OHSHI--

[evilisfabulous]

Who: Ghirahim and Vatheon
Where: EVERYWHERE. Just make a note of where in your comments!
When: Friday. Wrathday.
Style: prose to start, will match
Status: open

It should have been like any other day in this bizarre undersea city. But it very much wasn't. Not for Ghirahim. The moment he woke up he was consumed by it... A fire in his blood and his mind that set at least five different fuses on fire. It didn't take them long to go off.

Ghirahim's temper had always been volatile, but this... this was an all-consuming rage and hatred of everything--everyone--around him. He hadn't even bothered to keep up the pretense of being something akin to human. His first victims are in the plaza. With sword and flying daggers he lays into the common people of Vatheon, his metallic skin soon covered in their blood. Normally this ends his impulse. A release from the anger that consumes him.

Instead it only makes it worse.

He lashes out again. And again. Someone tries to knock him out with a glass milk jug to the head. He whirls and slices the man open from groin to sternum. He's dead before he even hits the ground. "Such delicate...mortal...easily broken creatures. What is so special about you?! Hm?"

There's no answer, of course. And still, there is no release from the violent fury that's taken hold of him. He departs to find somewhere besides a now-empty plaza to vent his anger, leaving an easily-followed, bloody trail in his wake.

((ooc: Ghirahim is heavily affected by the wrath curse! Consider yourself warned--if you do put your character in this thread there is a strong chance they will be killed unless they can fight back to some degree. Of course, no actual killing will happen unless we talk it out first. Hit me up on Plurk or AIM to discuss!))

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Near the plaza!~

[lucentpalisade]

Ghirahim bad boy! No cookie!

Sophie'd been on her way to the plaza for her daily walk and exploration routine when she heard the sound of battle, and screaming and .. and.. well it's sounding pretty damn bloody actually.

Naturally, she sped towards the sound of the disturbance. Seeing Ghirahim slaughtering people would be upsetting to a normal person, but being far from normal - Sophie's just going to barrel into the nearest victim to shove them (rather roughly) out of the way, aiming a palm strike at Ghirahim's stomach.

"STOP."

[evilisfabulous]

She may as well have hit a solid metal wall. The hit to his center of balance makes him stagger, but his stomach's definitely not his weak point. He glares at Sophie like he doesn't even recognize her through his fury, raising his hand to backhand her across her face.

"Get out of my way!"

[lucentpalisade]

Hey. Slapping little girls is RUDE.

Fortunately Sophie is built with sterner stuff, and while that blow would more than likely send someone flying, she braces for the blow, reeling back for a second. "Why are you doing this? Stop it," Already she can feel herself shifting into a battle stance, purple eyes scanning the area briefly to make sure the victims were getting the heck out of dodge.

A white fire encircles her fists as she pulls her arm back, this time throwing her whole body in the punch at the demon lord. "I won't move! You can't hurt these people anymore!"

[evilisfabulous]

One of the blows connects with the white glass in the middle of his chest. That earns a cry of pain as he steps back to cover it with his hand.

"Why? Why?!" He swings his sword at her, flailing with it, so consumed by anger he can't even think straight. "Because it won't stop!"

[lucentpalisade]

That was ... odd. What was that? No matter, no time to wonder about it - now he's swinging like a lunatic, leaving Sophie to fall on the defensive. She can't dodge all of the strikes, and where the blade cuts into the fabric of her outfit or into her body, she winces, but doesn't bleed.

"What won't?" She demands, leaping backwards, then darting in under the swing of a sword, aiming to sweep his legs out from under him and regain some space.

[evilisfabulous]

She manages to upset his balance again, sending him falling to the ground. Now, of course--now he's even more angry. Ghirahim doesn't respond to her question. He just screams in fury and summons another sword, trying to stab at her over and over again.

[lucentpalisade]

OKAY how many swords does this man have seriously. Again she's put on the defensive - if nothing else, he needs to be dealt with quickly before he turns his attention on the innocent people again. Another strike gets through her guard as she missteps, and she stumbles briefly, quickly throwing herself backwards into a backflip to take her out of the range of his swings.

