♪ bonds of time ♫

[melodyoftheabyss]

Characters: Ishtar xroyal_bratx, Kazuma Kuwabara ainohenshin, Tear Grants melodyoftheabyss & everyone (This is an open log but there are closed threads to certain individuals but it's open!)
Setting: Various Locations and days in the tower. Feel free to choose your location day and I’ll play by it!
Format: Either (you pick I follow)
Summary: The Event takes a toll for the worse as Ishtar, Kuwabara, and Tear delve into it. There is possible angst, depression, and other sort sorts of thing being brought to life. The sorrows, and the losses, will definitely be a huge effect on most of them.
Warning: Possible Blood & Gore Language Other possible graphic descriptions, angst, depression, and the things that people go through when they are faced with the people from their home and in these pups’ cases, the guilt of being unable to protect and prevent the end of their world. Just be aware when tagging into this log it will contain all of the above, perhaps not as detailed but there will be mentions and such.

Kazuma Kuwabara "this ain't over yet."

"Oi Kuwabara, you're not mopin' are ya, because if you are I'm going to kick your ass?"

"There are many things left undone, Kuwabara. We're counting on you."

"Tch' I'll leave it to you oaf, don't you dare fail."

The voices continued. Strangely enough, despite the world being annihilated, Kuwabara was met with words that didn't seem negative at all. It was as if they didn't want to blame him for being the only one. It was typical of his friends. If he could save the world in one swoop, he would, or if he could sacrifice himself for everyone he cared about, he would.

Dying wasn't the typical thing a teenager should be thinking about, but Kuwabara knew the consequences and the rules of death. He had faced so many situations that made him realize how precious human life was, but despite that, he was willing to give it up, even if it meant he was unable to see his friends again. Unfortunately, that was not an option right now. Kuwabara's the only hope for his world, and even if Kido could help, he was not a fighter. Kuwabara knew that.

The guilt ate him a little at a time, but those words continued to plague his mind.

"Stop moping around idiot!"

"Do I have to crawl out of my grave and beat your ass up again?"

"You'll do fine, Kuwabara."

"It's okay, Kazuma, I know you can do it."

"You going to keel over, baby bro, after all that has happened? Don't make me kick your ass too."

"Kuwabara I know you can do it. Having you on my team was a pleasure."

"You can't slack off now, Kuwabara, nya!"

He clenched his fists. The sounds of the voices continued to echo through his mind.

"You're at least more reliable than the dimwit over here, Kuwabara. You know what to do."

The words, they plagued him. The more he thought and heard, them, the more guilt manifested. He knew the words were not negative, hell who in their right mind would even say shit to him like that? There was no one but his friends, and his home. They were the source of his strength and his sorrows. He felt their words meant that he couldn't let them down. He couldn't lose, and he had to win, but Kuwabara was not as strong as his friends. He may be on the same standing ground, but he had much to learn, and that burden of trying to save the world on his own, it weighed on him and clouded his mind.

He had to get over it, he had to persevere, but it was hard. The voices continued and continued. The shadows wouldn't leave him alone and each one bore a face of a friend or family he knew. He really couldn't bear to face it right now but he had to. Kuwabara had to fight this somehow but it was heartbreaking to know that he couldn't see his friends or home...at least not yet.

Tear Grants "I must remain strong."

"♪ Tue rei ze croa riou tue ze ♫."

Tear was using her hymns to alleviate the shadows that stalked her and unfortunately, it didn't seem like it was working in her favour. It wasn't that Tear could not handle such things. It was the fact that she was plagued by things she did not quite fully grasp yet because of her short time here, she had a lot to understand grasp. She knew that her situation was better off than many people from her world, and those that were here, she knew that some of them were from different time points. Those explanations continued to haunt her as she ventured about the tower to rid herself of the shadow children that followed her, whispering things that she didn't want to hear, and grasping her guilt.

The worst of it was that these shadow children were like ghosts, trailing behind her, eerie and cold. The feeling of fear overwhelmed her, but she did what she could to fight them off. She tried what she could to remain strong, but it wasn't working. It was as if her mask was easily cracked by the things were said. Her attacks seemed to fail. There was no point in attacking ghostly figures that had no real form. A lesson she learned from using her knives on them. The combination of ghostly shadows and words of blame were not mixing well with her, despite her hardened expression. Pain continued to blossom from her chest as the whispers continued.

