melodiesoflife | Event || In Your Worst Memory

Event || In Your Worst Memory

Characters: All Heroes of Light. Only those who signed-up can start a memory.
Where: Interdimensional Rift
When: May 27th - May 30th
Summary: The Heroes of Light relive some of their worst memories, with a twist. All characters participating in this will be physically missing from Crystallis for the duration of the event.
Warning: It depends on the memory.

Where you were or what you were doing— It does not really matter. Not any more. Everything around you freezes, nearly as if time itself stopped, as if the world was frozen in time. And before you have a chance to understand what is happening, you can hear a voice right behind you.

"Kali Shashidhwaja."

Should you turn around, you may see a child who seems to be the only one aside from you unaffected by what is happening. And as she stares right at you, it makes no doubt these strange words are aimed at you. But before you can reply to her, the world around you collapses. Reality twists and shatters... Or maybe you are the one who is collapsing and shattering away from reality as you know it. No matter what the answer is, it will only take a few seconds for you to find yourself sinking into a void, Crystallis vanishing into the distance. There is nothing but darkness as far as the eye can see.

And once again you feel different: all the powers from your Jobs are fading. Not only that, but you might find that your Crystal is gone and your clothes back to what they were before you woke up in Crystallis. It is silent, cold and before long it feels as though life itself is slipping out of you... And yet, slowly the world reforms around you. The darkness fades away and a new world appears, yet at the same time this is not a world.

This is a memory. The question is, is it yours or that of someone else?

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This time it was not a ducking or darting strategy Vincent used. Instead he leapt up, twisting as he moved and bringing Death Penalty to bear on the soldiers. Damn the clearing for not having much in the way of cover, his mind seeking avenues of safety even as shots rang out. His own hitting their mark, and he ignored the resulting cries.

A stray bullet flew from a soldiers gun grazing the young girls arm. She spotted looking down at the stream of crimson. The roar grew in volume coming towards Terra as if sensing her pain.

The soldiers facing Death Penalty aren't able to do much except as once falls more appear. Those around the circle and men in armor appear their sights currently aimed on Vincent as magic missiles guide through there air with him as their target.

Edited 2015-06-19 02:45 (UTC)

The wounds of bullets are nothing compared to some of the pain Vincent has felt. Ignored as he takes a glancing wound against his leg, another grazing his upper shoulder. Rolling as he comes to land on the ground once more taking another shot before he jumped again.

He felt Chaos stirring, anger and need to hurt, to kill, to visit revenge upon those who dared... Clamped down tightly, as Vincent's will battled his inner-demon's. Another shot fired, noticing the soldier's being replaced.

Edited 2015-06-19 05:44 (UTC)

The young girl behind Vincent vanished as someone new walked up next to him. This was Terra from Crystallis though the magic of the world was effecting her too. Her mint green hair looked brighter as she stepped in front of Vincent. Her palm raised as a shield forms around them stopping the soldiers bullets.

She knew it wouldn't last long but she couldn't leave someone alone in her memories.

Terra looked back at him, her eyes glowing the same inhuman blue as the little girl. "You should leave." Another shot was fired this time shattering Terra's spell. The bullet grazed past Terra cutting her arm. Her eyes flashed a little brighter as the loud angry roar crashed through the air like thunder.

"He's coming..." On a primal level Terra knew what it meant. If there was thunder then there was lighting and fire to follow.

The shield brought some relief, Vincent holding his weapon at the ready during the breather. Ignoring his wounds, although he could feel the blood, the torn flesh. Ignoring even deeper a voice inside that howled to pay blood with blood.

"I am here now." Was all he replied to the first question, as his gaze regarded his 'host'. This must be the owner of the memory, and he was once more an unwitting intruder into something private. "Who is coming?"

Terra swallowed a lump in her throat as the soldiers stepped closer to the pair. The roar echoed again this time sounding closer.

1...2...3... Terra counted the seconds before she hear the younger girl roar in response. It was human and high pitched but frantic.

The soldiers looked around for the source of the loud roar giving Vincent and Terra a moment to nurse their wounds. Her eyes met his and while there was a deep grief under the surface of her bright gaze there was also determination.

"It's my father."

Terra had been pulled into the memory that signified the end of her childhood and then end of a happy life she might have had with her parents.

