Phantom Roxas

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1BrUqpWzQ8BGZ4dDR52Hvrx76XJ9xfxHe

Judge Chupp overruled Vic's objections and motions to strike evidence in support of the motion to dismiss after just two hours of consideration.

The hearing the dismiss the whole case will be tomorrow. There's little chance this case will survive.

EDIT:

Oh hey, looks like Ty Beard committed notary fraud.

ENVY IZANAMI vs SUBJECTS OF PHANTOM

https://www.scribd.com/document/421095023/Monica-Rial-and-Ron-Toye-Notice-of-Hearing-on-TCPA

A hearing to dismiss Vic's case will be on September 6. I believe Vic was unable to prove in court that the allegations against him actually constituted defamation, but he did admit that Jamie Marchi's allegations against him were true. I have a hard time believing that Marchi or Rial were ever in the wrong here, let alone "psychotic", when this case about defamation actually ended up proving them right.

Wasn't too bothered by whether or not we got a jerk rival again, but it is nice to see. Though I do love that we're fighting toxic fans in this game.

Not sure how I feel about Obstagoon. I think it's that I'm so used to Zigzagoon/Linoone as the typical HM Slave that giving it an evolution that looks more inspired by Lucario or Zoroark seems... off. Like it's the evolution for a different line entirely. That said, I believe this is the first time we've had an evolution that seems specifically designed for a regional variant, so that's rather interesting.

“Peace is the last thing he deserved,” MirageGaogamon snarled.

“MirageGaogamon, calm down,” Sora warned. The others were silent, with Arthur and Gagagigo unwilling to answer either Itsu or MirageGaogamon, while Eria and Kairi watched expectantly.

“Sora, I understand that you started this on her side, and Arthur and I have no place to judge if any of you see her side of this. Itsu may have a point about being better than Arturia, but that is a low, low bar. As for you, Itsu, I’m sure you heard what Arthur and I were just talking about. He and I had no right to be considered heroes to the Digital World, and yet we were honored regardless. Even now, we are still trying to live up to what our peoples expect of us. We share that much in common with you, but if you had thousands of years to change Protheus, and he cast aside all your help the moment he began to fear for his own life, then I cannot imagine that you would have ever made him the man you hoped he could become.”

Rather than respond, the person in question only fixed a silent look upon MirageGaogamon. There wasn’t much she could say to change his mind, but he’d asked, and she’d answered. Nothing was left for her to say in that regard.

“That’s enough,” said Arthur. “I get what you’re saying. Both of you. Itsu, you tried to help Protheus the same way MirageGaogamon and Eria have helped Gagagigo and myself. Protheus sure as hell wasn’t worth it, and he isn’t someone we can just ‘agree to disagree’ on, but I don’t see any point in treating you the same as him. He’s dead, and Isamy is next. After that, if we can somehow get the Key back from Isamy, then the Door is ours.”

“If you reach the Door,” Eria asked Itsu, “What do you intend to wish for?”

To that, Itsu shook her head. “The Door of Origin isn’t for me－not anymore. The moment I fell in the war, in the Pathways, I forsook my opportunity to attain it. Right now, I’m just a shell of my former self.” Then proceeded to shrug. “No worries though. When you guys emerge victorious… if you do anyway… I have no doubt the victors will restore the fallen universes back to the way they were. I myself lost friends and family to Isamy’s antics, you know. As long as everyone comes back and the multiverse carries on, I’ll be satisfied.”

And, after thinking for a bit, a radiant smile grew on her face.

“You know what? Looking back, I think I’ve come pretty far. Dan did tell me I was basically a Mary Sue, didn’t he? Hated it at first, but well, it’s not so bad to have a fulfilling life. Friends and family. Successful projects and countless happy memories. The people I met? The worlds I saved? I don’t even know what to say about the religion built around me. Everything I never had, I fought for and I gained. Not bad for someone who started out as a motorcycle struck by lightning... if I do say so myself!”

She chuckled to herself. In other words, Itsu Fudo was essentially admitting she was an old woman. Someone who’d lived a fulfilling life all the way to the present.

