All at once the gunslinger was running, his lithe frame tearing away from some ominous force that nipped at his heels. The foundation on which his boots skipped, barely touching down, was a gravelly barren expanse dotted only occasionally with somewhat larger rocks. The horizon offered nothing in the way of respite, meeting the sky all alone in the distance. The vast expanse above was an inky black; any semblance of normal celestial light seemingly blotted out by some otherworldly machination. The cloaked man shot a glance skyward, noting this absence of the stars that normally stirred in him such comforting thoughts.

“Vincent!” a familiar female voice cried, jerking his attention to his left.

It had been so long since he heard the voice, yet he knew it immediately. The ex-Turk’s head spun toward the call while his feet churned rhythmically, maintaining their pace despite the interruption. At his side sprinted a small girl, not quite 4-feet tall, dressed in simple blue jeans and a plain black tee shirt. Her auburn hair was styled in a pageboy cut, her bangs slightly obscuring her almost luminescent blue eyes. “Shelke!”

“Enough stargazing, we need to run!” the girl responded, grabbing the ex-Turk’s dangling hand. She charged forward with superhuman speed, tugging at the Prime’s appendage. “I don’t know what that is, but I’m not really wanting to find out.”

The pale Prime quickened his pace at these words, turning his head to catch sight of his foe. His eyes searched behind the dashing duo, looking frantically for any sign of their pursuer. His optics caught sight of nothing but darkness, a shadow as one might see cast by a tree on a sunny day. This blackness, though, looked to be darker than even the pitch black sky above them, and seemed somehow to be following, gaining on them. As his head swiveled back toward his companion, the gunslinger’s ears were met with a sinister cackle from his rear. “Mister Valentine…” a raspy voice called through the darkness.

“Don’t listen to it, we’ve got to escape!” Shelke responded, her voice uncharacteristically frantic.

Though he knew nothing of what was calling his name or why they had taken flight in the first place, a cold, heavy feeling in the pit of his stomach told him he need to put distance between himself and the entity. He doubted whether his ward had even her own reason to flee, or if this being inspired such a fear in everyone. Still, he had to ask.

“What are we running from?” He inquired, air whipping through his black mane.

“Something,” the technopath responded, “something bad-”

As the words left her mouth the youth seemed to lose her balance, her petite frame crumpling to the ground. The ex-Turk stopped in his tracks, spinning around just in time to see the shade nearing his companion. “No!” Vincent sputtered impotently, extending his gloved hand as his feet struggled to right themselves. Even as they found their places, he found himself unable to move.

“Vincent!” Shelke cried once more, attempting in vain to scamper to her feet. She failed to move more than a foot, however, as the darkness pooled over her like like a dark tide, ceasing the frantic function of her lower extremities. The entity slithered up her abdomen, forcing what little air she had left from her lungs.

“No!” The prime repeated, ice pumping through his veins. His body felt rigid as he watched the dark tide rise against her pale skin.

The girl’s mouth hung open as the darkness consumed her form, her airless lungs unable to force out another cry. The last the Prime saw of Shelke Rui was her brilliant mako eyes fading beneath the inky sea.

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Location: Desolate Unknown World
Time: Pre-Omniverse, Jaixe’s Final Moments
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Darkness is power. That's what Jaixe believed, but on a world made desolate from his influence, he faced against two heroes and his faith wavered with each passing moment.

Sparks dazzled against the background of the starry sky as a black, curved scythe met against a blade of brilliant blue energy. "You are stronger than the last time we met, Templar." Jaixe boasted as he held his guard against the alien warrior that had come to contest him once more, as he always had before. Teldranis was always the most stalwart and imposing of the heroes Jaixe had fought against, but even the mighty warrior wouldn't be able to assure his downfall. "It will not be long before my shadow swallows this world whole. You are wasting your strength with this reckless act." He continued to taunt the warrior.

"Your shadow will consume no worlds this day, dark one." The golden-armored warrior spoke back, but perhaps spoke was incorrect. Teldranis had no mouth, nor a nose, or looked even remotely human in nature. He was significantly taller than the dark-cloaked Heartless, and had a more imposing frame. He had white and purple scaly skin, a narrow waist, but was very well toned and muscular. When the warrior locked against Jaixe, Teldranis's wholly blue eyes bore into Jaixe's, seeming to be the antithesis to those of the Heartless. The two brilliantly blue blades were attached to the wrist guards of his armor, and seemed to constantly pulse with energy whenever he swung them. And when he spoke, it was via thoughts that echoed into the mind of the recipient, something that always bothered Jaixe when it occurred.