His attention was taken as the soldiers moved closer, and he crouched with his gun aimed carefully. He was not surprised by her answer, and made careful note of her features. Not that he planned to bring up things that were so private, especially one's grief, should they meet again when out of this strange circumstance. "...and the soldiers. Will they focus only on him?"

There might be little he could do here, or there might be much. It was not easy to tell what path lay before him. Nor did Vincent wish to cause the owner of this memory more pain, even when he had stumbled into it through no volition of his own.

Terra shook her head looking back as the battle around them parted for the powerful Esper. "I don't know. They are here to kill everyone. I don't know how they see us." Her voice was soft and her back was to the soldiers as the watched a familiar man enter the clearing.

He didn't look like a beast, not yet, but as his gaze landed on Terra he snarled. "You've destroyed my home." Power pulsed around him and the young five year old Terra who was latched on to his leg let go and ran into the chaos of battle. "You will pay for your transgression." Maduin's body began to change and the soldiers around them just looked on in horror at the Esper.

Terra didn't know why his sight was on her but she felt an unfamiliar tremor in her chest.

Vincent pivoted slightly, shifting his position enough to keep both the soldiers and the newcomer within sight. He calmly noted the anger in the voice, the scent change to more bestial as Chaos stirred within and tested the bonds of Vincent's willpower once again.

This would not be going well. "He does not recognize you as his daughter, as you stand now." It was meant to be a question but was phrased so calmly as to be statement of fact. If this was a blending of memory that was not passive loop, and more active something-else, then who knows how the two appeared to those who belonged within this past scene.

"He wouldn't recognize me." Her voice was soft almost distant as she looked up at the transformation in front of them.

Maduin's body increased in size as his tail flicked out at the soldiers behind him. Massive wings spread to either side and power pulsed from him as he stared down at Terra. The soldiers wasted no time and begin firing at the beast though their bullets couldn't get past the shield of energy. Men in armor began to appear around him as if that could break through his spell.

Terra took a small step back as larger magitek missiles were shot towards him breaking through the shield of power as he charged his attack. A sharp pain pressed in Terra's chest making her crumble to the ground. There were sickening pops as her power pulsed through her as if being called to the surface from her father. She screamed felling her body begin it's own shift.

This was going badly and fast, and Vincent felt perhaps the best course was to get out of the line of fire. Scooping Terra up as she fell, careful of the claws on his gauntlet as his other hand kept Death Penalty out and ready. Crimson eyes flicked around, but found no convenient place for cover.

Inside, Chaos was screaming at him to be set free. To be let out and rend and tear. His demon wanted blood, and Vincent kept tight rein on himself as he dashed to the side.

There was no good cover, and he took several grazing hits. Nor was he unaware that a change was taking over the green-haired hostess of this memory. It made it harder to move, to get her out of the line of fire as well but he did his best. Gritting his teeth, breathing harsh, as he tried to keep his own inner demon at bay.

If he moved far enough he would find homes but they didn’t feel safe under the looming shadow that Maduin presented. The soldiers around him continued to fire as Terra’s father unleashed a torrent of energy. Everyone around him fell and while it might not have hit the pair as Vincent moves them away he can feel the energy of the spell dispersing outward and heading towards them. It was weaker with each yard it traveled but it would still hit them with a jarring force.

Terra looked up at Vincent one of her bright blue eyes turning to a startling glowing red as her body slowly transformed. Her feet and hands turned to claws and the delicate girl he once held was soon gone. In its place was something far more primal. Power pulsed from Terra having only learned of her linage she couldn’t control her Esper form.

When Maduin’s wave of power hit them it clashed with her powers causing an explosion that ripped Terra from Vincent’s grip. Her body slammed against the ground though that didn’t stop her from slowly rising to her feet. Blood trickled down her side but the wound quickly healed it’s self as Maduin approached.

Vincent wasn't able to get nearly as far as the homes, not with the burden and the hits he'd already taken. The energy of the spell, and subsequent explosion did little to help. Her transformation made him raise an eyebrow, but drew no other response as the gunslinger slid.

Holding onto his gun with practice from such incidents, before a shudder took him. Vincent knew what that meant, feeling the roiling in his gut, the beast clawing at his mind and battered will. He had presence enough to holster his weapon as he dropped to his knees, shaking. "N..not now..."