“So yeah. All my wishes have already been granted, Eria.”

That this was enough for her.

“Except maybe...” But she stopped herself. “Well, there is one thing. But it’s not something I need the Door for. I’ll keep this one to myself.”

Arthur and Eria shared a glance. She spoke so casually, but they could barely begin to understand everything that she must have experienced. “I’ll trust you on that,” Eria told her. She was a little certained about whatever Itsu may have had in mind, but she wasn’t afraid. MirageGaogamon’s unsubtle huffs were enough to show his own feelings, but he didn’t push it any further than that.

Being worshipped as a goddess and having a whole religion seemed like far too much, but Eria admired Itsu. This Origin War was, at least for Itsu, a chance to finally lay old grudges to rest. In the Pathway to Remembrance, Arthur had compared himself to Protheus. Considering that, it wasn’t hard to understand why Itsu could care about Protheus, even if she was the only one in this whole war that would dare to do so.

“You won’t end up like Protheus,” Eria told Arthur.

At first, Arthur blinked, not sure what to say. “Thanks?” he answered. “Sorry, that was a little random.” He rubbed his eyes; they looked a little red. He was trying hard not to show it, but Eria knew that he had been crying when he thought no one was looking. He could only put up with so much more.

“Well, at least you’re not beating yourself up right now,” Eria giggled. That’s probably a good sign that you’re feeling better.” Arthur smiled, so she knew she must have been doing something to help.

“Let’s not worry about what might go wrong in the future,” Sora reassured them. “We just need to make sure we can still survive, and see all the good stuff still waiting for us.”

Arthur rolled his eyes. “Okay, you guys can stop with the corny pep talk. Itsu, I appreciate everything you’ve done, even if I don’t know what you’ve been through. I don’t even want to know what you meant about being a motorcycle. We all have a wish to make on the Door. I just have one last question. If we kill Isamy, what happens to the Omni Principle? From what Chardonnay told us, killing Protheus means that Isamy is the only Omni left now. So does that mean if she dies, there won’t be another Omni? Because I don’t think this war can truly be over if there’s even a chance that power can just go somewhere else. It doesn’t matter if it’s Protheus or Isamy. Whatever happens, the Omni Principle is what we need to destroy. Right?”

Eria was silent for a moment. There would be no point in surviving all these trials if the future that they had laid out was unattainable. However likely it was that Eria could truly see the future that Itsu’s power was showing, Itsu at least seemed confident that the odds were in their favor. “Yes,” Eria nodded. “I can accept that.”

“Itsu.” MirageGaogamon spoke up, though his tone was bitter. “You said we could ask you anything about Protheus, and I have a few questions myself.”

“Sure thing. You’re the one who entered the realm within my Pure Edge blade, aren’t you?” At that, Itsu briefly closed her eyes. Although she wasn’t sure what the Digimon was going to say, she had a few good guesses. “I saw that much during your fight. Although, I don’t know what you encountered inside my digital domain… Still. As promised earlier, I’ll be transparent about anything you wish to know.”

MirageGaogamon began to pace around Itsu. Within Pure Edge, he only had a glimpse of Itsu’s history with Protheus. It was impossible for him to even begin understand the nature of their relationship, but it was all he had to go on.

“You’ve known Protheus longer than anyone here. I understand that you…” MirageGaogamon shook his head. He could hardly bear to look meet Itsu’s eyes. “Against Protheus, we used everything we could to teach Protheus regret. In the end, I believe the only thing he could feel was fear. He was afraid of death. And I cannot blame even the likes of him for that. However, his last words were nothing more than pitiful screaming. Begging for a chance to escape. He had no guilt for his actions. All those years ago, when you and Protheus found a chance to work together, what did you see in him? Why would you let that… that demon survive all these years? For all I know, none of this would have happened had you stopped him long ago. If you could, knowing everything that’s happened, do you think you made the right decision?”

