[IC Board] All the World's a Game - Season II

Washington D.C - City Streets

Julius was surprisingly pleased with his assumptions had turned out to be correct. However her description of her past did sort of make him feel a bit sorry. "Well I apologize for what had transpired with your kingdom. I at least wish that they do well on their own and learn from their past errors." Julius replied with a small sigh. However Midna's further response did indeed get his attention. Someone as analytical as he is... interesting. It did impress him.

"An adventurer? I suppose you could say that. I've been on quite a few journey's in the past. To be honest I'm surprised that I even managed to live this long. With all the stuff I've been through though, all the training. All the things I've seen... it's really no surprise to be honest. But yes. That tiredness you see is also no surprise. I'm currently sixty years of age. Been through quite a bit. So of course I would be tired... but that doesn't mean I'll always rest you know?" Said Julius as Pit who had been standing on the sidelines tapping his foot impatiently turned to Midna.

"Hey Midna can I have my groceries? I'll just go up to mine and Lady Palutena's apartment. Mr. Belmont can show you there."

Roxas' House - Tokyo, Japan

Mara was finishing her talk with Renamon when she noticed that the spartan finally looked at her "Well little fox, our soldier is letting his appearance with us, see you soon" She ended the comunication. "Now Johnny, I understand that you have thousands of things to do, or maybe not so many, but still, you can´t deny that you are a Yes Man" she spoke sighing, this was going to be an interesting talk to have with the chief.

What I needed from you aside from the dagger was to talk to you about your wife" the Froslass spoke and looked at his helmet knowing that her eyes met his "You may or not know about her growing madness thanks to being in the void on the end of the Devourer war, but it is getting stronger and sooner or later it will consume her. So I came here as both the request of the vixen and as a friend to tell you that she is in danger and we need you to help her, she already got most of the things needed to save Yukari, but you are a key element on this process to save her." she spoke and hoped that he would understand the situation.

Bench - Streets of London (Vala's Location)


"I know I´m in London on the Real World instead of our universe, but I know that anyone could have crossed the border between universes, so I have to be careful that one of them might have gotten into your labs, not that you guys aren´t good with checking your people, I´m just being cautious you know?" Vala spoke obviously honest with the spartan "We both knowth that they were a shady group that didn´t help UNSC to stop the wars, but to help themselves, do you understand what I mean?"

Washington D.C

Midna understood what Julius said "That is how life goes, one moment you are fine, the next one you are being chased by a demon or a horde of creatures, oh the joys of life" Midna actually laughed "At least with your experience you can both be a good trainer for younger lads or study the wonders of this world, surely you would get to places that the normal human can´t with your abilities"

The twili´s eyes suddenly widened with Pit´s heated, but understandable question "Oh! Sorry about that, here" she pushed the groceries to Pit "They will keep floating until you put them on a surface, I will try to compensate this" she said and then looked back at Julius "It is good that I have some items for cases like this, shall we follow him?" she asked to the Belmont

Lima Tuberculosis Hospital - Lima, Ohio

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"Oh come now, Jerry-boy! Lighten up a bit! It's Christmas! You know: Joy to the world, the Hero's dead! Rea-per blew off his head! What happened to his body? You know I kicked it thoroughly! Come on, Jerry, join me!" Hazama sang, humming the rest after inviting Reaper to join in on the song. When Reaper simply blew it off, Hazama stopped humming, obviously a little bored with the lack of a real response.

"Huh... well... back to the matter at hand.. I don't have any qualms about being 'under your command,' it wouldn't be the first time I took orders from someone on a high-horse with a God complex. However! I do things my way. You can command me to do something, but how I go about it is entirely up to me. Yosemite? I've got all sorts of fun things planned for you and your unit. Fun little activities like pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey and Mass Character Murder!" As Hazama spoke, he made a multitude of gestures to coincide with his words. He always did have a flair for the dramatic.

"So, 'Commander...' what's your first order? What do we do from here?"

Washington D.C - City Streets

Pit after having been given the groceries nodded to Midna. "Thanks!" Pit replied as he quickly went sprinting up the stairs, of which Julius just watched Pit with a slight chuckle.

"That kid sure has a lot of energy... anyways as a response to your statement I would have to agree. Granted the threats I deal with aren't all too common in this town. So unless I move somewhere else, that option might not be so wise at the moment." Julius replied as he began walking up the stairs before turning back to Midna. "Also to answer your question I would say that it would be a wise idea to follow him..." Julius replied as he began making his way up the steps until he reached the peach of the first set of stairs, waiting to let Midna pass by.

However... for a brief moment Julius could have swore he sensed something... very faint, but... noticeable and almost... evil presense for a split second before it faded. When he sensed it his face became quite serious within an instant, almost as though he was ready to run down the stairs and outside. Fortunately the presence had quickly disappeared and Julius looked slightly relieved. "Listen why don't you go up the stairs with Pit? I'll be stopping by my apartment on the floor above. I need to do something..." Julius spoke up as he proceeded up the stairs towards the second floor.