But his wounds coupled with this memory that was not his own and its own rules meant he couldn't fight Chaos anymore as it clawed its way out. He could feel the wave of magic and transformation washing over him in shadow with hints of luminescence.

Vincent was tall, but Chaos was taller and larger still as it uncurled its massive form. Great red wings unfurling, horned head rising to watch the scene from glowing red eyes. Seeking its enemy in this unfamiliar landscape.

Terra didn't understand what was going on. She felt Vincent's power press against her senses as it added to the swirl and pull of the magic that defined the Esper World. She couldn't explain it but she understood it on instinct and she felt herself back away slightly.

Her bright red gaze fixed on Vincent as her claws dug into her arm. She had to stay in control, she had to stay awake and pain helped. There was something deep in her trying to take over as if the beast couldn't be tempered without a skill that Terra didn't posses. She fell forward shaking as she tried to stop herself.

Maduin saw the pair and growled. The noise was deep and angry as he lunged forward. Lighting and fire joined in his claws as he swiped down at Chaos. Size wise they were even and so Maduin reached into his magic to fight. There was no holding back, to him these were the people who were destroying his home and stealing the lives of his family. They all had to pay.

A clear enemy! Chaos snarled, one clawed fist rising imperiously to meet magic and physical with magic and physical. The ground beneath Maduin and any around him buckled upwards with cracks from the earth, forming a large skull motif. If the shifting ground beneath their feet alone did not do enough damage, a noxious and pungent orang-brown mist escaped from the 'mouth'. Smelling of sulphur and stale air, skull shapes of the mist grinned and wove around Maduin as they sought to choke and hurt. Vanishing as they wafted up and around, the ground buckled further and the surface layer ripped up from around the enemy's feet.

[OOC: “Satan Slam” Kills all enemies instantly, or, if enemies are immune to death, does 55⁄8 times normal damage to all enemies. I'm guessing Maduin's immune, given it's Terra's dream. Play with the effects as you will--she is not Vincent's target. Oh--the Limit Break info--"Limit Break: Chaos--Vincent shape-shifts into a winged (and horned) demon, but it’s a berserker mode until all enemies are dead, or he is. His Defense and Magic-Defense increase by 100%. "]

Edited 2015-06-24 13:47 (UTC)

Maduin roars as as his attack clashed with Chaos's. His wings lifted him from the ground and swiped down at the creatures before him and to send them both against the rippling earth. Maduin felt his life force draining quickly and even though he was determined to avenge his family there wasn't much to do about the monsters fate.

His sharp teeth bit into Chaos's shoulders as he brought his weight down pinning Chaos against the ground. Blue crystal began to surrounded Maduin. Healing his wounds and shielding him from harm. It started in his feet slowly moving up his legs. Eventually it made him release Chaos as it slowly consumed his body.

Terra watched the scene play out as beast fought beast. She didn't know who to defend and while her father had tried to kill her it was Vincent who she didn't know. In a blind rage she jumped forward, her claws sinking into Choas's back as her father became a statue only to be used and then killed.

Chaos snarled at the attack, powerful arms and claws of his own moving to pry against Maduin's face to release him. Great wings of dark red flapped and moved him a distance, as the demon looked around for more threats.

Only the air shifting and hint of a growl warned him before Terra had jumped. The demon roared in anger and pain, twisting to attempt dislodging her, wings shifting with the motions.

Terra, even transformed, was her usual small stature. It was easier for her claws to sink into Chaos’s flesh and for her body to stay out of reach of his wings and claws as he worked to dislodge her. The claws on her feet dug into his back more as she scrapped and scratched for purchase on his powerful form. She felt her magic pulse from her body as she casts flare from her fingertips and beneath her targets skin.

The spell was enough to make her lose purchase and as Chaos shifted his powerful wings Terra went flying from his back slamming into the hard ground. Her bright red eyes slowly opened trying to focus on the creature in front of her. Her head swam and she felt the world turn as her body popped and shifted back to the form of the delicate young girl. She wanted to scream at the pain but her voice was lost in a haze of bright red.

Mint green hair replaced purple and fur that adorned her head. Terra’s arm was bleeding with four deep claw wounds slicing into her pale skin. She looked broken and fragile and as her consciousness waivered the dream blackened and Vincent was propelled into another dream.

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