"What of the methods to conserve your Auldrant? It has become naught, Mystearica."

That cold voice, whispering her name, with a sinister smile, blaming her methods, and her ways. She was suppose to top Van. She was suppose to stop her brother from destroying Auldrant, but right now there was no Auldrant to protect, no Auldrant to preserve. The worst part was she couldn't do anything but try to attempt a normal life here. As a soldier, she had to remain headstrong and as a soldier she had to find her way back, but right now she didn't know what she could do. She didn't know how to ask for help and she certainly didn't want to show her weakness to others.

Eventually, she was worn out by the voices calling her, reaching for her.

"Were you not serious? Is that why you were idling around, wasting time? You said you will stop me, yet you are unable to leave such a petty place."

Her brother voice continued to reach for her. She didn't give up, but she lowered herself to the floor, hands clutching her chest. That's right, she had to get out of here.

Ishtar "this can't be happening"

Ishtar conditioned worsened by the hours. The minute this all started was the minute she fell to it, letting it cling to her, and clutch to her, like invisible hands. Ishtar was curled up in a ball, with her hands over her head and ears, trying to omit the voices that haunted her mind. The words were not cruel, but the intentions and meanings behind them screamed cruel.

"Ishtar...."

That voice she had not heard in a long time was the first to speak. His voice alone already made her uncomfortable. She tried to get away from him. The strongest voice of the masses that followed her. This shadow child that looke completely identical to the silver haired vampire she knew, down to the red glowing eyes that stared blankly at her.

"You should be careful of your actions princess, seeing what they've done to me. Will you just sit here and let them do as they please, while I have to take the hit for you?"

That's right. Duzell's always the one that protected her and kept her safe when Darres wasn't around.

"Is Darres that important that words you have said to me are insignificant? Will you sit idle and watch the world you know crumble? You're going to let everyone do the work for you aren't you? It's no different then, and it's no different now. Whether it's Pheliosta, Facility or this Tower, you can't even fight for what you want."

"Have you lost faith? You know that I'll always be by your side, yours and Darres'." A soothing voice penetrates the harsh one.

The child appeared identical to Yujinn and had his same silver hair and violet eyes. The kindness in them hadn't changed and Ishtar had to look away. It was painful. She had left Yujinn behind in that hellish place to be here. She couldn't do anything for Yujinn, not when he died, and certainly not when they were at Facility. She couldn't look at his face.

"Hey idiot, don't just sit there. If you're going to do something then do it."

Another rougher voice. She knew that one too.

"Ishtar is always trying her hardest, but the Ishtar I know wouldn't be this pathetic. If Ishtar wants something, then Ishtar should seize it. Will Ishtar fight?"

The other softer voice, almost identical to the rough one. Ishtar pulled herself up. Those faces, and the voices. She couldn't take anymore of it.

"It's not...I'm not trying to-- please I'm sorry...everyone...I'm sorry."

Another face appeared in the darkness. He didn't have to say anything for Ishtar to remember the time she spent with him. The one that suffered terrible experiment with her in his short time, and the bat that she took care of for him now. Suddenly, the scar where that doctor stabbed her was starting to ache invisibly.

"I assume that they're all my rugs now, seeing Duzell made a great one. You're pathetic to think that you can stop the Consortium. Look where it took you, Princess."

A sneering face. She remembered that damn bastard's face. The asshole who attacked them when she was back in Facility, "Shut up you know nothing! NOTHING!"

Ishtar dashed down the hallways now, forgetting that danger lurked everywhere. She just wanted the voices to stop.

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CLOSED to Inuyasha

[xroyal_bratx]

Beginning of event; 32

[hardedge]

[InuYasha was unnecessarily sleepy despite the fact that he's slept every day, and even longer than usual. This floor, of all floors was peaceful, and almost natural to what he was use to for so many years before he was pulled here.

He could be found on the branch of one of the tall trees here.

