost in her thick hair, his skin shifting to match the golden hue until only a pair of eyes are distinguishable.<br /><br /> Much like the pirates who row their little vessel to shore, Rapunzel gives the rugged thief a sidelong glance every time he attempts to play up his part. She's almost glad when they make landfall and quickly dismounts. Her bare toes wiggle in the cool sand as she stretches back and forth to work the cramps of ocean travel out.<br /><br /> It isn't until she's finished gathering her hair out of the boat, which took up a fair amount of space all on its own, and turns to join that others that she spots the ominous detrius littering the beach. Rapunzel draws up short, clutching her frying pan to her chest protectively.<br /><br /> "What is this place...?"<br />
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:'''[[Peter Pan]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Peter Pan had been in a far too serious frame of mind, well for him anyway. Over this whole children kidnapping thing it had taken a good deal of time tracking Lord Ombra down. Peter had been trying to one make sure he was not going after any new children, and two? Seeing if he'd been hiding somewhere else. This is not the truth it seems he's been in Neverland all along. The last place Peter would have looked, seriously even Hook would hide something major elsewhere given his new found mobility since the world had broken. Lord Ombera had figured out Peter's behaviour pretty well, or had just lucked out. It would be hard to know given how much of an unknown he really was to the worlds at large. <br /><br /> Peter however had managed to get his head screwed on right thanks to Tinkerbell and a stop by at the TDA. Where he'd also basically looted the heck out of their fridge and driven Mercade to go drink later. Why? The idea of there being another Will out there was that much of a shock. Peter had been flying towards the island it was not a place he liked he's made the lost boys stay home, told them to guard the lair. In truth he didn't wish to risk his friends becoming food for what he was hunting. Too many children as it is has been taken, one was too many as far as Peter was concerned. He comes in for a rather lazy landing on the beach right beside Riku and Will. <br /><br /> "Lostboy here help with the children right. I see you brought friends." <br /><br /> Alma gets a look from Peter stares at Alma for a moment. He has no idea what a beret is and seems to be pretty confused. Then comes a pirate he's about to say something to Riku but there is a pirate here, and Pan's already turning to face him. <br /><br /> "I told the pirates they could help by keeping out of this!" <br /><br /> Peter looks annoyed now shifting gears mentally at a rather high speed and now there's another pirate here as well. This just keeps getting crazy but the pirates almost seem to want to help or don't seem to be spoiling for a fight. He does not like it but he will likely need their help the more he thinks about it. Riku gets a strange look from peter. "So who are you lady, I haven't seen you before. Your all with Lost boy right?" <br /><br /> Then comes a girl with a hair Kraken on her head. So much hair it might just try to eat the very children they are trying to save. <br /><br /> Tink just meanwhile flits about Peter and is face palming right now over his comment's to Riku. Some days Peter really did drive her insane. <br /><br /> "Well if your here to help even the /pirates/ we need to go rescue the children and should not waste more time." <br /><br /> Things are so bad Peter is thinking about the concept of time, that's how real things are right now.<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Riku looks at Will, then he looks at Alma. There is absolutely no change of expression on his face as he raises both hands and begins to artfully snap along to the silent beat of the darkness bongos, like some extremely avante-garde coffee shop goer. <br /><br /> After a couple of ironic snappings, he smiles thinly and lets his hands fall to his sides. He looks around at the surroundings. "Come on. The faster we find them.. the less time we have to be here." Riku shudders at the brush of something, a tendril of darkness that sweeps invisibly across the beach like an errant wind. <br /><br /> A boat bumps into the shore completely with pirate(?) and spyglass and a stout 'Yarr, me hearties' "Yes?" Riku responds to Sarah with a shrug of one shoulder. "The information I gathered just took awhile to sort out." What info and why? Sore Wa Himitsu Desu. <br /><br /> "Yes." he says /very/ flatly to Argider. "Aren't they precious." with a very dry note on 'precious'. He nods his head in greeting and then continues to make his way up the grey beach towards the ruined buildings. <br /><br /> Then Peter speaks up. <br /><br /> There is a very slow anime moment as Riku turns towards Peter and regards him levelly. He then rolls his eyes up almost to the overcast with a long-suffering snort, putting a clamp down on his temper. "I think.." he says very levelly. "In the interests of /living/ .. we should work together, no matter where we come from." <br /><br /> The next section of territory after the coastline was the abandoned buildings. The ramshackle little town built on the edge between the forest and the coast. There are more abandoned and discarded toys here, some of them peeking from the half-created shelters or laying by firepits in the blackened soil. The fog is even more thick here, cutting down visibility to only a dozen feet or so in any direction. It swirls actively around feet and overhead, blocking the view of the forest and the tower periodically only for the winds to change and the destination to be made clear again. There is no main avenue through the buildings, which the forest has already overgrown with sickly foliage and spongy black moss. The air is full of the smell of fungus and mold and forgotten things. <br /><br /> At the far end of the village is a ramshackle bridge over a small lake made of found pieces of driftwood. Small platforms leading from the near side to the far side at the edge of the forest. The waters are dark and completely opaque.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Wow, a lot of people actually came to the call to rescue the childr.. err treasured children. She might have sighed, but Will's cheer had infected her just a little bit, enough that she was still in a relatively good mood. Riku's ironic snapping almost makes her snort with laughter as she covers her mouth up with her hands and composes herself. <br /> <br /> When Serah asks the question, she nods, "It pretty much screams dark and evil sanctuary of lost dreams, innocence, and emo music, so I'm guessing this is the place." Her smile cracks just a little, "I'm not really fond of it either, but we'll be alright..." <br /> <br /> And then Gerad shows up, practicing his masquerade as a pirate and Alma's bemused look returns to her, as she calls out to him. "Is it talk like a pirate day? I didn't get the memo. But come ashore. I'll explain on the way. And hey Rapunzel." She waves to her cheerfully, looking at Peter, "These are different sorts of pirates, don't mind their appearances. They're here to help." <br /> <br /> Argider gets an abstracted look for a moment. Her smile seems, slightly forced, but it eventually does come... "Good evening Sir, good to see you again. And that's right.." For some reason her gaze just lingers on him, for a while longer. <br /> <br /> Giving Kyra a sidelong glance she observes her for a while, before grinning, she /knows/ that look, she adjusts her glasses, before leaning over and whispering to her in an almost conspiratorial manner, "So many choices... I say you just pick a pirate and go from there." <br /> <br /> Following along through the abandoned buildings on the coastline, she looks at the toys, little examples of innocence lost as they appear, then fade away in the thick fog... that almost dampens her mood again immediately, as she trails along in silence behind Riku and the others as they navigate the village. The smell of mold and noxious fungus causing her to cough every now and then, and cover her mouth as it exacerbated her asthma. <br /> <br /> The bridge of driftwood gives her intense pause, as she examines it, giving it a skeptical look... due to factors that would put her in less danger than others should it not be all that sturdy, she volunteers, "I'll go first.. just to check the stability.." Which she does with one tentative and careful step after the other. If there's any handrails of rope or wood, she keeps a death grip upon them with each step...<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Will grins at Riku's ironic snappings. <br /><br /> Then others start coming, He doesn't know the first two pirates...he shrugs, "Well...the more the merrier...and if they think they can hurt kids I'll break their butts." Will is kinda over confident... but he turns towards Rapunzel, "Oh hey!" he says, remembering her, "Remember me? From Manhattan? Will Sherman? King of the Hobos?" he pauses, "Huh...of all the weird places to meet again." he says, but... "Well, frying pan is had. We shouldn't have any problems now." He says, and turns towards... <br /><br /> The pan! "Hey!" he says, and then pauses...he laughs at the Pan's confusion over Riku. "No no, this is Riku, Peter. Riiiiku. He's a guy." he says, "A little pretty for a guy, I know, but he's a guy." he shrugs. He slaps the Pan a high-five. "Anyway, lets get movin' on..." he says, looking towards Alma and Kyra... He does not talk about their last meeting with the Dennous. That will never be mentioned again. Nor what came of it.. <br /><br /> One bad thing at a time. The area turns into moldy ruins...broken toys everyhere. "...So sad." he says, "...A place once full of life...now drained of it." he shudders, and then the bridge up ahead... Will of course reflexively makes fate help them get across.<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Gerad sees some kid in the distance, flipping out about something or other. His focus seems mostly on the silver-haired, androgynous woman leading the group - Gerad gives the kid a thumbs up, and looks back to Rapunzel beside him.<br /> <br />"Eh? Y'know, I have no idea. It's kinda dreary, but, that's where all the folks from Agrabah kept pointing us towards, right?" Gerad shrugs. He doesn't understand Arabic, or whatever they speak over there. And everybody talks so fast!<br /> <br />"Just keep your fryin' pan ready, and we'll be fine, I'm sure." Gerad walks off after the group, falling in behind Alma and giving her a quizzical look when she mentions Talk Like A Pirate Day. "What? Every day's talk like a pirate day."<br /> <br />"Yarr," he says to Peter, by way of greeting.<br /> <br />And then his attention is back to Rapunzel, because he feels responsible for her.<br /> <br />"Don't touch anything. Everybody's actin' like this is somethin' special - it's not, but it seems like it's suckin' the life out of them. Avoid the water and the... plant stuff?" Gerad pauses when the group comes to the bridge, and crosses his arms while Alma volunteers to cross first.<br /> <br />"Easy there, Lightfoot. Think that water's gonna be worse than anything we've seen yet." He's frowning.<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"Well, I've basically got my choices narrowed down to two." Kyra mentions casually to Alma. "But you know, as a white mage, I need to take certain precautions." Though really, she'd feel best if Kamon was here since she'd rather not have to sidle up to strangers if she didn't have to. "I think I know who now though." <br /><br />As the mold comes into view, Kyra zips her hoodie up all the way and tugs on the drawstrings, which brings the bottom of the hood up a little more, over her mouth and nose. It's a little uncomfortable, but it beats breathing in copious amounts of mold spores. <br /><br />As they walk along, Kyra moves over to walk next to Argider. "Excuse me. But I couldn't help but notice that you seemed a bit out of place amongst our little group. Maybe you're missing a crewmate or two? For the duration of this expedition, I'd like to propose that we...work together." <br /><br />Her green eyes peer out at Argider from beneath her hoodie. "You look to me like a very...physically capable young man. I, on the other hand, have /extensive/ training in the medical and magical arts. So I am in a prime position to provide you some very lucrative support. What do you say? Partners?"<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Rapunzel glances around at the various assembled pirates and youths, recognizing a few faces in the crowd. One face in particular, belonging to a dirt-stained young man, seems to recognize her as well. She gives a bright smile despite the opressive atmosphere and waves back at Will.<br /><br /> "Hello there! It's been a while!"<br /><br /> There's no way you can forget someone like Will. That smell is pretty unmistakable. At the joking mention of her frying pan, she smirks and spins it around by the hole at the end of the handle on one finger.<br /><br /> "Nat-ur-ally. I can handle anything that comes our w--!" Her sudden boast is cut off mid-word as a mis-timed spin causes the hard iron skillet to clonk into the side of her head. Rapunzel winces and rubs her face. "Gotta learn to stop doing that..."<br /><br /> Moving ahead with the crowd, the long-haired teen lingers near the back of the group, constantly casting her gaze over her shoulder back towards the shore, growing more and more worried as the wide beach fades into grey obscurity in the fog. Only the bright gold of her hair, trailing along behind her like a lifeline, makes it possible to see what direction they've come from.<br /><br /> "Okay, heh heh... that's a little creepy. Just... don't touch anything and you'll be fine..."<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron nods to Alma, smiling "Well there's strength in numbers, so as long as we're not in this alone, we'll be fine, right?"<br /><br />She's been with a few of the others too. Will is always so loud and odd... but he seems to be on their side at least, so she's okay with it. Kyra always seems to be with Alma, maybe they are good friends...? She doens't know about everyone much yet it seems. Peter Pan she saw before too, hard to miss a green-dressed flyign boy after all.<br /><br />She moves between the buildings, looking through open doors and windows, mostly curious "Not a soul here... what happened, are those the people we're living more normally living here?" She wonders, looking around for any signs of recent life.<br />
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:'''[[Argider]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"Pirates?! Where?" Argider smirkingly remarks before turning to see Pirate Prime. The Airship captain places a hand sheepishly on the back of his neck. "Nevermind, I think I found'em." The brown-haired man remarks as he tosses the cutlass and useless eyepatch away. He then tips an imaginary hat towards the group at large. "Young ladies and gentlemen, a pleasure to meet you." His eyes then focus on Alma. Oh wait, there is someone he recognizes. It just has been awhile since she fainted right before his eyes. "Young miss, it seems we meet again. Can't say this is the best of places to catch up though with all those precious children to save." He says with a slight knowing nod being afforded to Riku. The other 'pirate' gets a raised brow. "Quite the welcome we got here. Looks like you woke yerself up from the same party I went to," casually remarks the captain as he gestures towards his discarded cutlass and eyepatch. "Anywho, I can't speak for him, but me and mine are here to help."<br /><br />When Kyral saddles up persay next to him, he glances over at the teenager in the hoodie. "Seems that way. But I reckon they can manage on their own until we meet up back at the ship." A demure smile is leveled towards the teen when she offers a helping hand. "Young miss, you got yerself a deal there. Always helps to have someone watching your back and even more so if they know how to sew a person back up together with some magic." He extends a half-gloved hand towards the hooded one. "Deal. The name's Captain Argider by the way."<br /><br />Argider would then take a look at the creepy surrounding and let out a low whistle before resting a hand near his hostled sidearm. "Looks like we jus' might me on the right track." That's right. Just follow the creepy trail of broken toys further into the creepy village that is surrounded by creepy fog. Whatever could go wrong?<br />
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:'''[[Peter Pan]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Peter Panhas this thing, the mental filter most people have? He does not have one, there's no real malice in the boy though. He just he says what he thinks. This can get him into so much trouble however. Thankfully one Riku's quickly able to smash through Peter's confusion, which leaves Pan with a baffled look on his face for a moment. he then makes a bit of an Oh look on his face and all seems to be okay with him now. He's actually walking, flying would just paint a big sign going hey Pan is here. Which could end up making things so much worse so he sticks to the ground. <br /><br /> The village doesn't make Peter feel any better seeing all the toys here and there? Makes him unsettled about this place, this place was wrong. Something like this should not exist in Neverland, it had no place here. Will also doubly enforces Riku is a guy. Very pretty but seriously a guy, Pan just thankfully is distracted by everything to think about it too hard for who knows what might be lurking about for them. <br /><br /> He takes a concerned look at Alma for a moment as she goes to check the bridge it should hold right? She's being careful so she should be okay. Kyra had a good idea about the spores Peter takes off his new hat and puts it over his mouth for all the good it might do him. <br /><br /> "You should be careful some of you are young enough he may want to take you as well." <br /><br /> The Pirates might actually be a huge boon it would be unlikely that adults could be fed upon by Lord Ombra. Serah gets a look from Peter and he answers her question quickly though his voice is a bit muffled due to the hat. <br /><br /> "I can't remember to be honest no one's really liked to come out this way. Even Hook's men avoid this place, not even they like it. Hook actually hates Lord Ombra too." <br /><br /> Rapunzel?s hair may be a fairly big boon given it's effect may keep them from getting lost, right? Or maybe it will eat some of the bad guys. Gerad gets another look from Pan but he's seeming rapidly less hostile when he remember not even the Pirates like it here. Also Argider seems to be pretty polite all things considered. He's also given his word to work with them right? That should be enough? He gave his word in this situation it should be enough. <br /><br /> Tinker bell meanwhile lifts off of Pan's shoulder and flies a bit ahead of the group using her own light to aid the party in moving ahead, she's also keeping an eye out for trouble that might be laying in wait for them.<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Riku snorts with laughter at the comments being made but shakes his head. "Be careful Alma." he murmurs as he keeps a hand on the sword belted to his side while constantly scanning the empty seeming village. He gives Argider an annoyed look and another to Will, but then his shoulders hunch. <br /><br /> Dark shapes can vaguely be sensed in the forest to anyone with the senses to spy them. They are almost completely dark presences, only a faint glimmer of light at their core remains which makes them difficult to track in the otherwise pervading gloom. <br /><br /> "This place isn't empty." he murmurs, turning towards the water is a swathe of darkness cutting through the terrain like a sword, a withering presence that leaves the shores barren, stinking of rotten things with the occasional floating piece of detritus. <br /><br /> Riku pointedly ignores Kyra and her. well, meat shop assessments of who she was going to work with. Well. Pointedly after looking at Kyra, then at Argider with both eyebrows raised way up for a moment before looking back at Alma. <br /><br /> It's a rickety and slow passage. The islands dip low into the water which sloshes over them frequently but they stay firm and the connectors do as well, although one creaks ominously at the end when she steps onto the other bank. <br /><br /> Looking into windows and through open doors, there are stuffed animals. Blankets. The detritus of recent living. On one wall there is a crayon drawing. There is a group of vague humanoid shapes, perhaps people. They stand on the beach which is drawn in bright shades of yellow, with a blue ocean and a green forest. The eyes of each of these children have been crossed out in black.<br /><br /> On the forest side of the lake there is a rustling and a snapping of branches. The bridge, although sound, will not take everyone on it at the same time. Some who are not able to fly are going to wait for others to cross or risk the wholesale collapse of the rickety construction.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>She replies to Argider in a mild tone, "Perhaps we'll.. catch up under better circumstances... once the children are out of danger." <br /> <br /> To Serah she just grins, trying to give her a confident look, "We'll be better than fine... don't worry." <br /> <br /> Alma suddenly gets a flash of chibi-Kyra at her wedding as she listens to her talk to Argider with an almost surreal proposition. In her vision the other individual who may or may not be either Kamon or Helena(In less dodgy form, maybe with some emo looking Odynar Iron spiked armor) is just labelled Odynar_Tank_001, with the rest of them blurred out with a question mark. The celebrant states, /I now declare you tank and healer. You may now kiss her mana bar./ It takes /everything/ she has not to burst out giggling. <br /> <br /> As they cross, she doesn't look back at Riku, she just states in a low voice, "Hey, I'm the soul of caution, Solo." <br /> <br /> She crosses the bridge with light-footed steps. She didn't weigh all that much and when you could literally... alter your gravity, you didn't worry too much about falling. Even so, she holds on with a death grip which belies her rational mind telling her that nothing will go wrong.. as the bridge sways a little back and forth. <br /> <br /> As soon as she gets to the other side.. she looks like she's clearing the forest.. she looks left, then right, then up... scanning the branches. Almost like it was some sort of precise ritual for her. Waiting for the others to cross... she tries not to think of the ominous pictures she saw in the houses before the crossing, that wouldn't happen.. it just wouldn't.<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Will pauses... <br /><br /> "JUST MAKE OUT ALREADY! We got work to do!" he shouts towards Kyra before moving on ahead. Geeze really, why do people gota be so dodgy about this <GOOSEHONK>! <br /><br /> Will dances across the bridge, hitting the other side and looks around, and starts walking forward. He waits for the others...but starts looking ahead, trying to find something...anything on the other side, but the fog and the...well, forest. <br /><br /> Will sighs..this is seriously a problem. Frowning, he looks around again, and then back towards Riku, "I think...we are going to wana hurry up soon...I have a feeling." he frowns.<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"Perfect!" Kyra beams, reaching over to meet Argider's hand with her own free one-as the other clings to the strap of the messenger bag slung over her shoulder. "I guarentee you will not lose consciousness under my care! Well, unless you /want/ to but I strongly recommend against it in this situation! Anyway...the name is Kyra Hyral." <br /> <br />Her handshake is pretty firm for someone who allegedly hides behind Odynar tanks all day. Her face turns bright red and she whirls on Will. "This is a /professional/ arrangement!" she snaps at him, "How /dare/ you suggest it is anything else!"<br /><br />In spite of that exchange, Kyra's mood is gradually dragged down by their ominous surroundings. She does quietly confide to Argider why she has her hood drawn up, explaining that over time, inhaling black mold spores can cause some respiratory distress. Especially for those with allergies. <br /><br />Seeing the construction of that bridge makes Kyra certainly wait-and encourage others to wait as one person crosses at a time. "Right, I'll go next." she murmurs, swiftly moving after Will once he's no longer occupying the bridge.<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Gerad is probably the heaviest person here. It means a few things - he's likely got the best chance against anything untoward, and it also means he's going to be a major problem when it comes to bridges and their fickle desires. By the time he and Rapunzel come to The Crossing, the dark-haired man is rubbing at his beard-gristle for approximately the sixtieth time.<br /> <br />"Yarr," he mumbles, thoughtfully. Bridge could use some reinforcing. Buttressing beneath, some more solid footsteps, maybe -- hm. He turns around as though it were a statement, and sets his spear down in front of him, leans on the thing, and keeps an eye on Freako Village.<br /> <br />"YARR," he says, a little louder! Until he gets attention. Yes. "I'll be goin' last, me hearties! All the armor and musket-lead means that bridge is goin' ta hate me, yarr!" It also means that he can keep an already unfortunate situation - the rustling branches over on the other side - from turning into a situation where there's a terrible PINCER ATTACK.<br /> <br />Gerad smiles to Rapunzel. "Be careful on the bridge, alright? I'll catch up. Don't let your hair get wet in that water."<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron nods to Peter's answer "Well that's not reassuring... that must mean there are some very bad things there, right?" At least Alma is confident about it, so she smiles to her. She took note of what was inside the houses too... That's not nice looking either, there was kids here, obviously. Well, this is Neverland.<br /><br />She hops a bit over the bridge, careful of her stepping around it. "Can't they make bridges actually not a circus act for once?" She wonders outloud too, shaking her head, carefully weighting down on every plank of wood...<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> When they arrive at the bridge Rapunzel bumps into the outer post, constantly looking back as she is. One startled yelp and frying pan to an inanimate object later, the girl winces sheepishly and lets out a nervous laugh.<br /><br /> "Uh... right... careful."<br /><br /> With some hesistation, she begins to reel in her hair. Even if she wanted to use it as a guide back towards their landing point, her hair isn't /that/ long. By this point it's probably long since ceased to be useful as a string in the labyrinth of fog.<br /><br /> With her bundle of golden locks in hand, Rapunzel starts to make her way across the bridge. Her lack of footwear makes the slimy old wooden planks difficult to navigate, especially since she can't steady herself on the ropes with both hands occupied. Once or twice she has a close call, a bare foot slipping into the edge of the water when she stumbles, but ultimately she manages to escape the shoddy bridge and arrive safely at the other side.<br /><br /> The girl drops her hair into a pile and collapses against it, exhaling deeply as if she'd been holding her breath the entire time.<br /><br /> "Ugh, I think I got slime between my toes."<br />
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:'''[[Argider]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Argider keeps his smile as the business agreement is concluded between healer and super trustworthy pirate. "A pleasure, Miss Kyra." He affirms easily before chuckling. "Sage advice. I'm a little on the heavy-side compared to the rest of you. Wouldn't dare dream of making myself a burden to such lovely company." And this is just about when Argider gets yelled at by Will. The airship captain turns with a smirk as he watches the intrepid hobo king advance onwards. "Quite the colorful company you got here miss. I think I'll feel right at home. " The older man remarks nonchalantly before turning towards Alma with a nod. "You got the truth of the matter there. No time to idly flap gums here."<br /><br />And speaking of flapping gums, Argider blinks at Kyra's assessment on the black mold spores and covers his mouth with his hand after giving a thankful nod towards the healer. "Case in point," quips the captain as he follows after Kyra onto the bridge. Ladies first of course. Despite being an sky-pirate, Argider doesn't fancy that he should look down anytime soon due to the wonderful state of construction that is the bridge they are now trusting their lives to. Just one step over the other and this will all be over soon enough.<br />