Behind Teldranis was a much smaller, younger girl with blonde hair, and green eyes that seemed to watch in awe. Jaixe did not know why she was here, or what purpose she would serve, but he paid her no heed. The two fought atop a rocky outcropping overlooking a desolate canyon below that teemed with shadows and Heartless, the army that Jaixe had conjured forth. With each swing of his blade, the golden warrior gained ground against Jaixe, little by little. Every swipe Jaixe parried resulted in him being pushed back. Every slash he blocked with his scythe resulted in him being pushed back. His feet slide against the dirt and rock as he struggled against the warrior. It wasn't long before he was dangerously close to the edge.

"No, Templar, my shadow will consume all worlds." Jaixe spoke, quickly charging and then releasing a powerful outburst of black energy to throw Teldranis back as Jaixe walked backwards off the edge. When his feet left the ground, however, Jaixe did not fall as expected but instead stood on what seemed to be a black mass, conjured hastily for the purposes of keeping the Seeker of Darkness afloat. "I don't know what trick you have in mind, Templar, but I will not allow you to use it. You may have bested my other self, but you will not be the end of me." Jaixe spate at Teldranis as the duo, the warrior and the small girl, watched him. One seemed as stoic and calm as ever, but the girl seemed to stand defiantly against Jaixe. “I’m not afraid of you, Darky.” She shouted, but Jaixe ignored it. "I will show you the full depths of my power, and cast you into oblivion!"

Dark energy pulsed throughout Jaixe's body as his will surged into the desired form. The energy shot upwards as Jaixe held his scythe high above his head, collecting into a massive sphere that radiated with a dark intent. "I will not suffer your interference any longer!" Jaixe seemed to shout with triumph and joy as the dark sphere grew ever larger and more imposing. And yet, the alien warrior did not budge, nor seemed to be the least bit threatened by Jaixe's imminent attack. If anything, he seemed far too calm. And the girl seemed far too unafraid and steadfast in her rebelliousness. Something was wrong here. Something was terribly wrong.

And before he could act on these warnings, a blindingly bright light seemed to surge forth behind him, followed by a booming voice that he couldn't identify the source of.

"The light shall burn you away!" The voice rang forth, and as the sphere was set to detonate on Jaixe's enemies, a wave of pure white energy soared through the skies and seemed to dispel the shadowy mass Jaixe had conjured. In mere seconds, the darkness was blown away, and Jaixe was pushed forward abruptly, the powerful surge of light slamming into his back and throwing him off his feet until he landed far behind where Teldranis stood, rolling across the ground until he finally stopped. Steam and dust blew off of him and sparks of white energy arced across his body as he slammed his scythe into the ground, it resounding with a loud thudding sound as it crackled with dark energy. He propped himself back onto his feet, battered and breathing heavily as a sharp, burning pain shot throughout his body and his back especially.

So that was their plan, Jaixe thought. To catch him off-guard and then strike him down to the ground whenever he tried to obliterate them.

"That was cunning… But futile. You underestimate the power I wield still." Jaixe taunted them, a shadowy aura emanating from his whole body as he brought his full strength to bear. His strength, however, was diminished from that failed attack of his. He had expended an immense amount of energy in trying to deal a fatal blow against these heroes, but what he had left would be sufficient still.

He was still so certain he would emerge victorious from this sheer disaster.

"If you are so powerful, why do we still stand?" Teldranis rebutted the weakened Heartless condescendingly, reigniting the blue blades of energy with a hissing sound and a small gesture.

“Tch.” Jaixe grew annoyed, his expression that of focused rage as his eyes burned with dark intentions. “Don’t mock me, Templar. You have no means of killing me. I’ll return again and again no matter how many times you strike me down! I’ll destroy you both!” He answered with a scowl, stretching out his arm and pointing at the heroes with a clenched fist as the air around it grew charged with dark tendrils of energy, energy that emanated from within Jaixe’s closed hand. He gripped his scythe tightly as he took aim, opening the palm of his hand to unleash a volley of dark missiles that shot forth at amazing speeds, all aimed at the golden hero and the young girl beside him.

What happened next caught him by surprise however.

Teldranis sprinted forth at blazing speed and brought his blades to bear. One by one he skillfully cut them down, as each missile dissipated in a cloud of shadows and white sparks. And though many made it through Teldranis’s valorous charge, they impacted against a glowing barrier that encased and protected the Templar at all times. That was the least shocking though. The girl seemed to spring into action when she was finally threatened, calling forth a dome seemingly made of crystal panes around here that shone through the storm of dark mist that pelted it.

And what emerged from that dome seemingly made of sparkling diamond was what truly sent a chill down Jaixe’s spine and made him rigid and tense. The unmistakable glow and presence of that weapon that so haunted Jaixe’s thoughts before was now within the grip of a young, unassuming girl.

A keyblade.

