It begins: Festival of the hunt

(Amongst the bustling hunters, one in particular was lost in thought. He gazes steadily at the sun, but thought only of the moon. This man, who had a small amount of wolfish traits to him, stared at it like it was an ominous messenger of doom, which is why the guy behind him could easily sneak in from behind and kick him in the rear. Immediately after, the wolf man's right arm whipped around to smack whoever it was. He missed, since his attacker was too short. It was, in fact, Zidane Tribal.)

Zidane: What's the matter, Ray? Too much sun in your eye?

Ray: It's not the sun that bothers me.

Zidane: Right. I almost forgot. So how's the arm?

Ray: Have a heart, will you? That wound never seals...and it makes my flesh crawl every time I get a new one.

(Sometimes, Ray and Zidane bumped into each other in Treno, which is why he knew about...his arm.)

Zidane: Whacha got?

Ray: ...Cerberus.

Zidane: Is it any good?

Ray: It's alot like the old man...

Zidane: Errr, yeah...

(It was kind of awkward talking to Ray. His father, Arthur Devorak, went mad with werewolfism and was eventually killed in Alexandria, where Zidane currently resides. Zidane and Steiner were there when it happened. It was awful.)

Ray: Zidane...

Zidane: Yeah?

Ray: I don't blame you... Not for what had to be done. He was...a monster. Even my mother thinks so.

(His mother, Medena Devorak, feared Arthur's werewolfism because of how ferocious he became...and because she worried that the son would follow his father's footsteps. Ray was coming of age now, and although he showed no signs of change, there were dreams, dreams that Ray hid from her but knew she could tell just the same.)

Ray: I'll never forgive his murderous ways. My father was nothing more than an assassin, a lowly killer...

(Nobody knew that Ray was the son of Arthur Devorak besides Zidane. This was because Arthur always used a nickname, Fenris, when dealing in the shadows. If anyone knew that 'Fenris' had a son, there would be almost no place for Ray to hide.)

"I am the thing the Darkness fears."