Washington D.C - City Streets


Midna didn´t need to think enough to notice how Julius demeanor changed from his formal and charming personality to a professional one "Let me guess, you also felt something odd, right?" she asked with a knowing smile "There is always something, but all right, if you need help with the nuisance" she made a small gesture with her hand and a small square appeared above her palm, it floated towards Julius and stopped closed to him. The square was one of the twilight particles and it was the size of a card, it changed its form as of a rectangle and going back again.

"Just break it" the twili said heading to Pit´s apartment.

Washington D.C - City Streets

Julius took the card, rectangle thing without hesitation as he walked up the steps. Thankful for the twili's assistance he smiled and nodded at the twili.

"Yes. Doubt it was much, but can't be so sure. Don't want to risk anything. Just be sure to leave things to me for now. You're a guest of Pit and Palutena. You shouldn't worry, but if I need your aid I will be sure to use what you have given me." Replied the old Vampire Hunter as he walked up the stairs til he reached the floor of his apartment. Meanwhile Pit was already on the fifth floor of the building and standing in front of a rather... lavish door of red velvet cloth and gold lining. Compared to the other doors of the apartments which were just standard doors, this door seemed more like one that belong to a Goddess and the captain of her bodyguards. He was busy fumbling around with a key trying to get it into the lock to open the door...

Finally Pit managed to get the door open and as she did what was inside was an apartment larger than what the design of the rest of the building would allow. The place looked almost like a large palace. In fact it was almost like an entirely separate dimension. As the Pit opened the door he stepped in and began to make his way to the kitchen.

Washington D.C -

Midna followed Pit through the building until they reached his door, and it was a different one from the others ("Hm.. what do you hide from the normal world..") thought the former princess while letting the angel boy open door. She could expect anything from a simple apartment from the looks of the building to a luxury type of place because of the living goddess who resided there. So when the door opened and showed a bigger place that the building shouldn´t have she laughed mentally ("Figures, with her powers she surely can manipulate space"). The place fitted the royalty and had the space of at least a high class home, but she could feel the warmth of happiness radiating inside such place.

Washington D.C - City Streets

As Pit entered the apartment and began making his way to the kitchen he noticed Midna behind him, and as such he had called out to her. "Hey just make yourself at home! This place is quite big! I would give you a tour, but right now I have to get dinner started! So go and explore okay? Just don't go into Palutena's room~!" Pit yelled from the kitchen as he set the groceries on the counter.

The inside of the apartment was definitely more impressive than it was just by looking in. With large gold chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, a large hallway with branching paths straight across from the front door, with 4 large doors sealing each passage. One was a rather normal yet large door that had a wooden sign with a cartoonish version of Pit's face on it. Obviously it was his room, while across from it was a more fancy, yet at the same time quaint door across from his. Palutena's maybe? The other two doors were just as large, being about twice Midna's size and were made of wood... possibly a bathroom and washroom... or guest room's. Either way the living room was just as large as the kitchen and dining room combined. Being decorated with comfortable, yet simplistic furniture with a rather large television screen hanging on the wall and some large speakers lining the corners of the living room, with bookshelves on both sides of the large television...

Washington D.C - apartment building

"I got to admit that you two do have a nice place, enough room for movement, but not too much, a relaxing mood in the entirety of the area, a good place to live" Midna complimented the apartment. She walked around the living room and looked at the books rather than the television, she knew about the device thanks to her journeys in another times, but she didn´t have the enjoyment of using such thing, so here was the twili looking at the collection of books and then at the place again.

"I wonder if living on this world would be fine, hyrule seemed ok when I visited it and the kingdom was in perfect state when I left" she spoke to herself "I would need a home base when I need some rest, so a major city would be preferred" she walked and saw the city through a window "This city seems ok, I will see where I can get a good place"

Firestorm Citadel

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"Well, a lot, to put it short. You got fire, undead, demons, cursed fire, lots of stuff to get by, really. There's a reason very few knights have even seen Vanaduke." the skull explained. "There might be something else down there, though. Air's been different lately, something from below. Something bad. Might have tried to come up, take the castle from below. Tread lightly."

"Damnit." HP muttered, before glancing over to Takoizu, then back to the castle. "We need to move."

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Santa Cruz

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As Isaac flew lower and lower, the air became heavy, and some undead tryed to reach out from their climb, falling to the depths below. The cracks became brighter and brighter the lower they went, with the entire ground around Malthael covered in their bright blue energy. Malthael lay on the ground, his robes a little disheveled and weathered, yet even unconscious, his sickles were firmly gripped with his hands.