New Design [Champion/Open]

[Aerith]

I don't think I like where we are, but I'll go with it.
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A strange sensation swept through Belle as the woman moved them to somewhere else. A place she had never seen before... somewhere filled with bone-chilling screaming. Despite the assurances of safety, Belle couldn't find her voice for a moment.

Finally, she took a deep breath and gathered herself. She had already asked her questions, but she decided to repeat herself. "Who are you? And who was that man?"

[Slash]

Simple questions. Any more?

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Shisou answered the questions as best she could, trying to ignore the fact that this was a contemptible human. Normally, she'd just kill the girl, but the swine wanted her so she must have some use.

"He is a swine. I care little about what he wants, but I know that should we leave this place he will tear me down and take you." She shrugged. "I'd rather not go through the inconvenience my brethren are suffering through."

Shisou sat down carefully. "I am Shisou, a Cursed One and one-time ally of the swine. It was a very short alliance. I do not like pigs."

[Nothingness]

What The!?

Gilgamesh wasn't exactly sure what had just happened. First, the swordsman, in his obvious fear, was trying to divert the subject, but before Gilgamesh could make a move the girl had kidnapped the other lady and vanished. "I've never seen an interdimensional rift such as that before!" He was truly impressed, but he couldn't lose his focus. No, he MUST have the swords! "Come, swordsman! Let us settle our quarrel!"

Of course, another interruption had to follow. This time, however, it was by that dog-man. Well, he had certainly had enough of this! The dog-man had taken up an obvious fighting stance, and Gilgamesh wasn't going to let a fight escape him. "Very well, if you wish to fight, I shall oblige you! COME AND FACE MY WRATH!" Gilgamesh charged, aiming to take down this dog-man in one swing before fighting the swordsman.

[Fate]

Well this is... interesting.
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Just as he got into the castle, slipping in as quietly as he could, Belle was taken away by a woman through various Corridors. The woman had a completely different scent than everyone present, including the extremely odd swordsman standing in the room as well; she was covered in darkness. The Beast was here as well, obviously angry that Belle was taken away from him. What Zexion wanted to know was why. Why did the woman take Belle away? What did the Champion even want with the Princess of Heart? And why was this eccentric swordsman demanding a fight with the Beast?

Now, how to approach this situation? He wanted information and the Champion obviously wanted the Princess of Heart for some reason, Kingdom Hearts knows why. There had to be a way to get to the point where both of them could walk away with information from the other. Unfortunately, that wasn't going to be easy. The Champion was, at the moment, considered an enemy because he was killing Keyblade Masters at a quick pace. Naturally, the Organization wasn't bound to like that.

But maybe... he could do something here. He'd be willing to try anyway. Before any fighting could happen, he stepped up to the both of them, glancing at both briefly and the Beast before deciding to speak. "Instead of fighting, how about I offer something?" he asked, "I can't follow Belle's scent, but I can track the scent of the one who took her. I'll be kind and extend my services for something in return." He wasn't going to hide and be subtle. If the Champion didn't want any part in that, he wasn't going to be upset. It would just mean he would have to find something else to do to avoid Vexen keep himself occupied.

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[Aerith]

So many unfamiliar faces. Know my desperation.
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Belle tried her best to ignore the palpable agony around them. Screams rent the air, so she spoke as loudly as she could without seeming like she was screaming, too.

"So, you're getting back at him? Did he do something to you?" He must be a terrible person if he could make someone like Shisou angry. Then again... she struck Belle as the easily provoked type, so perhaps whatever he had done was not so terrible after all.

"I'm Belle," she offered out of politeness. "I know you said we can't leave here, but I can't stay away from the castle forever. It's very important that I get back."
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The other stranger present, the six-armed swordsman, attacked him. Not in his castle.

His claws shot out and grasped the arm swinging the sword, crushing it for a moment in a vice-like grip. With another roar, he violently pushed the swordsman away from him.

Before he could do anything to the man in the silver robes, another stranger appeared and placed himself between them. Beast heard not a single word he said at first.

