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Shiro would blink a bit, looking over to Riku as he set down the last few plates, before sitting down to eat himself "huh... so you heard about it from Roxas huh?" he said, thinking about it as he took a bite of sausage "well, i don't mind showing everyone, if it'll keep the hyperactive one from begging to see it." he said, idly wagging a finger towards Sora, the obvious hyperactive one of the group at the moment. "as for what a reality marble is... well, i'll make the complicated parts simple. imagine within your soul, lies a very different world than what reality is. this is usually brought on by having a completely different mindset from humans in general, also known as being.. distorted. this inner world, this world within my soul.. is the reason i consider myself a distorted individual." he continued eating "due to my.. unique capabilities i guess as an unlimited and other factors, i learned how to do magic from my mentor, who taught me Projection Magecraft, Gradient Air, Reinforcement, so on, all to work in looking within myself, to find that world, and the aria, the poem, about that world, to be able to overwrite reality, literally rip apart reality by the seams and then restitch it back together as my personal inner world. there are also some unique benefits to it for me, which make me so dangerous to fight if i ever decide to not hold myself back on tracing." he said, finishing up a pancake and taking a drink of orange juice "this world, which you will hear the name later, is... quite interesting." he summed it up lightly while looking to Demyx and Axel "you're both welcome to join too before you go do your errands."

Axel hummed in thought, as he glanced over to a shadow coalescing in the corner "well, i guess i can watch you bring it out again, since you did say earlier that it has evolved." Shiro nodded, while looking over to the corner a bit, just as the shadows formed into Roveth as he wandered over to get something to eat "at it again with your Marble, Hikari? well, i'll come look too, just to see if i need to smack you or something." Shiro sweatdropped in the background and all.

Demyx meanwhile had finished eating as he glanced to Roxas, before shrugging "sounds interesting, anyone want to fetch Isa and tell him?" he said, looking to Axel as he waved it off "lemme finish eating first." he said, while doing that as he did so, given he only had a few more bites to eat when Crystal and Roxas returned from the Library and all "wow, Quistis must've made you quite an audacious and studious student huh?" he quipped, while Demyx just stared at Roxas a moment, then looked at Sora's reaction with a clear 'how the hell did Roxas come out of -you-?' given that was the obvious thing he could say.

Roveth of course, being the prickly little cactus of a teaser when he wants to be, perked up at this opportunity "ohohohoho...? Sora, actually embarrased by something innocent like a study date?" he said, getting an -all- too familiar shark grin that showed he was going to start his 'magic' so to speak. "my my... been wanting to propose such a date with Kairi, be nice, alone, in a safe spot.. steal a few little kisses all the while studying for say your next test?" he said, playing the innocent/PG card at least instead of going straight for the gutter talk like he does to provoke Crystal "sounds to me you're a little nervous about that~" he said in a sing-song tone of voice that clearly said 'i'm going to pry it out of you if you don't tell us now~'

Shiro of course just continued eating, letting the banter between the others continue, pretty much keeping out of this until Roveth decided to pitch in himself about Sora, and just sighed, shaking his head at his dark half, well, least he wasn't going full tilt provoking Sora... either way, he'd also let Apocalypse out to have a cup of Coffee too, though in Chibi form so as to not crowd the room with his full form and all.

Demyx of course had finished eating about that time and got up, heading to go check on Isa and try to lure him out to see Shiro's Reality Marble before he went out to do his side jobs and all, and also tell Isa exactly -why- he was locked away in the recording studio to get him off his back and all about not providing income and all. after that he'd return to see the Sora Meltdown, if all too curious and all, given Axel seemed to be eating still and watching with way too much amusement at the whole mess it seemed.

Roveth hummed a bit, almost thinking of continuing to poke, but given how Kairi said it was too easy of a mark compared to Crystal and Roxas now.. he liked the challenge more, so he would at least give a small shrug and let Kairi and Riku tease sora now and finish eating, since he was probably holding everyone up by taking it slow to needle people with his comments this time.instead, he'd finish his last few bites and stand up, before stretching a bit lightly "well, i did my daily poke at someone routine, so i think i'll let Kairi and Riku take over the teasing on Sora, for now though, Aibou.. ready to reveal your Reality Marble?" he'd ask, glancing on over to Shiro, who had also finished eating and Apocalypse had sunk back into Shiro's body as he let out a sigh.

Axel just chuckled a bit lightly and got up as well, finishing his food as well "yeah, let's take this to an empty room however, don't we still have a few unfurnished ones, Roveth?" Roveth did nod a bit with a yawn "yeah, i have a few still empty due to not having any ideas in what to put in yet." he said, waving it off while leading people upstairs to an empty room as asked, Shiro right behind Roveth however so they'd also make sure to drop by and warn Demyx and Isa to follow if they want to see.