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:'''[[Peter Pan]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Peter Pan gets this utterly confused look at Will's shouting at Kyra? Make out already? He just doesn't get it and it's best he doesn't not he' be going on about mushy stuff forever. Peter knows there's something he should recall about here but can't place it. Memory was never his strong point and he knows that. IF it's really important he will remember if later right? Still the picture picture? That chills pan for a second, and all the signs of children having been here don't help much. He doesn't walk across the ground he's hovering a bit above it flying slow and low. <br /><br /> Riku is right this place isn't empty there are people here, but they are not right where the party is. Tink doesn't seem happy about this place at all from sounds she's making she seems slightly jittery about this place. <br /><br /> "We should be ... careful. I can't recall what he might have waiting for us here and he might try to steal all out shadows." <br /><br /> Peter did remember that much given how fresh in his mind it was. He also lost a really good hat to that. <br /><br /> "Moogle Girl we have the kids to find you and Lost Boy can argue later!" <br /><br /> Pan just looks at Gerad, his pirate speech was a bit odd to Pan. Given Hooks crew tended to not quite talk like that. <br /><br /> "That's not the worst thing that could happen here." <br /><br /> Rapunzel does have Pan a bit more on the alert and he has totally forgot to fully introduce himself. He now remembers he has not, so he goes to fix that. <br /><br /> "Oh...ya I'm Peter Pan." <br /><br /> While he may seem to not be fully paying attention he actually is and just trying to not think too hard on the implications of this place. Bad things have happened on this island<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Riku snorts, muttering. "Right." to Alma's commentary. He stays on the banks continuing to sweep the surroundings which persist in being deathly silent and calm while others make their crossing across the lake, the bridges made of lashed together logs staying afloat on the stinking surface of the waters just enough to cross. Riku stares at the lashed together rafts for a moment too long before continuing to look around. <br /><br /> He's jolted out of it by Will, with a small startled laugh and a guilty look before he realizes Will is looking in a different direction. Will dances across without problem although the wood creaks ominously. <br /><br /> Looking into the fog? There is nothing but more fog, and very rarely a hint of forest terrain. The ancient black pines are relatively close set with shrubs and rocky terrain poking out and making it a less than straight forwards journey. "Yeah." Riku nods at Will on the other side, making a gesture of impatience. "Come on people. Quickly." <br /><br /> He stays for awhile. "The Yar needs more practice." he says to Gerad flatly before starting to cross. He's about halfway across the bridge when a pale hand with ragged fingernails grabs his ankles and wrench him off the bridge with almost lightning speed. He has time for the beginnings of a yell before he goes over and disappears with a splash into the dark water. At the same time, there is a sound of a horn from deeper within the forest. <br /><br /> Alma, Will and anyone on the forest side of the lake is assaulted by ragged figures in dirtied clothes, their faces hooded. At a look at their dirtied and pale faces, their eyes are completely black. An older boy and girl make a grab for Alma, pulling in one direction trying to disappear into the fog. They are accompanied by the heartless, swirly eyed ghosts lunging from the fog. These converge on Will and Rapunzel as other children, two shorter boys and an older one try to grab Rapunzel by her hair and pull her into the fog. <br /><br /> On the bridge more pairs of hands emerge and try to either pull Kyra, Serah and Argider into the drink or shove the lashed together logs hard enough to disrupt their balance.<br /><br /> A number of heartless flow out of dark portals that appear near the houses, soldiers clattering and clanking as they lunge for Gerad the pirate. Several nets are flung from the branches of the forest trees towards Peter Pan.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>On the banks of the forest, Alma makes a sweeping motion with her hand, clearing to the left.. just as she seems a flicker of movement in the hazy cloud of fog. A radiant Sigil appears in the air and expands, a yellow light within the dark, just outside of her palm. Her fingers play against the surface of it... <br /> <br /> Dark figures emerge from the fog in a pincer attack straight at her. All it would have taken is just a small movement of her fingers.... <br /> <br /> And she hesitates.. as the visions of a green-haired girl, with a hole through her chest and spine play in her mind. She was thankful for that hesitation as they came closer. These weren't monsters, or heartless.. they were children. Even if they were older. The sigil flickers and dies away immediately... she wasn't going to use deadly magic against children. She just wasn't. <br /> <br /> She turns and tries to fall back towards the bridge quickly. But not quickly enough. She's grabbed by the grubby hands of two older children and gets dragged towards the darkened fog, kicking and flailing as she fights a losing battle. She was weak physically, and very light. The outcome really isn't in question. She just repeatedly yells out, "LET GO OF ME!" <br /> <br /> On the way, she tries to grab ahold of /anything/ she might see in sight. Anything that can be used at least as a temporary weapon to free her and as a last resort, even tries to lash out with her mouth to bite at the limbs gripping her... but as she disappears into the Mist, it seems less likely that she's going to be able to free herself.<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>There isn't much time to react. One moment she's carefulyl walking over the bridge... the next moment, there's a 'splash' where she used to be, as hands suddenly shot out of the water, grabbed her ankles, and pulled her in, not even giving her much of a chance to yelp for help! But she made enough noise, she hopefully will alarm someone of her disapearance.<br /><br />Under water, she tries to hold on to what breath she has left before she was dunked in, her eyes growing wide at the 'undead' child that apparently is the culprit for her situation. She would let out a noise, but she has the reflex of keeping it in, for what precious air she still has at least. Athletic as she is, she tries to kick at the girl to get freed up. She tries to get back to the surface!<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"Yarr!" comes Gerad's enthusiastic reply to Riku when the young woman passes him by. He frowns once she leaves. He's going to need to understand why kids these days are so *into* androgyny. The king/thief/pirate/technically hobo stamps his spear into the ground, leans, and waits, to watch the houses with weary eyes...<br /> <br />The village explodes.<br /> <br />"YARRRRRRRRR!" Gerad's to his guard in an instant, frowning *mightily* at the Heartless as they pour from houses to overwhelm him! In fact, he's so on his guard, and rolled so well, that he looks like a *complete* badass in this instant. Like, spear vault-into-dropkick awesome. Two Heartless are knocked back by the assault, a third is punctured by a heartless (haw!) thrust, and a fourth is shot in the face by a hidden flintlock.<br /> <br />Gerad frowns at the flintlock, but doesn't have time to conjecture. More Heartless are coming.<br /> <br />"EVERYBODY GET GOING FASTER! WE'VE GOT COMPANY BEHIND US!" Gerad is unaware of the company -in front- of us. And on the bridge with us. He's not going to step onto the bridge just yet, though; he's the heaviest one here, and if the bridge falls, it's all over.<br /> <br />Also, he's being overwhelmed.<br /> <br />"MAGIC!" Gerad raises his hands, like an illusionist! A hemisphere of chemical flames sparks into life around the bridge's town-side landing, tightly controlled, and keeping Gerad safe-ish. For now.<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Will is looks back towards the bridge, just in time to see Riku go off of it! <br /><br /> Will looks white as a sheet for a moment, before heartless come out for them. The hobo can handle THIS threat... <br /><br /> He swings a fist, aiming to smash one...but he tries to avoid them, aiming to move close to the edge! "RIKU!" he shouts out for him, and then.... <br /><br /> He jumps off, aiming to land into the water. He aims to fight the current and his own fear, aiming to try and grab ahold of Riku and try to swim them both towards one end of the shore or the other...<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> There is only a few moments for Rapunzel to rest before the world turns into a chaotic storm of activity. She sits bolt upright when the first cry of distress rises from their group, holding her frying pan out defensively infront of her as she whirls around to find the source of the noise.<br /><br /> "W-what was that?!"<br /><br /> She gets her answer. A solid tug on the back of her head pulls the young girl backwards and she shrieks as she falls over and lands with several pairs of black eyes staring down at her. There is a horrible moment as Rapunzel freezes up in terror, unsure of what to do.<br /><br /> But then her instincts take over and she lashes out, smacking the hands away from her hair with a resounding series of clangs. Scrambling to her feet, she yanks her hair to the side and lashes it upwards around one of the thick branches of the nearby trees. A running start gives her plenty of velocity and Rapunzel swings Tarzan-style into the fog after Alma.<br /><br /> "Hang on, I'm coming!"<br />
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:'''[[Peter Pan]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>A wise ninja once said pay attention to your surroundings, it is very solid advice, this is sadly something Peter Pan often forgets and it gets him into so much trouble. It hasn't so far thankfully, and Riku gets a laugh out of Pan. <br /><br /> "His Avast needs some work too." <br /><br /> A little bit of humour can be a great sanity saver and Pan will always be Pan after all. <br /><br /> Then comes something, something that has no place in Neverland. Children who do not seem right. Pan pauses for a moment he stares for half a second but he's already trying to move. They have found some of the children but they don't seem happy to see people coming to save them? This is so not a good thing, at all. <br /><br /> "Look out!" <br /><br /> Is his warning too late it's hard to tell, Pan's doesn't want to hurt the kids so he's not going for his knife. He is trying to get ready to make a move to get them to keep their heads down. This does not go as planned, this does not go as planned. Alma and Serah are in dire straight he's going to help Pink Lady and Uptight girl but well? The minions of the dark have prepared for Pan well. They had to know he would come and bring help in all likely hood. So they have nets and Pan's brought down hard as he's just blind sided by them and he's on the ground he lets out a shout and is now trying to get to his knife to get him self lose. <br /><br /> "HEY NO FAIR! We're here to save all of you!"<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>As Kyra crosses, she sees a flicker of something out of the corner of her eye. Looking downward, she sees movement and immediately bolts across the bridge, leaving it shaking-but holding-in her wake. The white mage makes it to the other side untouched, but breathing hard and shaking a little. "There's something in the water-" she starts to warn, only to see Serah dragged under by the ankles. "Whoah! Argider, the pink-haired girl fell in!" Wait, she knew her name. Serah! Not sure if Argider did though. <br /><br />Tossing her messenger bag aside, she starts to wade into the water but stops after a few feet, getting the feeling that this was a pretty /bad/ idea. She paces for a few seconds before leveling her hands at Serah, summoning up some of her more basic utility magic that's typically reserved for carrying things. Hey, with a low STR score, she has to figure out how to cheat somehow! <br /><br />"FLOAT!"<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Gerad shouts, from the middle of a *buttload* of Heartless and clanging metal and grunting, "THIS WATER WAS BAD! I SAID THE WATER WAS BAD, DIDN'T I?!"<br />
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:'''[[Argider]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Many things happen at once as the rescue effort quickly goes all pear-shaped. Ghosts appear, Heartless attack, and poorly maintained bridges fall victim to gravity plus time. "Alright young ladies and gentlemen, there's no need to pan..." Ghostly grabby hands suddenly decide to make Argider's life a little more difficult. The sky-pirate is successfully grabbed, but he quickly spins his left pistol out of its holster and blasts away at the hand in a flash of light from the high-tech looking weapon. Phew. That was a little too close. "...panic." He finishes weakly. Argider then realizes that he recently met business partner could be in mortal danger. Pistol in hand, he turns to leap to the res...She has already made it to the other side?!<br /><br />Looks like Argider might be getting a little long in the tooth.<br /><br />Argider watches helplessly as the 'pink haired' one gets grabbed. Kyra seems to have a plan, so it seems that he will be following her lead in on this. Without any magic to call on, the captain takes a note from Rapunzel and prepares a loose rope for Alma to maybe grab onto should she successully float UP thanks to Kyra. The one end of the ropes is tied into a loose lasso for Alma to hook herself into and Argider prepares himself to do something quite stupid in the name of trying to save a girl he only met a couple times before. Whelp, that is the price of trying to be a big darn hero afterall.<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>The kidnappers look withered, some of them twisted or without limbs. All of them are pale, their eyes black and their expression angry and embittered. There is sorrow there, but it is paved over by hatred and fear. <br /><br /> The older boy with Alma is black haired with a scar down the side of his face, one eye missing. They don't seem to be immune to pain as you bite into the arm of one of them and they flinch noticeably before dropping Alma with a surprised yelp, allowing them to temporarily scramble away from her pursuers.<br /><br /> Meanwhile the heartless are being flawlessly fended off by Gerad and his magic(?), sparks and flame in their tightly controlled way causing the creatures to go up in plumes of dark vapor or at least keep them at bay, an ever growing amount of heartless pressing up against the flame barrier or simply staring at Gerad. A field of hungry yellow eyes on the other side of the barrier just sitting... and waiting. <br /><br /> Serah manages to kick away and free herself, the water draining strength rapidly and getting steadily colder in the process. However, Kyra's float spell makes it easier and the bank is close by but the distance seems warped and distorted. <br /><br /> The water as it hits Will is almost arctic cold and it steadily gets colder. It is almost literally infused with a withering darkness that attempts to drain strength at the very touch. It's also completely dark, the waters murky and opaque. It's his luck that gets him close enough to see Riku pound a fist and then a foot into a stocky boy about his age, breaking free just long enough to thump backwards into Will and flail, thrashing around to face the new opponent when Will grabs him and when recognition comes back, try to help get them back to shore. It ends up being the forest shore and Riku gasps and chokes on the deathly cold water, spluttering and shaking as he collapses on the shore. <br /><br /> The children grabbing after Rapunzel fade back into the forest. In fact, all of the children who have made failed attempts at an ambush fade back into the ever-present fog. "OWEN!" someone screams from the forest as Argider fires into the water. A dark smear of blood rises up onto the stained surface of the lake. "Save us?" a girl sneers in contempt from the treeline before she too disappears into the murk. "..You're a bit late for that. Even if you cared." <br /><br /> Riku turns over and splutters out some water. He rubs his eyes, taking in a few steadying breaths and then keeping his eyes closed, looking like he had the worst of all headaches. He gripped his head as he lay on his knees on the shore. "Will?" he coughed, rubbing hard at his head and his eyes. "..You okay?" he snorts. "Man. That was a dumb thing." Although him or will directed is unclear. There are still a LOT of heartless on the town side of the lake, the heartless on the forest side evaporating like the children into the fog. Now might be a good time to cross. Quickly.<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron coughs a bit as she reaches the surface of the water, sputtering, but Kyra's float spell makes it easier to get back to land at least. She doesn' tknow what's going on or who those was though "There was people under the water, like zombies!" She drags herself out of the water as best as she can, its a good thing her clothes are not too terrible at soaking water.<br /><br />She looks at the others, as she tries to find a way back toward the bridge to rejoin "Is everyone alright?" She watches at the kid that disapears into the woods "Maybe that's why the pirates don't even want to get close to this place..."<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah will keep floating a few inches off the ground from Kyra's magic. It isn't exactly like flying though walking still propells Serah foward. Earth-based attacks and traps won't really work on her right now, though! "...apparently." she says warily, eying the spot in the water where a small cloud of blood drifts where Argider had fired. "Maybe they are zombies." Kyra says grimly, "Maybe those children that were taken..." <br /><br />She makes a face, as if she didn't like to entertain that particular thought. Unfortunately, given the words of the children she begins to suspect this is exactly what happened. <br /><br />Her leather boots make silly-sounding squelching noises when she walks now. Despite that, Kyra ignores it. "Let's go, we have to keep moving, like Gerad said before he got swarmed."<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Alma saw the hollow black pits of their eyes. Those expressions. It scared the ever-living /Chaos/ out of her. But in her fear-stricken mind, she saw the eyes as yellow, an empty yellow. This /freaked her out/ enough that she actually screamed, and her yells became terrified sobs. <br /> <br /> And because of that fear, she panicked and bit down on one of the hands grasping her. Her teeth digging into the flesh. The older boy flinches and falls back. This allows her to lurch forward out of their grip, as she lands hard. For a moment she just lays there, completely stunned, before in her panic, she finds her way back up, running towards Rapunzel as she Tarzans her way. Her hands were trembling, she was out of breath, and she was still sobbing. <br /> <br /> It takes her a while to compose herself in Rapunzel's presence, as she brushes away at her eyes with her sleeve repeatedly, "T-That was.. e-embarrassing..." <br /> <br /> After she catches her breath, she straightens, and makes her way back to the bridge, having not seen what happened, it doesn't register that one of the children got killed or at the very least maimed terribly.<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Gerad looks over his shoulder, furtive, concerned. The Heartless are *not* going to stay where they are for very long; on the bright side, the bridge seems empty! He can take his heavy self across its weak-looking planks with all due haste!<br /> <br />So he does.<br /> <br />Upon reaching the other side, the tallish pirate slumps over, heaving, mildly out of breath - he turns to face the bridge, and the Heartless beyond, in the village. With a snarl, the man removes a *handsaw* from beneath his pirate's coat, drops to a knee, and sets to sawing through the bridge's supports! Then he pauses.<br /> <br />Looks up. Are the Heartless even going to chase? Maybe they aren't. Maybe he's being stupid.<br /> <br />Gerad opts to swap his handsaw for an elaborate-looking crossbow with a giant ammunition box strapped to its underside, instead. This, he aims down the bridge, to the swarming Heartless beyond.<br /> <br />"Keep goin', kiddos~! I'll get the rear." Unseen, Gerad winks - mostly to himself. He kills himself with these jokes.<br /> <br />Anyway, the Heartless will have to face down a long, unwieldy bridge and *billions of Autocrossbow quarrels* if they try to chase.<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Rapunzel swings through the fog, squinting to see in the thick cloying atmosphere. She almost plows right into the small white mage. Digging her feet into the ground, the golden haired girl manages to stop just in time and wraps Alma up in a protective hug, peering over her into the mist to make sure she isn't being followed.<br /><br /> A gentle pat is given to the girl's head as she recovers her composure but Rapunzel quickly turns the two of them back towards the bridge. Lingering out here where no one can find them could end up getting them seperated or lost in this place.<br /><br /> Frying pan in hand, she hurries along behind Alma, once more casting worried glances all around them. A quick snap of her wrist brings her hair down from the branches above and the incredible length drops into the mist, trailing out beyond visibility.<br /><br /> "Is everyone alright?"<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Gerad looks to Rapunzel and Alma as they pass his crossbow-totin' self. Winks.<br /> <br />"Ladies~"<br />
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:'''[[Argider]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Argider's pistol noisily vents itself and opens slightly to release a puff of steam as the weapon goes forth with recharging itself. The weapon itself is kept in hand as he too notices the blood trail of where he shot the thing. Eh, it looks like it wasn't a kill shot. Or maybe it was. It really was hard to tell with zombies, demons, ghosts, heartless, and the other miscellaneous malevolent forces that inhabit the connected world. The sky-pirate decides not to dwell on such matters and merely carries on. With an easy twirl of his hand, he reholsters his weapon and rejoins the others. They seem to be doing as alright as the situation demands and the other pirate has equipped himself with a chainsaw and a auto-crossbow. It's always nice to have some toys at your disposal when you cover the rear.<br /><br />"And here I thought our plan was going to go on without a hitch." Argider deadpans with an open-armed gesture. "Guess we already have seen what passes for hospitality in these parts. I think we should keep going before they decide to make us permanent guests."<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Will is still mortal... <br /><br /> The air escapes his lungs when he hits the artic cold water, but the secondary effects fail to effect the Hobo, His fate was something not easily effected, and right now he was putting EVERYTHING he had into saving his friend...into making sure his fate remained his own. He draggs the younger boy, only thinking of trying to save them both and with some effort they both get on shore. Will coughs and sputters for a moment, shivering...it was stupid, he knows... <br /><br /> But he just grins at Riku. "Yeah." he says raspily...the children...he...they... <br /><br /> They'd free them. He swore... <br /><br /> He shivers again, trying to warm himself, and stands, "Yeah...lets not stand around here, lets try to make it back to the others.." he shudders again. "I hate..the water.." he mutters.<br />
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:'''[[Peter Pan]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>It's a real horror show, this place just keeps proving it should not be a part of Neverland. It turly has no place here everything was twisted and wrong here. Pan is meanwhile trying to get lose from the net with knife. There are heartless here? This makes it even worse, but it shouldn't be unexpected given the nature of what they are hunting. The one behind this place has a lot to answer for. Even as Pan is struggling he sees one of the pirates raise and gun and fire there's a look of horror on Pan's face as he tries to get lose even harder he manages to cut him self free. <br /><br /> "I do care, that's why I'm here!" <br /><br /> he knows it's not the kid really talking given the state of mind they have to be in. the Pirates known as Argider has an very angry looking Pan at him. <br /><br /> "We are here to save the children, not kill them!" <br /><br /> Why do adults always seem to do this, Pan's now not in a good mood and on edge. He prays that the child is alive he knows they can be saved but they are now being thrown against them which makes him even angrier about everything. <br /><br /> He looks to make sure everyone is all right Serah calls a head count and he does reply to her. <br /><br /> "I'm all right." <br /><br /> Pan is now going to check on Alma along with Rapunzel for a moment. Pan is thinking the children how they looked and behaved? It may be jarring something lose in his head finally. Something that could be of importance seeing Alma is all right save for his pride he also see there's a whole lot of Heartless as Gerad so helpfully is pointing out. <br /><br /> "We have to go faster we are wasting time, they can be saved if they are brought away from Lord Ombra. I remember now the more he feeds they start to become a bit like him..." <br /><br /> Pan knows there's more he has to remember but he can't place it so he presses on and ties to keep focus getting too angry would put more of the children at risk. He's preparing to move onwards the longer they stay the more likely they will bogged down. <br /><br /> "All these children have been warped by Lord Ombra, hurt them if you have to but don't kill them. They are ... under my projection here I owe it to them to save them all." <br /><br /> It was hard for Pan to say even that but the children have to be protected, but they need to get to Lord Ombra...to save them.<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>They chase. <br /><br /> The heartless ALWAYS chase. <br /><br /> And billions of autocrossbow quarrels is almost not enough. They trod on the long and unwieldy bridge with complete abandon, the bridge collapsing underneath them as they clamber towards Gerad with single minded intensity. <br /><br /> The individual lashed together logs pull apart as the heartless scramble NOT to be in the water, evaporating into it like dark clouds of vapor and rolling away until there is nothing but silence again. There is still the forest to traverse, in which the fog is thick enough that only two or three feet can be seen in any direction. Gnarled tree roots, rocky terraces and thornscrub make this treacherous territory to move through. <br /><br /> Riku slowly pushes himself to his feet looking around. "yeah. I know." he says to Will quietly. "..Thanks." he smiles faintly and when he sees Rapunzel and Alma, his shoulders minutely relax. He looks half out of it and stares abstractedly into the forest as if looking through the fog. <br /><br /> "Come on." he says with a wet cough, looking around at the others. "They went this way." he staggers a moment, then moves into the forest. <br /><br /> He looks at Peter for a long, long time. He then nods. "..if they can be saved." he says very softly. Fog. Fog and more Fog. But Riku seems to know his way, or to know /A/ way and makes progress through the dark forest.<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Gerad has been shooting and shooting and -shooting-, ultimately to no real avail against the snarling, shrieking mob rushing him. Real terror begins to dawn over his gristly features, but then at that veeeery last moment, the bridge collapses, and Heartless tumble into the water beneath. One of them was six inches away from grabbing his face!<br /> <br />*KRAK-THOOM* is the sound of the bridge collapsing. Gerad stares out into the inky abyss. The timing is perfect.<br /> <br />"...-Yarrr-." He turns, shoulders his crossbow, and jogs to catch up with the others. Specifically the girls. Specifically Rapunzel.<br /> <br />----<br /> <br />And Alma. "Hey, you two are okay. Told you to stay out of the water. Was it cold?" He looks up to keep an eye on the increasingly distant Riku and the increasingly thick fog. Eventually the fog is *so* thick that Gerad is reaching into his coat and withdrawing his trusty--<br /> <br />Shutter lantern? Where did the steampunky flashlight go? Distraught, Gerad turns the lantern on and directs a beam of light forward, then to the sides. To be as freaked out as possible, you know, all that.<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"It's all we can do at this point, Argider." Kyra says, sticking close to the pirate. Her eyes search the surrounding mist and trees for any sign of life (or unlife), fearing these black-eyed children might come out of nowhere to drag people away again. "I know one thing is certain though.." <br /><br />She looks over her shoulder at the village Gerad fought his way out of, "...we definitely can't go back that way. It's all or nothing at this point!" <br /><br />Kyra scoops up her messenger bag as she passes it, slipping it over a shoulder again. Progress is slow in her clunky boots upon this difficult terrain. She even stumbles over roots a few times, quick to pick herself up with no small amount of embarassment (or even helped up by one of the others). Somewhere along the line, Kyra draws a gun of her own from somewhere beneath her hoodie and keeps it at the ready.<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron is floating. She's not sure what to make of that, but it looks like she can still walk around, oddly enough. But not touching the ground. So very weird. But at least it lets her cross over without touching the water, heading toward the forest after Riku "What do you think they want? What can we do for them?" She wonders, as the float spell gradually loses in power until she touches the ground.<br /><br />At least everyone is okay, but with the heartless nearby... noone is safe yet. "I don't want to stick around those heartless either..." She's had bad encounters with them before after all. Nothing pleasant.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>After hugging Rapunzel and releasing her. Alma takes some time to just make sure she's one hundred percent mentally, recounting what occurred in her mind. "Children with dark eyes..." She murmurs to herself. Not yellow. Not yellow. That was important. She scans the waters, and sees that both Riku and Will are alright. Then up across the bridge and sees that Kyra is alright. A knot of tension releases within her. <br /> <br /> She gave Gerad an annoyed look as he walks on by and /Ladies~/ at her, pushing back up her glasses. She then rubs a hand across the edge of her forehead, "I was never /in/ the water, so I wouldn't know... thank you for your concern." <br /> <br /> Once they're all across and moving, she follows after Riku through the hazy shroud of fog... just trusting that he knows the way.<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Quite visibly shaken herself, Rapunzel sticks near the others once they break clear of the fog. The sight of the heartless swarm causes her to clench her hands around the handle of the frying pan almost painfully tight, preparing to defend the others despite her fear. But a stroke of luck saves them of the necessity for a battle here. She almost passes out from relief.<br /><br /> Gerad's strangely upbeat cat-call causes her to stare at the man with a concerned expression for a moment but she ultimately just turns and follows after, trailing along behind the rest of the group.<br /><br /> "I can barely see anything in this... How do we know where we're going?"<br />