Rage was pounding through his nerves. All he could think over and over was that Belle was gone. The thought ran circles in his mind and threatened to drag him down into despair. Everything was ruined now. She was gone, and hope had gone with her.

What was that? The small stranger could locate her? He resisted the urge to grab said stranger by the shirt and shake some urgency into him.

"Find her now! I'll do anything you ask. Anything!"

[Nothingness]

I've Fought Worse!

Ha! This dog-man believed his grip could crush the all-mighty Genji Armor? Well, he'd soon see what happened when he--"Gyah!" The next thing Gilgamesh knew was that he was flipping through the air and landing quite hard on the stairs. Chocobos danced in his eyes for a few moments before he got his senses back.

Still, that wouldn't stop him. No, it would not! Kicking himself back up, he pulled out the Buster Sword from the Rift, scraping its blade against the Wyrmhero's. "That didn't even hurt!" Gilgamesh had started to run in for another attack when some guy with impaired depth perception appeared and stood between the swordsman and the dog-man. Why were there so many people willing to stand between him and the swords of legend?

[Prythian]

The Champion looked with anger at Zexion. "You should be aware I am considered to be your enemy." He said, thoughts obviously more on the Princess than the deal. "And I know where she is. She is someplace I am somehow BARRED from entering. That I cannot enter that realm is unusual in and of itself. That you would deal with an enemy offering something I already know? Less unusual." He turned away, and was silent for a moment, drawing his hood up.

After that, he began talking mostly to himself. "...Perhaps I have been going about this the wrong way. Perhaps they are wrong in the fine details of the plan. It is the goal that matters, after all." He shook his head. "I can serve them in another, more subtle way." He turned to look at Zexion again, face obscured by the silver hood. "Here is what I will grant you. I am going to a realm unreachable any other, even to others that can travel between the realms. I will not return from that realm. There will be no more Keyblader deaths from my hands, and in that realm I will attempt to influence the tides of darkness and light. In return, convey this message to the one you call Alanix. 'My secret need not be kept anymore. My final request is that you prevent the Door to Darkness from being opened after it is unsealed.'"

The Champion turned to the Beast. "I... understand how you feel. But the Door must be unsealed, or you and she will both end up dying with the rest of the universe. Please allow her to accomplish that, at least." And with a flash of a golden sword, he vanished.

[Fate]

Well... that wasn't helpful.
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Unfortunately, the Champion was right about one thing. Belle was in a realm not reachable by either of them. And his words only caused the Schemer more confusion and tempted more questions from him, not really any answers. The Champion was suddenly withdrawing from this realm, going to one unreachable by all, and refuse to kill anymore Keyblade Masters. He should consider that a good thing, though what he was told to do made him raise an eyebrow. Tell Alanix that his secret need not be concealed any longer and to prevent the Door to Darkness from being opened after being unsealed?

... Naturally. That would explain all of the questions Alanix asked upon joining the Organization. He was getting annoyed with members turning out to be traitors. Was this group ever going to be able to function, or were they determined to be defunct for eternity? Either way, he would do as the Champion requested... and then what? No idea. There was nothing for him after that except the "quest" to find Xehanort if he was indeed going to be revived.

Now he and the Beast were alone. He sighed and shook his head. There was nothing left for him here. "He is right. There is nothing I can do for her now." And that was that. He let a Corridor of Darkness absorb him and disappear from this world, going onto the next.

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[Nothingness]

B-But, the Swords!

Gilgamesh watched in horror as the Champion left. He was so close to the swords, and now they were forever out of his reach. He returned his swords to the Rift hung his head in dismay. "They were right there, but..." He lifted his head, a vicious smile on his face. "Dog-man! I shall find your woman! The Rift is ever present, and no one could possibly hide from, me, Gilgamesh! The greatest swordsman in all Ivalice!" He laughed as he vanished into the Rift.

Unfortunately for Gilgamesh, he forgot just how fickle the Rift could be, and instead found himself in the middle of the desert in Agrabah. Oh well--he'd eventually realize his mistake and find himself somewhere else.