Demyx of course didn't laugh at Isa's part-time Job, whether or not he was sympathetic or just plain apathetic was a clue, but he figured he'd cut Isa some slack, though he did chuckle more at the false smiles Isa had to put up for the kids, sure the outfit looked ridiculous, but at least said nothing on it in particular, but thankfully would follow the group to the empty room, curious on what Shiro's so called 'Reality Marble' looks like and all, since he doubted that was why the brat had a much better singing voice than he does.

once everyone got inside the empty room, and Roveth closed the door behind him, Shiro finally focused, idly taking off the apron he wore, and proceeded to toss it to Roveth, who used a quick Shadow Realm portal to put it back in the kitchen as the light half of the two partner closed his eyes, and started focusing, prana starting to waft off him in small wisps and waves before he began drawing something in the air, pointing to the corners, and soon enough, a boundary field was in place, to at least make sure the reality marble didn't encroach on the outside of the room "there... now then..." he said, opening his eyes and turning to everyone, letting his prismatic eyes shine quite ominously as he spoke in a hallowed, almost trance-like voice "I am the Bone of my Sword..." (Cliffhanger! Evil Time! XD)

Demyx would raise an eyebrow at the chant, as he did recognize the words he said as being part of the apron he usually wears, but the power radiating off of Shiro actually kept him from laughing as he gave off a bit of a gulp "yup, totally a good thing i was -never- asked by any of the organization to follow this guy, he'd kick my a** in a heartbeat!" he said with a bit of a squeak, even as the Prana started to increase in saturating the room now.

Shiro just ignored the snickers and chuckles, knowing too well they were laughing because of the 'joke' about his apron, but he was more focused on his inner world, his new inner world, as he brought a hand to his chest, clenching the hand to a fist, focusing even harder "Steel is my Body... and Fire is my Blood." he intoned, a bit more pressure began to form in the air, as small blue flames started to pop up in the air, as well as the illusions of swords. "I have created... over a Thousand Blades." he continued to intone, an unspoken wind starting to kick up, bringing the small embers to slowly circle around Shiro as his prismatic eyes continued to glow and shine "Born within the Light of Creation..." sure enough, a faint light started to shine around the room, reflecting in the sunset of Twilight Town and yet turning it more a white color "yet become an Engine of Destruction..." of course, the fires started to increase, as more and more swords started appearing as images, though they seemed to grow more and more solid, not to mention what looked to be faint white glows underneath them. "This very Soul.. possesses Infinite Potential..." the rustling of grass beneath their feet could be clearly heard, as well as a melodious sound of crystal tinging against crystal in the background was the winds around Shiro intensified, slowly turning the small embers into a blue tornado, which did nothing to add heat to the area thankfully, or scorched anything "and these hands... were made to hold everything." he said, though it did seem conceited, it seemed his words were definitely reflecting on something new within him, which made him utilize the words given to him as the flames started to encroach and grow, slowly enveloping the area as Shiro's eyes could be seen once more if only faintly "my Life has Become... Unlimited.. Blade Works!" he called out, swinging his arm around to sweep the area, and the tornado quickly went wide-spread, engulfing the room entirely in blue flames and a flash of light, once things died down, everyone would see the lush grassland, the rising dawn sun, the crystalline gears shining light around as if blessing the grassy plains with the sun's rays in different colors, and on white marble pedestals, with golden plaques stating the names and even owners of them... were... "an infinite number of swords... the finest of finest swords!" he said in a deep timbre, almost matching a certain Counter Guardian's voice as he said it, of course, not too far from their position was, as always, the Hill of Swords, only with the swords on pedestals instead of stuck in the ground like grave markers.

Axel had at least brought up his hand to cover his eyes, even if he could utilize some light magic, his thing was fire, but he could tell those blue flames were not harmful at all, more an illusion of Shiro's power and all, when they were in the new Reality Marble, he looked around, positively stunned, especially seeing the crystalline gears in the sky churning away almost melodically compared to the grinding, almost breaking sound of the rusted gears in Shiro's original version... "... beautiful..." he said, his breath taken away at how changed the place was.

Roveth meanwhile just seemed to be staring hard at Shiro, focusing entirely on him in fact, as he narrowed his eyes lightly, almost as if wondering if Shiro really was a threat, but once he thought that, he immediately remembered Cosmos's words, and looked down, before shaking his head and smiled a bit to push back his own inner turmoil at least "i have to admit, this marble suits you much better than what it was before." he would say, leaving Shiro a bit embarrassed and rubbing the back of his neck and all.

