[Event] Heartless Invasion (Warning: Violence)

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[A simple but intense dislike for Bakura had evolved into a hatred so strong Kai almost didn't know what to do with it. He'd tried distracting himself with friends, games, his dog...nothing really seemed to help as much as practicing his magic, and then only because every time he cast it, he was pretending he was using it on the Creeper. After a while even that didn't work. It hadn't taken him long after the stabbing incident to start practicing another of his skills, and while controlling the first Shadow he'd managed to summon had been a disappointment, he'd gotten better. Good enough, in his opinion, to carry out something he'd been considering for a while, but hadn't decided on with absolute certainty until Karasu was sobbing her heart out on his couch.

Killing the bastard won't be permanent, but maybe taking his Heart will be.

After locking Surge safely in the bedroom, Kai checks one more time to make sure the Blue Eyes Keychain she made for him is hanging from his belt before heading to the door. As his hand grasps the knob, a flash of silver catches his eye; the ring 'Jem had given him. Frowning, he tugs it off and goes to hide it in a kitchen drawer. The hell he's wearing it while he does this. The thought stirs an uneasy feeling in the pit of his stomach, and Kai shoves it away. Time to get on with it.

Forgoing the door this time, he opens a Corridor instead, focusing on pinning down the Creeper's location. He's pretty sure...Ah. Feels like the library. A smirk touches his lips before he steps through. Bakura might be gone by the time he gets there, but it's not like it matters.]




(OOC: So, Kai's finally had enough of Bakura's crap and sorta...snapped. His intention is to go after just him, but things are going to get out of hand. Heartless will be roaming the island - a lot of them. For simplicity's sake, they'll be limited to Shadows and Neoshadows. Feel free to deal with them as you see fit, but remember, only magic (including magical weapons) or the Keyblade can destroy them.

Important notes: All event-related threads must stay in this post. If a Heartless takes your character's Heart, it counts as death; they'll revive in the clinic within three days (at least). No Nobodies are allowed to be generated if your character becomes a Heartless.

Kai should hopefully slip back into the land of sanity within a few hours of starting this fiasco, and he'll start cleaning up his mess then. Mostly hunting down the suckers, but he can do rescues too if needed. It may take him a few days to catch any stragglers.)

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[Kai can use some help himself, but he's not going to ask for it. He made this mess, he should be the one cleaning it up, no matter how difficult or bloody or dangerous. It's his fault, and other people are paying for his mistakes. After his run-in with Karasu, he'd taken Heart's Shadow and thrown himself into the fight, earning a few more gashes simply due to lack of concentration. He's not too worried about that, however; learning Cura really is paying off.]

Wha-

[Is that Tenar? Light, he's batting a thousand today, isn't he? He knocks back a few Neoshadows with the Keyblade, making his way over to the boy. At least the kid's attacks are clearing some space.]

What the hell are you doing out here? Go back to the room!

[Wow, that's not deja vu or anything, really. At least Tenar's not throwing rocks at them.]

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No way! I can handle myself, and these things are trying to hurt people!

[Tenar blasts another Shadow, making sure to keep his balance in the air well enough.]

Besides, I came to find you too! What's going on?! Aren't these the things you talked about before?

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Which is why you should be somewhere safe! I've got this mess!

[Kai pegs a pair of Shadows with Fira, barely watching them vanish before he shifts his attention back to Tenar.]

I'm fine. [Like hell he is.] Yeah, and- [Just ducking a swipe before continuing] I kind of had an accident. I mean, this was. It was only supposed to be- forget it and go back already!

[inheritedburden]

I've been fighting worse things than this! I'm not gonna go hide somewhere safe! That's not what heroes do!

[Sorry, Kai, but your argument is falling on deaf ears. Tenar blasts another one that was sneaking up on them, then looks at him in shock.]

YOU did this?!

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You're not going to live to be one if you don't-

[Kai nearly jumps as Tenar takes out one he didn't notice, then cringes at his tone. Oh yeah, guilty as hell forever. He makes a point to not answer, instead sidestepping a Neoshadow before he freezes it solid.

Can't avoid it forever though, as much as he'd like to.]

Yes. I had someone to take care of. Didn't go the way I'd hoped.

[He'll just be avoiding details, but Tenar's a smart boy, he'll probably guess.]

[inheritedburden]

[Tenar's protests are pretty much shot dead at that, and he just stares at Kai, momentarily forgetting where they are.]

But you... you're still yourself!

[He says, like that shouldn't be.]

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I'm always myself! [Sure he is. Siccing a bunch of Heartless on the Creeper didn't fall under sane. Or smart.

A Shadow's claw catches Kai's arm before he has a chance to jerk away, and he hisses in pain, reflexively swinging Heart's Shadow into it's head before he moves forward, reaching up to try and grasp Tenar's ankle. This has to be the stupidest place to be having this argument, and he's getting them out of it.]

C'mon, we're leaving!

[The blood's running down his arm onto the Keyblade, and he's not too happy about that, either.]