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Gilnor SeeD Posts: 320 (2/5/03 22:58)	It begins: Festival of the hunt It was a bright morning in Lindblum. All merchants woke happily to the new day cause the festival of the hunt always brought almost the income of one month in one day. Of course the day was always triple as hard but the profit was so high that it was forth that. All the competitors who decided to participate in the hunt itself had gathered to the large plaza built next to Lindblum plaza to hear the opening speech. Regent Cid stood at the speakers chair. Cid:"Hunters. This is a glorius day to you to prove yourself. And today is even more special day because Burmecia has finally been rebuilt. I now present you the king of Burmecia who has the honor to start the hunt." The crowd cheered and the king of Burmecia stepped now to the speakers chair. King:"Yes. Like Regent Cid just said this is a glorius day. And now, after finishing Burmecia we have also established the Dragon Knight order again. And now I present you the Dragon Knights of Burmecia. " The king stepped farther from the crowd and whispered something to Freya who was standing nearby. King:"Call them." Freya nodded and closed her eyes in concentration. Soon she opened them again and nodded to the king. Dozens of figures appeared in the horizon. The figures grew larger and soon the people noticed them as dragons. King:"No need to panic. Thanks to Zidane and Regent Cid we were able to found our ancient yet lost ally, the bronze dragons. And after they have flied over the castle the hunt begins. Last year the best result was 145 points and the defending champion is Zidane. Good luck in beating him." The hunters cheered and Freya jumped to stand with them. It was about 10 minutes till the hunt begins. Everyone was staring the dragons intensively. (OOC: Little ankward post but the storyline is officially launched now.)
Massacre The Darkgod SOLDIER First Class Posts: 240 (2/6/03 23:47)	Man of arms. (Amongst the bustling hunters, one in particular was lost in thought. He gazes steadily at the sun, but thought only of the moon. This man, who had a small amount of wolfish traits to him, stared at it like it was an ominous messenger of doom, which is why the guy behind him could easily sneak in from behind and kick him in the rear. Immediately after, the wolf man's right arm whipped around to smack whoever it was. He missed, since his attacker was too short. It was, in fact, Zidane Tribal.) Zidane: What's the matter, Ray? Too much sun in your eye? Ray: It's not the sun that bothers me. Zidane: Right. I almost forgot. So how's the arm? Ray: Have a heart, will you? That wound never seals...and it makes my flesh crawl every time I get a new one. (Sometimes, Ray and Zidane bumped into each other in Treno, which is why he knew about...his arm.) Zidane: Whacha got? Ray: ...Cerberus. Zidane: Is it any good? Ray: It's alot like the old man... Zidane: Errr, yeah... (It was kind of awkward talking to Ray. His father, Arthur Devorak, went mad with werewolfism and was eventually killed in Alexandria, where Zidane currently resides. Zidane and Steiner were there when it happened. It was awful.) Ray: Zidane... Zidane: Yeah? Ray: I don't blame you... Not for what had to be done. He was...a monster. Even my mother thinks so. (His mother, Medena Devorak, feared Arthur's werewolfism because of how ferocious he became...and because she worried that the son would follow his father's footsteps. Ray was coming of age now, and although he showed no signs of change, there were dreams, dreams that Ray hid from her but knew she could tell just the same.) Ray: I'll never forgive his murderous ways. My father was nothing more than an assassin, a lowly killer... (Nobody knew that Ray was the son of Arthur Devorak besides Zidane. This was because Arthur always used a nickname, Fenris, when dealing in the shadows. If anyone knew that 'Fenris' had a son, there would be almost no place for Ray to hide.) "I am the thing the Darkness fears."
Gilnor SeeD Posts: 321 (2/7/03 12:22)	5 minutes till hunt Freya noticed Zidane talking to someone and walked there. Freya:"Zidane! Afraid you're going to lose today? About 5 minutes until hunt begins." Zidane:"Never afraid Freya! After all I beated you last year." Freya:"That was pure luck. Besides if Sir Fratley would participate he would beat us all. Who's the friend of you?" Zidane:"Right. Ray, this is Freya Crescent, a Dragon Knight of Burmecia. Freya this is..." " There are no such things as good and evil. These things depends of our point of view"<br><br> <center><a href="http://pub53.ezboard.com/bffroleplay"><img src="http://pelu.jns.fi/~jstrande/logo.jpg" alt="Final Fantasy Roleplay" border=0></a></center>
TempestXtreme Black Dragon Posts: 325 (2/7/03 20:18)	Enter Shanya! She rushed to the Item Shop, slammed the door open, and ran around the store, buying fifty Potions and twenty-five Hi-Potions. She paid for them, put them in a bag at her side, and ran out again, forgetting her change. She had shoulder-lenght black hair with blonde streaks, blue-green eyes, and a pretty face. She wore a black coat over a black sleeveless vest, black pants, boots, and gloves with a combat claw on her right hand. The claw was called the 'Reaper's Scythe' - the three sharp claws on the glove were curved like a scythe blade, hence the name. "Five minutes! I knew I shouldn't have stayed up so late last night! OK! Have I got everything? Pretty much... Now, to wait for this festival to start! I can't wait! Hehe." Shanya Del Ravencroft, a girl from Treno, was going to show that Zidane guy that he won't be the champ this year! Do you think you have what it takes to battle against the forces of darkness? Are you strong enough to enter The Dark Dominion? You do? Then come and do battle!