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:'''[[Argider]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Argider looks rather annoyed at Peter Pan when he comes up and lectures him at using his weapon to free himself from the clutches of those dread children. This was a world where he has seen people survive airship barrages, meteors casted upon them, and getting skewered by what should be fatal blows. There was no proof that a blast from his pistol did anything at all. "Sometimes you can't save everyone and sometimes you can lose worse for even trying to do so." Whether or not the sky-pirate had heard Riku, he doesn't give any hint that he did besides a slight look in the teen's direction. And Argider himself had seemed rather nonplussed by everything so far, but an unhealthy infusion of cynicism is present in the former military officer's voice now. He then openly shrugs his shoulders and turns to the others present.<br /><br />Kyra's voice draws the pirate captain out of his sullen mood. "Eh? Oh. You got that right, miss. Only can look forward from now on out, that much is for sure." His anger fading, Argider slowly goes back to his old ways as his smile returns and he does offer a helping hand to Kyra when she stumbles. The visage of the bitter old war vet seems to have disappeared just as quickly as the ghost children did.<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> "No problem." Will says, "It's what friends do." He says, shivering again. <br /><br /> Will moves with Riku, the children are disturbing, but it's hard to be afraid when you are litterally trying not to loose your teeth with chattering. "Lets...lets just try and find this jerk.." He mutters...<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Shutter lantern at the ready? Check. <br /><br /> Gloomy and ominous forest filled with an unearthly silence? Double check. <br /><br /> Massive tower ahead? <br /><br /> Yep. Welcome to the Tower of Ombra, I hope you enjoy your stay. Riku doesn't answer any questions or even look at any of the party. He seems almost sleepwalking as he moves over the forest terrain, often tripping as he trudges through in his sodden clothes. He occasionally grumbles something under his breath, the words inaudible as he peers through the gloom myopically as if trying to track invisible forms in the cloying fog. <br /><br /> The obsidian tower looms up abruptly through the fog after what seems like a /long/ trip. Several hours of walking at least where it seems to be the same landmarks repeated again and again. The tower doors are open but at this point Riku just looks up and up at the tower, then turns to face the group. <br /><br /> His face is slightly haggard, posture exhausted as if the aura, this atmosphere of gloom was weighing heavily on him. "I don't know about you.. but I don't feel like just walking in the convieniently open front door. Any ideas?" he looks up at the tower, peering into the upper reaches. <br /><br /> Branches snap and the wind blows through the nearby trees, swirling the everpresent fog.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Conveniently open front door is convenient. But it is also likely a trap. <br /> <br /> Her eyes scan the length of the tower upwards, all the way to the top, where she spies the few openings up there.. <br /> <br /> Alma gives Riku a speculative look at that point "Well.. I can get people up to the top one at a time, maybe one or two more if I do.. something else but how much you want to bet that we have a cranky dark and scary final boss up there, who won't be pleased that we tried to skip ahead? So unless we could all go at once... it wouldn't be wise." <br /> <br /> She looks to the others, "Anyone got other ideas? Pan, could you carry one?"<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Gerad is less than thrilled at Alma continuing to be Miss Snitty Pants with him. In the middle of a haunted zombie-kid forest! He makes a snide little face while he continues walking along behind the rest of the group. He's about to say something -scathingly- flirty to Rapunzel, but everybody stops walking all of a sudden!<br /> <br />Right, the tower. Find a means of ingress.<br /> <br />Gerad is an engineer, technically. This is -his bag-.<br /> <br />"Welp - I've got no idea!" The pirate scratches at his head, and looks upwards, evaluating the tower and its everything. "The windows are *way* too high up for me to get a rope up there. Don't think the crossbow's gonna stick to the wall too well, and I left my grapnel in my other pirate outfit."<br /> <br />He walks towards the open door, past Riku, and scratches at his newly-there beard, which he has determined he loves. "Hmmm. Don't see anything fidgety about the doors. I mean, I agree with you, lady--" Gerad tilts his head towards Riku.<br /> <br />"But how else do you plan on getting in? Dynamite?"<br /> <br />Gerad shines his lantern into the yawning portal in front of him. In the name of science, he picks up a stick and kind of chucks it through the door.<br />
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:'''[[Peter Pan]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Peter Pan says "They will be." <br /><br /> Peter says it with a certainty that he truly believes it like that fact the sun will come up. The honesty and faith of a child whose not been broken by life. It's what Pan is but he doesn't rib on Riku. Peter knows what the world does to everyone else over time. Riku has come to help, he cares that's enough for Pan. <br /><br /> he moves onwards with the group seeing that Gerad is fined and ha taken down a good deal of Heartless from the looks of it. He's also looking funny at the girls. Peter wonders if this place is already effecting him badly? Pan has no idea what actually going on nope. He speaks to Kyra for a movement also seeming to have stuck with a nickname for her, too. <br /><br /> "Your right Moogle Girl. We got to go and it's always all or nothing." <br /><br /> Serah is floating and Pan looks over to her for a moment. <br /><br /> "They have to be gotten away from him. I think Tink can help a little but but a lot of it will be time with him no longer feeding on them. We will have to destroy Lord Ombra." <br /><br /> he's not people he's a monster, he's the thing under the bed, the horror, everything about the real world that Pan doesn't like taking to monstrous level. Life tends to eat ones hope and joy but this thing? Devours it rapidly and horribly twists the victims of said power. <br /><br /> "...How could he get in here? Neverland should have repelled him..." <br /><br /> Pan shakes his head again no more thought are coming to him. Pan looks right at Argider for a moment. <br /><br /> "This is why I don't like adults. They always think you can't. The moment you think you can't fly you can never do it again." <br /><br /> He's pressing on now an look up to see the Tower ahead. It has been quite a while from the feel of thing then again? Time and Peter have not been on speaking terms for a long time after all. However As Riku asks does anyone have ideas? Pan totally does he's not sure if will work for everyone but it might work on a few of them! <br /><br /> "Tinker Bell can make people fly with fairy dust all you need to do ... is think in happy little thought any happy little thought at all." <br /><br /> Peter does bounce back pretty fast from the looks of his demeanour as Tink gives him a look like are you sure Pan? She sighs a moment later and is soon flying over all the party raining fairy dust on them. It remains to be seen as Pan said you need to latch on to one happy little thought. Given the state of things could be a problem but hey it could work! Pan himself is already lifting off, he might be able to carry someone small like say Will if it comes to it.<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Will blinks... <br /><br /> He's been covered in WORSE things before... <br /><br /> Happy thoughts...happy thoughts... <br /><br /> Umi's smile. <br /><br /> Will suddenly is soaring right towards the top of the tower! <br /><br /> "WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" he says, yes, he is litterally LEROY JENKING in.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> AWKWARD POSE INTERRUPT GO! <br /> <br /> At Gerad's comment, Alma's eyes narrow. She looks between Gerad, to Peter Pan, and back to Gerad. Her mind literally sproings a few gears. More than a few. MORE than a few... given what happens subsequently. <br /> <br /> She walks over to Riku, and without a word, assuming she lets him, puts a hand around the back of his neck, draws him in close, and presses her lips against his. After a few moments she moves away from his, just murmuring to him, "For good luck..." <br /> <br /> And then as she looks back to the group, glowering at both Gerad and Peter as she pushes back her glasses on her face, "Now does anyone /else/ want to make any implications about my boyfriend's masculinity?" <br /> <br /> And then glaring at Pan she just states, "Now let's make everyone fly and kick a spectre's <GOOSEHONK> to kingdom come."<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Kyra will take Moogle Girl as a nickname. She friggin' loves moogles! She's been called much, much worse too and she'd rather not think about that too much. "It could be the Heartless, Pan. Maybe his control over them gives him a way to somehow exist and corrupt Neverland?" Nothing was sacred when it came to the Heartless. <br /><br />Speaking of flying, though, when they arrive at that very tall tower, Kyra stares up at it, daunted. "It'd be nice if we could skip all that stair-climbing." Kyra can feel her knees hurting just at the thought of it. What other choice do they have, though? She glances to Argider, as if he could somehow produce his airship from his pocket and solve this. <br /><br />Instead, she is sprinkled with fairy dust and instructed to think happy thoughts. Kyra blinks slowly and tries to look for the fairy dust residue on her but cannot find anything. A few moments pass as Kyra's mind seems to be elsewhere... <br /><br />...and after those moments, she lifts into the air, "Oh! How fun! This blows Float out of the water! Come on, Argider!"<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> By the time they reach the tower, Rapunzel has adjusted to the dark and dreary atmosphere fairly well. It's still creepy and unpleasant and there's always the possibility that things might jump out at them again but she's not the sort to worry constantly about what /might/ happen. She has her trusty frying pan, after all.<br /><br /> The girl strides along fairly confidently near the front of the group so she gets a good look as they break through the mist at the base of the tower. Her head tilts back as she looks up and up.<br /><br /> "Wow. And I thought my tower was tall."<br /><br /> Suddenly, Rapunzel looks contemplative as the quandry of getting inside without using the front door comes up. A finger taps slightly on her cheek for several seconds but eventually she just shakes her head.<br /><br /> "Well, if we can find a ledge or a window, I could climb up and let you all climb in on my hair but..."<br /><br /> PIXIE DUST.<br /><br /> Rapunzel wrinkles her nose in surprise as the golden mist rains down around her. Her face scrunches up in a familiar way and she lets out a girlish sneeze before she can stop herself. <br /><br /> "Fly...? Are you sure...?"<br /><br /> Rapunzel looks skeptical for a moment but then people start taking off around her, much to her amazement. "I-it really works?!" Almost unable to contain her excitement, the girl closes her eyes and concentrates for several seconds. Happy thought, happy thought. Oh!<br /><br /> There is a brief moment where nothing happens and then the young girl lifts into the air, moving slowly upwards at first. She opens her eyes, face filling with delight as she realizes her feet are no longer on the ground.<br /><br /> "Look, Pascal! We're flying! Haha! Flynn will never believe this!"<br />
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:'''[[Argider]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Argider looks at the dark tower before him and frowns slightly. The structural integrity of such a structure was unknown to him. But his airship did have a rather mean assortment of cannons onboard that use the same technology that Argider's pistols use. The main cannons just might be able to knock this tower down. These thoughts are intrerrupted when Pan gives his rebuttal. The kid's naiive, but Argider chooses not to get into a philosophical debate with a flying man during the middle of a supernatural hostage rescue. The pirate then looks around at the rest of his comrades. If they would object to him using violence before, then they really would on such a large scale. That is if he can even CONTACT his airship with all this darn magical interference in the air.<br /><br />He notices the look from Kyra and nods. "I wish she was here too. My airship would have helped speed things along. It aslo might have just been the thing to transport all of us back out." The captain supposes aloud as he gets sprinkled with fairy dust and instructed to 'think happy thoughts'. Pan's words come back to him. Once an adult thinks he can't fly, he never will again. Argider grumbles something to himself and tries to do so despite what logic might dictate to him. At first, it looks like he was about to get somewhere, but the pirate remains earthbound. Roz falling to Darkness was still too fresh of a wound in the man's mind. "Well shucks. Looks like I'm going to have to climb the hard way. Careful Miss Kyra, I'll be up there soon enough." Unknown dangers lurk within, but maybe unknown treasures as well. For the upteenth time this day, Argider does something stupid can runs into the tower with his pistol in hand.<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron was floating... and now is flying? She's always fill of happy thoughts, mostly called hope in her case, so she doesn't take very long to take flight "... Well this is interesting... kinda fun too." She smiles, and tries to direct herself up the tower along with the others "Beats climbing at least." She reaches a hand toward Alma as well, if only to stabilize flight for the two of them. "How do you control this exactly? Just by thought or by push?" She waddles a bit in the air, as if she was trying to swim.<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"Ahhhhhh..." Gerad looks at the pixie dust falling around him, bemused. It's not really doing much for the guy, but that's fair - he's not Robin Williams. At the sight of all the children floating into the air, the spearman's expression hardens; he needs to catch up! But how!<br /> <br />"Alright, pal," Gerad turns to look to Argider - who is sprinting past him. What?!<br /> <br />Gerad runs in after Argider, sweet coat fluttering behind him! "What are you doing?! It's dangerous to go alone!" Gerad shines his lantern ahead of him, futilely!<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Riku says dryly. "Would you rather walk in the front door and get trapped in Lord Crankyspooks Multiple Chambers of Horror and Discomfort /before/ the final boss? Because I'm --- I don't believe this guy." Riku watches Gerad approach the front door of the spooky doom tower, pick up a stick and lob it into the interior. <br /><br /> The stick clatters across the stone floor of the empty foyer, sliding across the tiles to come to rest at the broad stone stairs where all at once.... nothing happens. A whole lot of nothing. Riku looks up at Peter pan and snorts faintly. "A happy thought huh?" he looks around, his expression abstracted. "..little enough in supply, I think." he looks over at Will. "Hey Will." he smirks wearily. "Can I borrow your surplus?" <br /><br /> Riku glowers at the fairy dust, sneezing quite loudly from the touch of the glittering powder. And-- then the aftereffects of said pose interrupt catch up and awkward project pose interrupt is a go. <br /><br /> There is a moment (just a moment) in which Riku does not let Alma go as she starts to disengage, then he chuckles and jerks a thumb at Will. "I thought that's why he was here for." he tsks, then looks at Will disappearing into the distance. <br /><br /> He still remains anchored to the ground. He looks down at the ground and then at Alma. He reaches out for her hand. "Come on." he says softly. "I think that's /exactly/ what we should do." <br /><br /> There is a very tenative few moments, but then he starts to rise off the ground. He laughs in a very small, sharp surprised noise.. like he can't really believe it himself as he and they make their way up the tower. <br /><br /> Will Sherman. Leroy Jenkins Im"Welcome to my home, meddler. I do hope you've--"</span> A snort. Sniff from inside the volumnous cowl. <span style="color:xterm6">Yessssss... You've brought the Pan with you.</span> <br /><br /> Meanwhile, Gerad and Argrider are heading towards the front doors. This cannot possibly mean bad things for them. The doors, when they enter the tower, shut behind them automatically with a thunderous boom.<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Will lands. <br /><br /> He looks up...ahead of the group as he sees it. The darkness infesting these children springs from the Umbra...the fact that he sees this, he sees the dark eyed children. <br /><br /> There is a shift. Umbra will feel it. Red power seems to radiate from the hands of the Hobo, and his eyes change. They are sharp, sharper than anyone might have seen before. The red energy on his hands explodes like a bondfire around each one, as he starts walking slowly towards Umbra. <br /><br /> "Release those chilren." <br /><br /> He says, and then... "I said..." <br /><br /> Will dives forward, aiming to drive BOTH hands into the shadow, the burning hands aiming to break right into the strings of fate themselves, Will can't shatter them...no the magic is too strong for him with just a single force of his RELEASE THOSE CHILDREN</span> <br /><br /> Hopefully, this will open Umbra up for the others.<br />
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:'''[[Argider]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Argider barely takes a single step into the tower before the doors slam shut behind him and seals itself. Fantastic. He turns around and looks for a way to open the doors back up. Nope. Nothing. He knew he should or just bombarded this blasted tower into oblivion. No treasure, no nothing and now he was stuck in here with his fellow pirate. The brown-haired captain sniffs the air audibly. Hmmm. That's an odd smell. "Arrrrrgh!" shouts Argider as a burst of flame catches him quite by surprise. The force of blow is enough knock the man on the ground and singe him quite completely. But the flames are not done with and Argider scurries towards the stairs upwards in all haste. "Run, run for your blasted life!" He offers Gerad in ways of advice.<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>*CRACK*<br /> <br />"Ah, shi-" Gerad's rating-breaking is obscured by the sound of fluid flowing across the tower's stony floor. Immediately, he flips his lantern around to see what it is! Queue the dynamic zoom-in on his face and those wide, horrified eyes. His nostrils flare, and he's immediately running for higher ground.<br /> <br />Something *flammable* is streaking across the ground. Gerad's already expecting the sparks, so he's not too worried about those when they start raining down from the ceiling. Luckily, the man's quick-thinking and derring-do save him from being lit aflame; he makes it to the staircase with barely any time to spare, practically tumbling to a halt on the steps!<br /> <br /><span class=" bold_fg_y bg_n ++ hy">GERAD HAS LOST: SHUTTER LANTERN</span><br /> <br />"We have to go up! This place is gonna be an oven if we stick around!" Gerad makes his way up the staircase, and withdraws a small canteen from his coat. He dumps it over Argider's head. It is kind of like spitting on a bonfire. Anyway, once Argider's next to him and they're *both* on the next floor, Gerad kicks the trapdoor shut behind them with a declarative BOOM.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Without another word, a yellow Corona around her blazes into life, banishing some of the gloom around her with it's soft luminescence. She didn't need to think happy thoughts to fly.. even if she was sort of grinning like the cheshire cat right now. <br /> <br /> Riku remains earthbound, at first, but she takes his hand. Serah takes hold of her other, and she just nods to her with a grin "Just leave it to me on the control part, Serah" And then looking at Riku, "...here we go then." <br /> <br /> And then the girl just tells the laws of physics to shut up and sit down, as gravity doesn't seem to have any effect on herself any longer any longer. With a hold upon both Riku and Serah she directs them all upwards, streaking upward rapidly with a large trail of light behind her. They reach the top of the tower almost alarmingly in the rapidity of the pace... since Riku and Serah are flying under their own power, he lets them go the moment they arrive to feel the pulse of darkness. And to her horror.. she sees the children all in a circle. She feels the pulse of darkness... and she watches. And she watches... and her expression twists into a mask of anger in almost an instant. <br /> <br /> There's such a thing as righteous anger that burns it's way right through any sort of serenity that she could dredge up, and something in her just snaps, like a crack, or a pane of glass. There's a flicker over her image, almost like static from a television distorting her image, drawing a line against her midsection. <br /> <br /> And then she's behind him, appearing in a flurry of light and static. A fist flies out, but doesn't make contact with him. Instead when her fist flies out... there's a burst of scathing luminescence. Before the blow even strikes, there's another flicker of static and she's on the opposite side of him, another fist flies, and there's another burst of radiant power his way. Another flicker of static, and she's floating at his elevation in the air, exploiting her weightlessness to turn into what would appear to be a round house kick, her leg trailing a wave of effulgent burning light which carries right towards his cowl. Another flicker of static.. and she wasn't even in his view anymore if he didn't strike back during that time. Reappearing some distance away with a cold expression on her face. She doesn't say anything, her expression is entirely flat in it's affect. But the way she stares at him.. its clear she just wants to do nothing but annihilate this shadowy being.<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Rapunzel is the last to arrive at the top of the creepy obsidian tower. She watches the ground grow steadily more distant as she drifts upwards, still not quite able to believe that she's actually flying.<br /><br /> The girl's mirth fades in an instant once she sails through the open window and faces the horrible sight that awaits at the apex of the massive spire. Pascal shrinks into her hair as her eyes widen, a hand going to her mouth.<br /><br /> The moment of surprise doesn't last long. The attacks on the dark shrouded figure spurs her into action but rather than lend her strength to the assault, Rapunzel zips down to the floor and starts to untie the bound children.<br /><br /> "Don't worry! We'll get you out of here!"<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Meanwhile. Back at the Ranch! <br /><br /> Another room about the same dimensions as before. Heat rises up from below through a column in the center of the circular room. <br /><br />At the top of this column/pedestal is a brilliant ruby, a fabulous treasure to be certain. A faceted gem of sparkle and radiance that almost shimmers in the heat haze rising from vents in the column. <br /><br /> The stairway continues on the other side of the room, which is very uneven. It's a maze of broken toys, bits of glass and sharp rock and all sorts of uneven terrain that would make crossing this room slow but possible. <br /><br /> Then the gem starts to rotate, several brilliant moonlight beams slowly spanning towards Gerad and Argrider and rotating across the circular chamber.<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>A few moments pass in which Kyra tests the parameters of this flight thing. How fast, how high, how well the handling goes. There might even be a few moments of prancing up the side of the tower like a gazelle. The cheer fades a little when she realizes that Argider cannot come with her this way. Maybe it is as Pan says-he didn't believe that he could fly like this. She considers for a few moments possible solutions-maybe she can cast float on him and drag him upwards? <br /><br />It's too late, though, as her partner opts to go through the ominous open door instead. "...good luck." she whispers to the pirate, tapping his shoulder before he goes. A faint pulse of white magic-a blessing-settles over him that would hopefully bring him luck. (Turns out, maybe not?) <br /><br />Up, up and away, she flies after the others, following Will once he discovers the openings in the top of the tower. Sailing in to the window, a moment or two is spent processing the scene. The Archadian Child. Ombra right there. Anger floods the "Moogle Girl's" mind and abruptly she comes crashing to the floor. "How could you!" <br /> <br />Once she has at least struggled to her knees, she opens fire on Ombra, her particular equipped weapon being one that fires darts filled with something poisonous and unpleasant.<br />
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:'''[[Peter Pan]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Peter Pan sees that everyone but the two pirates are able to find a happy thought. Part of him wonders what his companions have thought about, yet? He won't pry that's their special happy thought telling it might ruin it for them. He's not one to who would intentionally wreck their happy moment. Still he has to ponder for a second longer, what's going through Riku's head. It is a mysterious that may leave Riku with Random Pan visits. <br /><br /> "See I knew you could do it..." <br /><br /> The Pirates were pirates sure but the more Pan thought about it they were pirates trying to help save the kids or at least bring an end to the one behind it. He's still grumpy with Argider but? The anger ha cooled due tot eh hike and well there's been a heck of a distraction Pan will likely forget it about it soon enough. <br /><br /> "I have come for the children. You have no place in Neverland! You came when the worlds stated to fall and have no place here! I am the King of Neverland and I say you are done!" <br /><br /> Pan is being perhaps cocky or is he just being deadly serious as he crows loudly at the source of all this evil. Then Will does something he does not see coming he doesn't hear the words no he feels it he sees it. There's something about Will that's as angry as Ombra as Peter is. He's already pulling out his blade and is getting ready to fight. He's far from along with Rapunzel, Alma, Will, Riku, Serah and Kyra at his back. Also two Pirates who are totally on their way right?! <br /><br /> "Let them go, leave Neverland and never feed upon another child again. This is your only chance."<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>What the...?! Gerad looks quizzically at his flaming companion, then even more quizzically at the malevolent ruby in the middle of this malevolent room. What is even going on in this tower? The toolsman starts creeping his way across the room and its BEVY OF MUNDANE TRAPS. Luckily, his boots keep most of the detritus from injuring his feet. Unluckily<br /> <br />-nobody in the entire world could have predicted that the gem would start shooting lasers-.<br /> <br />"Hey! Guy! Hurry up and get over here!" Gerad is creeping even more quickly than before, now, inching past glass and broken bears, and leering at the crystal with its lasers. One's almost near him!<br /> <br />He frowns, pulls out that flintlock pistol, and *shoots* the gem. That will fix it. He can't deal with the lasers, not right now, not with the glass here and a guy on fire.<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron nods to Alma, glad for the guidance from someone that is used to flying at least. She can barely float on her own for now, but at least she's not crashing to the ground. She waddles a bit, and then when at the top, she attempts to land down, surveying the area. The children are there... and that voice. Hasn't she heard that before? Like last time she was with Pan? She can't remember for sure, but it seems like it knows Peter at least.<br /><br />And if Alma is ready to attack that figure, she's all too glad to help. She has some attacking magic as well, a salvo of holy magic shaped like arrows, that are sent toward it. She supposes there's no need for conversation here. If Alma goes for the 'strike first talk later' approach, who is she to go against it!<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Lord Ombra seems completely unaffected by the redshift, gripping their human shield a little bit tighter as Will Sherman leaps forwards, driving those flaming hands into the cloaked shadow. <br /><br /> There is an unearthly SCREAM from somewhere outside of the cloak that is joined by the screams of the black eyed children who simultaniously scream in pain and collapse, one after another. They whimper in pain, leaning against the wall, some of the older ones holding the younger and staring with their malevolent bitter anger now leavened with dread. <br /><br /> It does open Ombra up for assault by another and in fact all interested parties. Alma's righteous anger comes next. A flurry of light and static and scathing luminescene sears through the room. And is effortlessly blocked by a careless hand. A pulse of darkness and light antipode as Lord Ombra pushes back at the light user. The black eyed children flinch away from it, covering their faces and crying out in fear as the strikes come again and again and again. <br /><br /> The righteous fury eventually wins out, the luminescene of that round house kick sending the cloak flying backwards.. right into a waiting Riku. "You.." he says quietly. "..made a grave.. /error/ in hunting in Archades." the sword slashes the cloak nearly in half in a single fluid motion. There is another unearthly scream as the pieces of fabric flutter to the ground and dissolve into vapor. He starts to lower the blade when a hand reaches out from and grabs him by the back of his neck. "And.. you ..boy. Made a grave error as well."<br /><br /> Riku struggles as it starts to lift him into the air in front of Kyra's shots. He manages to twist out of the way, the poison unloading it's payload into the cloaked figure which returns to full visibility, the cloak massive ragged from the bottom to the middle like a heap of rags come to life. <br /><br /> Riku neatly pivots, taking a step forwards to bring the sword down when the cloak reaches out and envelops him. There is a step, or two, a heartbeat, and then he is gone. Swallowed up without time even to scream with another pulse of darkness that makes the children, both black eyed or otherwise, shudder and begin to sob. <br /><br /> One of them clings to Rapunzel reflexively, sobbing with hysterical furor, asking her to keep the boogeyman away in a tear choked whisper. A salvo of holy arrows pierce Lord Ombra, sending the cloak staggering backwards. He raises a clawed hand and the air pressure abruptly drops right before spears of darkness crystallize out of the air, spiraling around the cloak before launching themselves at the party, each one shattering into another disorienting burst of doubt and despair no matter what they hit.<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Will is not sure rather to grin or shout for Riku... <br /><br /> He'll go with anger. Richous fury... <br /><br /> "Let..." He says running towards cloaked jerkface, and tries to slip under him. Aiming to come from BEHIND him and drig those hands RIGHT into the back of the man again... <br /><br /> "HIM!" he booms, the grould shaking a bit as he tries to force his vision of reality on the Eldrich horror. <br /><br /> "GO!" he commands, aiming to drive the red strings of fate into the dark strings, he is trying to choke them out, trying to seperate them...he needs time, but it will be not pleasent for those involved...he winces at the cries...he has to do this...if they can stop the monster, then they can go home... <br /><br /> He just pushes forward, because... <br /><br /> Nobody hurts children while Will Sherman can do anything about it.<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Meanwhile, in strongbad's cave of awesome-ness. <br /><br /> The ruby shatters. It was, after all, only cheap colored glass that explodes when hit. The lasers immediately die away leaving the room only a difficult trial to cross safely. <br /><br /> The stairs are littered with these toys as well making the passage difficult. Towards the top where the next trap door is within easy reach there is a thin wire and a pressure plate besides that, both of them probably to do something unpleasant with the staircase. <br /><br /> very unpleasant. <br /><br /> The next level is a barracks of some sort. There are unoccupied beds here and the detritus of people living here. It's all unoccupied down whil the sounds of combat drift up from the ceiling and the stairway leading upwards.<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Rapunzel clutches the child to her as the bonds come loose, rubbing the little boy's head to try and calm him down. However, she doesn't have time to be comforting at the moment. Her gaze drifts up towards the other children still bound around the room, biting at her lip as the forces of light and darkness clash.<br /><br /> "It's okay, it's okay. Sssh." She turns her attention back to the young boy, cupping his face in her hands to turn it towards her own. "Listen. I need to get the others free. If you think you can help with that, go start untying them. Be quick, alright!"<br /><br /> She doesn't wait to get his answer, hopping swiftly to her feet and running to the next bound child. It's times like this a knife would be useful. Darn blunt weapon focus.<br /><br /> The second child's bindings come free just as the darkness takes shape into crystal spears. Rapunzel gasps and reacts reflexively, bringing her frying pan up to smash aside the deadly projectile and, amazingly, she succeeds. The magical construct shatters into a dozen fragments, each vaporizing with hisses of dark mist in the air. Not about to risk a repeat performance, she ushers the newly freed girl towards the others with instructions to get them loose.<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Gerad clomps across the rest of the room, empowered by boots. He's frowning - basically constantly by this point - as he moves up the staircase, and observes the pressure plate and tripwire up the stairs sort of in the same way a father observes some adorable project his child's made.<br /> <br />Some machinery later, Gerad's kicking open the door to the third floor of the tower! Yes! He can even hear the fighting up top. Of course, right now, there's some subterfuge and examination to tend to...<br /> <br />Gerad is frozen. What, exactly, is wrong with this room??! Are the beds alive? Is there a dog in here? Gerad hates dogs. He takes his *sweet time* getting through the room, until, of course, he hears shrieking and a frying pan going *BONK* from the upstairs. VALIANT CONCERN shines in Gerad's eyes, and with a shout, he's sprinting for the staircase!<br /> <br />Maybe he's an idiot!<br />