Demyx was also quite in awe, sure he hadn't seen the original version of Shiro's Reality Marble, but seeing the new and improved version was definitely breathtaking just like how Axel was awed, thankfully he just kept silent, but seeing the swords, the plaques, this was actually starting to make things turn in his head, while starting to come up with new inspiration, sure, he'd try to get Shiro to help sing it with him, as it'd be a song based on this... this work of art indeed.

Shiro meanwhile had stopped looking embarrassed too much by all the compliments and all, while at the same time registering the fact that Riku stated something not actually true, as he sighed, and looked over to Riku "actually.. that's not entirely true. yes my soul has these swords engraved in them, but i did not forge them from the real world, or here within the reality marble.. you see, Unlimited Blade Works, has a peculiar effect due to my unique spell-set with it... it literally records and stores away the blueprints of any weapon i see, most notably bladed weapons. sure, you'll find some armor and shields here and there amongst it, but those cost more prana to bring out said items basically, with my Structural Grasping, i can see down to how things are made, their components, and various other data i need, whether to fix it, or to trace it, the more complex an object, the harder it is to keep the blueprints in mind unless it has the concept of 'Sword' within it, thus, it'd be forever stored here, within Unlimited Blade Works." he then would raise his hands, just as he focused, a pair of blades would rise up off their pedestal, before spinning around and launching to Shiro like boomerangs, letting him catch them without any hesitation or thinking he'd miss catching them at any cost anyway as he spun them in hand before letting them rest in his hands calmly "a good portion of these weapons are what is known as 'Noble Phantasms'. Noble Phantasms are... Crystallized Mysteries, the most powerful of armaments made using the core of the Human Imagination, and are frequently weapons and abilities owned by Heroic spirits, legendary spirits that have etched their names into human history, myth, legend, and lores alike." he smiled lightly "some may be blessed by the light, and others may be demonically cursed, by nature, such as is known for the legends these weapons came from... basically, these are a Heroic Spirit's trump cards, their ace in the hole, so to speak." he said, idly humming a bit "Tracing... well, it lets me bring what i have stored blueprint wise into reality through projection magecraft, however.. as they are only images brought forth from my mind, they are.. not as powerful as the originals, well.. normally.. but... after touching the Frozen Flame... they've felt different.. more whole, so to speak." he said, frowning lightly "almost as if they're a part of me, as i them... and that they are at their fullest power, and i just need only call them into existence..." he sighed, shaking his head a bit "well, i can test that some other time at least when i go into a plain area within the simulation worlds Roveth's set up." he said, shrugging helplessly with a smile.

Roveth would roll his eyes hearing his Hikari speak of things "you also forgot that with tracing, particularly your seven steps... you copy everything ,right down even to the weapon's history, and when in your hands, it's like you're channeling that particular wielder and their knowledge and experience with those weapons, which makes you highly unpredictable in a melee fight. add in the fact that normally traced weapons can be... made into broken phantasms, basically one shot boosted weapons of sorts, Ranged is also a high danger against you as you could summon a bow, and literally snipe people with highly explosive projectiles that enact their effects on the world on top of that." he pointed out, while Shiro nodded in truth to that.

Axel of course meanwhile had moved away, seeming to see something else that intrigued him, more to the point, it was his chakrams when using them instead of his keyblade, and sure enough, once he got closer, he could see a translucent form of himself hovering behind the pedestal " i think... i think Shiro is capable of channeling the spirit of the wielders through him now, making himself even more in tuned with them..." of course, sitting atop the hill, though if anyone noticed it'd be only brief, was the very person Roxas was probably uneasy and wary about, the Counter Guardian, however, even he seemed more at peace, almost like he was peacefully slumbering within that sitting position hugging a knee close to his chest.

Shiro had perked up from his staring off into the distance while the others talked when he heard mention of the Einlanzer as he idly sweatdropped "Actually... the reason why i have its blueprint here is because like you said, i did manage to see it in the Home World, oddly enough, it was because something directed me to it, probably the sword itself, it resided in i think called the Isle of the Damned? being guarded by a soul named Garai, who tested potential wielders of it in battle.. i.. well... kinda proved my worth, so i not only have the Einlanzer stored within here, i have the real made one as well." he said, idly using a bit of prana to dismiss the illusion around his waist, sure enough, aside from Madoushi's Blade, which had taken to rest upon his back, on his belt was a sheath holding the Einlanzer as well, as he unsheathed the blade to look at it, comparing it to the blueprint image of it, seeing actually no flaws, and no degrading of power made him harden his eyes slightly, as if seeing something others couldn't "... but in either case, it was kind of a side trip that happened before i managed to get to the Dead Sea." he said a bit, while humming in thought before nodding to Namine "i was planning to train after this in doing just that, most of the knowledge is in my head, and some of them have been explained to me already, but others i need to get a feel for figuring out my style with them." he said, knowing too well he had to work on not just his work under mastering more of his marble's contents, but his other capabilities, like those weird drive forms he takes, the black blood, his Persona's, hell, he hadn't even visited the Velvet Room in a while! not to mention working more on his Power Ranger stuff -and- his stuff with Madoushi's blade, make some Caster Shells for his gun, so on.. gahhh! seems he has a lot more to do in mind...