Massacre The Darkgod SOLDIER First Class Posts: 243 (2/7/03 20:50)	Introduction to hunters... Ray: Raymond Devorak, a hunter for hire, out of Treno. I'm glad to see some good competition here. It'll spice things up for sure. (For a moment, Ray thought he smelled something funny, but he brushed it off as nothing...) "I am the thing the Darkness fears."
Gilnor SeeD Posts: 324 (2/7/03 20:59)	And the hunt begins! Suddenly a winged shadow hid the sun and darkened the sky. The leading dragon flied over the Linblum castle, turned around and started flying back to Burmecia. Freya:"Good luck to you gentlemen. The hunt begins!" All the hunters were now running to different locations of the city. Freya jumped to a roof of the closest building and started heading towards the just rebuilt Industrial district. Meanwhile. An old man walked to a huge iron gate and opened it. Soon a loud roar powerful enough to make anyone standing next to the gate deaf was heard inside and seconds later a T-Rexaur run outside. The old man chuckled himself and walked back to his store. "This year I did even better.A T-Rexaur. That was hard to catch. Also training it not to attack unless threaten wasn't easy. I wonder how the hunters will deal with it." The T-Rexaur was now heading towards Theatre District. " There are no such things as good and evil. These things depends of our point of view"<br><br> <center><a href="http://pub53.ezboard.com/bffroleplay"><img src="http://pelu.jns.fi/~jstrande/logo.jpg" alt="Final Fantasy Roleplay" border=0></a></center>
Massacre The Darkgod SOLDIER First Class Posts: 245 (2/7/03 21:08)	And there they go! (Ray's left arm goes up...and the sleeve drops to reveal...the arm of a Cerberus demon! He heads for the Theatre District himself, having picked up one helluva scent. There were a bunch of creatures there.) Ray: I wonder what the other smell was... >>>>>> (Meanwhile, Zidane went for the Industry.) Zidane: You're not gonna leave ME behind, Freya! "I am the thing the Darkness fears." Edited by: Massacre The Darkgod at: 2/7/03 9:13:44 pm
TempestXtreme Black Dragon Posts: 327 (2/9/03 8:05)	Hehe! Shanya began in the Theatre District, fighting off the monsters and having a grand time doing it, too. "OK! So...that's five Fang's, two birds (she couldn't remember their names), and a Zombie Dragon...though why they let that thing in here is beyond me...those things are dangerous!" she said cheerfully. Do you think you have what it takes to battle against the forces of darkness? Are you strong enough to enter The Dark Dominion? You do? Then come and do battle!
Gilnor SeeD Posts: 325 (2/9/03 18:30)	Jump and kill Freya jumped from roof to roof and when she noticed a Fang she quickly speared it. For now she had killed 7 Fangs and 1 Silver Fang and was third in the competition. Freya:"Damn! Competitors have improved this year." (OOC:Silver Fangs are evolved Fangs which reflects all magic attacks.)
Ultimate Massacre GF Posts: 113 (2/9/03 20:56)	Hunter-Seeker. (Zidane chopped down another Fang. He was almost surpassing Freya, but other hunters were outdoing them both!) Zidane: Who's gotten such a lead? It couldn't be... Naaah! (He went off to find more monsters.) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (There was ALOT of death in the Theatre District. The Reason? Ray Devorak. He guts one monster, picks it up, and tosses it into the next one so it cannot run away. The Fang-type creatures die very brutally, since Ray invisions his father in them all.) Ray: Am I in the lead? I'm not sure... I've been so busy, who can tell? OOC: Hey Tempest! Make some Planeshift characters, okay? I'd like to get the campaign underway. I know all of your burdens, your pains... Let me make them...WORSE!
Gilnor SeeD Posts: 326 (2/9/03 21:15)	Going for the big kill Freya stopped in one rooftop to watch Zidane slay one Silver Fang. Freya:"How's it going Zidane?" Zidane:"Good enough." Freya:"Doesn't look like it. I'm heading Business District. I smell more Silver ones there. Bye!" She jumped to the next roof and proceeded towards Business District. I'm afraid the Silver Fangs won't bring victory... I need something bigger... " There are no such things as good and evil. These things depends of our point of view"<br><br> <center><a href="http://pub53.ezboard.com/bffroleplay"><img src="http://pelu.jns.fi/~jstrande/logo.jpg" alt="Final Fantasy Roleplay" border=0></a></center>
TempestXtreme Black Dragon Posts: 328 (2/9/03 22:09)	Ha! OOC: I've got a character, I just haven't posted her yet. IC>> "These Silver Fangs have nothin' on me!" Shanya grinned. "So they reflect magic, so what? I use my fists!" She kicked another Silver Fang in the head and then cut it wide open with the Reaper Scythe claw that she wore. "Whoo! I am good at this!" she said, and went on to the next one. Do you think you have what it takes to battle against the forces of darkness? Are you strong enough to enter The Dark Dominion? You do? Then come and do battle!
Massacre The Darkgod SOLDIER First Class Posts: 248 (2/10/03 17:01)	Switch! (Zidane heads for the Theatre just as Ray goes for Business, slaying monsters the whole time.) "I am the thing the Darkness fears."