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:'''[[Kyra Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Kyra will not be disoriented. Not when her anger is so galvanized by what she's seeing here. It is furthered along by Riku's stand and subsequent disappearance into the cloaked bulk of the monster. Gritting her teeth, the sole weapon she seems to have on her is spun away and slipped into a holster at her waist. <br /><br />Her hands spread out, fingers splayed. "Will. Serah. Pan. Alma!" she calls out, "Riku! If you can hear me too...get back! I'm going to unleash something /big/." <br /><br />Alma can feel it. Oh boy can she feel it. The wild energies within Kyra stir and rise dangerously. To Will, her threads become a strange kaledescope of colors, the threads of fate around her flickering with all sorts of urge and emotion. Light and dark. Kyra's right hand lifts, pointing out in front of her at Ombra, pointing, then drawn downwards in a straight line. That line in glowing gold is repeated on the floor beneath Ombra. <br /><br />That same finger lifts again, this time tracing a horizontal line through the air that perpendicullarly intersects the first. This becomes apparent when this second line appears on the floor as well. "For you, defiler, I call down the highest form of judgement, wrought from creation that sought its own destruction. Feel its curse. Feel its desire to return to nothingness." <br /><br />As she speaks, wild golden lines etch themselves outwards from the simple ones drawn upon the ground, centering Ombra in its chaotic pattern. Alma can firmly admit that she has never, ever seen her sister cast this before. She'd be hard-pressed to discover rthe spell's origin but one thing is certain. It is definitely not white magic. <br /><br />"GRAND CROSS!" Golden energy explodes upwards, continuing in its own blinding blaze for several seconds before dying down to a dull glow that remains, smoking, on the tower floor. <br /><br />Afterwards, Kyra's eyes roll back and she falls to the ground. Alma would recognize this as a textbook case of mage fatigue.<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron rogers that. If Kyra is going to just blow the entire place up, she certainly doesn't want to stay close to be part of the fireworks! She uses her newly acquired flight skill to move out of the way, floating away from the tower.<br /><br />She woahs at the release of magic. Well, that was rather impressive after all. But Kyra slumping down... that doesn't look like a very good thing. "Are you alright Kyra?" She swoops in, trying to help Kyra up, at least sitting, if she's still concious at least. She might need help to lift her up if not, she doesn't know how good this flight really is.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Static. Riku struggles against Lord Ombra. Static. Riku gets picked up by Lord Ombra, and vanishes into his cloak in the midst of the struggle.. /Ker-CHACK/ goes something in Alma's head. <br /> <br /> Riku was gone, and she had no idea what happened to him. At best, he was lost in whatever darkness Lord Ombra dredged up. At worst.. he was.. <br /> <br /> <span style="color:#FFD700">...No...</span> <br /> <br /> A spear of darkness thunks against the radiance surrounding her. Then another. There's a sizzle as they strikes her aura, and they grow smaller, diminished and dying away before they ever strike her robed form. <br /> <br /> She screams, but it isn't due to the pain but anguish of a different sort, <span style="color:#FFD700">I AM GOING TO END YOU...IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE!</span> <br /> <br /> And that's the last coherent words she states <br /> <br /> Kyra unleashes the full fury of her magic, in a grand display of magic which explodes outward from Lord Ombra of the likes that she'd never seen before, there's a flicker of light and motion. Will grabs at his fate lines... Sigils appear everywhere around Lord Ombra. Forming into a great serpent of translucent blue light. Which coils around him suddenly. Serpentarius forms. And it's angry. It coils around the bottom half of Lord Ombra, then exploits that to surge out of the tower, carrying Lord Ombra with the animated hard light construct. <br /> <br /> Will only had solidified it for a moment, by grabbing and strangling it's fate lines, so after a time Lord Ombra slips out of it... <br /> <br /> Which is when he might note the distortions appearing in the air. Little prismatic tears within the darkness, where light floods through, as if being brought by an unseen source, and focused through a prism. <br /> <br /> Another flicker of light and static, and she's in front of Lord Ombra, floating suspended outside of the tower. Lord Ombra begins to hear something which is muted at first... <br /> <br /> BGM change: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2zFwvIomw <br /> <br /> And then that indistinct sound came suddenly to the forefront of Lord Ombra's mind.. the notes were at first separate, enunciated things.. such that the melody didn't even sound connected. <br /> <br /> But suddenly they were part of a refrain that made perfect sense to Lord Ombra. It had a serene sublimity to it. And then there was a voice singing lyrics that just didnt make any sense, and perfect sense at the same time. It was as if he simply didnt have the senses to perceive what the lyrics actually meant, as the voice shifted from alto, to tenor, to soprano and baritone. From man to woman, old to young, to something utterly alien... and yet he felt it was always the same voice. <br /> <br /> It brought with it a feeling of tranquility and focus that seemed to spiral through the shadow's mind, bringing connections where none existed before. His psyche expanded to grasp the myriad of contradictory truths of existence in the universe. And yet even as it began to perceive them.. grasp them, they'd slip away, and something else would instantly replace it to fill that vacuum.. repeating. These things were not meant for any mortal mind to know. Most immortals as well.. <br /> <br /> It was a song of light and order. A song of universal truth. A song of creation... A song of how anything and everything was interconnected.. Whether it came from her goddess or not.. who knew? Alma certainly didn't. <br /> <br /> Lord Ombra and Alma faded away, from the outside, it looks like there's a dark void that's roughly cube shaped at about a hundred feet by a hundred feet. <br /> <br /> On the inside, it's dimensions appear infinite to the spectre. Alma looks like an entirely different person, the sigils which make up her magic entirely encompass her eyes now, dwarfing out the sclera, the irises, and the pupils. She just stares at Lord Ombra. And then she opens her mouth and begins to sing herself. There is some slight dissonance, as her voice is quite different from the one she heard. And then there's a slight glimmer of light behind Alma.. <br /> <br /> It looks like it is coming upon a distant horizon.. from an impossible distance away. And then suddenly it isn't just a small glimmer anymore. It's a large wave of effulgent light which dwarfs the entirety of the space they're in. For but a brief instant.. darkness in this area ceases to exist, save for that which Lord Ombra brought with him. It scathes and scours as it washes over the shadow with annihilating brilliance. <br /> <br /> But it's over in an instant. When Lord Ombra's vision clears, he appeared to be in space. And yet not, at the same time.. there was still oxygen here if he needed to breath, not a vacuum. There was still heat here, such that the absence wouldn't have frozen over and slain a mortal being. <br /> <br /> Space however, was hardly empty. It was like looking through a high-powered telescope. There was darkness, certainly but there was also light everywhere, nebulas danced in the dark as multicolored plumes of light and cosmic space dust. And there were stars, stars everywhere, thousands of them, of many different colors and sizes. All scaled down perhaps, but Lord Ombra could make out the details of each... Everything in this duplicate representation of the universe was moving, rotations upon rotations, revolutions upon revolutions. It was dizzying to watch.. <br /> <br /> But he wouldn't have time to... As suddenly every single one of them started to move... ...towards him. <br /> <br /> She didn't bother with any sort of fancy light show. She didn't animate constellations and strike at him. She just sent hundreds of thousands of pinpricks of luminescence at him. Each one surging and streaming through him and his form before retaking their place suspended in the heavens. <br /> <br /> From the outside.. it only took about ten seconds. Ten seconds to create a representation of infinity and eternity and have it rebel against the foul shadow. But all the observers on the outside saw was light playing against the surface of an otherwise darkened object. <br /> <br /> Cracks started playing across the surface of it.. a moment later, it shatters, like sugarglass whose pieces then dissolve in turn... <br /> <br /> She looks much diminished from the effort, her aura flickering, and dying away as she wavers, then swoons.... ...with nothing holding her there any longer she starts to fall, before she comes into consciousness once more. Her aura comes back into existence a moment later, as she moves back inside the tower with agonizing languor.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Static. Riku struggles against Lord Ombra. Static. Riku gets picked up by Lord Ombra, and vanishes into his cloak in the midst of the struggle.. /Ker-CHACK/ goes something in Alma's head. <br /> <br /> Riku was gone, and she had no idea what happened to him. At best, he was lost in whatever darkness Lord Ombra dredged up. At worst.. he was.. <br /> <br /> <span style="color:#FFD700">...No...</span> <br /> <br /> A spear of darkness thunks against the radiance surrounding her. Then another. There's a sizzle as they strikes her aura, and they grow smaller, diminished and dying away before they ever strike her robed form. <br /> <br /> She screams, but it isn't due to the I AM GOING TO END YOU...IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE!</span> <br /> <br /> And that's the last coherent words she states <br /> <br /> Kyra unleashes the full fury of her magic, in a grand display of magic which explodes outward from Lord Ombra of the likes that she'd never seen before, there's a flicker of light and motion. Will grabs at his fate lines... Sigils appear everywhere around Lord Ombra. Forming into a great serpent of translucent blue light. Which coils around him suddenly. Serpentarius forms. And it's angry. It coils around the bottom half of Lord Ombra, then exploits that to surge out of the tower, carrying Lord Ombra with the animated hard light construct. <br /> <br /> Will only had solidified it for a moment, by grabbing and strangling it's fate lines, so after a time Lord Ombra slips out of it... <br /> <br /> Which is when he might note the distortions appearing in the air. Little prismatic tears within the darkness, where light floods through, as if being brought by an unseen source, and focused through a prism. <br /> <br /> Another flicker of light and static, and she's in front of Lord Ombra, floating suspended outside of the tower. Lord Ombra begins to hear something which is muted at first... <br /> <br /> BGM change: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2zFwvIomw <br /> <br /> And then that indistinct sound came suddenly to the forefront of Lord Ombra's mind.. the notes were at first separate, enunciated things.. such that the melody didn't even sound connected. <br /> <br /> But suddenly they were part of a refrain that made perfect sense to Lord Ombra. It had a serene sublimity to it. And then there was a voice singing lyrics that just didnt make any sense, and perfect sense at the same time. It was as if he simply didnt have the senses to perceive what the lyrics actually meant, as the voice shifted from alto, to tenor, to soprano and baritone. From man to woman, old to young, to something utterly alien... and yet he felt it was always the same voice. <br /> <br /> It brought with it a feeling of tranquility and focus that seemed to spiral through the shadow's mind, bringing connections where none existed before. His psyche expanded to grasp the myriad of contradictory truths of existence in the universe. And yet even as it began to perceive them.. grasp them, they'd slip away, and something else would instantly replace it to fill that vacuum.. repeating. These things were not meant for any mortal mind to know. Most immortals as well.. <br /> <br /> It was a song of light and order. A song of universal truth. A song of creation... A song of how anything and everything was interconnected.. Whether it came from her goddess or not.. who knew? Alma certainly didn't. <br /> <br /> Lord Ombra and Alma faded away, from the outside, it looks like there's a dark void that's roughly cube shaped at about a hundred feet by a hundred feet.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>On the inside, it's dimensions appear infinite to the spectre. Alma looks like an entirely different person, the sigils which make up her magic entirely encompass her eyes now, dwarfing out the sclera, the irises, and the pupils. She just stares at Lord Ombra. And then she opens her mouth and begins to sing herself. There is some slight dissonance, as her voice is quite different from the one she heard. And then there's a slight glimmer of light behind Alma.. <br /> <br /> It looks like it is coming upon a distant horizon.. from an impossible distance away. And then suddenly it isn't just a small glimmer anymore. It's a large wave of effulgent light which dwarfs the entirety of the space they're in. For but a brief instant.. darkness in this area ceases to exist, save for that which Lord Ombra brought with him. It scathes and scours as it washes over the shadow with annihilating brilliance. <br /> <br /> But it's over in an instant. When Lord Ombra's vision clears, he appeared to be in space. And yet not, at the same time.. there was still oxygen here if he needed to breath, not a vacuum. There was still heat here, such that the absence wouldn't have frozen over and slain a mortal being. <br /> <br /> Space however, was hardly empty. It was like looking through a high-powered telescope. There was darkness, certainly but there was also light everywhere, nebulas danced in the dark as multicolored plumes of light and cosmic space dust. And there were stars, stars everywhere, thousands of them, of many different colors and sizes. All scaled down perhaps, but Lord Ombra could make out the details of each... Everything in this duplicate representation of the universe was moving, rotations upon rotations, revolutions upon revolutions. It was dizzying to watch.. <br /> <br /> But he wouldn't have time to... As suddenly every single one of them started to move... ...towards him. <br /> <br /> She didn't bother with any sort of fancy light show. She didn't animate constellations and strike at him. She just sent hundreds of thousands of pinpricks of luminescence at him. Each one surging and streaming through him and his form before retaking their place suspended in the heavens. <br /> <br /> From the outside.. it only took about ten seconds. Ten seconds to create a representation of infinity and eternity and have it rebel against the foul shadow. But all the observers on the outside saw was light playing against the surface of an otherwise darkened object. <br /> <br /> Cracks started playing across the surface of it.. a moment later, it shatters, like sugarglass whose pieces then dissolve in turn... <br /> <br /> She looks much diminished from the effort, her aura flickering, and dying away as she wavers, then swoons.... ...with nothing holding her there any longer she starts to fall, before she comes into consciousness once more. Her aura comes back into existence a moment later, as she moves back inside the tower with agonizing languor.<br />
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:'''[[Peter Pan]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Peter Pan knows he's not human, he's not sure what lord Ombra is other than the darkness come to life. He sees Will going in, and the rest of the group starts up their assault upon the slayer of hopes and dreams. Pan is angry but he manages to keep focus his righteous anger only fuels him. He's not moved yet he gave the horror a chance. The chance that has been ignored so Pan launches himself at the darkness. This is so not going to end well as something strange happens. Pan is going to try to caught the one of the arrows come and Peter isn't quick enough not this time one catch him in the shoulder and he's sent spinning form the impact, He's hurt but alive as he is trying to get back up. Peter attempts to focus though the pain, how the heck did someone hit him. Even Hook could only do it once and a while it's not supposed to work like this. It's really how he sees things, but thankfully while he's dealing with the terrible arrow wound Rapunzel's already on the kids. Then again Pan knows he makes a very good distraction given how much the big bad is confused on him. <br /><br /> However Tink's not been idle he's been getting something now if this was more open it would be easier but someone might notice there is a crocodile outside hovering at the window thanks to Tink's work it's yes, that crock. It seems she's dragooned it to help and what is it doing? Why the old Hook hunter bunch a water being held in it's mouth! Tink and the crock wait for a moment once Lord Ombra is in clear view he sticks his snout in and just starts spraying water like a fire hose at him! <br /><br /> As for the Crock's happy thought? What do you think it was?<br />
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:'''[[Peter Pan]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Peter Pan knows he's not human, he's not sure what lord Ombra is other than the darkness come to life. He sees Will going in, and the rest of the group starts up their assault upon the slayer of hopes and dreams. Pan is angry but he manages to keep focus his righteous anger only fuels him. He's not moved yet he gave the horror a chance. The chance that has been ignored so Pan launches himself at the darkness. This is so not going to end well as something strange happens. Pan is going to try to caught the one of the arrows come and Peter isn't quick enough not this time one catch him in the shoulder and he's sent spinning form the impact. <br /><br /> He's hurt but alive as he is trying to get back up. Peter attempts to focus though the pain, how the heck did someone hit him. Even Hook could only do it once and a while it's not supposed to work like this. It's really how he sees things, but thankfully while he's dealing with the terrible arrow wound Rapunzel's already on the kids. Then again Pan knows he makes a very good distraction given how much the big bad is confused on him. <br /><br /> However Tink's not been idle he's been getting something now if this was more open it would be easier but someone might notice there is a crocodile outside hovering at the window thanks to Tink's work it's yes, that crock. It seems she's dragooned it to help and what is it doing? Why the old Hook hunter bunch a water being held in it's mouth! Tink and the crock wait for a moment once Lord Ombra is in clear view he sticks his snout in and just starts spraying water like a fire hose at him! <br /><br /> As for the Crock's happy thought? What do you think it was? <br /><br /> "HA! Didn't see that coming did you?!<br />
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:'''[[Riku]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Righteous fury, go! <br /><br /> Cloaked jerkface takes a pummeling, Will digging right into the back of the cloak, reality shuddering as pulse after pulse of dark energy pounds through the chamber. The dark strings wither and screech as the red strings assault them and another wail of fear and torment rises up from the black eyed children, who in their madness, several unsheathe knives. They look at the Arcadian captives. A girl whispers in terrible pain. "Stop. STOP" she screams. She looks at the others who are suffering and when those cries go unanswered, she narrows her eyes at the other children. The ones helping Rapunzel untie the others with unsteady trembling fingers. Rapunzel herself. "...this is all YOUR fault." eyes bleeding from both corners she screams and lunges at the children with knife raised. Another reaches out a hand to grab her back, wrenching her away from the torqued adventurers. They hold back her struggling hatred. <br /><br /> And it is a good thing she does, for charging across the room towards the children would have put her in the middle of the Grand Cross. (tm) The giant glowing gold lines etch into the floor and then flare with Ombra trapped in the midst of the pattern. A blinding FLARE of energy consuming the cloak and unleashing a scream that shakes the very foundations of the tower. <br /><br /> In the aftermath of this, Peter Pan very thoughtfully puts out the burning fire with a crocodile fire hose. Then the cloaked figure and Alma disappear into the space time anomaly that is the limit break cube and the entire universe screams towards the darkness at top speed. There is a SCREAM of denial. "NO." screams the voice. Then a longer wail as the cloak shreds apart. The light completely scours it away. Fate and magic and holy universal light destroy it utterly. <br /><br /> The children under it's fell influence call out and then collapse into unconsciousness wholesale in a heap. <br /><br /> Meanwhile. ...we are sorry Gerad, but there was just one more trap in this mundane and otherwise ordinary room. Underneath a blanket near the stairs was a primed sleep crystal. Any touch is liable to set it off.<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>IN THE ROOM ABOVE:<br /> <br />Muffled shouting and increasingly loud clomping can be heard from the room below. There is, finally, a penultimate shout, a dramatic *THOK* against the trapdoor leading downwards, and then the sound of metal striking a staircase<br /> <br />a crossbow going off, firing no less than sixteen quarrels into the ceiling/floor<br /> <br />a loud *SZZ-POP* and a burst of light visible *through* the trapdoor<br /> <br />a *WHIRR*, followed by a completely *unspeakable odor*<br /> <br />and more crossbow bolts.<br /> <br />Snoring.<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Will breathes heavily... <br /><br /> He looks around...black eyed Children are....still corrupted, but it's lessened. He frowns...he isn't sure if he can touch that...maybe Alma and Kyra can work on that? He doesn't know... <br /><br /> Or maybe it'll just go away... <br /><br /> He looks around again... <br /><br /> Riku.. Will frowns. The power fades from his hands and he sinks against the wall. "<GOOSEHONK> it.." he says, rubbing his eyes.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Alma is kind of laying down near the edge of the top floor of the tower right now facing outwards towards the spot where Lord Ombra last existed. Her rational mind was sort of shut off during all of the Limitbreak Cube (tm). <br /> <br /> Now that it had rebooted... ..she was in all out horror mode. <br /> <br /> She just lays there in a plaintive pile, sobbing. Not just because he hadn't reemerged.... <br /> <br /> ...but because she'd lost control, and what she did during that time, may be the reason he hadn't reemerged. She doesn't move from that spot.<br />
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:'''[[Serah Farron]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Serah Farron helps by dragging Kyra away, but moves her over to Alma, bringing the two together to make sure Alma is alright too "You both used too much magic didn't you? You better rest up..." She looks around, setting Kyra down next to Alma.<br /><br />She looks at Alma, and pats the girl consolingly as she sees her sobbing. She doesn't really know what to say though, but offers a simple "Are you okay? Everyone is alright..."<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Rapunzel goes about her task with great haste, pulling the rough knots free as fast as she can without harming the already frightened captives. It's not as fast as she'd like. Pascal hops down and scampers over to another child, pulling at the rope with his tail without much success.<br /><br /> A blinding burst of light fills the room suddenly, forcing her to shield her eyes and leaving spots in her vision when the flare of holy energy fades away. When she can see again, Rapunzel immediately notices the lack of the cloaked figure and sighs softly, but she doesn't sit idle. The rest of the kidnapees are set free in short order with each new child freed going to help their fellows until all of them are huddled in a big mass of sobbing frightened bodies.<br /><br /> Rapunzel kneels down and, unable to wrap her arms around all of them, uses her hair instead, pulling them into one big group hug. "It's alright now. The bad man is gone."<br /><br /> She hopes that's true. Her gaze drifts over to the corrupted children and for a moment she considers trying to sing for them. Perhaps her magic could fix their condition. But there's no guarantee of that and revealing her power inside of a tower of evil where there might be Heartless lurking seems like a foolish idea.<br /><br /> "We should leave this place as soon as possible."<br />
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:'''[[Will Sherman]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> "Except for the missing boy." Will says, "Riku." Will says, no he can't be sad now...they have to get these kids out, and right now they need someone strong. "Rapunzel's right. Lets go. We need to get these kids out of here...and back with their familes." he says. <br /><br /> And then he has to talk with Gabranth... <br /><br /> And then find Riku.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Alma's eyes are glassy, looking in an unfocused manner on the last spot she saw Lord Ombra... <br /> <br /> She just continues to sob... not answering Serah, whose words don't seem to reach her. Fortunately... Will answers for her. <br /> <br /> She doesn't seem to want to get up from that spot.<br />
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:'''[[Peter Pan]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Peter Pan can only watch at what happens to Lord Ombra, Alma, and everyone else just bring forth the fires of justice upon the creature of shadow. he rises to his feet and watches the cloak figure now just having been wiped from existence more of less. He's gone the nightmare of Neverland is over for now. The Darkness is out there still but a victory has been won, a force of darkness has be struck down. <br /><br /> Pan looks back to the crock and grins for a second <br /><br /> "Owe ya one! Tink get out friend back to the water." <br /><br /> If Hook ever hears about the Crock being able to fly. He would never sleep again, as funny as that would be it's perhaps for the best the big old crock goes on its way for the day. The clock goes tick tock but grows distance as the heroes surprise help is heading on their way back to the water. <br /><br /> He looks to see the faces of everyone who has helped the children here Peter is grinning widely as he first lets out a heck of a rooster crow of victory then actually says something. <br /><br /> "Thank you on behalf of all of Neverland thank you." <br /><br /> he'd say he'd never forget but well even Pan knows his mind suffers memory leaks. With that there's many kids to help and work to do. So of Peter goes.</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Alma_HyralAlma Hyral2013-07-18T13:55:38Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: /* On Friendly Terms */</p>
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{{Character Infobox<br />
|firstname=Alma<br />
|lastname=Hyral<br />
|age=15<br />
|image=AlmaFinal.jpg<br />
|species=Human<br />
|sex=Female<br />
|height=5'1"<br />
|weight=Please don't.<br />
|series=Final Fantasy ACT Class<br />
|styles=Empyrean Cosma<br />
|hometown=Ramuha<br />
|alignment=Forces of Restoration<br />
|group=Alexander Academy, Archadian Empire<br />
|occupation=White Mage<br />
|themesong=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3aRYPSCqdo<br />
|quote=Its your words that gave me courage. They became my light to guide me towards the right path.<br />
|footer=Meeting someone who puts stars in her eyes...<br />
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=Profile=<br />
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The Hyral family is a name well known in the highest levels of the Cosma Naturalis Church. Alma Hyral is the youngest daughter of this family. Doted upon by her parents and homeschooled until the age of twelve, she found herself not emotionally equipped for the challenges of Alexander Academy. She's known to be ultraconservative, klutzy, and frumpy. She's also a fan of Astronomy, Theology, and Philosophy over any of the harder sciences.<br />
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'''Skills:'''Bully Fodder, NERRDDDDDD!, The Glasses Stay On, Watch out when they come off, All Natural Homely, Klutz, Or is She?, Power of Prayer=Magical Girl Star Power, Little Sister, Sibling Issues, Ultraconformist, Blinded by the Light, Stargazer, Kitchen Princess <br />
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=Character History=<br />
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Alma had her whole life planned out for her as a member of the prestigious Hyral family. She'd study White Magic, learn the tenets of Cosma Naturalis, graduate from the prestigious Alexander Academy, be married at the age of eighteen, and simultaneously attend Medical School while raising a sprawling family. As an innocent girl with a rambling mouth she was all too happy to please her doting parents, she didn't know any better. During her childhood she became infatuated by the stars and astronomy, something which her parents presumed was a phase she'd grow out of.. she never did. <br />
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Unfortunately Alma was a frail youth with intractable asthma and a plethora of other medical conditions. If not for her family's status and skill in White Magic she might not have survived to adolescence. As she grew more skilled in White Magic she learned how to take care of herself which allowed her to function outside of a sickbed. Due to this and Kyra's own unique problem, she was homeschooled until the age of twelve. The only occasions that she was allowed outside of their estate was for liturgy and choir practice.<br />