Currently he was annoyed that the shadow figures were pestering him and grinning deviously. They wouldn't go away no matter how much he shoo'd them. In the end he just let them be and ignored them while he took a nap in the tree.]

[xroyal_bratx]

[ Ishtar bolted into this floor, holding her hands against her ears and running. Clearly, she wasn't paying attention to where she was going. Eventually, being the smart person she slipped forward and then fell on her face. Usually, she'd just push herself up and just keep moving but the girl was not in the mood today. It was hell and she didn't want to hear it.

Duzell's voice continued to haunt her. Of course it made sense that one of her strongest links would be the only depriving her of her sanity. She just sobbed into the ground and ripped at the grass. She hated this. She never wanted to be a burden to anyone, or be weak. She wasn't strong and she knew that. Now, it was just slapping her in the face. ]

I'm sorry....I'm SORRY.. Please just stop....

[hardedge]

[His ears twitched when the picked up the sounds of a girl nearby causing a scene.

"Aye, you're just a lowly demon, InuYasha." Tch, Kaede of all people. He didn't need to hear it from the hag.

It looked like he wasn't going to be getting any sleep either. The half demon angrily sat up and looked over to see who came stampeding in and ruining his nap.]

What's it take to get some sleep around--[oh it was that girl from before. His brows furrowed when he saw her crying like that. Damn it, why'd this place have to be so miserable? The half demon leaped down from the branch and walked over to her.]

Get a hold of yourself!

[Earth to Ishtar! InuYasha knelt beside her. Had she been a guy, he would have manhandled her to her feet.]

CLOSED to Darres

[xroyal_bratx]

[ Ishtar learned one thing being alone here, and that was to treasure and care for all the people that she had. She relied on them as they relied on her. Right now, Ishtar wanted to find Darres. She wanted to find him so she could rid herself of this pain. She needed someone that would be by her side.

She didn't have much here, and she didn't have much left there, so she she was dependent on the ones she had even if it was selfish of her. Right now, she honestly wanted to be selfish, because she knew that Darres would forgive her no matter what. ]

[queensgeneral]

[Eventually, as if it were meant to happen, the two found each other. Darres caught on quickly with what was happening here, of course when he was also apart of it there was no missing it.

"You we're a friend, let alone best friend."

While it did hurt, Darres still had the ability to tune what he could out, in favor of helping Ishtar who may have been having it worse. With her being a political figure and all, who knew how many shadows were taunting her.]

Ishtar!

[Not even a regard to her title, titles were meaningless here. Especially now.]

[xroyal_bratx]

"Depending on him as always, I see. Is that all you'll be good for, princess?"[ Ishtar heard Darres' voice amidst the sounds of the whispering vampire king, or at least he shadow of him.

She didn't care for title right now, or anything. She just wanted to make it stop and Darres was right there with her. ]

DARRES!

[ She ran straight into him without thinking. ]

Kuawabara, hallway, beginning of the event?

[tempus_scorpius]

Rolo, who is currently numb to everything following everything that had happened in the past two months, is just going to watch him. Does he know this person? He doesn't know. He can't really be bothered to care. So he just stands there watching him, blankly.

sure that's fine!

[ainohenshin]

Kuwabara kept trailing quietly and slowly as his shadowy friends followed him everywhere, shouting words that weren't that negative but hit him in the chest pretty hard. He began to notice that someone was watching him and it wasn't any of these shadowy figures. Kuwabara's spiritual awareness and awareness itself was beyond a normal humans. They haven't met face to face but they've spoken once before.

Kuwabara was so busy with his problems that he didn't get a chance to check up on said person.

"Hey if ya want somethin' then say it. It ain't cool to follow someone."

[tempus_scorpius]

"I'm not following you. Just watching." Which was kind of true. He hasn't moved at all.

Kuwabara; early in the event

[diamondo]

Not all of his classmates were following him. It seemed like Maizono had received half of them and he had received the other half. Mondo was fine with that, since not only did he have his classmates following him, but his gang members. One particularly loud voice was that of his best friend, Ishimaru. It hurt more than he could ever possibly express, to know that they were dead while he got a chance to live. It wasn't fair.

