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[nofairy]

Who: Link (Ocarina of Time) and you!
Where: Gemini Ward
Summary: Link's ready to go do some serious training with his Persona during the 13th hour.
Warnings: Violence, heroic stupidity, horses.


Link shifted his shield on his back, as he looked up at the mountain. It didn't really look like much of a mountain anymore, with blood and stone and gears and metal. Still, even with a little bit of nervousness, he would push forward.

Near the edges of the city - because that's what it was, a city now, not a mountain - a blue light and a blue pile of ooze headed towards him. Link raised his sword, and then remembered that he was supposed to be training Epona. Right.

He took a more defensive stance, and yelled as a blue glow surrounded him.

"Hiyaaa!"

Epona appeared, stomping the ground as large rocks shot up from the ground to hit the demons. This was enough for them, and they dissolved. As Epona disappeared again, Link pressed further into the ward. This would take a while to fully explore…

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[dancingonapin]

Aziraphale didn't sleep. He had no need to sleep, so most nights he usually spent his time tending to his book shop, or reading, or what have you. Unfortunately, he'd come with very little reading material to keep him preoccupied... not to mention his aching curiosity had him wandering out and about, wanting to discover more of this place despite the dangers.

With his hands in his coat pockets and a tartan scarf pulled up around his mouth and nose, the angel was therefore on a nice walk in the night air, avoiding lurking monsters whenever he could.

Which is, of course, when he came upon the Gemini district... and true enough to its name, this place was certainly two-faced. His eyes grow wide as he stares up at the twisting intricate clockwork of the city-that-had-once-been-a-mountain... What on earth was this place?

His thoughts are cut short by the sounds of a person crying out what sounded to be a battle cry, followed by the stomping gallop of a horse. Aziraphale moves along quickly, in time to spot Epona smashing through a legion of demons. The horse fading away and leaving behind its owner took him by surprise. A Persona, then? What was this guy doing?? This place was clearly crawling with monsters--

"Pardon me!!" The angel is running up the side of the mountain to catch up with Link. "Excuse me, I realize it isn't any of my business, but, why are you travelling up into there all by yourself?? It's dangerous!"

[nofairy]

Link turns, waving a little to Aziraphale. The question makes him tilt his head a little in confusion. Dangerous? Probably. But he was used to that.

"Ah? I've been to lots of dangerous places by myself. I'm all right. See?" He holds up his shield and draws the Master Sword, which glows slightly with holy power. It's a Thing.

[dancingonapin]

"Well a sword and shield is some fairly good defense, I suppose, but if you're swarmed or meet something particularly nasty all by yourself..." Aziraphale's shifting from foot to foot, not wanting to just let him go alone up there, but not particularly wanting to go up himself...

"What if you're badly injured and trapped someplace where no one can find you? You could get yourself killed..."

[nofairy]

Oh. Is he worried? Link shakes his head.

"I set up Farore's Wind. I can always just teleport out." Probably. If something didn't mess it up.

[dancingonapin]

Aziraphale is skeptical... Even if he was confident enough to let Link go in by himself- which he wasn't- his incredibly loud angel conscience likely wouldn't stop berating him for it. Letting someone walk straight into a death trap by themselves, even if they're armed to the teeth with a failsafe set in place...

The angel pushes some hair from his face and sighs with exasperation. "Would you like a companion? I should be able to tell you where these monsters generally are in the vicinity with my own Persona." Would you like a Support User in your party, Link?

[nofairy]

Oh. Well. That's useful. Link nods.

"Thank you."

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[dancingonapin]

Aziraphale looks back at the safety below the mountain city one last time before turning back up towards Link. Well, looks like he'd made his choice... "My name's Aziraphale, by the way. Hold on, if we're going in further..."

He honestly didn't think he'd be pulling this thing out again any time soon. Reaching inside his coat, he pulls out an old looking metal sword as if from nowhere, one that's certainly seen a good several thousand years of war and menace if its battered appearance was anything to go by. Still, the edges were rather sharp. But besides that... With a moment of focus, the sword suddenly caught fire. Aziraphale holds the sword by his side with a practiced stance.

"I'm ready... lead the way."

You're welcome.

[nofairy]

"My name's Link. But there's another me here or something."