There was no precision, no elegance to his swings. Just raw savage power, reckless and wild. That hazy white glow encircles her body, as she leaps up and angles herself downwards with striking kick, aiming at his chest again - remembering that weak point she hit earlier. "Eagle Dive!"

bluh sorry this took so long

[evilisfabulous]

Ghirahim staggers back again, an impressive crack from where her kick landed against the glass cover. He roared in fury, driving his sword directly at the girl's chest in kind. "You wretched little brat!"

[replicatedcourage]

"Ghirahim!!!"

The shout echoes across the plaza, so much a stronger voice than the replica usually uses, sounding ever so much like his original, like the line of heroes that's stretched back into Hyrule's history, time immemorial. But there is a darker edge to it, a fury bleeding into the foundations of his speech that's visible on the face of the young Hylian, standing there with bow in hand to face his fellow construct.

Only he no longer seems like a mere construct. The magic of the Triforce has rebuilt him, taken the base spell of Ganondorf's, born of Demise's power, and reshaped it, strengthened it, and reforged the replica into a being of shadow and light, a full mortal, a full being in his own right. The traces are still there, yes, the darkness in the cracks, but Sola is so much more solid, present, and real.

And he won't abide Ghirahim killing innocent people. Moreover, he blames him as the reason for his sudden transformation, for the necessity of Zelda rebuilding him piece by piece, for all the anguish as he slowly faded into nothing. It's all Ghirahim's fault.

The curse may not be effecting Sola directly, but wrath is definitely a motivation as the shadow of Courage lets his nocked arrow fly directly at the crystal on the living sword's chest.

[evilisfabulous]

And the surprise is what freezes Ghirahim in place. He can sense the difference in Sola, and it cuts right through his unnatural anger, stinging him with barbs poisoned with jealousy.

Then the arrow's tip cracks the glass casing of the red crystal in his chest.

He staggers, his hand clutching the weak point in agony. Then the anger is there again, even keener. "So you've decided to betray me too. I can't say I'm surprised... Hylia. My beloved Master...and now you?!"

Ghirahim straightens again and snaps his fingers, summoning a spinning circle of knives, and flinging them at Sola before charging. Nothing of the grace and restrained mockery in his fight with Johnny. This is raw, unfiltered fury.

And this time, he can't make it stop.

[replicatedcourage]

"Betray you?!"

Sola takes a diving leap and rolls to the side, the shield on his back deflecting the majority of the flurry before the replica is forced to whip the curved metal from his back and present it as a barrier between himself and his enraged opponent. The force of Ghirahim's blow sends him skidding back on one knee almost a foot, tearing the knee of his leggings and shaking his arm, the clang of metal on metal reverberating through his bones and making his teeth clatter painfully. He'd had to bring the shield up too soon as well, making his back a mess of thin slashes from the few daggers that had been let through his guard.

But still he holds his place, shield between himself and Ghirahim.

"You tried to kill me!"

His own anger sparks, furious and emotionally hurt. Ghirahim had asked him to be his moirail only to use him, that had to be it. He'd wanted him around so he could suck that power from him until he was dry, vanished from the conscious world.

With a furious cry, Sola pulls a bomb from his stock and connects it right against Ghirahim's face, ducking under his shield again a split second before the explosion rocks him backwards.

Thank goodness for unbreakable Hylian shields.

[evilisfabulous]

Ghirahim screams at the explosion, staggering back a good few feet while trying to clear his head from the brief concussion. The glass over the red gem in the center of his chest is completely shattered, revealing the crystal that serves as his heart.

He stays frozen like that for a dangerously long minute before he looks back at Sola in overspilling rage. His sharp teeth screech like metal on metal as he grinds them together. His body is shaking.

"You wretched little brat. I'll show you what it looks like when I try to kill someone..."

Ghirahim lunges forward without even trying to resort to weapons, too furious to even attempt magic. He aims a kick at Sola, trying to flip him over so he can pin him down and strangle him with bare hands.

[replicatedcourage]

Sola falls back with the kick, Ghirahim's toe having caught the bottom lip of his shield and sent it flying. As Ghirahim descends on him, the Hylian places a foot on his chest and pushes aiming to send the construct flipping over him with his own momentum, though whether this is a conscious decision on Sola's part or a happy accident in panic is anyone's guess. He has no shield, his sword is still sheathed, pressing painfully against the lacerations in his back, and he can't get at anything else in his arsenal with Ghirahim baring down on him as he is.

If this doesn't work to put some distance between them, he'll be in some serious trouble.

