melodiesoflife | Event || Doppelgangers

Event || Doppelgangers

Characters: All characters who signed-up for the event.
Where: Dreams.
When: Overnight from April 16th to April 17th.
Summary: The Heroes of Light have a shared dream— They find themselves in the body of a Hero of Light from two thousand years ago, both witnessing events and reenacting things that happened back then. But these Heroes of Light aren't just anybody; they are people from their homeworlds... And sometimes themselves. Please refer to the second OOC Post for details and plotting.
Warning: Battles, death, tragedies, bad things overall.

Common Dream || Mingle

Group A || The Dissensions
Group B || The Hacking
Group C || The Betrayal
Group D || The Enemy Within
Group E || The Plan
Group F || The Other Way
Group G || The End

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[He was sitting up against a wall, thinking of things over and over in his head. Sure, if he had the choice he wouldn't let those he cared about actually go into this fight, but they all knew that they were in this together. That's were friends were for after all. Closing his eyes briefly, he is making sure he is able to recall what there plan was clearly in his head. It seemed simple enough after all.

He soon opened his eyes once more, moving to stand up, he best go make his round before they head off and maybe sort out his sword and armour while he had the chance to. After all is he was to use his Dark Knight job, he might as well get suitable equipment.]

[Throughout the meeting, the normally relaxed Rayman was rocking back and forth on his heels as more bad news kept coming regarding the state of crystallization. He may have saved the Glade of Dreams from invaders multiple times, but those were caused by actual people. This...thing was something different. And it was kind of scary.

But that didn't mean there was no reason to lose hope! With all the Heroes here, they could surely find a way to stop this! He put on a smile for everyone around him, but spotted Yugi standing in the back, looking upset. Then again, he always looked like that.]

Hey! [He called as he walked up to Yugi.] So, are you ready for this?

[He looked over slightly, he had stopped walking for the meantime to give the other a chance to catch up before speaking up.]

Of course. I'm just making final preparations and that should be me sorted. Are you ready yourself?

You bet I am! [He swung a floating fist around for emphasis.] Once we find a way to stop this, we'll save the world in no time!

I'm glad that someone is enthusiastic.

[Because while he was more than happy to help in the whole saving the world, he never showed it in such a way. After all this was a serious thing, happiness wasn't exactly something one should show right about now.]

We are all doing our bit and hopefully it won't be long now before we put plans into action and stop all this.

Hey, we need to keep our spirits up if we want to stop this thing!

[Like that would be enough.]

[Rayman shakes his head at that intrusive sarcastic thought. He's been getting too worried about the situation, he's already starting to doubt himself.]

I'm sure we'll find a way, as long as we work together. We're heroes, after all!

[Why...]

[He nods, he understand how much team work can do, especially with friends.]

If we couldn't work together, this world would be doomed. I think that's what will help us with all of this.

[He looking out at the people who wee walking by, a small smile passing his list.]

[There you go. Now that's the spirit!]

Yeah! We've gone through worse things than this, right? I'm sure we'll be fine.

We've been through a lot of hardship, pain and loss, but I don't think we've been through anything that could be worse than all of this.

[He gestures toward the map, showing just how much of this world was covered in crystal now.]

Nothing could be worse than this.

[Yugi isn't the only one, much as any strong warrior, who has thought to give his equipment some attention in the undoubtedly brief respite they'll have in their campaign against the Calamity. It's all so very close to coming to a head now, the last thing any of them would want is to go in with a dull blade.

Masamune had been cleaned, polished and a few nicks in it's length worked out, Sephiroth raised the overlong blade into the air to better catch the light before swinging it in a fierce arch down and across to his side. The thin, but strong blade sung with the motion. In the nick of time, Yugi is spotted out of the corner of an eye and the extension he had intended to add to the maneuver is pulled back.]

Ah. Yugi. Almost didn't see you there.

[Would have served him right, not staying out of my way.

{...you really do hate them all, don't you?}]

[He could at least tell that he might have gotten to close, but he also had been here long enough to know how to move out of the way if that were to ever happen. So he was still rather calm about it.]