Demyx had been listening a bit, actually looking a bit serious, it seemed Shiro had the potential to be quite a powerhouse, a true threat to Xehanort it seemed, but it bothered him that Shiro didn't seem all too keen on tapping into that potential like his life depended on it. "hmm... seems like he has too many abilities at the moment that he's drowning himself a bit so he's relying more on his capabilities he's used to the most, like this tracing stuff and this place." he said, tilting his head a bit as small cracks began forming around the world, before it shattered like glass, revealing the Bounded field filled room once more as Shiro called the dying embers into himself and twitched a bit in thought. "he might need to take a step back and prioritize working on his lesser used skills, at least until he gets them on par with his main capabilities... s'what i'd do in his position, but eh, i'm not that good in fighting anyway so what do i know?" he said with a lame shrug and all.

Roveth sighed, just turning as he looked to Axel, who had already reached the door, just as the bounded field faded, and allowing him to exit, before shrugging lightly "maa... seems Axel's got things to do, so i guess i better head down to the basement and ready up Shiro's simulation area." he said, humming along as he walked past everyone, though he did speak up for one last thing "just because you didn't inherently see -him-... doesn't mean he's not still there present within that marble, within Shiro's future." he said more to a whisper to Roxas and Crystal, before passing along, waving as he headed off downstairs to head for the basement and all.

Demyx proceeded to look a bit green in envy, before shooting a dirty look to Xion for even reminding him of Shiro's singing, before heading off to collect his own stuff so he could at least get his album to the publishers and all, restart his rise back to being a singing sensation and all that jazz.

Axel of course would head off as well to go talk with Barret as well as use the forest to find a spot to summon a few assassin nobodies to find out what hobbies they might have, and if they wanted one as well. of course after that he'd probably head to get some sea-salt ice cream and head for the Station tower to go watch the skies and all.

Roveth, and eventually Shiro, would find themselves back in the basement with Shiro having followed, a few quick typings, and a glare at his inbox a bit more, as if trying to ignore his burning curiosity about those unknown emails, either way he'd bring up the plains area that Shiro and Makenshi had trained in before, and readied it for Shiro's insertion, once he finished that he'd turn to give Shiro a thumbs up, neither not seeing a small eyeball popping up from the inbox, before closing again as Shiro chuckled "thanks, Mou Hitori no Boku." Roveth just chuckled, waving it off "not a problem, Aibou." he said, as Shiro had stepped into the beam of light, which instantly turned him into data, unfortunately, that was when -something- sprung up, and hijacked things, when Shiro opened his eyes, he was not in the plains area he was used to.. in fact.. he was in some odd as hell place looking like a trash bin or something similar ".... wait what the hell?" of course, cue Roveth also panicking and furiously typing and trying to find Shiro.

Shiro would give off a small frown, before putting his hands in his jacket pockets, his eyes lowering to a half-open state and their prismatic glow staring all too well at the peculiar dressed woman, then glancing around as his eyes seemed to study the odd glitched and distorted people in the area, only paying attention to those looking at him with curiosity before looking back at the woman once more "...while this place is.. interesting, to put it mildly.. i wouldn't exactly call it paradise." he said calmly enough, though at least he was being civil since the one who had brought him here seemed to be "you do know that once said 'user' finds out exactly what happened you're probably going to get traced and virus bombed to hell, if not physically tracked down and sent to the shadow realm for this, not my threats, but his given i know how my other half thinks when something happens to me." he said while tilting his head a bit "so what do i call you, and what is this place exactly?" he asked, deciding to get most pleasantries out of the way, and having more information is paramount, since for some reason he couldn't get anything going with his eyes at least, which was... strange, very strange.

Roveth of course continued looking, left, right, center, even thinking outside normal dimensions of binaries to dig deep in the system, before growling, and letting his eyes leak towards becoming inverted and blood red, before continuing to work, but the teeth gritting was definitely happening and Roveth was trying -incredibly- hard to not let -any- of his killing intent leak out right now with his anger starting to fray closer at the fibers of his sanity. "son of a b***h.... if i ever get my hands on whoever hijacked Shiro i'm going to dissolve them into tiny little molecules and then obliterate those molecules from existence!" he hissed out as he continued to type and all, trying to find Shiro amongst all his work within the network system, so on.