He was exploring the tower, trying to find something to get his mind off the voices when he happened to see an odd-looking young man. Vibrant orange hair styled like that? For a moment he thought he was seeing some other version of himself. No, that's not right, his hair doesn't look like that. Mondo approached the other man, pausing when he realized that the other boy was clearly as bothered by all this as he was.

"Hey, you alright?" It was probably the stupidest question he could ask, but he wasn't entirely sure what else to say.

[ainohenshin]

Yusuke's voice wouldn't shut up about how his ass was going to be kicked to Yusuke's grave and back if he kept moping. That didn't help that Hiei wouldn't shut up either, mocking him. He was so frustrated with his current situation that he had yet to notice the guy that was approaching him. Rather than acknowledging him, he was too engrossed in shutting up the large amount of voices that started to penetrate his ears.

"SHUT IT URAMESHI I'M TRYING!"

He punched a wall as he said that. This was overbearingly annoying. He couldn't even blast them away with his spirit energy. The worst part was they were like spirits, ghosts, haunting him. He whipped his head around to see the guy calling to him and the only human voice he could make out in this annoying tower right now with all these damn shadows following him.

"Eh as fine as anoyone with these guys followin' 'im."

He replied to the guy and then double too at his appearance. Not only did he look similar to Kuwabara but he remembered who this guy was. He might not be the same guy but Kuwabara remembered that he fought wit him the first time he was in the tower.

"Oi, ain't you that guy that helped me... way back I first got here."

Shut up Hiei you're annoying him too. Kuwabara tried to punch the shadow with no avail. It kept mocking him.

[diamondo]

Mondo didn't flinch when the other guy threw a punch at the shadows - he can't say he's surprised by that reaction at all, since he'd tried the same thing to no avail. He wasn't surprised by the other guy's words either, though he does tip his head a bit in thought.

"Nah, it wasn't me. Or well, I guess it was me, but I don't remember it. It's pretty fucking confusing. I just got here the other day, but apparently I've been here before."

Confusing is one way to word it. "Are these things mimicking your friends back home too?" Because there was no way that they were actually shadowy ghosts of his friends. Simply no way.

Kuwabara: Mid-way?

[invisible_friendship]

[Jonouchi was wondering a lot, there was no denying that. He didn't know where to go and how to settle, he just kept cycling. But it is always nice to see a familiar face.]

Ku-wabara? What's going on?

[ainohenshin]

[ Kuwabara was doing fairly well fending off the voices in his crouched down position. ]

Yo, you still alive an' kickin. Glad to see ya.

[ Sort of. Yusuke still didn't shut up and now Kurama's trying to reason with him. Hell, all this positivity is turning into negativity. They all just needed to shut up! But Kuwabara was still feeling the guilt eat him. He was becoming a little worried for his own well being. ]

[invisible_friendship]

[To the contrary his collar was considerably lighter, and his physical demeanor was sluggish at best.

"Hanging out with more bullies, Jonouchi?"
"Should have expected as much."]

I don't know what to do. [Kuwabara, how are you handling this?]

Kuwabara: Later on

[shadowpractice]

[Kido was so relieved to have found Kuwabara again. It was hard to keep track of everyone when they weren't themselves and his friend was determined to help others, it was natural he would be everywhere.

The blonde heaved for air, obvious that he spent a good majority of his time running. The tower made it too hard for him to locate Kuwabara spiritually.]

Kuwabara...these things...are eating away at them!

["Geez, you really are useless. What's the point in having powers if you're not gonna use them?!"

Kido's collar was notably lighter than before, but nowhere near life threatening.]

[ainohenshin]

[ Kuwabara was glad that he caught Kido coming at him. He was weakened a bit though, and trying to retain his own mental state while he was at it. Kuwabara gave Kido a worried look for his sudden lack of air and what the hell was the guy doing running around like that?! ]

Damn it, they got ya too Kido? Jeez, what do ya mean eating away at 'em?

[ Kuwabara pushed himself up. that's right, he still had people to protect here. Kido was from his world and every right his ally just as Yusuke and the others were. They worked together for all the things to be right. Kuwabara noticed it too since his collar dimmed a bit but not too badly since he was in better shape than most people. Ghost like shadows, not his forte and totally creepin' him out! ]

Oi you okay? Ya look pale as a damn ghost Kido!