Sorry if I was so quiet them. I should have spoken up sooner. [He still couldn't help but think that sword was the longest sword he had ever seen, even after being here for so long.]

I guess taking in some last practice. I should really do that myself.

[Still, Sephiroth will be telling himself that Yugi was damn lucky he'd decided to pull his swing back just at that moment. Outwardly though, he's no where near as hostile. As for Masamune, considering it's over a foot longer than Sephiroth is tall --it might well be one of the longest swords ever as far as anyone here is concerned.

He nods and offers a light, but kind smile at Yugi as he flicks the blade finally around to rest it's dull edge along the back of his arm. The fierce point curling almost like a slight talon well passed the top of Sephiroth's silver head.]

Something like that. Would you care to?

[He's always been ever so good at sparring constructively with other Heroes. Sephiroth knows exactly the pressure required to cut skin and only ever inflicts mere scratches at best.]

[Would he care to? he had to pause about it for a moment or two to think about it, but it wouldn't be a bad thing now would it? He could use the practice like he said he needed. Nothing bad could happen after all, right?]

I wouldn't mind, I should however get my armour on at least since I'll be moving about in that.

[Sparring with Sephiroth is the most safe pastime, really. If he wanted to kill he'd have done with it without such games beforehand. No. Sparring served a different purpose.

Like keeping his indefinable level of skill as sharp as he could while at the same time not giving so much away. Learning as much as he could about as many others as possible without raising any suspicion. This is the game that Sephiroth has been playing for years so far.]

Go right ahead. [He offers an encouraging smile and lilts his head in the direction of the armory. Unless Yugi meant to leave back to his own residence first; there might not be the time, if that were the case.]

[He knew that he had left his things in the armoury thankfully so that they could get sorted or fixed before he headed out again. So it didn't take him long to reach that destination and find his own dark colour armour. After a few minutes making sure it was fitted well and not a crack or chip anywhere he put it on before grabbing his sword to carefully check that over too.]

Sorry if this is taking a while, I like to be certain there is nothing wrong just in case.

[Once he felt confident he attached his sword with a small smile. It was all good right now.] That should do it.

[Preparing oneself for battle, to Sephiroth, was the type of act that demanded kind a privacy all on it's own. As such, he followed Yugi only with his eyes while he went over to the armory and then looked away and waited for the young man to approach again. Promising at least that he didn't rush to equip himself.

Sephiroth also swept his gaze once-over Yugi's equipment as he came closer. A final, precise eye becoming satisfied with it all as he finally attached his sword to the (he often thought) cumbersome armor that came with the Dark Knight job. There were reasons why Sephiroth had become something of an expert in custom jobs-

{Custom....Jobs?...}

With a grunt, Sephiroth nodded and made to step around Yugi.]

We should head for one of the training rooms, really. It wouldn't do to have anyone else injured before the battle ahead.

[He doesn't wait either, as usual, already coolly striding back towards the corridor.]

[He quietly followed, knowing where exactly they were heading as he had spent a good amount of time training there when not on missions or busy playing games with his friends.]

How about the training room I believe is coming up, or is that one not big enough? [He knew they weren't all the same after all as his eyes looked around, watching the people doing what they needed to.]

[Sephiroth's training never ended. He took every opportunity he could get to slip into one of the training rooms for practice. He preferred fighting against an opponent though- yet considering the number of Heroes was waning just as much as the life of this Planet it was getting harder to find someone who wasn't otherwise occupied. With his Jobs being what they were, mundane things such as eating or sleeping were more optional than they had been before.

It probably hadn't been the first time that he'd trained with Yugi, either.]

Hm. [He slowed his pace as the one of the more standard-sized training rooms was indeed coming up along the corridor. It was a good point, and question that Yugi raised - he hadn't given much thought to how much room they might need.]

That depends- [Sephiroth's tone carried a small hint of a challenge behind it. As always he would probably pick the larger of the rooms given his own techniques and not to mention the newer powers that he had. Still-] -do you feel like focusing on close quarters, or should we...stretch out a little more?