It was gold and silver in color, with a grey handle and a dual guard that seemed to circle up and spike at either side of the cylindrical shaft that was the blade, and then curve inward back toward the center like a waning moon. The cylindrical, silver shaft continued outward until it ended with a much smaller, pointed crescent at the end. Attached to one side at the very tip of the blade was a gold, crescent-shaped hook section with what appeared to be smaller, square outcroppings in between the two longer, curved spikes that formed the crescent. Though the shaft was rather thick, the crescent attached to the side was surprisingly thin, almost to the point that it appeared fragile. At the bottom of the blade, below the handle, a short chain hung with the symbol of a waning moon attached to it at the end.

And the girl held it forward, aimed towards Jaixe, as she stuck her tongue out at Jaixe rudely. It caught Jaixe so completely off-guard, he barely reacted to Teldranis’s charge, deflecting the warrior’s barrage of attacks at the last second with a hastily casted dark barrier in front of him.

“So that is your plan? Weaken me and then have me fall to a frail girl!?” Jaixe exclaimed with concern and exasperation at how desperate this ploy was. And now how it seemed like it might work. He let them get too close without knowing what they were trying to do! Jaixe cursed himself mentally as he brought his scythe to bear against the warrior and the keyblade wielder. “I will not be vanquished so easily! Not by your hands, Guardian of Light!” He shouted defiantly, aiming an open palm at the young girl, his face contorted in a mixture of anxiety and hatred. His orange eyes glowed and the dark energy surged ever more through his body as he called up all the reserves of strength he had.

“Be consumed by darkness!” He yelled, unleashing a powerful outburst that consumed the area in blackness thicker than the darkest of nights. The sound was deafeningly loud and booming as it pulverized the landscape and slammed into the intended targets. His feet dug into the ground further and further as he poured more of his power, more of his now uncontrollable rage into the assault, seeking to annihilate his enemies no matter the cost. He refused to succumb to this absurdity.

And yet the insanity didn’t cease. Within the unending, chaotic currents a bright light shone forth, and outward. A combination of psionic blue energy that pulsated from the golden warrior, and pure light that scorched Jaixe just by gazing at it. Within moments the chaotic flood of darkness was seemingly cast aside and burned away violently by the blindingly intense light, and try as Jaixe might to keep stay his ground, he was thrown back yet again.

How was such strength even possible? Jaixe thought with shock and bewilderment overcoming him, as he slid across the ground again from the force of the eruption of light that so easily dispersed his attack. He managed to slowly get back to his feet, seeing a winded and kneeling Teldranis a distance away, clearly exhausted from the endeavor and injured by the ruthless assault. But the girl, she was still standing resolutely and smiling ever so gleefully at Jaixe as she brought her Keyblade up with both hands and held it beside her head, pointed at her intended victim.

“How is your light so powerful…?” Jaixe whispered that question as he clung to his scythe’s handle for support to keep him balanced. He was winded, bruised, cut in a million ways that seemed to have dark energy seeping away from him through his wounds, and yet his enemies still stood. She charged forth in a blur of motion, “Hope you’re ready, I’m not gonna hold anything back!” She shouted as she surged forth, kicking up a cloud of dust behind her as she did so.

Jaixe swung with his scythe downward just when the girl got in range, but she swirled to the side, brought her keyblade up and slammed it down onto the black shaft of the dark-bladed weapon, causing it to shatter into a dozen shards and casting the head of the scythe away. Her speed was astounding! Jaixe was even further shocked as he stumbled forth, caught off-balance from the attack, only to be met with a horizontal slash followed by an uppercut that cast him off his feet. From there, the girl jumped and unleashed a flurry of wild swings that each impacted against the helpless victim Jaixe was now.

Each hit burned like fire throughout his entire body, and it seemed to cut at the very essence of his being as dark energy and sparks of white light both emanated from each impact. Then finally, the girl flew higher into the sky above Jaixe as her Keyblade glowed brightly like the stars. In that moment, Jaixe saw his answer. He was wrong. And yet all he could manage there, beaten and battered as he seemed to endlessly hover above the ground, was a faint smile at his own sheer idiocy that brought him to this conclusion.

When the immaculate star of a crescent blade came down onto him, all Jaixe could see then was darkness as his very existence faded away into nothingness, his consciousness cast aside like broken glass.

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Location: Unknown
Time: Present
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The next thing Jaixe heard, while floating in the black abyss, was a voice, originating from a silhouette that lay cloaked in the darkness, grinning and staring at Jaixe as he seemingly lay helpless and defeated.

Quote:“My name is Omni. This is not the world you know. This is the Omniverse. You interest me, so I have made you part of it. The Omniverse is a place that reflects the wishes of those who are part of it. But! There are rules. I will explain them only once, so listen carefully.”