[shadowpractice]

They're everywhere. [A better question would have been who they didn't get.] It's just a speculation...but since the shadows showed up...the fluids on our collars have started to drain.

[Being that he helped Genkai teach this group about perceiving and learning information that would not be so easily handed over, he too picked up on that lesson.]

I'm fine...I'm just tired.

[This tower was huge and the elevator moved to slow. Kido wanted to help, so he was doing the best he could. The fluid drain did effect him to an extent, but he will be okay.]

Tear; Beginning

[hardedge]

[InuYasha had caught her scent when he was passing by and decided he should check on her, however drowsy he may be. The half demon was curious about her.

It took all of a minute for him to catch up to her.]

Hey! [Looks like shadows stalked her too--] you can't get rid of them?

[melodyoftheabyss]

[ Tear turned wary towards the sound of a voice calling her. She pulled her knives, but stopped when she noticed that it wasn't a shadowy figure that was calling to her, but the man she had met when she first arrived here. The man with those peculiar ears. She gave him a look before replying...though trying to compose herself to the best of her abilities. ]

No, it has been following me for some time. Are you also affected as well?

[hardedge]

[She didn't seem as in control as she did when he first met her, but she did still seem to have the right mindset.]

They're as stubborn as they come. [This was unlike anything he's encountered before.]

Nothing works.

Kuwabara: Friday

[hardedge]

[At first the shadows were just annoyance. At first they only seemed to bother InuYasha and disrupt what naps he was trying to get. Then they started to sound and look like the people he knew. They said things he didn't want hear, and they spoke awful things about his past that were true. It hurt more, but he could still pull through it. Then it took on Kagome...and Kikyou! It even started to smell like them, the very sense he replied upon the most. Was it really them?

InuYasha couldn't even make it to the upper levels, let alone the next floor, leaving him stuck just above the infirmary.

"You're pathetic, InuYasha. To think you could redeem yourself. Have you forgotten that you're indebted to me?"]

K-Kikyou. [It was true, his life belonged to hers. But he had more than her to worry about.]

["InuYasha, you lied to me! You said I could stand by your side, but then you left me to die! InuYasha YOU'RE SUCH A JERK!"

Why both of them? Why at the same time. Kagome, he's sorry. He didn't want things to turn out this way. InuYasha wasn't even sure he would even be able to join Kikyou in hell here too. How did things go this wrong? Here he couldn't fulfill his promises. Here he couldn't defeat Naraku. Here he could not help the people he cared about in a way he knew best. All he was doing was rotting here. InuYasha wanted to continue, but he had no strength to do so. It left him bounded to the ground by gravity and his own lack of strength.]

god this awful you have no idea!!

[ainohenshin]

[ Kuwabara more or less overcame his problems with the assistance of Kido. The two of them stuck like glue until they were sure that shit was going to end well for both of them. Having handled his own issues and drowning out the shadows that still haunted him, Kuwabara was making his way down to the infirmary to maybe grab some medical things, but he caught sight of the person sprawled on the ground not too far from him as he jogged down the floor. Kuwabara knew that he didn't want to see people die regardless of who it was.

He wanted to protect as many people as he could. His role as a typical shounen hero never changed.

Kuwabara immediately knew he was a demon from his appearance and the youki he was emitting. He rushed over to help him anyway, since Kuwabara was not discriminate towards demons or humans. He knew that there were good and bad in many people. He rushed over to help the guy up with his own inhuman strength. ]

Hey, hang in there.

[ He replied pulling Inuyasha up. ]

Oi, what happened? Did those damn things eat you excessively?

Re: god this awful you have no idea!!

[hardedge]

[Great, now some human he didn't even know was trying to help him. Not that he hasn't accepted help from them before, but things were different now. His home needed help and as far as he knew, he was the only one from it.

"To think you would stoop so low." And as if to make matters worse, his own brother was mocking him about it. This really wasn't his day. ]

What're you rambling about?

[He's never felt this weak before, even as a human.]