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It was decided that by age twelve that it was safe for her to enroll at Alexander Academy. When she arrived, she found herself faced with new challenges.. she had no idea how to interact with people outside of her family, and this developed into severe social anxiety. After her first few interactions in which she faced harsh rejection, she retreated into a shell of meekness. This only resulted in her being relentlessly bullied.<br />
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Facing the prospect of being a social pariah, Alma became incredibly envious of her sisters. Tira had all the social graces that she did not, and Kyra had many natural gifts. Kyra had always been her hero, and when she rebelled.. Alma decided to follow suit, she just didn't have the courage to make her rebellion open.<br />
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Alma decided to experiment with White Magic, and she integrated this into her studies of astronomy and astrophysics. She believed that by doing this she might discover the truth of the origins of the universe, and thus prove that her goddess existed. On her world experimentation with White Magic was considered completely taboo by all sects of Cosma, and was stringently suppressed. But she thought she knew better than they. She was completely driven by a need to feel special...<br />
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...and maybe she got her wish. Maybe she didn't. Either way something about her was changed...<br />
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Horrified by her discoveries she decided not to rebel any longer, even if she had learned that most of what she believed in was wrong...<br />
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After Tira's death, her brother Ramza decided to inform her parents just how relentlessly bullied Alma was, as he believed she wouldn't be able to handle it in their time of mourning. She was withdrawn from Alexander Academy as a result....<br />
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Galianda fell into darkness shortly after.<br />
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And then her time in the World of Ruin began...<br />
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=Abilities=<br />
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'''Astrologer/Astronomer:''' Alma's base class is White Mage, however her magic takes on a unique form due to her experiments...<br />
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'''Cooking:''' Alma has become nearly a master chef under the tutelage of a certain someone...<br />
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'''Songbird:''' While it's rare to hear her sing, Alma is a talented Alto singer from her time in Choir.<br />
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'''Night Owl:''' The night is Alma's time, she's up during these hours more often than the day time.<br />
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'''Astrophile:''' Alma can be seen obsessively gazing into a telescope and recording her findings during most nights.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Pacifist:''' Alma's pacifistic tendencies have become more loose over time, due to multiple conversations with friends. She is still very hesitant to initiate any violence, but won't hesitate to defend a friend.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Social Anxiety:''' While her ability to handle new people has been drastically improved; often when meeting new people, or engaging in conversations with large numbers of people, Alma often stutters, and is unable to emotionally handle the overload.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Frail:''' Alma is frail and was generally considered sickly as a child. She falls ill easily, but is able to mitigate this somewhat with her mastery of White Magic.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Klutz:''' Alma is not graceful, agile, or dextrous and often trips over her own feet.<br />
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'''Ethnic Trait - Ramuha:''' Alma can sense changes in barometric pressure, and thus adequately predict when the weather is about to change.<br />
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=Relationships=<br />
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===On Friendly Terms===<br />
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||[[Niklas Dragonius]]|| Thanks for the incredibly awkward advice. You've always been rather kind to me.<br />
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||[[Seloria Delacreaux]]||She's my best friend.. and in some ways, she's been like a mother to me. Thank you.<br />
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||[[Rena Laradyne]]||Sometimes I wonder if what I see of you is the real you. And other times I wonder if I truly desire to see the true Rena Laradyne. Either way, I remain your friend.<br />
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||[[Will Sherman]]||What do those eyes of yours truly see, when they look at the world?<br />
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||[[Maximilien]]|| A rather intense individual. I promise that I'll keep your secrets.<br />
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||[[Artyom W. Valodjn]]||He helped save my life, and he supports me most of the time. He's so.. reserved though, I wish I knew more about him.<br />
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||[[Sanel]]|| There's more to this boy than a glance would tell you. He's not as simple as he makes himself out to be, but he does seem innocent. Something happened to him to make him this way.. but maybe some things are best left buried.<br />
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||[[Soan Sagittarius]]||He's always there to encourage me when I need it, and he knows.. more than most. I just wonder if he can really accomplish what he hopes to do. When he talks about it, it almost makes me believe he can.<br />
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||[[Thirza Ingersleben]]||She's always kind to me and supportive but she seems to have a low opinion of herself. I hope I can help her get through that.. She's a better person than she knows.<br />
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|[[Legion|The Network]]||You're not a science experiment, no matter what she says. Let's stop her legacy together.<br />
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||[[Annia Leradine]]|| Right.. it's our secret.<br />
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||[[Riku]]|| Nope, you don't get to see my thoughts on him so easily.<br />
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||[[Sora]]|| An incredibly nice guy and an unlikely hero. I hope that I'll be able to help you restore Destiny Island.<br />
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||[[Faris Scherwiz|Sarisa Tycoon]]|| There are no true royalty on Galianda, so meeting her was a real experience. She's so down to earth for a Princess. Sweatdrop, maybe too down to earth.<br />
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||[[Karth Mason]]|| An amazing warrior, and a truly kind individual who cares for his family. I hope that he's able to cure his mother of her affliction.<br />
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||[[Kamon Lionward]]|| Sorry about what I asked you to do... I'd take it back if I could. Also, I wish I had more footage of you in battle, as I totally think you're Dragoon Man.<br />
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||[[Ryusei Isshiki]]|| It's good to have you back. I'm surprised you remember me, thank you for being so kind.<br />
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||[[Gerad Iron Fogair]]|| Well he's kind of a huge lecher, but there's something more to him than meets the eye. Anyhow, this treasure hunt could be fun.<br />
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||[[Rapunzel]]|| And Mom once told me she thought I was growing my hair out too long! Wields a mean frying pan both inside and outside of the kitchen. Pascal is adorable.<br />
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||[[Aeschere Childs]]|| Seems like a reasonably well-balanced individual, and she's pretty friendly. Which makes me wonder why she hangs with Akari Seran.<br />
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||[[Jidro Gerrison]]|| I hope you and Annia find happiness together. You're certainly not what my Father led me to believe.<br />
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||[[Saitei Dennou]]|| I'm glad we could free you... may you prosper in this world. I just hope you don't try to kill me again!<br />
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===Family===<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Kyra Hyral]]||No matter how much I exasperate you, know that you are and always have been my hero, Kyra.<br />
|-<br />
||Tira Hyral||Even though you're gone, I live my life in your memory Tira. I'm sorry that I failed you. I'll keep my other promise..<br />
|-<br />
||Father Hyral|| I wish I could say that I'm making you proud.. but I'm a terrible daughter. I'm so sorry daddy. I miss you.<br />
|-<br />
||Anastasia Hyral|| There are so many things I wish I could have told you Mom. But I didn't have the courage, and the opportunity is gone.<br />
|-<br />
||Ramza Hyral|| I resent that you told Mom and Dad.. but I still love you. I'll find a way to save you, I promise.<br />
|-<br />
||Rest of the Family|| I will save you all, or die in the attempt.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Not so Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
|[[Helena Celba]]|| I'm rather certain I know what you are now. I still don't hate you, nor will I try to change you. I just hope you find your way.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Akari Seran]]|| You need to calm down.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Garland]]|| ..... *Retches at the mere thought of him*<br />
|-<br />
||Feige Abramson|| I pity you, more than anything. If you are dead, then I pray that Yahweh has mercy on your soul. I doubt that Chaos will.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Souji Murasame]]||I find it difficult to judge you based on your goal. Some part of me hopes you succeed. The other part of me wonders if the cries of your victims will one day drown out the wind. Will you be able to hear her voice over the price you paid?<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ophelia]]|| Something about her feels off.. and she tried to kill Avira, I'm sure of it.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Illua]]|| ...jerky serial villain straight out of a Ramuha spy vid.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Alberic Lux]]|| You are a horror. <br />
|}<br />
<br />
===People I Barely Know===<br />
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|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius|DRAGOON MAN!]]||A hero! I'm glad he survived the fall of our world. We need heroes like him. He has to be someone I know! I'll find out who he is!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Leon]]|| I hope you see her again one day.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Minette Odam]]||I'm so sorry for what happened. I know sometimes you may be self-absorbed, but you didn't deserve that. Bravery like yours should be rewarded, not punished.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Raine Arland]]||Well he likes my cooking.. I don't really know much else about him though. He seems kind of reckless.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maira]]|| I heard that someone's stomach was the key to their heart, but it's sort of ridiculous with her! She's very nice though. Why does Garland pursue you?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Margaux Fleury]]|| She's so elegant and exotic.. compared to me, maybe she'll take up my offer for her to go to Seloria.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Avira]]|| Why does Garland have such an interest in you? <br />
|-<br />
||[[Ulharisk]]|| Sorry that I freaked out. The dragon thing is pretty cool.. really!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faruja Senra]]|| Do you hate me, for believing in the Creatrix, rather than your Faram and Saint Ajora?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Argider]]|| Sky, Pirates, are, AWESOME! Uh.. now that I have a deal with House Solidor, what will you think of me?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Caran Steel]]|| Well uh.. I love your cat! Ketan is amazing!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gabranth]]|| He's rather serious but.. sometimes hints of kindness shine through. Best not to tempt him, as I'm told he's a master of the Force Choke!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Reize Seatlan]]|| So, right.. per Riku you are actually as decent one can get outside of brain damage. It has been duly noted that you are not a harem master.<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
=Trivia=<br />
<br />
Alma's Zodiac Sign is Virgo.<br />
<br />
Due to the scene Cosmic Power and all that Jazz, Alma has a small misshapen scar on her right shoulder which is matte black. She's no longer capable of healing it and goes to great lengths to conceal it.<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
=Alternate Main Themes=<br />
'''Truth''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1eCoj2D1s<br />
<br />
'''Spiritual Awakening''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeTCsZUOUR4<br />
<br />
=Battle Theme=<br />
'''Let the Stars Fall Down''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R7sas8bWN4<br />
<br />
'''Typical Limit Break: Hepatica''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2zFwvIomw<br />
<br />
'''Extended Limit Break: Champion of Magic''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UceabzTa7Jc<br />
<br />
= Logs =<br />
{{Character Logs}}<br />
= Cutscenes =<br />
{{Character Logs|Cutscenes}}</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Alma_HyralAlma Hyral2013-07-18T13:52:37Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: /* On Friendly Terms */</p>
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{{Character Infobox<br />
|firstname=Alma<br />
|lastname=Hyral<br />
|age=15<br />
|image=AlmaFinal.jpg<br />
|species=Human<br />
|sex=Female<br />
|height=5'1"<br />
|weight=Please don't.<br />
|series=Final Fantasy ACT Class<br />
|styles=Empyrean Cosma<br />
|hometown=Ramuha<br />
|alignment=Forces of Restoration<br />
|group=Alexander Academy, Archadian Empire<br />
|occupation=White Mage<br />
|themesong=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3aRYPSCqdo<br />
|quote=Its your words that gave me courage. They became my light to guide me towards the right path.<br />
|footer=Meeting someone who puts stars in her eyes...<br />
}}<br />
<br />
=Profile=<br />
<br />
The Hyral family is a name well known in the highest levels of the Cosma Naturalis Church. Alma Hyral is the youngest daughter of this family. Doted upon by her parents and homeschooled until the age of twelve, she found herself not emotionally equipped for the challenges of Alexander Academy. She's known to be ultraconservative, klutzy, and frumpy. She's also a fan of Astronomy, Theology, and Philosophy over any of the harder sciences.<br />
<br />
'''Skills:'''Bully Fodder, NERRDDDDDD!, The Glasses Stay On, Watch out when they come off, All Natural Homely, Klutz, Or is She?, Power of Prayer=Magical Girl Star Power, Little Sister, Sibling Issues, Ultraconformist, Blinded by the Light, Stargazer, Kitchen Princess <br />
<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
=Character History=<br />
<br />
Alma had her whole life planned out for her as a member of the prestigious Hyral family. She'd study White Magic, learn the tenets of Cosma Naturalis, graduate from the prestigious Alexander Academy, be married at the age of eighteen, and simultaneously attend Medical School while raising a sprawling family. As an innocent girl with a rambling mouth she was all too happy to please her doting parents, she didn't know any better. During her childhood she became infatuated by the stars and astronomy, something which her parents presumed was a phase she'd grow out of.. she never did. <br />
<br />
Unfortunately Alma was a frail youth with intractable asthma and a plethora of other medical conditions. If not for her family's status and skill in White Magic she might not have survived to adolescence. As she grew more skilled in White Magic she learned how to take care of herself which allowed her to function outside of a sickbed. Due to this and Kyra's own unique problem, she was homeschooled until the age of twelve. The only occasions that she was allowed outside of their estate was for liturgy and choir practice.<br />
<br />
It was decided that by age twelve that it was safe for her to enroll at Alexander Academy. When she arrived, she found herself faced with new challenges.. she had no idea how to interact with people outside of her family, and this developed into severe social anxiety. After her first few interactions in which she faced harsh rejection, she retreated into a shell of meekness. This only resulted in her being relentlessly bullied.<br />
<br />
Facing the prospect of being a social pariah, Alma became incredibly envious of her sisters. Tira had all the social graces that she did not, and Kyra had many natural gifts. Kyra had always been her hero, and when she rebelled.. Alma decided to follow suit, she just didn't have the courage to make her rebellion open.<br />
<br />
Alma decided to experiment with White Magic, and she integrated this into her studies of astronomy and astrophysics. She believed that by doing this she might discover the truth of the origins of the universe, and thus prove that her goddess existed. On her world experimentation with White Magic was considered completely taboo by all sects of Cosma, and was stringently suppressed. But she thought she knew better than they. She was completely driven by a need to feel special...<br />
<br />
...and maybe she got her wish. Maybe she didn't. Either way something about her was changed...<br />
<br />
Horrified by her discoveries she decided not to rebel any longer, even if she had learned that most of what she believed in was wrong...<br />
<br />
After Tira's death, her brother Ramza decided to inform her parents just how relentlessly bullied Alma was, as he believed she wouldn't be able to handle it in their time of mourning. She was withdrawn from Alexander Academy as a result....<br />
<br />
Galianda fell into darkness shortly after.<br />
<br />
And then her time in the World of Ruin began...<br />
<br />
=Abilities=<br />
<br />
'''Astrologer/Astronomer:''' Alma's base class is White Mage, however her magic takes on a unique form due to her experiments...<br />
<br />
'''Cooking:''' Alma has become nearly a master chef under the tutelage of a certain someone...<br />
<br />
'''Songbird:''' While it's rare to hear her sing, Alma is a talented Alto singer from her time in Choir.<br />
<br />
'''Night Owl:''' The night is Alma's time, she's up during these hours more often than the day time.<br />
<br />
'''Astrophile:''' Alma can be seen obsessively gazing into a telescope and recording her findings during most nights.<br />
<br />
'''Disadvantage - Pacifist:''' Alma's pacifistic tendencies have become more loose over time, due to multiple conversations with friends. She is still very hesitant to initiate any violence, but won't hesitate to defend a friend.<br />
<br />
'''Disadvantage - Social Anxiety:''' While her ability to handle new people has been drastically improved; often when meeting new people, or engaging in conversations with large numbers of people, Alma often stutters, and is unable to emotionally handle the overload.<br />
<br />
'''Disadvantage - Frail:''' Alma is frail and was generally considered sickly as a child. She falls ill easily, but is able to mitigate this somewhat with her mastery of White Magic.<br />
<br />
'''Disadvantage - Klutz:''' Alma is not graceful, agile, or dextrous and often trips over her own feet.<br />
<br />
'''Ethnic Trait - Ramuha:''' Alma can sense changes in barometric pressure, and thus adequately predict when the weather is about to change.<br />
<br />
=Relationships=<br />
<br />
<br />
===On Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" width="120" | Name<br />
! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Niklas Dragonius]]|| Thanks for the incredibly awkward advice. You've always been rather kind to me.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Seloria Delacreaux]]||She's my best friend.. and in some ways, she's been like a mother to me. Thank you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Rena Laradyne]]||Sometimes I wonder if what I see of you is the real you. And other times I wonder if I truly desire to see the true Rena Laradyne. Either way, I remain your friend.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Will Sherman]]||What do those eyes of yours truly see, when they look at the world?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maximilien]]|| A rather intense individual. I promise that I'll keep your secrets.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Artyom W. Valodjn]]||He helped save my life, and he supports me most of the time. He's so.. reserved though, I wish I knew more about him.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sanel]]|| There's more to this boy than a glance would tell you. He's not as simple as he makes himself out to be, but he does seem innocent. Something happened to him to make him this way.. but maybe some things are best left buried.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius]]||He's always there to encourage me when I need it, and he knows.. more than most. I just wonder if he can really accomplish what he hopes to do. When he talks about it, it almost makes me believe he can.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Thirza Ingersleben]]||She's always kind to me and supportive but she seems to have a low opinion of herself. I hope I can help her get through that.. She's a better person than she knows.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Legion|The Network]]||You're not a science experiment, no matter what she says. Let's stop her legacy together.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Annia Leradine]]|| Right.. it's our secret.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Riku]]|| Nope, you don't get to see my thoughts on him so easily.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sora]]|| An incredibly nice guy and an unlikely hero. I hope that I'll be able to help you restore Destiny Island.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faris Scherwiz|Sarisa Tycoon]]|| There are no true royalty on Galianda, so meeting her was a real experience. She's so down to earth for a Princess.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Karth Mason]]|| An amazing warrior, and a truly kind individual who cares for his family. I hope that he's able to cure his mother of her affliction.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Kamon Lionward]]|| Sorry about what I asked you to do... I'd take it back if I could. Also, I wish I had more footage of you in battle, as I totally think you're Dragoon Man.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Ryusei Isshiki]]|| It's good to have you back. I'm surprised you remember me, thank you for being so kind.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gerad Iron Fogair]]|| Well he's kind of a huge lecher, but there's something more to him than meets the eye. Anyhow, this treasure hunt could be fun.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Rapunzel]]|| And Mom once told me she thought I was growing my hair out too long! Wields a mean frying pan both inside and outside of the kitchen. Pascal is adorable.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Aeschere Childs]]|| Seems like a reasonably well-balanced individual, and she's pretty friendly. Which makes me wonder why she hangs with Akari Seran.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Jidro Gerrison]]|| I hope you and Annia find happiness together. You're certainly not what my Father led me to believe.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Saitei Dennou]]|| I'm glad we could free you... may you prosper in this world. I just hope you don't try to kill me again!<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Family===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Kyra Hyral]]||No matter how much I exasperate you, know that you are and always have been my hero, Kyra.<br />
|-<br />
||Tira Hyral||Even though you're gone, I live my life in your memory Tira. I'm sorry that I failed you. I'll keep my other promise..<br />
|-<br />
||Father Hyral|| I wish I could say that I'm making you proud.. but I'm a terrible daughter. I'm so sorry daddy. I miss you.<br />
|-<br />
||Anastasia Hyral|| There are so many things I wish I could have told you Mom. But I didn't have the courage, and the opportunity is gone.<br />
|-<br />
||Ramza Hyral|| I resent that you told Mom and Dad.. but I still love you. I'll find a way to save you, I promise.<br />
|-<br />
||Rest of the Family|| I will save you all, or die in the attempt.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Not so Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" width="120" | Name<br />
! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
|[[Helena Celba]]|| I'm rather certain I know what you are now. I still don't hate you, nor will I try to change you. I just hope you find your way.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Akari Seran]]|| You need to calm down.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Garland]]|| ..... *Retches at the mere thought of him*<br />
|-<br />
||Feige Abramson|| I pity you, more than anything. If you are dead, then I pray that Yahweh has mercy on your soul. I doubt that Chaos will.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Souji Murasame]]||I find it difficult to judge you based on your goal. Some part of me hopes you succeed. The other part of me wonders if the cries of your victims will one day drown out the wind. Will you be able to hear her voice over the price you paid?<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ophelia]]|| Something about her feels off.. and she tried to kill Avira, I'm sure of it.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Illua]]|| ...jerky serial villain straight out of a Ramuha spy vid.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Alberic Lux]]|| You are a horror. <br />
|}<br />
<br />
===People I Barely Know===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" width="120" | Name<br />
! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius|DRAGOON MAN!]]||A hero! I'm glad he survived the fall of our world. We need heroes like him. He has to be someone I know! I'll find out who he is!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Leon]]|| I hope you see her again one day.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Minette Odam]]||I'm so sorry for what happened. I know sometimes you may be self-absorbed, but you didn't deserve that. Bravery like yours should be rewarded, not punished.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Raine Arland]]||Well he likes my cooking.. I don't really know much else about him though. He seems kind of reckless.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maira]]|| I heard that someone's stomach was the key to their heart, but it's sort of ridiculous with her! She's very nice though. Why does Garland pursue you?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Margaux Fleury]]|| She's so elegant and exotic.. compared to me, maybe she'll take up my offer for her to go to Seloria.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Avira]]|| Why does Garland have such an interest in you? <br />
|-<br />
||[[Ulharisk]]|| Sorry that I freaked out. The dragon thing is pretty cool.. really!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faruja Senra]]|| Do you hate me, for believing in the Creatrix, rather than your Faram and Saint Ajora?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Argider]]|| Sky, Pirates, are, AWESOME! Uh.. now that I have a deal with House Solidor, what will you think of me?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Caran Steel]]|| Well uh.. I love your cat! Ketan is amazing!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gabranth]]|| He's rather serious but.. sometimes hints of kindness shine through. Best not to tempt him, as I'm told he's a master of the Force Choke!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Reize Seatlan]]|| So, right.. per Riku you are actually as decent one can get outside of brain damage. It has been duly noted that you are not a harem master.<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
=Trivia=<br />
<br />
Alma's Zodiac Sign is Virgo.<br />
<br />
Due to the scene Cosmic Power and all that Jazz, Alma has a small misshapen scar on her right shoulder which is matte black. She's no longer capable of healing it and goes to great lengths to conceal it.<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
=Alternate Main Themes=<br />
'''Truth''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1eCoj2D1s<br />
<br />
'''Spiritual Awakening''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeTCsZUOUR4<br />
<br />
=Battle Theme=<br />
'''Let the Stars Fall Down''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R7sas8bWN4<br />
<br />
'''Typical Limit Break: Hepatica''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2zFwvIomw<br />
<br />
'''Extended Limit Break: Champion of Magic''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UceabzTa7Jc<br />
<br />
= Logs =<br />
{{Character Logs}}<br />
= Cutscenes =<br />
{{Character Logs|Cutscenes}}</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Alma_HyralAlma Hyral2013-07-18T05:50:58Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: /* On Friendly Terms */</p>
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{{Character Infobox<br />
|firstname=Alma<br />
|lastname=Hyral<br />
|age=15<br />
|image=AlmaFinal.jpg<br />
|species=Human<br />
|sex=Female<br />
|height=5'1"<br />
|weight=Please don't.<br />
|series=Final Fantasy ACT Class<br />
|styles=Empyrean Cosma<br />
|hometown=Ramuha<br />
|alignment=Forces of Restoration<br />
|group=Alexander Academy, Archadian Empire<br />
|occupation=White Mage<br />
|themesong=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3aRYPSCqdo<br />
|quote=Its your words that gave me courage. They became my light to guide me towards the right path.<br />
|footer=Meeting someone who puts stars in her eyes...<br />
}}<br />
<br />
=Profile=<br />
<br />
The Hyral family is a name well known in the highest levels of the Cosma Naturalis Church. Alma Hyral is the youngest daughter of this family. Doted upon by her parents and homeschooled until the age of twelve, she found herself not emotionally equipped for the challenges of Alexander Academy. She's known to be ultraconservative, klutzy, and frumpy. She's also a fan of Astronomy, Theology, and Philosophy over any of the harder sciences.<br />
<br />
'''Skills:'''Bully Fodder, NERRDDDDDD!, The Glasses Stay On, Watch out when they come off, All Natural Homely, Klutz, Or is She?, Power of Prayer=Magical Girl Star Power, Little Sister, Sibling Issues, Ultraconformist, Blinded by the Light, Stargazer, Kitchen Princess <br />
<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
=Character History=<br />
<br />
