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

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[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.]

[He wouldn't be a Crystallis veteran if he'd never been faced with the Gambler Job before. Moreover, Sephiroth made it is business to know as much as possible about all the other Jobs - indeed, it's through his extensive research that he'd unlocked the necessary keys to create Jobs from within his own essence.

As the ground he was stood on began to shake in the preliminary tremors that preceded the Earth magic Sephiroth spread his stance wider in an attempt to ride it out - then abruptly had to jump up and back out of the way as three juts of rock spiked out and upwards from a central point.

Of course he landed on his feet, and then nodded to Yugi after wards.]

Not a bad start. Care to draw another?

[He knew he should attack as well, really, but he wanted to give the budding Gambler more of a chance first. Sephiroth was a learn-by-hard-knocks type of tutor but for some Jobs it didn't work to be so heavy handed.]

[Yugi used his free hand to pull out his sword for just in case that didn't work. But he was given another chance to draw a card. With the sword in his hand he quickly drew it, glanced at it as he soon unleashed a physical attack with a spade card this time. He knew if he had the ace of spades it would be much more powerful, but he knew right now this was at least good enough for the moment.

He was at least feeling comfortable in using this job better now in a tougher fight.]

[In combat it was just as important to read your opponent as it was to know how to deal with the attack itself when it came and for anyone wielding the Gambler job you had to pay even more attention. A perfect poker face often could lead to an attack being misread and -depending on the card- could make for fatal consequences.

Sephiroth had no intention on letting his guard down; it would be foolish to lose out in a spar now, and be killed when claiming his own legacy were creeping ever closer.

Masamune swept across the path that the card took and at the last possible moment Sephiroth dodged, quicker than the eye could follow, to one side. He followed with a counter this time though, dashing in closer and ducking down to attempt a low leg sweep at Yugi's shins. He could have followed with a slash too -his sword was perfectly positioned for it- yet Sephiroth held that urge back.]

[He figured the other would dodge and possibly use that moment when he was most open to make a move. It was why he was a tiny bit glad that he had kept the sword close to his hand. So he held the cards in one hand and quickly grabbed the sword in the other, he didn't know what he was going to and didn't react fast enough when the low leg sweep happened, sending him to the floor.

He laid there for only a brief moment before rolling on the side and getting up, this time the cards were now put away. He was comfortable enough at least to not have use for them any more. Besides he wasn't sure what was going to happen next. But he was ready.]

Good.

[He spoke of the quick recovery when for a moment there Sephiroth had considered to step forwards to help his partner to his feet. After all, Calamity spawn wouldn't be so forgiving and it was promising that Yugi could dust a failure off and get ready again.

Sephiroth followed with a quick three-chain flurry of attacks with his over-long sword. Not pushing the attack very much though, testing the water first with regard to Yugi's ability to block or parry his strikes.]

[He was glad to be on his feet again and was quick to either dodge or parry the upcoming attacks. He was getting use to wielding the sword and he always had done. He was getting more and more confident in his abilities much better.

As he parried the next attack he was quick to make his own move swinging his sword forward, his grip tightening on the blade.]

[Sephiroth couldn't help but to smile as Yugi pressed the attack forwards off the back of that latest parry. Naturally the expert swordsman quickly adjusted his stance and pulled his own sword back in to deflect the attempt; but it at least had required some effort to execute. The opening he had left there had almost been completely ripped wide open.

He didn't counter again, letting Yugi press the attack how he felt like and meeting his blade with Masamune each time.]

[He felt like he was more confident in his moves and felt like maybe he was ready to go on the mission once the practise was over. With a couple of steps back, he adjusts his stance, tripping his sword tighter as he made sure to keep up the pace. It wasn't long before he moved back, keeping his distance.]

I think I can understand why you are such a good swordsman. You must have trained a lot, spent a lot of time perfecting your moves. Am I right?

[Which had been exactly Sephiroth's intention on inviting the guy for a spar. There was nothing like a bit of combat to get the adrenaline-fuelled blood pumping ready for a real fight. It's best to get the frustration, all the insecurity and doubt out there in a practice than having it cloud your judgment when thinking clearly is most important.

When Yugi starts to retreat, Sephiroth follows. Meeting his blade with Yugi's in a slower, but firm succession. It's like playing, but at the very least it's killing the time.]

I did.

[There is no need to extrapolate further, though if he were to answer with more details Sephiroth would quickly find a vast abyss where those memories used to be.

{It all just cuts off...!!}
The small voice is silenced yet again as it's plunged into more relevant memories, hoping that it will be drowned out for good this time.]

[Yugi held his sword, wondering what was going to happen next, but as he stepped back he wondered if the time to go was coming up. He knew it was soon, but didn't know when exactly and there was no way to tell the time in here.

So moving his sword, he went and put it back into it's holder. For now would be a good time as any to stop, even if it was for a little break.]

I don't know how much time we have before we are meant to head off, but even so now might be a good time to break.

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