[It was something to give him pause about. He didn't know how big the quarters he was going to would be, he would prefer himself to at least practise with what it could be. But without knowing how big exactly it was he couldn't do that.]

I think for now bigger is better, if I want to do smaller, I'll do that myself later. [That sounded like an idea to him at least as he looked around. These were the standard sized one and he knew somewhere there was one that was much bigger close by.

Once his eyes wee focused on the direction he was planning to go, he turned to walk toward it, knowing where exactly the room was. With each step he walked he thought over his jobs and what he was able to do. He knew he needed more praise with his Gambler job more than anything as that was a tough one to perfect since he knew it was based on luck.

While that was in mind he stopped in front of one of the bigger rooms as he stepped to the side.]

After you.

[He didn't show it but Sephiroth was glad that Yugi had chosen the larger of the rooms. It wasn't as if their base were packed with rooms that had been set aside for training but as Yugi took the lead in the direction of one, Sephiroth fell silently into line behind him. He didn't feel inclined at all to interrupt Yugi, respecting whatever it was he were thinking about on the way.

It was Sephiroth's pleasure to step forwards and through the door first. It opened into a large arena-like room that seemed like it would be purposed more towards being a stadium than just a training hall. Then again, in times passed Sephiroth had seen many a duel between Heroes fought out here - for settling disputes or for sport, depending.]

Good choice. [He strode into the hall and strode along one of the walls a way before pausing, taking a long look over the space available before stepping away and swinging Masamune out in much the same way that Yugi had seen in the armory.]

So, what Jobs are we looking to practice today?

[He didn't mean 'we' of course, but he had a fairly good guess about what Yugi had been mulling over in the corridor. He didn't appear to mean it in any threatening way; it would ultimately help Yugi if Sephiroth knew what areas he would like to focus on in combat. Not only that, it would give Sephiroth more of an idea what to expect as well. It wasn't anything to be scoffed at, dueling with Sephiroth like what had been offered. Over the years he'd developed a reputation in that regard.]

[She stayed quiet, the whole time he was thinking things over and over, such as the skills he knows of, how he would use them in set situations. All of it kept running over and over in his head. As he took the step into the room, he glanced around before his hand reached into his pocket and pulled out a deck of cards.]

Right now, I need to practice my Gambler Job more. It's much harder to deal with and speed is key for me at least. So I practice for that.

[It could have been a gun, a dagger or another sharp throwing weapon that Yugi pulled out of his pocket and thus Sephiroth had already spread his stance and turned his blade up and out in preparation for the expected parry - which didn't then come. Still there was little point relaxing how and his eyes quickly discerned the deck of cards neatly tucked into Yugi's hand.

Gambler was much too risky for him to have even considered as a profession, yet he could appreciate the speed-aspect to it.]

Speed is a valuable asset when it comes to mastering any Job. [An acknowledgment, counting on Yugi to explain further.]

[Yugi knew that he was quite fast, having had this Job for a good year or two now. He just didn't trust himself to use it in such a tough situation. As he shuffled his cards, he knew he was ready and he wondered what card he would draw first. He trusted them at least.]

Speed is a good thing. I just need to be certain I can use it if things weren't going to go well. But now I think I am ready.

[Too often, fate might have its own agenda and in times past, which now seemed like lifetimes ago, Sephiroth had lost out to the so-called "good" luck of others repeatedly. Entrusting a life or death situation, or even just simple pass or fail outcomes to a deck of cards was entirely too random.

It lacks the control that Sephiroth craves. It also removes the reason for motivation to better yourself - if it's all just a deck of cards, whats the point.]

Well then, lets see shall we?

[He's just about ready for anything Yugi might throw at him, after all, he's no idea what cards are even in that deck.]

[He closed his eyes, taking a few steps back as he drew the first card, opening it up and glancing at it for a moment. Slowly a small smile spread across his face. It wasn't a bad card he drew at least. As he held it up, he showed the other the card; 2 of clubs.]

Earth Shake.

[As the words pass his lips, he managed to cast earth magic and cast it towards the other. He believed that the other might dodge it with ease really.]

Event || Doppelgangers

Dark Yugi | Open

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