Gilnor SeeD Posts: 327 (2/10/03 22:04)	The conference room Away from the hunt in the confrence room of the Lindblum castle Regent Cid and the king of Burmecia changed worried glances. K.o.B:"So nothing has been heard from the scout ships?" Cid shook his head and then pointed a spot on the map spred in the table between the two statesmen. Cid:"Nothing. I sent three ships to Daguerreo three weeks ago to investigate the rumors about the army founded there. None of them has returned." K.o.B:"They are propably destroyed. Should we send another scouting party?" Cid:"sighing No. I thought about asking Zidane to gather a scouting party. If they would approach Daguerro with Invincible they could find out what's happening there." (OOC: Let's start revealing the story, shall we) " There are no such things as good and evil. These things depends of our point of view"<br><br> <center><a href="http://pub53.ezboard.com/bffroleplay"><img src="http://pelu.jns.fi/~jstrande/logo.jpg" alt="Final Fantasy Roleplay" border=0></a></center>
Ultimate Massacre GF Posts: 119 (2/10/03 22:32)	Alright... OOC: I'm taking it to the last monster. Prepare for some spookiness. IC> (Suddenly, the sky became as night and the moon was full above the rooftops. Ray gazed at it like he was transfixed in it entirely. It was like in his dreams, a radiant force in of itself. Then, he saw a single figure, a man who became a wolf.) Ray: It can't be... What're you doing here...? (The figure howled at the moon, his animalistic voice sending a shudder through Ray's spine. He had to act. He had to do something now. There was a deep-set feeling welling up from his soul and he was afraid of what it might become, what HE might become.) Ray: I won't follow in your tracks, you murderer! (Ray leapt atop a roof as well and began to chase the wolf-demon that he thought to be his father. After landing somewhere on the ground again, his vision began to clear. It was only a hallucination. But why?) GRRRRRROOOOOOAAAAAHHHHRRRRRR!!!! (He looked around quickly. There was a large monster [T-Rexuar] here in the Theatre District. What? How did he get here?) Ray: I really must stop sleep-walking like that. (He raised his Cerberus Arm for battle...) I know all of your burdens, your pains... Let me make them...WORSE!
Gilnor SeeD Posts: 330 (2/12/03 16:30)	Final Hunt Post (OOC: There's only one hunt post per player allowed and then the Festival of the Hunt is over.) IC> Freya killed 3 Silver Fangs more and rose to 3rd postion again. She sighed and searched for more Silver Fangs but didn't found any. Instead she heard an huge roar from Theatre District. Freya:"Aww. The grand prize is in Theatre. I never make there in time. " She noticed few Fangs running after a very scared dog and speared them. Freya:"Still third. Damn it!" " There are no such things as good and evil. These things depends of our point of view"<br><br> <center><a href="http://pub53.ezboard.com/bffroleplay"><img src="http://pelu.jns.fi/~jstrande/logo.jpg" alt="Final Fantasy Roleplay" border=0></a></center>
TempestXtreme Black Dragon Posts: 331 (2/14/03 22:07)	Nyah!! Shanya was tossed backwards into a building by a Silver Fang, grunting as she impacted. She tried to stand up...but found that everything was going black. She had hit the wall harder than she thought she had... "Whoa..." she muttered, right before passing out. Do you think you have what it takes to battle against the forces of darkness? Are you strong enough to enter The Dark Dominion? You do? Then come and do battle!
Ultimate Massacre GF Posts: 123 (2/14/03 22:33)	Howling Madness. (Ray hears the call of the wild, a howling inside of his head. He goes into a Trance, becoming stronger and more agile than before, because of his werewolf blood. He sidles left and leaps onto the T-Rexuar's neck area, clawing it with the Cerberus Arm!) I know all of your burdens, your pains... Let me make them...WORSE!
Gilnor SeeD Posts: 336 (2/14/03 23:30)	The end of the hunt The T-Rexaur roared in fury and in the same time its last time. 5000 points were added to Ray's score. He took the first place. Elsewhere... Shanya wakes up and notices that the Silver Fang she was battling against was hit to death by spear. A burmecian stood over her and extending her arm to her. Freya:" Are you all right?" Shanya:"I guess so but I fell out from the hunt." Freya:"It's not so big deal. I didn't do good either. Besides there are going to be many festivals after this one" Freya helped Shanya to get up and then went to pick up her spear. Freya:"By the way. I'm Freya Crescent. What's your name?" " There are no such things as good and evil. These things depends of our point of view"<br><br> <center><a href="http://pub53.ezboard.com/bffroleplay"><img src="http://pelu.jns.fi/~jstrande/logo.jpg" alt="Final Fantasy Roleplay" border=0></a></center>
Ultimate Massacre GF Posts: 125 (2/15/03 3:53)	Aftermath... (Zidane had gotten to the area of the T-Rexuar just in time to see Ray's vicious assault. He froze. It was like he was having a waking nightmare.) Zidane: The way he killed that monster... Oh no... (Ray recovered quickly enough, but he had no memory of what just happened. At first, he assumed that the T-Rexuar had made a foolish move, allowing him to kill it easily. But then...he saw how deep the wound went, and how vicious the strikes were. He looked around to see Zidane, to see his expression...) Ray: Zidane... Please tell me I didn't just... (Zidane nodded gravely. Already, it had begun. The father's curse was beginning to manifest in his son.) I know all of your burdens, your pains... Let me make them...WORSE!
TempestXtreme Black Dragon Posts: 332 (2/15/03 19:34)	.... Shanya sighed. "Me? I'm Shanya Del Ravencroft. Nice to meet you," she said, brushing herself off. "Humph. I guess I'm not as strong as I thought... Well...see ya." She walked away and tripped over the body of a Silver Fang in the process.

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