Alma had her whole life planned out for her as a member of the prestigious Hyral family. She'd study White Magic, learn the tenets of Cosma Naturalis, graduate from the prestigious Alexander Academy, be married at the age of eighteen, and simultaneously attend Medical School while raising a sprawling family. As an innocent girl with a rambling mouth she was all too happy to please her doting parents, she didn't know any better. During her childhood she became infatuated by the stars and astronomy, something which her parents presumed was a phase she'd grow out of.. she never did. <br />
<br />
Unfortunately Alma was a frail youth with intractable asthma and a plethora of other medical conditions. If not for her family's status and skill in White Magic she might not have survived to adolescence. As she grew more skilled in White Magic she learned how to take care of herself which allowed her to function outside of a sickbed. Due to this and Kyra's own unique problem, she was homeschooled until the age of twelve. The only occasions that she was allowed outside of their estate was for liturgy and choir practice.<br />
<br />
It was decided that by age twelve that it was safe for her to enroll at Alexander Academy. When she arrived, she found herself faced with new challenges.. she had no idea how to interact with people outside of her family, and this developed into severe social anxiety. After her first few interactions in which she faced harsh rejection, she retreated into a shell of meekness. This only resulted in her being relentlessly bullied.<br />
<br />
Facing the prospect of being a social pariah, Alma became incredibly envious of her sisters. Tira had all the social graces that she did not, and Kyra had many natural gifts. Kyra had always been her hero, and when she rebelled.. Alma decided to follow suit, she just didn't have the courage to make her rebellion open.<br />
<br />
Alma decided to experiment with White Magic, and she integrated this into her studies of astronomy and astrophysics. She believed that by doing this she might discover the truth of the origins of the universe, and thus prove that her goddess existed. On her world experimentation with White Magic was considered completely taboo by all sects of Cosma, and was stringently suppressed. But she thought she knew better than they. She was completely driven by a need to feel special...<br />
<br />
...and maybe she got her wish. Maybe she didn't. Either way something about her was changed...<br />
<br />
Horrified by her discoveries she decided not to rebel any longer, even if she had learned that most of what she believed in was wrong...<br />
<br />
After Tira's death, her brother Ramza decided to inform her parents just how relentlessly bullied Alma was, as he believed she wouldn't be able to handle it in their time of mourning. She was withdrawn from Alexander Academy as a result....<br />
<br />
Galianda fell into darkness shortly after.<br />
<br />
And then her time in the World of Ruin began...<br />
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=Abilities=<br />
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'''Astrologer/Astronomer:''' Alma's base class is White Mage, however her magic takes on a unique form due to her experiments...<br />
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'''Cooking:''' Alma has become nearly a master chef under the tutelage of a certain someone...<br />
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'''Songbird:''' While it's rare to hear her sing, Alma is a talented Alto singer from her time in Choir.<br />
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'''Night Owl:''' The night is Alma's time, she's up during these hours more often than the day time.<br />
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'''Astrophile:''' Alma can be seen obsessively gazing into a telescope and recording her findings during most nights.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Pacifist:''' Alma's pacifistic tendencies have become more loose over time, due to multiple conversations with friends. She is still very hesitant to initiate any violence, but won't hesitate to defend a friend.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Social Anxiety:''' While her ability to handle new people has been drastically improved; often when meeting new people, or engaging in conversations with large numbers of people, Alma often stutters, and is unable to emotionally handle the overload.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Frail:''' Alma is frail and was generally considered sickly as a child. She falls ill easily, but is able to mitigate this somewhat with her mastery of White Magic.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Klutz:''' Alma is not graceful, agile, or dextrous and often trips over her own feet.<br />
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'''Ethnic Trait - Ramuha:''' Alma can sense changes in barometric pressure, and thus adequately predict when the weather is about to change.<br />
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=Relationships=<br />
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===On Friendly Terms===<br />
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||[[Niklas Dragonius]]|| Thanks for the incredibly awkward advice. You've always been rather kind to me.<br />
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||[[Seloria Delacreaux]]||She's my best friend.. and in some ways, she's been like a mother to me. Thank you.<br />
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||[[Rena Laradyne]]||Sometimes I wonder if what I see of you is the real you. And other times I wonder if I truly desire to see the true Rena Laradyne. Either way, I remain your friend.<br />
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||[[Will Sherman]]||What do those eyes of yours truly see, when they look at the world?<br />
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||[[Maximilien]]|| A rather intense individual. I promise that I'll keep your secrets.<br />
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||[[Artyom W. Valodjn]]||He helped save my life, and he supports me most of the time. He's so.. reserved though, I wish I knew more about him.<br />
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||[[Sanel]]|| There's more to this boy than a glance would tell you. He's not as simple as he makes himself out to be, but he does seem innocent. Something happened to him to make him this way.. but maybe some things are best left buried.<br />
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||[[Soan Sagittarius]]||He's always there to encourage me when I need it, and he knows.. more than most. I just wonder if he can really accomplish what he hopes to do. When he talks about it, it almost makes me believe he can.<br />
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||[[Thirza Ingersleben]]||She's always kind to me and supportive but she seems to have a low opinion of herself. I hope I can help her get through that.. She's a better person than she knows.<br />
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|[[Legion|The Network]]||You're not a science experiment, no matter what she says. Let's stop her legacy together.<br />
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||[[Annia Leradine]]|| Right.. it's our secret.<br />
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||[[Riku]]|| Nope, you don't get to see my thoughts on him so easily.<br />
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||[[Sora]]|| An incredibly nice guy and an unlikely hero. I hope that I'll be able to help you restore Destiny Island.<br />
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||[[Faris Scherwiz|Sarisa Tycoon]]|| There are no true royalty on Galianda, so meeting her was a real experience. She's so down to earth for a Princess.<br />
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||[[Karth Mason]]|| An amazing warrior, and a truly kind individual who cares for his family. I hope that he's able to cure his mother of her affliction.<br />
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||[[Kamon Lionward]]|| Sorry about what I asked you to do... I'd take it back if I could. Also, I wish I had more footage of you in battle, as I totally think you're Dragoon Man.<br />
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||[[Ryusei Isshiki]]|| It's good to have you back. I'm surprised you remember me, thank you for being so kind.<br />
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||[[Gerad Iron Fogair]]|| Well he's kind of a huge lecher, but there's something more to him than meets the eye. Anyhow, this treasure hunt could be fun.<br />
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||[[Rapunzel]]|| And Mom once told me she thought I was growing my hair out too long! Wields a mean frying pan both inside and outside of the kitchen. Pascal is adorable.<br />
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||[[Aeschere Childs]]|| Seems like a reasonably well-balanced individual, and she's pretty friendly. Which makes me wonder why she hangs with Akari Seran.<br />
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||[[Jidro Gerrison]]|| I hope you and Annia find happiness together. You're certainly not what my Father led me to believe.<br />
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||[[Saitei Dennou]]|| I'm glad we could free you... and I hope you prosper in this world. I just hope you don't try to kill me again!<br />
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===Family===<br />
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||[[Kyra Hyral]]||No matter how much I exasperate you, know that you are and always have been my hero, Kyra.<br />
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||Tira Hyral||Even though you're gone, I live my life in your memory Tira. I'm sorry that I failed you. I'll keep my other promise..<br />
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||Father Hyral|| I wish I could say that I'm making you proud.. but I'm a terrible daughter. I'm so sorry daddy. I miss you.<br />
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||Anastasia Hyral|| There are so many things I wish I could have told you Mom. But I didn't have the courage, and the opportunity is gone.<br />
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||Ramza Hyral|| I resent that you told Mom and Dad.. but I still love you. I'll find a way to save you, I promise.<br />
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||Rest of the Family|| I will save you all, or die in the attempt.<br />
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===Not so Friendly Terms===<br />
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|[[Helena Celba]]|| I'm rather certain I know what you are now. I still don't hate you, nor will I try to change you. I just hope you find your way.<br />
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||[[Akari Seran]]|| You need to calm down.<br />
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||[[Garland]]|| ..... *Retches at the mere thought of him*<br />
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||Feige Abramson|| I pity you, more than anything. If you are dead, then I pray that Yahweh has mercy on your soul. I doubt that Chaos will.<br />
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|[[Souji Murasame]]||I find it difficult to judge you based on your goal. Some part of me hopes you succeed. The other part of me wonders if the cries of your victims will one day drown out the wind. Will you be able to hear her voice over the price you paid?<br />
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|[[Ophelia]]|| Something about her feels off.. and she tried to kill Avira, I'm sure of it.<br />
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|[[Illua]]|| ...jerky serial villain straight out of a Ramuha spy vid.<br />
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|[[Alberic Lux]]|| You are a horror. <br />
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===People I Barely Know===<br />
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||[[Soan Sagittarius|DRAGOON MAN!]]||A hero! I'm glad he survived the fall of our world. We need heroes like him. He has to be someone I know! I'll find out who he is!<br />
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||[[Leon]]|| I hope you see her again one day.<br />
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||[[Minette Odam]]||I'm so sorry for what happened. I know sometimes you may be self-absorbed, but you didn't deserve that. Bravery like yours should be rewarded, not punished.<br />
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||[[Raine Arland]]||Well he likes my cooking.. I don't really know much else about him though. He seems kind of reckless.<br />
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||[[Maira]]|| I heard that someone's stomach was the key to their heart, but it's sort of ridiculous with her! She's very nice though. Why does Garland pursue you?<br />
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||[[Margaux Fleury]]|| She's so elegant and exotic.. compared to me, maybe she'll take up my offer for her to go to Seloria.<br />
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||[[Avira]]|| Why does Garland have such an interest in you? <br />
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||[[Ulharisk]]|| Sorry that I freaked out. The dragon thing is pretty cool.. really!<br />
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||[[Faruja Senra]]|| Do you hate me, for believing in the Creatrix, rather than your Faram and Saint Ajora?<br />
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||[[Argider]]|| Sky, Pirates, are, AWESOME! Uh.. now that I have a deal with House Solidor, what will you think of me?<br />
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||[[Caran Steel]]|| Well uh.. I love your cat! Ketan is amazing!<br />
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||[[Gabranth]]|| He's rather serious but.. sometimes hints of kindness shine through. Best not to tempt him, as I'm told he's a master of the Force Choke!<br />
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||[[Reize Seatlan]]|| So, right.. per Riku you are actually as decent one can get outside of brain damage. It has been duly noted that you are not a harem master.<br />
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=Trivia=<br />
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Alma's Zodiac Sign is Virgo.<br />
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Due to the scene Cosmic Power and all that Jazz, Alma has a small misshapen scar on her right shoulder which is matte black. She's no longer capable of healing it and goes to great lengths to conceal it.<br />
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=Alternate Main Themes=<br />
'''Truth''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1eCoj2D1s<br />
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'''Spiritual Awakening''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeTCsZUOUR4<br />
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=Battle Theme=<br />
'''Let the Stars Fall Down''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R7sas8bWN4<br />
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'''Typical Limit Break: Hepatica''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2zFwvIomw<br />
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'''Extended Limit Break: Champion of Magic''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UceabzTa7Jc<br />
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= Logs =<br />
{{Character Logs}}<br />
= Cutscenes =<br />
{{Character Logs|Cutscenes}}</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/A_Flower_in_the_DesertA Flower in the Desert2013-07-18T05:47:53Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: </p>
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<div>{{Log Header<br />
|Date of Scene=2013/07/10<br />
|Location=Agrabah City<br />
|Synopsis=A couple of young travelers accidentally stumble into one of the seedier taverns in Agrabah. Fortunately, they get a little help from an unexpected person.<br />
|Cast of Characters=Rapunzel, Alma Hyral, Gerad Iron Fogair<br />
|pretty=yes<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>AGRABAH, LIKE ANY other city, has its fair share of pubs and taverns, places where the unscrupulous and desperate share tables with the washed-up and hopeless. It is a whirlpool of equal parts despair and undirected *emotion*, where wise men or women can find companionship for their misery, or at the very least hear about the roots of somebody else's.<br /><br />This particular bar is prototypical in its layout and raucousness - men hang drung from the rafters (Arabians are FLEXIBLE), across tables, while others play Desert Card Games and brandish knives at the silliest insults. A group of men have huddled around a booth in the bar's corner, where they listen, rapt, to a pale-skinned, blonde man covered in a traveler's over-clothes, the spear behind his back as much a threat as it is a landmark for the weary and bored.<br /> <br />Gerad is used to holding court.<br /> <br />"-astle, idiots, and THAT'S what I'm sayin', that we gotta find a way into this damn cave! I got the maps to prove it!" Gerad finishes his shouted story with a healthy mouthful of whatever the bartender's put in his mug. The people around him have already started their loud, nondescript refusal of the tale.<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> SAND. So much sand.<br /><br /> That's the thought that kept running through Rapunzel's mind as she trudged across the flat wind-swept plains that stretch out before her. At first she was super excited about coming across a desert - well after she got over being super excited about riding on the big modern ferry that took her from Wutai, which was a super exciting /ninja city/, to the quaint little resort town of Costa Del Sol where she had this super awesome thing called ice cream for the first time!<br /><br /> Now, some hours later, the endless sea of sand has started to lose its glamour. Even as the mid-afternoon sun drifted inevitably down towards the horizon the blistering heat failed to wane enough to be noticeable. The leather bag that contained their water at one point has long since been emptied and dangles loosely over the girl's shoulder as she focuses on placing one foot in front of the other.<br /><br /> On top of her head, Pascal is draped languidly in her shimmering golden locks. Unlike the native fauna, the tiny chameleon isn't adapted to this sort of environment and suffers just as much as his companion. However, he is the first one to take notice of the strange sight taking shape on the horizon.<br /><br /> Rubbing his big eyes to clear the haze, Pascal perks up when the sight of towering walls and people fails to vanish in the heat. He scrambles down onto Rapunzel's shoulder, tapping insistently at her cheek and pointing excitedly towards the looming distant city. She looks up and after several seconds has the same reaction.<br /><br /> "Pascal! A city!"<br /><br /> Half an hour later, the door to the dingy tavern slams open without warning. The blinding glow of the sun silhouette's a slender figure for a few moments before Rapunzel falls into an unkempt pile on the floor, her hair still trailing out beyond sight into the city.<br /><br /> "Water..."<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>So the Pridelands were a lot of fun. Coming back from a fishing trip there guised as an owl made for a very eclectic experience. But then she found herself afflicted with some minor wanderlust. <br /> <br /> So coming back from the Land of Dragons, she made a quick stop through the portal to Phantasia Mountains.. and off to Agrabah. <br /> <br /> For someone of skin so pale that she appeared sickly most of the time, Alma was taking to desert environments better as of late, given that she was living in Archades. You either learned to deal, or you moved. And so the girl found her way to Agrabah, as she was drawn there by it's beautiful architecture and it's great libraries. Arabian Astronomers were much famed for their studies of the heavens. <br /> <br /> While her garb was strange for this land, it wasn't so strange that she stood out especially. She was dressed in her typical white mage robes now for the desert trip, her robe lined in red triangular trim, her hair up in a bun, with a cowl over her head. Unfortunately the portal's magic didn't translate /all/ the signs for her especially well, so when she looked up at the title for the tavern, she mistook it for an inn. And so she strode right in without hesitation. Only to find herself in a tavern. Mental sweatdrop. Her actual physical self was already covered by a sheen of sweat as a result of traipsing across the desert. <br /> <br /> Well, this place was especially raucous... men were literally hanging off the ceiling drunk! And then that man in the corner.. trying to recruit hardened adventurers <br /> <br /> She might have turned around immediately, except that Rapunzel stumbles into the bar and collapses. Oh Sweet Cosma, heat exhaustion... Without any sort of hesitation, she bends over, taking her canteen and offering it to her lips. Then she places a hand around her, a soft white glow seeking to correct some of the electrolyte imbalances likely caused by the dehydration. "Hey, stay with me here. Are you alright?"<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>The shouting in the corner is reaching a fevered pitch. A dusky-fleshed fellow has assembled a convincing reason to defy the story about the castle and the cave, and the group is splitting into two philosophically-aligned teams. Gerad is *just* about to slam his mug down to A) break it and B) get some damn attention when the tavern's entryway is filled with two *women*.<br /> <br />Mug held over his head, pre-smash, Gerad freezes upon seeing the two - the one with the chameleon, mostly. If either woman is looking his way, they miiiight catch the ghost of a smile, the flash of those blue eyes=<br /> <br />--BUT THEN--<br /> <br />There isn't even a stampede sound effect. There's not even a pause in the tavern's atmospheric conversation. This is a Disney world, and in Disney, beautiful ladies entering a bar are going to have no less than twenty hands shooting in from off-frame, holding all manner of water, ale, wine, and whatever.<br /> <br />One guy's holding a hookah, smoke trailing from its end.<br /> <br />Another guy is extending a room number hastily scrawled onto parchment.<br /> <br />The mob is incredibly thick.<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Rapunzel puts up no fuss as the canteen is brought to her lips, lacking the strength to do so even if she wanted to. The majority of the first few sips end up on the front of her dress and the side of her face but after a moment the girl begins to practically inhale the water, eventually reaching up with her hands to push the container up to where her lizard friend is perched on her head. Pascal simply opens his mouth and latches it entirely around the opening, his tiny body quickly bloating up as he gulps down the refreshing water. <br /><br /> Wiping the excess liquid away with the back of her sleeve, the girl sits up and opens her mouth to offer thanks to her savior. Her words pause mid-syllable as she finally takes in her surroundings and the incredible array of various beverages held out for her to take. Her eyes travel upwards, following the comically beefy hands wrapped around the mugs to the assortment of ruffians, oafs, and rogues all clustered around her and the unknown girl at her side.<br /><br /> To her credit, she manages not to scream. Rapunzel inhales sharply and kicks her feet, scooting rapidly across the floor on her backside until she's up against the wall. She reaches for something at her waist and brings up her deadly - frying pan?<br /><br /> The girl stares with wide-eyed fright at the rough looking hoodlums that surround her, holding her weapon out at arm's length, shifting it between targets in a frenzy.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Alma is probably more mousey than beautiful at this age. She might even be considered cute, pretty, or adorable depending on the eye of the beholder. But beautiful? Probably not, especially while garbed like this. <br /> <br /> She actually looks up at the sound of the stampede only to have a Hookah shoved in her face, and she's waving it away, coughing from the smoke, which causes her to step backward and bump into a man behind her in a suitably klutzy manner who is holding out an ale mug, all the while spilling the water from her canteen. Which then causes her to take a step forward and nearly run into a piece of paper who is almost /assuredly/ holding out the room number to the convalescing Rapunzel, not herself. Which causes her to run back into the hookah filled with smoke. More coughing. <br /> <br /> "Oh s-sweet Cosma!" She would scream maybe, but she's coughing on the smoke too much, which was making her breathless already and exacerbating her terrible asthma. Shortly after she's doubling over. <br /> <br /> This whole experience was giving her sensory overload, to a young girl with social anxiety, as she starts to hyperventilate just a little from being crowded by the mob of men and the smoke. She looked suitably flustered, even though all of them were flirting with Rapunzel.. ..except one guy, who was giving her a lecherous oaf smile that just rubbed her the wrong way in every sense of the phrase. <br /> <br /> A moment later she's on the ground where Rapunzel used to lay, still hyperventilating.<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Gerad may be SUBSTANTIALLY GRITTIER than his noble-born doppleganger, but no amount of emotional distancing could keep the rapscallion from favoring women. Especially women in need!<br /> <br />"Move it! Out of the way! Shit, shit!! Oh, hello Fahad, I didn't see you there. MAKE WAY, PLEASE!" In moments, the mob is cut through - one pale-fingered hand falls upon the business end of Rapunzel's frying pan, lowers it, and then Gerad's stepping into the women's circle, his back to the audience - and allowing the two ladies a barrier between themselves and their adoring fans.<br /> <br />"Laaaaaaaaaaaaadies~", he practically purrs, presence overwhelming, animal, even despite the way he masks his appearance! "So sorry to see the two of you subjected to such a paucity of manners! Agrabah was never known for its kindness to the fairer sex... but this is ridiculo- oh, oh, oh no, your young friend is dying." Gerad drops to a knee, reaches into a satchel at his side, and removes an empty kidskin bladder from the container. This is affixed to poor, gaspy Alma's face. Gerad stands, and turns to the crowd.<br /> <br />"EVERYBODY BACK THE HELL OFF!" Nobody moves. Gerad begins scowling.<br /> <br />He looks over his shoulders at Rapunzel - and Alma, if she's gotten up by now. "Do you two know any magic? Any special tricks? The crowd seems to have a liking for you."<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Rapunzel is too busy attempting to ward off the potential danger of someone approaching her to notice when someone actually does. By the time she realizes that her weapon has been pushed away, Gerad is already getting uncomfortably close. Unfortunately, there's no where else to escape to, what with every person in the tavern clustered around the three of them.<br /><br /> Despite his attempts to be sauve, the golden haired teen's look of outright terror doesn't seem to fade very much. Her bright green eyes shift from the mob of ruffians to Gerad, then back again, not finding much that sets them apart save for his out of place hair color. She winces when he yells, but as no one seems to be buying it, she just gives them a nervous smile.<br /><br /> "Tricks..." Well she knows one that would wow them for sure, but she's not about to let that secret out in a place like this. "Um... I can paint?"<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>A gentleman(?) begins to part the crowd. While Alma is laying there with a hand upon her chest, staring at the ceiling, her vision doubled by the experience of breathing so rapidly. Her hands were beginning to tingle with the telltale signs of alkalosis. <br /> <br /> She dimly registers the man standing overhead, apologizing for the rude mannerisms of his respected associates and colleagues. Or something like that, his speech and mannerisms reminded her of her time in Port Royal with Argider. <br /> <br /> And then a bladder gets stuck in her face, and the absurdity of the implement used causes her to go crosseyed, as she starts to rebreathe her own air.. the carbon dioxide within it actually doing her a lot of good. A moment later a soft white glow was spreading throughout her body easing the inflammation in her lungs and working at the shortness of breath. The bladder rolls to the side forgotten. She manages to gasp out, "T-Thank you. And y-yes.. I know m-magic but I r-really don't want to h-hurt anyone." <br /> <br /> This would probably spur on laughter, given the timid and plaintive looking sight of the recovering white mage. She didn't look like she could hurt a soggy cheese sandwich, much less disperse a crowd. Still, she's getting up, very slowly...<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Unseen, Gerad is frowning. The crowd is *not* doing what he wants them to. Behind him, Rapunzel and Alma are *not* doing what he needs them to! Well, Alma is getting up, which is a start, but... Gerad glances to the side, if only to ensure Rapunzel is assisting Alma to her feet. He hopes she is.<br /> <br />"Alright, you, ah... you dunderheads!" Gerad is wincing. That didn't sound right. Moving along. "I GUESS I'LL NEED TO BRING OUT MY-" Gerad is stopped, mid-announcement, by a man shoving him in the chest. The wanderer stumbles backwards, a cloud of white, choking dust billows forth from a sleeve, and then he's collapsing to an awkward half-sprawl before Rapunzel and Alma. The movement tumbles his hood backwards - both women should be able to see how his eyes seek theirs out. He offers a miserable little smile.<br /> <br />"You should turn around and leave, now. I'll find you and we'll see about water."<br /> <br />Gerad steadies himself, and regards the man closest to him - his face is caked in powder.<br /> <br />"LAST WARNING! ONE MORE STEP TOWARDS THE LADIES AND I'LL USE MAGIC!" This seems to have some effect.<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Rapunzel would like nothing better than to get out of here at the moment. But the way remains closed. Seeing that her mysterious benefactor has recovered enough to stand, the girl cautiously scoots forward enough to give her a hand, scooting her back towards the wall and interposing herself between Alma and the rough crowd. If things go sour here, she'll not let this small girl be the one to get trounced.<br /><br /> However, it seems like the aid being rendered by Gerad is only making things worse. Rapunzel ponders for a moment then steps forward, putting her hand on the rogue's shoulder as she moves past him. Hopefully, she can defuse the situation.<br /><br /> "There's no need for any of that now." Pascal huddles down on her shoulder, blending into the purple fabric as the heavy-set men loom closer. She swallows hard. "These gentlemen just... ah... wanted to offer me a drink. Isn't that right, guys?"<br /><br /> Bright smile. Big puppy eyes. Disney Princess charm, go!<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Crap. <br /> <br /> And now their rescuer needed rescuing. If she used her magic offensively here she'd probably cause a panic. If she caused a panic, she might be booted out of the city. There was one option she had left to her, but she'd prefer it be one of last resort. It was something she wanted to refine with Cronus first before trying it again.. <br /> <br /> Rapunzel attempts to distract the crowd, given that Rapunzel was the target of nearly the entirety of the crowd's flirtations, save one guy who still squecks her out, Alma moves over to Gerad, tending to him by wiping the choking powder off his face with the sleeve of her robe. And murmuring very softly, "Are you alright, Sir?" He wasn't hit hard, but she checks him for injuries anyhow with a concerned look. <br /> <br /> And then she's watching Rapunzel very carefully and those giving her their attention.. if this mob decided to get especially fresh with her then she'd have little choice but to act.