Quote:"This is Omnilium. It’s what ties the Omniverse together. Without it, you are nothing. With it, anything you desire can be yours. But you will need more than this. If you desire it enough, you will find it. You will find that using it comes naturally. Just think of what you desire most.”

Quote:“You will not be alone in the Omniverse. There are others. Of course, they, too desire Omnilium. Do not fear death. For as long as you interest me, you will be reborn.

That’s all you need to know right now. You’ll figure out the rest soon enough. I’ll be watching … and waiting.”

The crickets chirping..
The darkness of the night..
..and there was a light breeze.

The rays of moonlight lit the way for the blunette who had recently met with his younger brother and his ally as well as the little tyke that even though was sort of annoying, there was something about him that he is unsure about. After all, how did he get to this strange maze of worlds to which the mysterious knows of? This was all new information for him to take in; even for a prodigy of magic, he, too, had questions.

Save for now, perhaps he can look into it later at a more appropriate time when things aren't at the most dire, noting at how close it was with the Camelot guards lurking in the nearby forest. However, there was that sense that he wasn't alone..

Eventually, he came to stop one place to take this time to just rest and look up to the stars above to reminiscent all the events that had happened. He was on the outskirts of the forest nearby the fortress city to which he would have to be careful.

The possibility of those guards could be out and abound, patrolling the area of anyone traveling around these lands at night.

Even so, like before, Ludwig sat down next to a tree, shadowed by nightfall and moved about to comfort himself before sighing; the emotions of regret were creeping up. He could had went back to Ashen Steppes to be there for Iggy to spend more time with his brother and possibly discuss about their adventures, whenever they were misadventures or not, and get accompanied again after so long, but Ludwig had to do this one single thing and he was even unsure on how the future will be.

Would he meet another ally like Kopaka, a new enemy or perhaps a rival on his future travels?

Those questions plagued his mind relentlessly even as he sighed; however give or take, tonight was perfect: clear star-filled skies adorned with the centerpiece of the blue moon above. Such atmospheric beauty.

Surely, it would be such a sight to behold for the denizens of the floating island above to be fortunate enough to remain in the skies, each and every night. Even though it was a distance away, Ludwig found it as a thing of wonder with it's rumored populace of scholars, mages and mystics.

Such an ideal fantasy.

Even so, the blunette lowered his head and looked around the forest, no sights of lights anywhere and not a single disturbance outside the crickets chirping. Before long, he lowered his head and wrapped his arms around his waist, clasping them together before he closed his eyes and rested for a bit to take a power nap to restore his energy.

However, while he was sleeping, a certain shadow silhouette was watching him from a distance, out of curiosity, and truth was: it was following the Koopa in secret. Before long, it felt out of the darkness of the forest and came into the moonlight revealing to be Jr. Troopa, who had his bat wings gone for the time being, however this was only for a window of seconds before he went back into the darkness to continue watching.

He wanted to be the reminder to Ludwig that he is made sure that he isn't forgotten..

As he watched the blunette, he began to feel tired himself as he stretched out his little body and let out a little yawn, well not before his stomach growled, waking him up again. Drats! He needed something to eat. After all, the Green Koopa Bro. incident in the Tangled Green and playing the escort has left him low on energy.

Wondering for a bit, maybe..he can check if Ludwig had food on him..but he had to be silent, one mess up will surely wake the other up, so as he exited out of the shadows again, he drew closer towards the resting blunette, each with the grass softly crunching under his shoes. When he was close enough, he eventually searched around Ludwig for any traces of food on him, however with the bounds of Ludwig, the result was the fact that having his space violated and being touched did end with him slapping aside the other's hand in annoyance as he grumbled to himself for a bit.

Luckily for the younger, he was quick to dodge the slaps and when he was finished, he grumbled as he crossed his arms with an annoyed look.

Darn it. Not a single thing and he's hungry!

Even so, he didn't give up as he backed up from the distance and looked around the area. The moment when the smell of delicious food trailed from someplace nearby, he followed his nose and went ahead to the source.

He had to get something to eat and he'll do anything to get it!

While the little tyke was away, it was only by several more minutes that Ludwig began to motion a bit before he slowly opened his eyes, only to yarn again. He was a bit disoriented at first but eventually, it cleared up as he awakened from his third nap of the day.

Boy, was he tired out today..

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Hey guys, long time no see! Sorry for being incommunicado lately. I see you guys somehow managed to keep things from falling apart in my absence - kudos! Anyway, I just wanted to stop by and show everyone what I've been working on for the past year. He wouldn't make a very good Prime (0 in all stats, what a chump), but let me introduce Tobias Gregory Kissack!