The Phantasmal Harlequin

[madlydancing]

Characters: Kefka Palazzo & YOU
Location: The main city, I guess?
Time: Early morning
Style: Third-person (prose)
Status: ( open )

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Meet the doc. 8D

[xblood_lusting]

Normally, he wouldn't have minded the loud newcomer and gone on his way but the ruckus had caught his attention. From such a strange individual, it only did to heighten his curiosity just a touch. What sort of mad circus would accept such a brash entertainer, he wasn't certain.

So here. Have the whitest person Kefka could ever encounter possible. Immaculately white, impeccably clean down to his hair, coat and suit. But of course, if one were perceptive enough, one would sense the darker taint of the man's soul. Nothing white about that. Nothing white at all.

"Calm yourself." the doctor said, approaching the frantic clown bearing a towel he'd taken from a nearby local. "You'd be hard pressed to find someone to kill as unfortunately, even we who have been here far longer than your mere minutes do not know where to point fingers."

Hi, hi, Doctor Muraki~

[madlydancing]

As soon as the jester heard someone approach, Kefka whirled around with a maddening gleam within his eyes. He wasn't interested in the towel or in this man's help, the only thing he was interested in was finding someone to blame for this. "You..." Kefka growled as he pointed his fingers towards immaculate figure.

"This is yoooooour fault, isn't it?!" The lunacy within his green gaze shined through once a curious bright light engulfed his hands. As crimson as the color of blood, sparkles of energy danced along Kefka's glowing fingertips as he prepared a nifty little spell for his unfortunate prey. However, just when he was about to attack, the energy that flowed amongst his hands began to fade suddenly.

"E-Eh?" The harlequin looked terrible confused. "How did that happen?"

8D I hope we don't disappoint, he and I.

[xblood_lusting]

The look in the doctor's eye is a cross between disbelief and slight mockery. He readies himself mentally for the oncoming spell, close to calling a spell circle if need be but relaxes the minute he sees the attempted assault fizzle. A small smirk curls on his lips as he approaches the confused harlequin, dusting his coat off. "Now if you'll take a moment to set aside your foolish assumptions and listen, clown. I was pulled here as you are, entirely against my will. " he sighs, taking off his glasses.

"This city you've landed yourself in dampens our abilities, I'm afraid." Kazutaka continues, wiping down the lenses with a handkerchief produced from his coat pocket. He pauses a moment, inspecting the lens against the light before slipping them back on.

"One of Vatheon's special bonuses, perhaps."

You won't~!<3

[madlydancing]

Once the spell fizzled out, Kefka kept trying to cast his magic little avail. The mage was frustrated now, almost near swearing until the white-clad fellow came a little too close for his liking. “Get away from me!” Kefka fussed as he took a quick step back. He was glaring at the doctor with livid green eyes, obviously unhappy about his lack of magic right now. It was actually a good thing that the mage couldn’t use his magic right now. Half of the city would have gone up in flames by now.

“Eh?” Kefka looked a little perplexed now, still angry, but slightly confused now. “Vatheon, huh? I’ve never heard of this place before!” Trying one last attempt to blast the immaculate doctor to hell and beyond, Kefka eventually gave up once his powers fizzled out a fifth time.

“Ugh! Why does this have to happen to me?!”

[eatingwings]

Morning.

After a night of stalking the City, Alucard and his hellhounds decided to call it a night and return to the estate. That is... until they stumbled upon Kefka.

The vicious dogs, black and soaked in blood, born with six glowing red eyes, and blood that drooled from their lips. Their growls and voices were infernal, like hellfire.

Alucard stood in the shadows, only seen as two red orbs floating in the dark. His hounds approached the jester, the beasts' rumbling voices contained in their bleeding and massive throats.

My, my.

[madlydancing]

The unsuspecting mage was busy hopping around trying to get the water out of his ears, until suddenly several vicious hounds came marching over. They were adorable things, terrible little puppies who looked as if they possessed more eyes than teeth. Quite humored by their growls, Kefka stopped with his antics and growled at them in return.

“Grr!” The psychotic mage nearly hissed at the endearing beasts, not at all afraid of them. Kefka doesn’t exactly know what these creatures were, but he knew they weren’t your average pet. Very curious about these wonderful little creatures, a crimson glow suddenly engulfed both of his hands. He figured that the supernatural hounds could handle a spell or two

[eatingwings]

Well, well, well. Aren't you the fascinating one.

The hounds are incinerated by the spell, their ashes and corpses returning to the shadows. Those two red orbs are now accompanied by slow clapping and a deep, rumbling chuckle. The vampire grinned, his serpentine tongue curling over a long canine.

"Bravissimo, jester."

The No Life King emerges from the shadows, his long red duster draped over his shoulders. Check that grin, Kefka. And be careful, he's in more of a sadistic mind than usual.

[madlydancing]

Wiggling his fingers as the magic drained from his fingertips, Kefka's eyes widened slightly once the bloody corpses merged within the shadows. It was still somewhat dark out, all thanks to the rolling clouds above. However, little slithers of sunlight managed to grace the streets of Vatheon. The shadows would soon retreat into nothingness, as the dawn continued to approach but for now this was a timeless affair between two unlikely men.

"Oh, ho, ho, ho!" Kefka laughed once the shadowy entity appeared. "Enjoyed the little show? Good! Although, your little puppies didn’t last for long." A cocky grin settled upon the clown’s lips as he eyed the man curiously. He wasn't sure what the hell he was gazing at, but Kefka definitely felt something abnormal about this fellow. Aura reading isn’t exactly his kind of thing, but Kefka could tell that this man wasn’t your average run of the mill mortal. Oh, no, he’s something different all together

was getting squished~

[carminejackal]

Akabane gives the No Life King a slight nod in response to the answer and since there's no point now to him sticking around with you for much longer, he'll bid you a fond farewell and head off to explore this city for himself.

"Thank you for the information, Alucard. I do hope we can meet again later."

<3

[eatingwings]

"And I unto you, surgeon."

A nod of his head and the vampire retreated back into the darkness, heading back to his estate, where he would sleep and regain his energies.

[madlydancing]

To hell with this! Kefka wanted a show and he's going to get a show. That's why the colorful jester vanished off the roof once Alucard retreated to the darkness. With the No Life King out of the picture, Kefka didn't have to worry about getting attacked by a hellhound or two.

However, why was Alucard so cordial towards that new guy? Kefka couldn't help but feel a tad curious about that, and he wasn't leaving until he found the answer he seeks. Nimbly hopping from roof to roof, the playful jester gave chase.

baaccktagging? y/n?

[lockandkeyblade]

[Sora happens to be one of those surprised pedestrians walking in the plaza. He's got that towel, but he nearly drops it in the commotion. He hasn't seen this guy before, this he's positive of because he would definitely. remember. a face like that.]

H-hey, calm down a sec!

MFY~!!!!

[madlydancing]

[Kefka was trying to get his magic to work until some pint-sized kid wandered over. He didn't look familiar to the harlequin, but he certainly looked like a goody two-shoes!]

Whaddya want!? Who are you, huh? Better state your name before I zap you!

Re: MFY~!!!!

[lockandkeyblade]

[Kefka... had no idea how right he was.]

Hey, it's Sora- no zapping, okay?

I'm one of the people who ended up here in Vatheon just like you!

[madlydancing]

[Still tempted to try and fry the kid's brain, Kefka decided to let Sora speak first. Vatheon? Well, this is certainly a town he never heard before until now.]

Why am I here then?! How did I get here? Someone better start explaining soon or else~

[Suddenly a bright scarlet aura appeared around his hands. He was charging up a spell or two to toss at poor Sora.]