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Who: Ren, Aerith, anyone who wants to help fight back some Heartless
What: The ritual succeeded, but it's not over yet.
Where: Radiant Garden
When: immediately after the ritual

This log is pretty much a free-for-all. Start wherever you like, by handwaving how you got to RG or starting on the world you were shifted to as you make your way here. More importantly, fight back the Heartless! This is the 1000 Heartless battle, WR style! Bring on the epic!

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[hyperpsyche.livejournal.com]

Ren's chuckle at Aerith's comment and the way she said it died when she heard the Neoshadows' claws scraping against the barrier Reflect had set up. "Erk... thanks," she squeaked after she glanced back to look.

Hopefully, things would be somewhat better inside the castle. Ren wasn't sure how, but there was no harm in hoping, right?

[holylifestream.livejournal.com]

The mage was panting by the time they reached the castle. She may be tough enough to get by, but she still wasn't used to fighting on the front lines, and it was wearing her out fast. But there was something in the way of the entrance she'd been heading for, something she'd never seen. It...

Moved.

Aerith was startled enough to stop dead in her tracks for a moment, staring at the fortress. The creature loomed over them, spilling Darkness from the cracks in armor that creaked from the rust that impaired every move it made. She stared up at it in shock, not sure what to make of it. It decided their course of action for them, however, as it raised one arm - could it be called an arm? Aerith wasn't sure - and hit her, knocking her back a few steps, head reeling so that she almost missed the faint echo that followed.

Help... me...

[hyperpsyche.livejournal.com]

Ren had been reaching in her bag for a Potion to offer Aerith when she skidded to a halt just outside the castle entrance. All she could think to say as she looked upon the giant living... knight? Armor? Castle? was a stunned, "What the heck?"

Then it smacked Aerith back, and Ren hurried forward to support her. "Are you alright?" she asked, shifting her gaze back and forth between Aerith and the creature that blocked the castle threshold.

Part of her wanted to classify it as yet another Heartless, something of boss battle-caliber. But Ren couldn't find an emblem on it anywhere, and that rust... "The Tin Man's got nothing on you in terms of needing oil, big guy," she muttered under her breath.

[holylifestream.livejournal.com]

The next punch was aimed at Ren, armor screeching in protest at the sudden movement. Aerith hardly had time to put together a weak Reflect before downing the Potion Ren had offered her. Bracing herself for another attack, she stared up at it in confusion. "It... He wants us to help him," she said. "But I don't know how."

Another echo rushed their way. The Darkness...

[hyperpsyche.livejournal.com]

"I'm guessing he means he wants us to help rid him of the Darkness, rather than sit back and quit getting in its way," Ren said dryly. "Okay, so... how?"

Well, if shonen anime had taught her anything, it was that beating the problem up until it was no longer a problem and then making friends with it usually worked. So, a pair of staff chicks, one of whom without any sort of magic, against a gigantic living castle. Ren had seen worse odds. Somewhere.

Oh Hai~ =D

[ariakitsune.livejournal.com]

Aria was quickly approaching the castle area leaving a trail of things dropped by various Heartless. She looked like she's seen better days. Her shirt was ripped in a few places and there was some dried blood on her arm... she was also in a barely visible bubble that was glowing faintly. It was hard to say from just looking at it whether it was a normal Bubble or one of her experiments.

"You've got to be kidding me," she said when she finally got close enough to see the giant thing in front of the castle.

[holylifestream.livejournal.com]

"Darkness," she whispered. The gears in her head were turning and she made her decision just as it prepared to take another shot at them. She dove out of the way and ran to the most protected place she was going to get to right now. "Keep him distracted," she called back to the girls, sending Aria a distressed smile. "I'm going to cast Holy."

[hyperpsyche.livejournal.com]

"So you made the party after all," Ren joked as she handed Aria a what looked like a much-needed potion. Hopefully the bubble she was in would let it through. "Thank you." The knowledge that she and Aerith were no longer alone in fighting the Heartless here boosted Ren's spirits.

The matter of being the distraction, however, was somewhat less cheering. "What do you want me to do, dress in drag and do the hula?" Ren quoted under her breath. Well, it could be worse. James could be trying to "help" in his own "special" way.

Ren took a deep breath and charged toward the giant with a shout. Before she could realize just how insane what she was about to do was and lose her nerve, she jumped up and grabbed hold of one of its tower-like arms some feet up. Hanging on for dear life with one arm, Ren brought her staff around with the other and smacked it hard against the nearest patch of rust she could see.

[ariakitsune.livejournal.com]

The bubble did let the potion through though there was a bit of resistance and it would have felt really weird. Aria didn't really need a potion at the moment. The rips and dried blood were from injuries she'd already healed. She kept it handy though.

"Out of my brain," she muttered after Ren ran at the thing. She had thought the exact same quote on being asked to distract it.

By the time Ren jumped on the arm Aria had switched out her sword for her tiki-torch staff. She wasn't about to try grabbing on to the thing but, she did run closer.

She held her staff in front of her and used Aero to get a sort of flamethrower effect. It didn't do much besides get its attention. She had to dive out of the way when it retaliated.

[holylifestream.livejournal.com]

Aerith took a deep breath and clasped her hands before her, blocking out all sound from the fighting. She dove into the planet's heart, pleading for the power she would need to help free the summon and her home from the Darkness. Even as weak as it was, the Light of Radiant Garden was still there, and it washed over her like tidal wave as she stepped out from behind her protected area and sent the spell barreling toward her target. The area was flooded with Light, all nearby Heartless fleeing as quickly as they could, the magic pouring through her like a fountain and hitting the afflicted creature with such force that it stumbled and fell to its knees before them.

[hyperpsyche.livejournal.com]

Well, the good news was that Aria's tiki flamethrower kept the giant too distracted to try to crush Ren while she was directly underfoot. And at least Aria was sane enough not to try and copy Ren's stunt. The bad news was that she was too preoccupied with hanging on and whacking it to see the Light spawned by Holy coming until it was too late.

Ren cried out as the surge of Light blinded her. She instinctively brought up her arm to shield her eyes and provide some measure of shade so they could recover, but then the giant groaned with a sound like straining girders. A moment later, it fell to its knees, and the sudden shift was enough for Ren to lose her grip. With a scream, she fell beside it, hitting the ground hard. Ren whimpered in pain and shakily tried to get up, but her body apparently decided that enough was enough, and she collapsed, unconscious.

[ariakitsune.livejournal.com]

After the Light faded Aria stumbled towards where Ren had fallen. She thought to keep a wary eye on the giant but, really if it wasn't over she doubted there was much she could do besides try to get Ren away from the area.