“Ariel” was a name chosen to avoid a life better off forgotten. As long as she could defeat the darkness once and for all, the world didn’t need to remember Eria, the Water Charmer. The Gishki taught her powers that not even Lady Doriado could. At least, none that she would have dared to. That was what Ariel liked to think, for a time.

Her body was cold. She couldn’t feel her legs, but she knew that there was something skittering along the ground, carrying her towards her prey. Not yet, she told herself. Now wasn’t the time. Not until Isamy was here.

“So this is the future…” Ariel couldn’t quite explain why, but she was somehow disappointed. Even with Itsu’s Void Inclusion, would this be enough? “No, this isn’t it. There’s still something more. Something even further ahead. So why? Why can’t I reach it?”

“This is plenty,” Eria answered. She was wearing dark blue armor, and her Keyblade had transformed. It still looked like a rapier, but the guard was covered in barnacles, and the edge of the blade was stained crimson on one side, while the prongs of a trident extended from the other. Fins decorated her gauntlets, though the left fin extended past her forearm.

She looked at her hand. Closing her eyes, she took a deep breath and removed the glove. Slowly, she opened her eyes again. She saw nothing in her hand. No marks. No l’Cie brand. “A future free from Megiddo,” she smiled. “Maybe this is what the Void Inclusions are. The wishes we make on the Door will decide our future. And if these powers are what we’ll gain in the future, we can use them to make that future possible."

Eria turned around, but a monster was staring her right in the face. It looked like an angler fish, but the face alone was as big as Eria herself, and that was before getting to the six legs that held the creature up, or the leathery wings that it proudly displayed. Eria stepped back instinctually, but the monster bowed its head. Ariel’s upper body was attached to the forehead of the beast, though Eria wasn’t quite sure that was where the monster ended and Ariel began.

“Well, that’s probably a good sign for you,” said Ariel. “Sticking to the optimist routine? Better than moping around, I guess.”

“You sure you’re still supposed to be me?” Eria teased. “You sound more like Hiita.”

Ariel smirked. “Maybe I’ve just learned why she hated our guts so much.”

For a moment, Eria almost felt like laughing. But the other Hiita had just died during the batte in Remembrance. She shouldn’t be joking at Hiita’s expense like that. After a few stutters, she added, “We’ll bring back them all back, okay? I don’t think we can say our future is secured until we’re all together again.”

Ariel nodded. “Somehow, I think you might be right about that.”

The two Eria’s shook hands, and the world around them began to change. The rain was gone, and they were back at Epiloguous once more.

Gagagigo awoke in Epiloguous with a stir.

“…gigo?”

His head was aching as he lifted himself up from the ground. He stumbled for a moment as his eyes adjusted to his surrounding. Eria was standing before him. Two of them, though vastly different. One was merged with some kind of monster, while the other looked more like a knight than an apprentice mage.

“You look like a real hero now,” Eria smiled. She held her hand beside her, and a mirror of ice appeared. Gagagigo was startled; he almost didn’t recognize himself at first. His body was clad in silver armor, and red-orange tatoos marked his body. He put a hand to his heart, and sure enough, when he looked into the mirror, he could see himself mimicking the motion.

“This… this is me?” He looked down to her, trying to understand what had happened himself. “I had heard your voice. You had called upon the power of the Ocean Dragon Lord.”

Eria tilted her head. The name sounded familiar, but she didn’t know too much about it. “Daedalus, wasn’t it? Something to ask Doriado about once we’re home.” If Doriado was could be alive again by then, she had to remind herself.

“Yes. Whatever spell you acquired to accomplish this must certainly be powerful.” As he continued to admire his new armor, he noticed Ariel staring. He wasn’t quite sure if it was a good stare or a bad stare. “I… I know I am not your Gagagigo-”

“I know, you’re sorry,” Ariel interrupted. “It’s not your responsibility to apologize to me. You and Eria already patched things up. I’m… not quite sure I get to hold a grudge after siding with Protheus. I’d rather just wait and see if my Gagagigo has even half as much sense as you. But I don’t mind working with you. For now.”