He doesn't know a whole lot about swords, but it does look pretty old. The fire catches him by surprise, and he takes a step back, before putting his sword away and drawing his bow. He can get some of the arrows back after he shoots, and he needs target practice, anyway. If need be he can switch back to the Master Sword.

Just don't mind the fact that the arrows in his quiver seem to be glistening with frost.

He steps forward, heading further down the path.

[dancingonapin]

"Link? Well, it's a pleasure to meet you... Why exactly are we delving into this place anyway, Link?"

Aziraphale doesn't really notice the frost on his arrows... he's seen weirder things in this place so far, after all, and that wasn't really what was catching his eye so much as the very... evil looking city they were making their way into. The angel cautiously follows him, gripping his sword firmly.

[kagami_arrow]

Torahime really should have been expecting something like this.

It was far more hostile at night, and she knew it, but for the landscape to change so dramatically on her was not a thing she was used to yet. Furthermore, she also seemed to be lost among a number of dead-end alleyways.

It was a good thing she had prepared for battle this night, and counted herself blessed that she now came across someone else... or rather, that someone else had come across her.

[nofairy]

Link blinked as he found someone else wandering the corridors of the city.

"Ah, are you okay?" The last thing he wanted was for someone to be hurt here.

[kagami_arrow]

"I am unharmed. Thank you, but all I am at the moment is lost." Although it was bound to be only a matter of time until they were attacked.

[nofairy]

"If you want to stick with me, I can help protect you!" He can be a knight like the other him! The really cool kind of knight, not the lame guard kind.

[kagami_arrow]

"Then let's go."

Straight, simple, and she is taking him up on that offer, to their mutual benefit.

[nofairy]

He smiles, and pulls out his sword. He can protect people! Hopefully they won't run into a lot of enemies.

[kagami_arrow]

As luck would have it, a pack of Shadows decided to spring an ambush the exact moment they got onto a wider street. While many would consider them twisted, misshapen forms, things that look like they shouldn't be alive, there were enough monsters she'd seen that were rather unconventional.

[nofairy]

Link's seen a lot of monsters too, which is why he just rushes forward, slicing at a Shadow with his sword. His strikes are quick and precise, and he ducks out of the way of one of their limbs.

[misery_hates_company]

She'd heard about this place and came to investigate. Just her luck that a certain pointy-eared moron was patrolling around HERE, too. Ugh. "Honestly, are you EVERYWHERE? Keep wandering around at night like this, and you're bound to get yourself hurt, you know," she replies testily.

Misery has never been good at telling people apart.

[nofairy]

Link blinks in confusion as she growls at him. "Eh? But... I've never met you before."

They need to get nametags or something - wait they have the same name, that won't work.

[misery_hates_company]

"Oh please. That blonde hair. Those pointy ears. That dumbfounded look. There can't POSSIBLY be two of you twits running around. Perhaps you simply didn't get a good look at my stunning features in the dark? Either way, I hope you're not intending on bothering me in my work TODAY," she replies huffily.

[nofairy]

"... Actually there are two of us. Our hair's different, and our ears are different. And we come from different places, too." He. Doesn't know what else to tell you, Misery.

[misery_hates_company]

She scowls. "Do you seriously..." She squints a bit, looking closer. Hnng. "All right, perhaps there are a FEW slight differences. That's... interesting." She says the last word in a tone of voice that indicates "irritating" was the preferred word of choice. "Are you as much of a meddling do-gooder as the other one, though? Because I certainly don't need any help."

[nofairy]

It's okay, he doesn't notice. "Um... if you want me to stay away I can. But if you do need help, let me know, please. I wouldn't want anyone to get hurt."

So the answer is yes.

[misery_hates_company]

This one's odd. The same meddling tendencies, but his attitude is all wrong. Like a child who wants to try real hard to be a grown up. Tch.

"I assure you that won't be the case." She summons a card with her skill and, shattering it, reveals a large, tentacled brain. "Omoikane! You'd better be less of a disappointment this time, or else I think a trade will be in order the next time the Velvet room opens, you hear?" she barks at it.

Omoikane looks rather annoyed.

[nofairy]

Link frowns a little at how she's treating her Persona. "You should be nicer to him! You're going to hurt his feelings."

He summons Epona to his side without a battle cry this time, just slashing the sword and letting her appear next to him. She nickers quietly, pawing the ground a little.