<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>The powder did end up on his face, didn't it? He smiles broadly at Alma while she wipes his face off, and her cursory inspection will give her ample evidence that Gerad is fine; he's wearing armor beneath all the cloth, and there's a multitude of -- suspicious shit in those bags, beside.<br /> <br />"I'm fine now, dearest. You really should leave, immediately. Take the longer-haired dove with you." Gerad stands up, hastily runs a hand over his face -- he really needs to get that dust-thrower retooled -- and steps forward, towards where Rapunzel is trying her very, very best to look adorable and cute to a crowd of men who admire her for that exact ability.<br /> <br />"Dear, you really should have been out the door by now." Gerad shoulders his way past Rapunzel - he's rude, yes! The situation calls for rudeness. Look at these men, encroaching! The jealousy, anger, and irritation in their eyes! Look at the powder still caking the face of the one to the left! Gerad is.<br /> <br />"Leave, now," he asides to Rapunzel and Alma. Then he's reaching a hand out towards the powder-faced gentleman. Clever witnesses might spy the flint and steel strikers cleverly hidden on kissing aspects of adjacent ringbands.<br /> <br />"ALRIGHT, VAGABO--" No, no, "DOUCHEBAGS! MAGIC!" Gerad snaps his fingers. Sparks.<br /> <br />A man's face lights on fire, brilliant and white. His beard catches soon afterwards.<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"H-hey!"<br /><br /> Rapunzel stumbles slightly as she's shoved aside. Fortunately, a large pair of hands catch her mid-fall and pull her upright. "Tha-aaah-nkyou?" She looks up to find that she's been pushed up against one of the largest men she's ever seen in her life. Considering she's only been out of her tower for a couple weeks now, she may not have the best sample size to go by, but anyone who requires her to tilt her head up in order to see their face counts as huge in her books.<br /><br /> She gives the man a nervous smile and steps back. And suddenly there's fire. Rapunzel turns and stares, just as stunned as the scoundrels in the pub are likely to be. Maybe not as much as the guy who's head just got turned into a candle wick.<br /><br /> Pascal's insistent tugging on her hair snaps her out of it. "Uh oh... time to go." Latching on to Alma's wrist, Rapunzel turns and barrels for the door way, wielding her frying pan with swift strikes on anyone who tries to get in her way.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"But.." She points towards Rapunzel, who then at Edgar, then at the crowd. She looks extremely indecisive. But at his insistence, she takes ahold of Rapunzel's hand and tries to make a break for the back of the crowd towards the door. Except the crowd isn't readily abating which would allow them to leave. <br /> <br /> And so she turns to Gerad and spies the rough edges on the inside of the ringbands. Inwardly she groans. Her sister was a genius inventor, she was a dabbler in some devices, and she also knew Myla, who was a skilled engineer that literally created fully working animatronics. So she knew right away what was going on. <br /> <br /> That's not how fire magic works! That's not how fire magic works at all! <br /> <br /> A man's beard still catches on fire from the sparks. Oh great, either this would /really/ intimidate the crowd or he was going to get his posterior beaten. No choice then. With Rapunzel firmly grasping her, she reaches out with her opposite hand, grabbing ahold of Gerad with her opposite hand, giving the image of Alma being stretched between them. But this was a very necessary gesture. She needed to be touching both of them. Crap. She really didn't want to do this again without getting advice from Cronus first. And she'd /never/ tried to do this for more than just herself. Well no time like the present. <br /> <br /> <span style="color:#FFD700">Destiny lies in my hands. Stop movement, Galaxy stop!</span> <br /> <br /> A large radiant Sigil appeared in front of Gerad. And then she punched her fingers forward into it, before grasping ahold of his shoulder once more with her hand. This was probably going to suuuuckkkkk. Immediately it began to look like a small Galaxy of stars, which immediately spread out so that the entire tavern looked like it was filled with a sea of tiny bright lights that looked akin to small stars. Everything started to slow down gradually, until it looked like everyone was barely even moving. Even the man with his beard on fire, they could only see the crackling and sparking of the flames in his beard moving in slow motion within ticks of a second. She'd dilated time to the extent where everything looked like everything had almost stopped. She took a moment to just look at both Gerad and Rapunzel to make sure they were still moving, and they had a hand on her. Sweat was already beading on her forehead from the strain of doing this.. "Don't question.. just move, and keep a hand on me.. we only have a few more seconds." <br /> <br /> And then she was allowing Rapunzel to pull her towards the door. The gaps between people were /probably/ just large enough that they could squeeze through.<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>In the few seconds granted by Alma's Time Witchery, Gerad is endlessly amused by the trivialities exposed to him. Considering his hand is on Alma's shoulder - luckily, she's young enough that he's not trailing southerly at all - Gerad is content to put his attention elsewhere. For example, the dust on his unfortunate target's face.<br /> <br />"Hmm." Phosphorous dust seems to be reactive to extreme heat in its chemical makeup rather than its aerosol natures! He'll need to remember that. You can tell because the individual grains of the stuff are heating up BEFORE the ignition, rather than the opposite. In any case, now he's slipping past strangers behind his savior, grumbling beneath his breath.<br /> <br />"You know, they would have scattered. Magic is very scary. Did you know that some high-level practitioners can almost stop time?" Gerad casts a speculative eye to Alma, right before ducking to slip beneath one man's hanging haymaker. He smiles at Rapunzel.<br /> <br />"Thank you, by the way, for trying to leave! I swear I had the situation under control. This is a more... elegant solution..." Gerad waves his hand around, indicating how TIME HAS STOPPED.<br /> <br />"But I definitely had it under control." Now he's slipping past the door frame, holding it open for the two ladies beside him.<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>And now she's really confused. If she were back in her tower, Rapunzel would be pulling out books and flipping through them madly trying to find out the parts that mentioned nonsense like this, going 'This isn't how they said it was supposed to be at all!'<br /><br /> But she's not in her tower any more, its protective walls somewhere back in the forest she left when she defied her mother. Has she come to regret that decision? A little bit. Would she do it all over again? Definitely.<br /><br /> The golden-haired girl steps quickly through the maze of time-frozen bodies, slipping around outstretched arms and under hunkered over bodies with a strange mixture of grace and awkwardness. Her hair trails along behind her like a serpentine tail, weaving in and out of bodies the same as herself and by the time she's reached the door, a fair majority of the people inside are ensnared in her long locks.<br /><br /> Rapunzel pauses at the door when the slack on her hair goes taut, only now noticing her mistake. She tugs on the long mass, reeling it in like fishing line, but it's taking a fair bit of time to get it all gathered up.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Alma seems a little annoyed when the man lingers for even a second to study the effects of his direct application of /SCIENCE/ to the man's face. Maybe she'd introduce him to her sister when this was done, the two would probably get along famously so long as he keeps his hands to himself. Idle thoughts between the ticks of a second that they were using to escape. <br /> <br /> "Yes, Magic is /very/ scary.. No.. I had no idea whatsoever that magic users could stop time..." ....she's definitely gritting her teeth through the sardonic tone, her skin taking on a very sickly shade of ashen grey. The sheen of sweat on her forehead is increasing at an alarming rate. "Yes sir, you obviously had matters well under control..." <br /> <br /> When Gerad touches the door, it opens at an alarmingly slow rate. As in, moving perhaps a millimeter... it's like the application of force to affected objects during time dilation to this extent was barely existent. It's about that time that she notes Rapunzel gathering up her hair, and she gives her time to do so. She looks distinctly worse for wear for the experience. But they're out of the circle of the crowd now, that's what matters. She releases the spell just as he starts to open it. All of the stars retract into a tiny galaxy once more, it's rotation picking up speed, before it winks out. The crowd all charges forward, dog-piling on the now displaced Gerad.. which led to the unfortunate individual with his beard /ON FIRE/ getting tackled. The crowd looks infinitely confused. But by now the door is opening rapidly and shutting behind them. <br /> <br /> The sounds of a comical bar fight occurring within, likely with other hapless individuals getting blamed for the loss of their quarry is almost certainly taking place. Alma looks distinctly faint, from the experience, but she's still standing, probably mostly because the other two are still holding onto her.<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Gerad stands outside, frowning magnificently. He leans against the bar's outer wall, cape fluttering in the breeze, crossbow clattering against his hip. If ever a man could appear to be pouting, Gerad manages to pout.<br /> <br />"I *had* it under control. Ah, well. This way I look like a wizard. They'll believe me the next time I come around." He continues staring out into the distant desert, as though looking for something. Eventually, his handsome features flip into an unhandsome frown, and he turns, reaffixing his hood to his face. Half of his hood is on fire.<br /> <br />He takes a moment to bat the flames out of the thing, momentarily cursing, then regards both Alma and Rapunzel. His mien is one filled with significance, his shoulders broad enough to shoulder any burden, his posture hunched as though he'd carried too much for too long. Indeed, the fate of a very kingdom seems to weigh the man down, for all the royalty hinted at beneath this shoddy facade of dust, grime, and sand.<br /><br />A brilliant, gleaming smile splits the murky features of his face.<br /> <br />"So, onto the question I had intended to ask the two of you when I first saw you... what's your sign? Are either of you eighteen?"<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>It takes only a short while to gather the incredible length of hair up into a bundle which Rapunzel holds onto with both arms, only barely managing to keep her hand on Alma's wrist. The frying pan is placed back on its small makeshift holster at her side to make up for the difference.<br /><br /> She ducks out of the door behind the other two, pausing long enough to watch the strange star magic fold back in on itself. A wince is given as the gang of men all pile into a heap on the unfortunate guy who's head was already on fire. Not going to be a good day for him. Before anyone can notice her, however, she vanishes into the street.<br /><br /> Dumping her load in a heap at her feet, Rapunzel catches the mage before she can fall over and sets her down in the pile of fluffy yellow hair to recover. An annoyed frown is given towards Gerad as she does so for being more concerned with his appearance than helping the person who just saved them.<br /><br /> "My sign? What does that mean?"<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Rapunzel sets her down in a pile of yellow hair, which she takes advantage of to rest and recover.. "I'm certainly glad that I inadvertently improved your reputation, Sir.." She mumbles, some of the fire going out of her sarcasm as she's obviously exhausted from the experience of having an Asthma attack, Anxiety attack, and a then using magic which was still almost uncharted territory for her in a very strenuous way. But then it picks up again from sheer annoyance. "...really, if we had MMO style reputation meters, your tavern ruffian reputation would be through the roof. I mean it's set to /wizard/. And everyone knows that if something awesome happens, then a wizard probably did it." Symptom of being a modern girl from an ultramodern world. <br /> <br /> She pushes up her glasses as she catches her breath, trying to regard him. "Young enough that you'd probably go to jail for asking that in most worlds. Did I mention my boyfriend is an Archadian Judge? And Virgo. That's the celestial maiden. We're on speaking terms and she's on speed dial. Would you like me to connect you to her?" <br /> <br /> She's rubbing her forehead, taking a drink from what little remains from her canteen, then trying to catch her breath, "Now let's revert this conversation to somewhere outside of the fifth dimension, forget everything else that was just said, and start over. Hello, my name is Alma Hyral. It's a distinct pleasure to meet you... Miss. What's your name?" As she offers a wan smile to Rapunzel. And then she looks at Gerad, she actually let up on the snark, "And what's your name, Sir?"<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"Your sign? Oh, it's the Zodiac symbol you were born beneath, patterns in the stars that dominate the sky during certain months--" Edgar grins, eyes sparkling, "Mine is The Conqueror. I can only imagine yours must be The Muse, possibly The Beauty??" A long pause when Alma speaks up.<br /> <br />Gerad is confused, at first. He just completely put himself out back there - completely! He was ON FIRE. And now they're giving him looks like he's chopped liver! Well, the one just admitted to being underage, which more than explains why he's looking chiefly to Rapunzel. The other one's even giving him attitude. Gerad winces, inwardly - he hates teenaged girls with too much of a chip on their shoulder.<br /> <br />In an alternate dimension, Relm is giving a triple-snap, right now.<br /> <br />So the man sighs, closes his eyes, and rolls his shoulders. Waits for Alma to get through her substantially more polite greetings. Then, once she's extended the olive branch;<br /> <br />"Gerad Iron Fogair. I'm a..." Pause. "Thief. If you haven't heard of me, you aren't in the right line of work to know. I'm kind of a big deal. Right now I'm trying to find volunteers to help me excavate a magical cave out in the deserts. It's been hard-going." A frown.<br /> <br />"It's important to me."<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Once she's certain that Alma is comfortable, Rapunzel takes a step back to let the younger girl unleash her irritation on their new acquaintance. She hasn't got a single clue what she's talking about however. Archadian Judge? Cancer? MMO? It's all Greek to her.<br /><br /> Unfortunately for Gerad, Rapunzel has passive resistance to suave rogues and their charms. She gives him a skeptical look at the obvious attempts of flattery, a wry smirk working its way onto her face.<br /><br /> "Hmm. I know lots about the stars. I charted them for years, after all, but I've never heard of anything like that."<br /><br /> And now to proper introductions. She's not surprised to find out that Gerad is a thief, just like a certain other rogue she knows. Flynn would probably get along swimmingly with this guy.<br /><br /> "My name is Rapunzel. And this is Pascal."<br /><br /> The lizard lifts a hand to wave at both of them from his perch on her head, smiling smugly, like he knows something amusing that they don't.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Perhaps sensing the tension in the air as a result of her turning on the maximum snark, she just murmurs, "Sorry.. I have the worst headache. I'm actually very grateful that you decided to step in there, really..." In fact, she'd have not let her annoyance bubble up if not for the question of her age, and sign. That just rubbed her wrong in so many ways. <br /> <br /> Alright, thief, she could work with that. "Alright.." Wow, he really put the kind of a big deal out there.. she has to visibly restrain the snark there. In fact, she's trying her hardest not to giggle. She may have a hand over her mouth. "...A thief, I can work with that. What is it that you're trying to excavate in this cave? I could probably put you in touch with the right people, depending on the cause." <br /> <br /> And then Rapunzel introduces herself, as she manages a sort of goofy looking smile, from atop her pile of blonde hair. "It's very nice to meet you Rapunzel. And you too Pascal, you're just /adorable/. And by the way... I really love your hair. I don't know how you do anything with it once it gets that long. I've only been brave enough to grow it out to my waist..." <br /> <br /> And then a far more important question gets blurted out, "Do you happen to have any of those star charts left?" Despite her exhaustion, she looked.. eager? Rapt with attention as to what her answer might be.<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Gerad takes the introduction of the lizard with much aplomb. His smug expression hardly moves when Rapunzel's all like "HI YES AND I LIVE WITH A LIZARD??". He can dig it. He knows a guy who hangs out with bears, anyway. Bears eat lizards, he's pretty sure. "Rapunzel and Pascal. There's something clever in the names, there, I'm sure..." Gerad puts a hand to his chin and absorbs himself in thought...<br /> <br />Only to be interrupted by a very insistent Alma. "What am I doing in the desert? Listen, there's a..." Geological fault. These rubes have no idea what that is! "...Place in the desert where caves happen. A lot. And earthquakes. I know a castle that went under just to the side of one, and am willing to bet the whole of my fortune..." Gerad pauses, to turn to Rapunzel.<br /> <br />"...And my body..." Wink. Back to Alma.<br /> <br />"That there's a cave going from the surface to the castle. There's got to be some pocketing, which means that there's access..." --And Gerad hasn't heard anything about the air supply leaving those poor fools trapped in the castle, so... -- "And if there's ACCESS, we can get to the TREASURE. You ladies want in?"<br /> <br />Gerad regards both Alma and Rapunzel. "Could definitely use the time magic and the, ah... hair. Milady, your looks will slay even the burliest rogue!" A swift recovery, Gerad.<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Pascal preens at the compliment, clearly willing to accept flattery, which makes Rapunzel smile brightly. She chuckles at Alma, running a hand through the aforementioned hair and glancing away to roll her eyes and mutter under her breath, 'You have /no/ idea.'<br /><br /> "Thanks. But it's nothing special really, I just never got around to cutting it, you know..." She looks surprised by the sudden outburst about the star charts for a moment but shakes her head. "No, sorry. I painted them on the ceiling of my tower. And I don't think they'd be much help anyways. Ever since I left the stars have been... different somehow. I can't make any sense of them."<br /><br /> She glances back at Gerad as he lays out his plans, tapping her cheek thoughtfully. "You mean a fault line? Must be a pretty big one to swallow an entire castle. Never read about anything like that in my books."<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>"So basically, when the worlds merged it also brought over enough of the geological faults from the tectonic plates merging intact, thus allowing you to predict that this sunken castle, is also still intact. Right?" She pushes up her glasses. She decides to offer some explanation for being a pedantic little miss know-it-all. "...my research is into tracking anything that could have survived the fall of the world, from it's origin world, Sir. Including World Shards, by locating the original position of the world via star charts. If I have topographic maps it becomes even more accurate." <br /> <br /> ....Alma had to bite back the comment that he was wagering nothing of value, but that might be a particularly low blow. <br /> <br /> She looks a little crestfallen when Rapunzel mentions that she doesn't have it any longer since it was painted in her tower, "Oh.. Well. That's a shame, if you did, I'd be able to find the shards to restore your world. I find worlds by comparing the original configuration of the stars from each world, to the current configuration. It let's me triangulate them." <br /> <br /> Alma kind of waves Gerad off, "I'm not actually all that interested in treasure, Sir, but if it'll be an adventure, then I could probably find the time. Maybe I can get some friends of mine interested too. I prefer to pitch in my services to a good cause that'll help people regain their homes or worlds, you know?" And then she gives him a cheerful smile, "And by the way, what you saw was White Magic. Don't question it. It just was. I'm a White Mage."<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Oh my God. Gerad makes a face at both of the girls he's talking to. It's very nearly getting to the point where he's ready to stalk out into the desert by himself! Anything to get away!! Ugh!<br /> <br />He kind of sits and listens while Rapunzel goes on -- and then sits and LISTENS when Alma goes on. "Ah... um. Is that what that's called? A fault? You don't say." Be the better man, Gerad, that's what you were born to do. "Well, yes, in any case, don't mistake me. I don't know if it will be an adventure, unless you like caves and treasure. I'm splitting the loot as evenly as I might - I get a double share, everybody else in the group gets a single share." Gerad lofts an eyebrow while he regards both women.<br /> <br />"In exchange, Ms. Punzel, I'll help you with whatever's got you out of your tower, and as for Ms. Alma..." Gerad regards the glassesbound woman with a slight concern, "I imagine you'll have plenty of research to supplement... whatever you're doing. With world plates. I imagine it's important. Interesting that you divide the study of magic into schools; I've never heard of the distinction. As far as I'm concerned, you wave your fingers and stupid things happen without rational explanation. I don't need any more than that."<br /> <br />Gerad stands tall, heaving off of his lean-to. "In any case, it's getting late, and Agrabah is a bit of a viper-pit in the late hours. We should find bedding arrangements before things become.. dangerous."<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> "Restore my world? What are you talking about?"<br /><br /> Rapunzel peers at Alma quizzically. She's still talking about things that don't make any sense. Pascal mimics the look, squinting at her from his perch.<br /><br /> "I left my tower to get out and see the world. I don't think it needs restoring... I just got seperated from my guide. Once I find him, I'll get him to take me to see the floating lights."<br /><br /> She clasps her hands behind her back and gives Gerad a coy smile. "Ofcourse, it'll be another year until the lights show up again, so I've got plenty of time to kill. Going on an adventure sounds like a great way to see things I've never seen before!"<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Alma looks obliviously at Gerad Iron Fogair, the Long-Suffering. <br /> <br /> "It'll do." She shrugs. Exploring interesting places was kind of a hobby for her as of late. "I'll see if any of my friends are interested. My sister might be too. She always likes to butt heads with a fellow inventor in a contest of wiles. Maybe she can test out her Hi-Potion Rifle, or one of her genetically engineered leeches. " <br /> <br /> She gives him a look of absolute consternation, "I'll have you know..." And then she stops herself before she scolds him, just stating instead, "...I'll just chalk it up to your world not having magic as commonplace. Manhatten's world is like that too. What world do you come from anyhow?" <br /> <br /> She gathers herself up from on top of the pile of Rapunzel's hair, smiling at her. On occasion reaching up with a finger to rub Pascal under the chin, "...I don't suppose you know how to braid your hair, by the way? I never learned.. I've been looking for someone willing to teach me." <br /> <br /> And then on her question and comments, "Oh.. you're one of the lucky ones then.." She smiles at Rapunzel, "...if your world didn't fall to darkness, then all is well. Nothing needs restoring if it fully merged. It is a pity, though, I would have liked to locate where it originally sat in the heavens."<br />
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:'''[[Gerad Iron Fogair]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Gerad is moving, now. He waits for a pause in conversation, then gestures the ladies to follow him, cutting a path through Agrabah's desolate streets, but never quite leaving the comforting heat and light of the commercial district. His goal becomes apparent soon enough, provided one can read whatever Agrabah's written language is called - in either case, inns are pretty damn recognizable.<br /> <br />"Don't get excited about the cave," mutters Gerad. "I don't know where it is, or how to open it. Whenever I mention a cave in the desert, people are either confused or get scared. The absolute best hunch I've heard is that it's got something to do with bugs and division." The man rolls his shoulders, before turning to regard either woman once again.<br /> <br />"I'd like to meet your sister, Ms. Hyral. She sounds interesting." By now, Gerad is too tired to affect much of the bravado - his blue eyes search from Alma to Rapunzel, and he's idly fiddling at the coinpouch at his side. "I wasn't aware worlds split," he lies, evaluating the weight of his currency. "I just know that there's treasure under the sands, and I aim to find it. Two rooms sound okay with you two? I imagine you girls would like to share a room..."<br /> <br />Gerad looks levelly at Rapunzel. "--Or maybe just a room for the young lady, while we share one? I *did* save your life back there, after all." Tried to. Never mind the semantics!<br />
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:'''[[Rapunzel]] has posed:'''<br><span></span> Rapunzel follows along as they shift their venue from the exterior of the seedy tavern towards a less rowdy part of town. She sticks close to Alma to ensure that the seemingly frail girl doesn't have any more sudden break downs.<br /><br /> "Braid? Well, I've never tried, I just let it do what it likes. Besides, it would be much harder to use it for various things if it was all tied up."<br /><br /> When they come to a halt again, she glances up at the sign. Even with her limited experience, she's come to recognize such places. The mere thought of sleep dredges up all of the fatigue from the day once again and the girl is forced to stifle a yawn.<br /><br /> "Two rooms will be fine." She gives Gerad a look. "We'll see you in the morning."<br /><br /> She holds her frying pan up, poking it at the air right in front of his face. Pascal scrambles down onto the skillet and gets close enough to be almost nose to nose with the thief, squinting at him with a 'Don't even think about it, buster' look on his little lizard mug.<br />
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:'''[[Alma Hyral]] has posed:'''<br><span></span>Recognizable to him maybe. They weren't to her, given that she stumbled into the tavern earlier for that very reason. As she follows along, she lags behind just a bit. As she still has the worst headache, and her limbs felt alarmingly heavy. Her heart also felt like it was beating out of her chest for a long period of time afterwards. She definitely wouldn't be doing that again without consulting Cronus first. She puts a finger to her temples, and uses a little white magic trick to ease it just enough. "Well, that's a shame, as if you knew which world you came from, and had a map of the original location of the cave, I'd probably be able to find it." <br /> <br /> She pushes up her glasses, smiling sweetly at him, "I'm glad, I'm sure she'll find it to be quite an... experience. She's not eighteen either, by the way." Just barely shy of it, thank Cosma. Not that she'd let the guy anywhere near her. <br /> <br /> And then the question of room arrangements comes up. She stifles a yawn before saying, "Oh um, two rooms is likely best. My nerves are just shot from what happened and I'd feel so much safer with her nearby. You know?" She earned the Shard Seeker Buzzkill achievement for a very good reason after all, thwarting a man who was far more persistent than Gerad. Also she was beginning to really like Pascal.</div>BrittanyPanthashttp://finalkingdom.net/wiki/index.php/Alma_HyralAlma Hyral2013-07-18T05:46:42Z<p>BrittanyPanthas: /* Trivia */</p>
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|firstname=Alma<br />
|lastname=Hyral<br />
|age=15<br />
|image=AlmaFinal.jpg<br />
|species=Human<br />
|sex=Female<br />
|height=5'1"<br />
|weight=Please don't.<br />
|series=Final Fantasy ACT Class<br />
|styles=Empyrean Cosma<br />
|hometown=Ramuha<br />
|alignment=Forces of Restoration<br />
|group=Alexander Academy, Archadian Empire<br />
|occupation=White Mage<br />
|themesong=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3aRYPSCqdo<br />
|quote=Its your words that gave me courage. They became my light to guide me towards the right path.<br />
|footer=Meeting someone who puts stars in her eyes...<br />
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The Hyral family is a name well known in the highest levels of the Cosma Naturalis Church. Alma Hyral is the youngest daughter of this family. Doted upon by her parents and homeschooled until the age of twelve, she found herself not emotionally equipped for the challenges of Alexander Academy. She's known to be ultraconservative, klutzy, and frumpy. She's also a fan of Astronomy, Theology, and Philosophy over any of the harder sciences.<br />
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'''Skills:'''Bully Fodder, NERRDDDDDD!, The Glasses Stay On, Watch out when they come off, All Natural Homely, Klutz, Or is She?, Power of Prayer=Magical Girl Star Power, Little Sister, Sibling Issues, Ultraconformist, Blinded by the Light, Stargazer, Kitchen Princess <br />
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=Character History=<br />
<br />
Alma had her whole life planned out for her as a member of the prestigious Hyral family. She'd study White Magic, learn the tenets of Cosma Naturalis, graduate from the prestigious Alexander Academy, be married at the age of eighteen, and simultaneously attend Medical School while raising a sprawling family. As an innocent girl with a rambling mouth she was all too happy to please her doting parents, she didn't know any better. During her childhood she became infatuated by the stars and astronomy, something which her parents presumed was a phase she'd grow out of.. she never did. <br />
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Unfortunately Alma was a frail youth with intractable asthma and a plethora of other medical conditions. If not for her family's status and skill in White Magic she might not have survived to adolescence. As she grew more skilled in White Magic she learned how to take care of herself which allowed her to function outside of a sickbed. Due to this and Kyra's own unique problem, she was homeschooled until the age of twelve. The only occasions that she was allowed outside of their estate was for liturgy and choir practice.<br />