[evilisfabulous]

He's solid metal. Which means he weighs a lot, but that just makes the momentum even more effective against him. He screams in anger and surprise, landing on his back in a daze.

It doesn't take him long, however, before he starts trying to get up again.

[replicatedcourage]

Scrambling, Sola rolls to his feet with a grunt and a sharp intake of breath at the pressure on his wounds from the movement. He draws his sword in a quick motion as he moves to plant a heavy boot on Ghirahim's abdomen, sword point directly over the exposed and pulsing crystal.

If he makes one move, Sola will plunge the sword as deep as it will go.

"Why did you try and kill me?! After going on about being the same and being brothers!? Did you just ask me to be your moirail so you could use me for my energy?! Tell me why!!"

His hand shakes, the sword point wavering just a little as Sola's eyes narrow to ruby slits in his frustration and scathing anger.

[zelda_hylia]

People have been behaving oddly this week, and Zelda has finally taken it upon herself to go move Link back to her house until he awakens again. She might have wards on his house, but she just won't feel safe unless he's nearby. She's just packing up his things when she sees Ghirahim approaching, covered in blood. After a moment's consideration, she steps out of the house, activating the wards. If this is going to turn into a fight, she can't be trying to protect Link's unconscious body at the same time.

Not that she's going to call out to him. Maybe he won't notice?

[evilisfabulous]

Oh, he noticed all right. Through her power. And now it's not Link his anger is focused on.

Ghirahim teleports right next to the wards, striking at them over and over again with his sword. "You! You wretched traitor, don't be coward!"

[zelda_hylia]

If he thinks for one second that she's stupid enough to step out where he can hurt her, he's got another thing coming. Zelda raises her chin at Ghirahim coldly.

"I do not recall betraying you. I do recall Ganondorf telling you to cease such nonsense, though. What are you doing?"

[evilisfabulous]

"Don't you dare look at me that way!" He swings at the ward again, trying to beat it down through sheer force. "You wretched goddess--I should have finished you millennia ago when I had the chance! After all I did for you--!"

[zelda_hylia]

Any other sort of attack would be easy for her to hold off, but the corruption of Demise is something that she's always had trouble handling, even in her previous incarnations. If she hadn't set the ward up and powered it beforehand, she would be in grave danger. As it is, she's not sure how long she can hold out. Zelda starts to prepare her bow and arrow.

"Calm down! The rest of us have put the past behind us, you must do so as well!" She doesn't even remember what he's talking about...

[evilisfabulous]

"Calm down? Calm down?!" He snaps his fingers to trade his smaller sword for the giant weapon he used against Link in their last fight. He staggers from the strain all this magic is putting on him, and he raises the sword with difficulty.

"I can't calm down! Do you know how much I've tried? I try and try and try--it won't stop!" He brings the sword down on the ward, trying to lift it again. But he's running out of strength, and he's too far from the coral this time. Once he's lifted it again, he growls at her, his white eyes glowing in crazed fury.

"Putting the past behind you...what a joke! Easy to say when you don't even remember creating me!"

He brings it down again on her ward.

[zelda_hylia]

"Then tell me about it!"

The force of the sword in its more powerful form is enough to crack the barrier. Really, it was mostly meant to hold until she could make it to Link's house in the event of an attack in the first place. It would be too draining otherwise. Zelda quickly nocks a light arrow, aiming it at Ghirahim but not firing. Once blows have been exchanged, there's no attempting to talk it out and she knows it.

[Around the Ordo neighbourhood.]

[fakegod]

[Except for his encounter with Sebastian, Aizen stayed on his own during the whole week, getting used to his new life at Vatheon, listening to the others through his SFC. Safe for the demon, Yachiru and that strange kid, Katsu, no one truly caught his attention. Well... That was before he felt Ghirahim's dark aura approaching his house.

So with a grin on his lips and his Zanpakuto at his side, Aizen leaves his house, ready for some action.]

It seems that someone is very angry today...

[evilisfabulous]

Ghirahim whirled from his advance on another native (who wasn't stupid, and took advantage of the distraction to flee). The mocking tone of this stranger wasn't helping his mood. At all.

"Angry? I am not angry. I am furious! OUTRAGED!"

[fakegod]

And for which reason ?

[Small talk. Let's see if he can get this one even more angry. It usually works very well with his opponents.]