“So… partners?” asked Gagagigo.

“…I suppose I can agree to that,” said Ariel. Her beast half crawled over to Gagagigo, and Ariel extended her hand. “Don’t worry, he’s not going to bite. Much. And only Isamy, I assure you.”

“That’s…” Gagagigo watched anger gnash its teeth expectantly. “I’m not sure if that’s actually reassuring.”

Once Gagagigo and Ariel reluctantly shook each other’s hands, Ariel looked around Epiloguous. “Now then, where is the boyfriend?”

“I’m right here,” Arthur answered. He and MirageGaogamon approached Gagagigo and the Eria’s, though he was looking around for someone else. “That just leaves…”

"Don’t worry, I’m here,” said Sora. Kairi walked beside him, her hand in his. Kairi took a deep breath, but Sora nudged her. “We’ll be okay, Kairi."

“Right,” she said nervously. Kairi looked the same as she had before Itsu appeared. A single glance was enough to tell that Eria, Gagagigo, and Sora had all changed, but Arthur didn’t have the same feeling about Kairi. Had the Void Inclusion changed anything? Compared to the magnificent Keyblade that Sora now held, Arthur was concerned that Kairi didn’t receive anything similar.

“Arthur and I wouldn’t have these powers without either of you,” said Eria. “Let’s all show Isamy what we can do."

Eria’s smile was so infectious, Kairi couldn’t help but smile back. She felt more at ease listening to Eria. “I’m sure I could show you a thing or two myself.”

“Eria, you’ve got a moment?” asked Arthur. He nodded, gesturing to Eria to follow him away from the rest of the group.

“Sure,” Eria complied. Her heart was beating faster. There was something else to the power she now had. Even thought Itsu said she wouldn’t have the memories of her future self, Eria could feel something that she was sure she would one day have. More than just a longing to be with Arthur, or the attraction she had, there was something more relaxed. She knew it could be distilled down to a single word, but it was just on the tip of her tongue.

“Everyone looks ready,” said Arthur. “Except me and MirageGaogamon, I mean. I’m still not sure if I want the power of the future or the past."

Eria shrugged. “There’s no easy way to break this to you, but from everything you’ve told me, I think the past is the last thing you want for this.”

“I know,” said Arthur. “I guess I just… we’ve all had our fair share of illusions lately. Of how things could end for us, good or bad. I want something I can believe in. The past… as terrifying as it was, it has a bit more certainty."

“Are you sure it isn’t that you don’t trust what might happen if you pick the future?”

“There is that. It’s more like…” He glanced over at Ariel. “I don’t want to look at some other version of myself and not like what I see. If it’s just some stupid dream, and I’m not good enough to make it come true, then I’d just be setting myself up for disappointment.”

“Then don’t leave it up to chance. Don’t gamble on what your future might be, and walk away thinking you won’t deserve it. Look at me. Look at me, and tell me the future that you want. Not the future that someone else says you could have. The future that you, Arthur, want for yourself.”

She pulled Arthur towards her, looking directly into his eyes, and daring him to react. Her heart beat heavier and heavier. She wanted Arthur’s answer. “You told Isamy that you want everyone to forgive you. And you’re here, helping me bring my friends back. I’ve already forgiven you, Arthur. At the end of Remembrance, you said you want to start running towards your life.” Eria showed Arthur her hand. “Megiddo’s brand is gone. I know that as soon as we kill Isamy, that brand will come back, but until then, this is all the proof I need to know that I’ll beat him. I’m not sure what I’d do after that, but knowing I can get that far? To even be able to ask myself, what tomorrow might have in store? That’s enough for me. So for you, maybe you need to ask yourself what you would do when you’ve made things right for everyone you can.”

“You just said you don’t know what you would do next,” Arthur sighed. “If you have no clue, then I doubt I’d have a better chance.”

Eria pursed her lips. “Point. I suppose I have no business asking you a question that I can’t answer myself.”