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It was decided that by age twelve that it was safe for her to enroll at Alexander Academy. When she arrived, she found herself faced with new challenges.. she had no idea how to interact with people outside of her family, and this developed into severe social anxiety. After her first few interactions in which she faced harsh rejection, she retreated into a shell of meekness. This only resulted in her being relentlessly bullied.<br />
<br />
Facing the prospect of being a social pariah, Alma became incredibly envious of her sisters. Tira had all the social graces that she did not, and Kyra had many natural gifts. Kyra had always been her hero, and when she rebelled.. Alma decided to follow suit, she just didn't have the courage to make her rebellion open.<br />
<br />
Alma decided to experiment with White Magic, and she integrated this into her studies of astronomy and astrophysics. She believed that by doing this she might discover the truth of the origins of the universe, and thus prove that her goddess existed. On her world experimentation with White Magic was considered completely taboo by all sects of Cosma, and was stringently suppressed. But she thought she knew better than they. She was completely driven by a need to feel special...<br />
<br />
...and maybe she got her wish. Maybe she didn't. Either way something about her was changed...<br />
<br />
Horrified by her discoveries she decided not to rebel any longer, even if she had learned that most of what she believed in was wrong...<br />
<br />
After Tira's death, her brother Ramza decided to inform her parents just how relentlessly bullied Alma was, as he believed she wouldn't be able to handle it in their time of mourning. She was withdrawn from Alexander Academy as a result....<br />
<br />
Galianda fell into darkness shortly after.<br />
<br />
And then her time in the World of Ruin began...<br />
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=Abilities=<br />
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'''Astrologer/Astronomer:''' Alma's base class is White Mage, however her magic takes on a unique form due to her experiments...<br />
<br />
'''Cooking:''' Alma has become nearly a master chef under the tutelage of a certain someone...<br />
<br />
'''Songbird:''' While it's rare to hear her sing, Alma is a talented Alto singer from her time in Choir.<br />
<br />
'''Night Owl:''' The night is Alma's time, she's up during these hours more often than the day time.<br />
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'''Astrophile:''' Alma can be seen obsessively gazing into a telescope and recording her findings during most nights.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Pacifist:''' Alma's pacifistic tendencies have become more loose over time, due to multiple conversations with friends. She is still very hesitant to initiate any violence, but won't hesitate to defend a friend.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Social Anxiety:''' While her ability to handle new people has been drastically improved; often when meeting new people, or engaging in conversations with large numbers of people, Alma often stutters, and is unable to emotionally handle the overload.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Frail:''' Alma is frail and was generally considered sickly as a child. She falls ill easily, but is able to mitigate this somewhat with her mastery of White Magic.<br />
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'''Disadvantage - Klutz:''' Alma is not graceful, agile, or dextrous and often trips over her own feet.<br />
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'''Ethnic Trait - Ramuha:''' Alma can sense changes in barometric pressure, and thus adequately predict when the weather is about to change.<br />
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=Relationships=<br />
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===On Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Niklas Dragonius]]|| Thanks for the incredibly awkward advice. You've always been rather kind to me.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Seloria Delacreaux]]||She's my best friend.. and in some ways, she's been like a mother to me. Thank you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Rena Laradyne]]||Sometimes I wonder if what I see of you is the real you. And other times I wonder if I truly desire to see the true Rena Laradyne. Either way, I remain your friend.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Will Sherman]]||What do those eyes of yours truly see, when they look at the world?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maximilien]]|| A rather intense individual. I promise that I'll keep your secrets.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Artyom W. Valodjn]]||He helped save my life, and he supports me most of the time. He's so.. reserved though, I wish I knew more about him.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sanel]]|| There's more to this boy than a glance would tell you. He's not as simple as he makes himself out to be, but he does seem innocent. Something happened to him to make him this way.. but maybe some things are best left buried.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius]]||He's always there to encourage me when I need it, and he knows.. more than most. I just wonder if he can really accomplish what he hopes to do. When he talks about it, it almost makes me believe he can.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Thirza Ingersleben]]||She's always kind to me and supportive but she seems to have a low opinion of herself. I hope I can help her get through that.. She's a better person than she knows.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Legion|The Network]]||You're not a science experiment, no matter what she says. Let's stop her legacy together.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Annia Leradine]]|| Right.. it's our secret.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Riku]]|| Nope, you don't get to see my thoughts on him so easily.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sora]]|| An incredibly nice guy and an unlikely hero. I hope that I'll be able to help you restore Destiny Island.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faris Scherwiz|Sarisa Tycoon]]|| There are no true royalty on Galianda, so meeting her was a real experience. She's so down to earth for a Princess.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Karth Mason]]|| An amazing warrior, and a truly kind individual who cares for his family. I hope that he's able to cure his mother of her affliction.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Kamon Lionward]]|| Sorry about what I asked you to do... I'd take it back if I could. Also, I wish I had more footage of you in battle, as I totally think you're Dragoon Man.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Ryusei Isshiki]]|| It's good to have you back. I'm surprised you remember me, thank you for being so kind.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gerad Iron Fogair]]|| Well he's kind of a huge lecher, but there's something more to him than meets the eye. Anyhow, this treasure hunt could be fun.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Rapunzel]]|| And Mom once told me she thought I was growing my hair out too long! Wields a mean frying pan both inside and outside of the kitchen. Pascal is adorable.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Aeschere Childs]]|| Seems like a reasonably well-balanced individual, and is pretty friendly. Which makes me wonder why she hangs with Akari Seran.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Jidro Gerrison]]|| I hope you and Annia find happiness together. You're certainly not what my Father led me to believe.<br />
|}<br />
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===Family===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Kyra Hyral]]||No matter how much I exasperate you, know that you are and always have been my hero, Kyra.<br />
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||Tira Hyral||Even though you're gone, I live my life in your memory Tira. I'm sorry that I failed you. I'll keep my other promise..<br />
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||Father Hyral|| I wish I could say that I'm making you proud.. but I'm a terrible daughter. I'm so sorry daddy. I miss you.<br />
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||Anastasia Hyral|| There are so many things I wish I could have told you Mom. But I didn't have the courage, and the opportunity is gone.<br />
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||Ramza Hyral|| I resent that you told Mom and Dad.. but I still love you. I'll find a way to save you, I promise.<br />
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||Rest of the Family|| I will save you all, or die in the attempt.<br />
|}<br />
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===Not so Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
|[[Helena Celba]]|| I'm rather certain I know what you are now. I still don't hate you, nor will I try to change you. I just hope you find your way.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Akari Seran]]|| You need to calm down.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Garland]]|| ..... *Retches at the mere thought of him*<br />
|-<br />
||Feige Abramson|| I pity you, more than anything. If you are dead, then I pray that Yahweh has mercy on your soul. I doubt that Chaos will.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Souji Murasame]]||I find it difficult to judge you based on your goal. Some part of me hopes you succeed. The other part of me wonders if the cries of your victims will one day drown out the wind. Will you be able to hear her voice over the price you paid?<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ophelia]]|| Something about her feels off.. and she tried to kill Avira, I'm sure of it.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Illua]]|| ...jerky serial villain straight out of a Ramuha spy vid.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Alberic Lux]]|| You are a horror. <br />
|}<br />
<br />
===People I Barely Know===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
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! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius|DRAGOON MAN!]]||A hero! I'm glad he survived the fall of our world. We need heroes like him. He has to be someone I know! I'll find out who he is!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Leon]]|| I hope you see her again one day.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Minette Odam]]||I'm so sorry for what happened. I know sometimes you may be self-absorbed, but you didn't deserve that. Bravery like yours should be rewarded, not punished.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Raine Arland]]||Well he likes my cooking.. I don't really know much else about him though. He seems kind of reckless.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maira]]|| I heard that someone's stomach was the key to their heart, but it's sort of ridiculous with her! She's very nice though. Why does Garland pursue you?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Margaux Fleury]]|| She's so elegant and exotic.. compared to me, maybe she'll take up my offer for her to go to Seloria.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Avira]]|| Why does Garland have such an interest in you? <br />
|-<br />
||[[Ulharisk]]|| Sorry that I freaked out. The dragon thing is pretty cool.. really!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faruja Senra]]|| Do you hate me, for believing in the Creatrix, rather than your Faram and Saint Ajora?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Argider]]|| Sky, Pirates, are, AWESOME! Uh.. now that I have a deal with House Solidor, what will you think of me?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Caran Steel]]|| Well uh.. I love your cat! Ketan is amazing!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gabranth]]|| He's rather serious but.. sometimes hints of kindness shine through. Best not to tempt him, as I'm told he's a master of the Force Choke!<br />
|-<br />
||[[Reize Seatlan]]|| So, right.. per Riku you are actually as decent one can get outside of brain damage. It has been duly noted that you are not a harem master.<br />
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|}<br />
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=Trivia=<br />
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Alma's Zodiac Sign is Virgo.<br />
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Due to the scene Cosmic Power and all that Jazz, Alma has a small misshapen scar on her right shoulder which is matte black. She's no longer capable of healing it and goes to great lengths to conceal it.<br />
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=Alternate Main Themes=<br />
'''Truth''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1eCoj2D1s<br />
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'''Spiritual Awakening''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeTCsZUOUR4<br />
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=Battle Theme=<br />
'''Let the Stars Fall Down''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R7sas8bWN4<br />
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'''Typical Limit Break: Hepatica''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2zFwvIomw<br />
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'''Extended Limit Break: Champion of Magic''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UceabzTa7Jc<br />
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= Logs =<br />
{{Character Logs}}<br />
= Cutscenes =<br />
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{{Character Infobox<br />
|firstname=Alma<br />
|lastname=Hyral<br />
|age=15<br />
|image=AlmaFinal.jpg<br />
|species=Human<br />
|sex=Female<br />
|height=5'1"<br />
|weight=Please don't.<br />
|series=Final Fantasy ACT Class<br />
|styles=Empyrean Cosma<br />
|hometown=Ramuha<br />
|alignment=Forces of Restoration<br />
|group=Alexander Academy, Archadian Empire<br />
|occupation=White Mage<br />
|themesong=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3aRYPSCqdo<br />
|quote=Its your words that gave me courage. They became my light to guide me towards the right path.<br />
|footer=Meeting someone who puts stars in her eyes...<br />
}}<br />
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=Profile=<br />
<br />
The Hyral family is a name well known in the highest levels of the Cosma Naturalis Church. Alma Hyral is the youngest daughter of this family. Doted upon by her parents and homeschooled until the age of twelve, she found herself not emotionally equipped for the challenges of Alexander Academy. She's known to be ultraconservative, klutzy, and frumpy. She's also a fan of Astronomy, Theology, and Philosophy over any of the harder sciences.<br />
<br />
'''Skills:'''Bully Fodder, NERRDDDDDD!, The Glasses Stay On, Watch out when they come off, All Natural Homely, Klutz, Or is She?, Power of Prayer=Magical Girl Star Power, Little Sister, Sibling Issues, Ultraconformist, Blinded by the Light, Stargazer, Kitchen Princess <br />
<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
=Character History=<br />
<br />
Alma had her whole life planned out for her as a member of the prestigious Hyral family. She'd study White Magic, learn the tenets of Cosma Naturalis, graduate from the prestigious Alexander Academy, be married at the age of eighteen, and simultaneously attend Medical School while raising a sprawling family. As an innocent girl with a rambling mouth she was all too happy to please her doting parents, she didn't know any better. During her childhood she became infatuated by the stars and astronomy, something which her parents presumed was a phase she'd grow out of.. she never did. <br />
<br />
Unfortunately Alma was a frail youth with intractable asthma and a plethora of other medical conditions. If not for her family's status and skill in White Magic she might not have survived to adolescence. As she grew more skilled in White Magic she learned how to take care of herself which allowed her to function outside of a sickbed. Due to this and Kyra's own unique problem, she was homeschooled until the age of twelve. The only occasions that she was allowed outside of their estate was for liturgy and choir practice.<br />
<br />
It was decided that by age twelve that it was safe for her to enroll at Alexander Academy. When she arrived, she found herself faced with new challenges.. she had no idea how to interact with people outside of her family, and this developed into severe social anxiety. After her first few interactions in which she faced harsh rejection, she retreated into a shell of meekness. This only resulted in her being relentlessly bullied.<br />
<br />
Facing the prospect of being a social pariah, Alma became incredibly envious of her sisters. Tira had all the social graces that she did not, and Kyra had many natural gifts. Kyra had always been her hero, and when she rebelled.. Alma decided to follow suit, she just didn't have the courage to make her rebellion open.<br />
<br />
Alma decided to experiment with White Magic, and she integrated this into her studies of astronomy and astrophysics. She believed that by doing this she might discover the truth of the origins of the universe, and thus prove that her goddess existed. On her world experimentation with White Magic was considered completely taboo by all sects of Cosma, and was stringently suppressed. But she thought she knew better than they. She was completely driven by a need to feel special...<br />
<br />
...and maybe she got her wish. Maybe she didn't. Either way something about her was changed...<br />
<br />
Horrified by her discoveries she decided not to rebel any longer, even if she had learned that most of what she believed in was wrong...<br />
<br />
After Tira's death, her brother Ramza decided to inform her parents just how relentlessly bullied Alma was, as he believed she wouldn't be able to handle it in their time of mourning. She was withdrawn from Alexander Academy as a result....<br />
<br />
Galianda fell into darkness shortly after.<br />
<br />
And then her time in the World of Ruin began...<br />
<br />
=Abilities=<br />
<br />
'''Astrologer/Astronomer:''' Alma's base class is White Mage, however her magic takes on a unique form due to her experiments...<br />
<br />
'''Cooking:''' Alma has become nearly a master chef under the tutelage of a certain someone...<br />
<br />
'''Songbird:''' While it's rare to hear her sing, Alma is a talented Alto singer from her time in Choir.<br />
<br />
'''Night Owl:''' The night is Alma's time, she's up during these hours more often than the day time.<br />
<br />
'''Astrophile:''' Alma can be seen obsessively gazing into a telescope and recording her findings during most nights.<br />
<br />
'''Disadvantage - Pacifist:''' Alma's pacifistic tendencies have become more loose over time, due to multiple conversations with friends. She is still very hesitant to initiate any violence, but won't hesitate to defend a friend.<br />
<br />
'''Disadvantage - Social Anxiety:''' While her ability to handle new people has been drastically improved; often when meeting new people, or engaging in conversations with large numbers of people, Alma often stutters, and is unable to emotionally handle the overload.<br />
<br />
'''Disadvantage - Frail:''' Alma is frail and was generally considered sickly as a child. She falls ill easily, but is able to mitigate this somewhat with her mastery of White Magic.<br />
<br />
'''Disadvantage - Klutz:''' Alma is not graceful, agile, or dextrous and often trips over her own feet.<br />
<br />
'''Ethnic Trait - Ramuha:''' Alma can sense changes in barometric pressure, and thus adequately predict when the weather is about to change.<br />
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=Relationships=<br />
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<br />
===On Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" width="120" | Name<br />
! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Niklas Dragonius]]|| Thanks for the incredibly awkward advice. You've always been rather kind to me.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Seloria Delacreaux]]||She's my best friend.. and in some ways, she's been like a mother to me. Thank you.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Rena Laradyne]]||Sometimes I wonder if what I see of you is the real you. And other times I wonder if I truly desire to see the true Rena Laradyne. Either way, I remain your friend.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Will Sherman]]||What do those eyes of yours truly see, when they look at the world?<br />
|-<br />
||[[Maximilien]]|| A rather intense individual. I promise that I'll keep your secrets.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Artyom W. Valodjn]]||He helped save my life, and he supports me most of the time. He's so.. reserved though, I wish I knew more about him.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sanel]]|| There's more to this boy than a glance would tell you. He's not as simple as he makes himself out to be, but he does seem innocent. Something happened to him to make him this way.. but maybe some things are best left buried.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius]]||He's always there to encourage me when I need it, and he knows.. more than most. I just wonder if he can really accomplish what he hopes to do. When he talks about it, it almost makes me believe he can.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Thirza Ingersleben]]||She's always kind to me and supportive but she seems to have a low opinion of herself. I hope I can help her get through that.. She's a better person than she knows.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Legion|The Network]]||You're not a science experiment, no matter what she says. Let's stop her legacy together.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Annia Leradine]]|| Right.. it's our secret.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Riku]]|| Nope, you don't get to see my thoughts on him so easily.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Sora]]|| An incredibly nice guy and an unlikely hero. I hope that I'll be able to help you restore Destiny Island.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Faris Scherwiz|Sarisa Tycoon]]|| There are no true royalty on Galianda, so meeting her was a real experience. She's so down to earth for a Princess.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Karth Mason]]|| An amazing warrior, and a truly kind individual who cares for his family. I hope that he's able to cure his mother of her affliction.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Kamon Lionward]]|| Sorry about what I asked you to do... I'd take it back if I could. Also, I wish I had more footage of you in battle, as I totally think you're Dragoon Man.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Ryusei Isshiki]]|| It's good to have you back. I'm surprised you remember me, thank you for being so kind.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Gerad Iron Fogair]]|| Well he's kind of a huge lecher, but there's something more to him than meets the eye. Anyhow, this treasure hunt could be fun.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Rapunzel]]|| And Mom once told me she thought I was growing my hair out too long! Wields a mean frying pan both inside and outside of the kitchen. Pascal is adorable.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Aeschere Childs]]|| Seems like a reasonably well-balanced individual, and is pretty friendly. Which makes me wonder why she hangs with Akari Seran.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Jidro Gerrison]]|| I hope you and Annia find happiness together. You're certainly not what my Father led me to believe.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Family===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" width="120" | Name<br />
! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Kyra Hyral]]||No matter how much I exasperate you, know that you are and always have been my hero, Kyra.<br />
|-<br />
||Tira Hyral||Even though you're gone, I live my life in your memory Tira. I'm sorry that I failed you. I'll keep my other promise..<br />
|-<br />
||Father Hyral|| I wish I could say that I'm making you proud.. but I'm a terrible daughter. I'm so sorry daddy. I miss you.<br />
|-<br />
||Anastasia Hyral|| There are so many things I wish I could have told you Mom. But I didn't have the courage, and the opportunity is gone.<br />
|-<br />
||Ramza Hyral|| I resent that you told Mom and Dad.. but I still love you. I'll find a way to save you, I promise.<br />
|-<br />
||Rest of the Family|| I will save you all, or die in the attempt.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Not so Friendly Terms===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" width="120" | Name<br />
! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
|[[Helena Celba]]|| I'm rather certain I know what you are now. I still don't hate you, nor will I try to change you. I just hope you find your way.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Akari Seran]]|| You need to calm down.<br />
|-<br />
||[[Garland]]|| ..... *Retches at the mere thought of him*<br />
|-<br />
||Feige Abramson|| I pity you, more than anything. If you are dead, then I pray that Yahweh has mercy on your soul. I doubt that Chaos will.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Souji Murasame]]||I find it difficult to judge you based on your goal. Some part of me hopes you succeed. The other part of me wonders if the cries of your victims will one day drown out the wind. Will you be able to hear her voice over the price you paid?<br />
|-<br />
|[[Ophelia]]|| Something about her feels off.. and she tried to kill Avira, I'm sure of it.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Illua]]|| ...jerky serial villain straight out of a Ramuha spy vid.<br />
|-<br />
|[[Alberic Lux]]|| You are a horror. <br />
|}<br />
<br />
===People I Barely Know===<br />
{| class="CTable StatTable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" width="120" | Name<br />
! scope="col" | Thoughts<br />
|-<br />
||[[Soan Sagittarius|DRAGOON MAN!]]||A hero! I'm glad he survived the fall of our world. We need heroes like him. He has to be someone I know! I'll find out who he is!<br />
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||[[Leon]]|| I hope you see her again one day.<br />
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||[[Minette Odam]]||I'm so sorry for what happened. I know sometimes you may be self-absorbed, but you didn't deserve that. Bravery like yours should be rewarded, not punished.<br />
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||[[Raine Arland]]||Well he likes my cooking.. I don't really know much else about him though. He seems kind of reckless.<br />
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||[[Maira]]|| I heard that someone's stomach was the key to their heart, but it's sort of ridiculous with her! She's very nice though. Why does Garland pursue you?<br />
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||[[Margaux Fleury]]|| She's so elegant and exotic.. compared to me, maybe she'll take up my offer for her to go to Seloria.<br />
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||[[Avira]]|| Why does Garland have such an interest in you? <br />
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||[[Ulharisk]]|| Sorry that I freaked out. The dragon thing is pretty cool.. really!<br />
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||[[Faruja Senra]]|| Do you hate me, for believing in the Creatrix, rather than your Faram and Saint Ajora?<br />
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||[[Argider]]|| Sky, Pirates, are, AWESOME! Uh.. now that I have a deal with House Solidor, what will you think of me?<br />
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||[[Caran Steel]]|| Well uh.. I love your cat! Ketan is amazing!<br />
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||[[Gabranth]]|| He's rather serious but.. sometimes hints of kindness shine through. Best not to tempt him, as I'm told he's a master of the Force Choke!<br />
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||[[Reize Seatlan]]|| So, right.. per Riku you are actually as decent one can get outside of brain damage. It has been duly noted that you are not a harem master.<br />
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=Trivia=<br />
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Alma's Zodiac Sign is Cancer<br />
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Due to the scene Cosmic Power and all that Jazz, Alma has a small misshapen scar on her right shoulder which is matte black. She's no longer capable of healing it and goes to great lengths to conceal it.<br />
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=Alternate Main Themes=<br />
'''Truth''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1eCoj2D1s<br />
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'''Spiritual Awakening''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeTCsZUOUR4<br />
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=Battle Theme=<br />
'''Let the Stars Fall Down''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R7sas8bWN4<br />
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'''Typical Limit Break: Hepatica''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2zFwvIomw<br />
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'''Extended Limit Break: Champion of Magic''': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UceabzTa7Jc<br />
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= Logs =<br />
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{{Character Infobox<br />
|firstname=Aeschere<br />
|middlename=Sellet<br />
|lastname=Childs<br />
|age=17<br />
|image=140d4bc87e7101b0fa2eab050323eb95.jpg<br />
|caption=(goat not included)<br />
|species=Hume, Levitani<br />
|sex=Female<br />
|height=1.5 m<br />
|weight=46 kg<br />
|series=Final Fantasy Act: Class<br />
|styles=Black Lance<br />
|hometown=Galianda<br />
|alignment=Wandering Force<br />
|group=Alexander Academy<br />
|occupation=Bounty Hunter<br />
|themesong=My Chemical Romance - "Dead"<br />
|quote="He's hilarious, isn't he? Let's bury him."<br />
|footer=Dumped without ceremony into the World of Ruin as Galianda fell to Darkness.<br />
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=Profile=<br />
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Aeschere Childs has hit the ground running. Running towards her classmates, towards any hint of her homeworld, sure, but running also /away/, from the little gilded cage in which she grew up. <br />
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The precious, sickly, sheltered daughter of a skilled professor of combat magic at Alexander academy, Chera's whole life had revolved around her father's desperate attempts to prove to the universe that his child was worthy of him. In vicious spite of her infirmity she has been made to keep pace with Galianda's best and brightest in that world's finest institution, and never has she been permitted anything but to batter herself against that goal.<br />
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No longer. This world doesn't know her; this world doesn't box her up like a precious bit of china, never to be used for fear of damage. Here, she can be as strong as she likes. Her current companion is definitely fostering that attitude in her.<br />
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||[[Akari Seran]]|| These are my thoughts on Akari Seran<br />
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