“I know I want a way for us to stay together,” Arthur answered. “Without giving Megiddo what he wants. It’s… it’s how we get there that I can never figure out.” He tried to find something more to tell her, but there was nothing. She was still waiting for him to give her a proper answer. “That’s what the problem is,” Arthur sighed.

Eria smiled. “Go on.”

“We’ve only just discovered that we could become Aetos, but once Itsu showed up, I started think about whether I could become something even better than Aetos.”

“We managed to kill Protheus," Eria reminded him. "And we thought that was supposed to be impossible. What could possibly be better than that?”

“Exactly. When the Demon Lords fused with MirageGaogamon and I, it exploded pretty much immediately. And when you had merged with that Leviathan, and I tried to save you… Actually, I never told you about him. In the Digital World, I wasn’t the only human who fought the Demon Lords. Most of the others ran away before we even got to the Demon Lords, but there was one other human. Ytidens. He actually managed to convince some of the Demon Lords to work on his side, and turned the Demon Lords against each other. I talked with MirageGaogamon about this earlier, but at first I thought that we had just survived the war instead of win it.”

“And you’re wondering what you could do if you had the chance to use that power.” Arthur froze. MirageGaogamon was standing behind him. He sounded curious, but Arthur he was more disappointed than anything. “Merging with the Demon Lords is what set you on this path to begin with. It’s hardly a path worth revisiting. I know that, as I am now, perhaps I’m still not as strong as we were back then. But the difference between us now, and who we were then? Back then, you and I were simply chosen to survive because the Demon Lords needed us. We were their anchors to keep on living. We got lucky. But this time, we won. We actually deserve to be heroes now. All of us are already on the right path. Whether it’s Megiddo or the Demon Lords, you both have a future where you no longer need to be haunted. That should be the destiny you both must chase.”

Arthur nodded. “Right. Instead of trying to trying to one-up Aetos, we need to try it again, and push that to the limit. With all these powers we’re getting now…”

“We use them with Aetos,” Eris said, “And then, goodbye Isamy.”

“Yeah,” Arthur sighed. It seemed so simple. He shook his head, cursing his brain. No matter how many times the easiest answer was standing at him right in the face, he had to keep finding to worry about. MirageGaogamon. I think you’re closer to being as strong as every Demon Lord combined than you think.” Arthur raised his Keyblade, as the Digivice within it began to stir. “Itsu! I choose the future!”

At first, Arthur couldn’t see anything. MirageGaogamon hadn’t changed, either. And yet, there was a sound. A quiet hum, one that Arthur couldn’t decide if he was imagining or not. His hand was trembling. Looking to his side, his Keyblade now had an orange glow. Small sparks of light dance along the glow, but he could still hear the humming. The dance almost seemed to be in rhythm with the hum. Perhaps it wasn’t random humming. It was a song, flowing through the Keyblade. The time it took to make it through all of Famous Last Words, just to gather all the power he needed to destroy Protheus, now endlessly coursed through the Keyblade.

“Are you ready?” MirageGaogamon asked.

“I am now.” Arthur look at his Keyblade. “Thanks, Dad. I’ll see you soon.”

Well, Summon Sorceress is banned, so I'm going to have to adjust this deck to account for that now.

Dueled against Blue-Eyes, Galaxy Photon, and Ancient Gear decks. Beat the Galaxy Photon deck easily, but last to the other two. Going to have to take some more time to think about it, but it did confirm for me that Forbidden Dress is an easy brick, so going to be taking that out. Didn't realize I had 41 cards instead of 40, so it's not like it'll hurt me if I just get rid of it outright.

Going to have to find my copy of E-Call, but I've replaced Mist with Stratos for the moment. While there is still the issue of getting Vyon on-board, this is still faster enough for me to manage. Going to head to locals in a little bit, so I'll let you know how that turns out.

Right, just wanted to be sure I understood the play correctly. You can see how long I've been out of the game. XD

I agree on that general rule, and I think another point against E-Call is Shadow Mist. I'm running two of them to get the most mileage out of you how can only use one of its effects per turn, so frankly I could see Shadow Mist substituting for at least one of the E-Calls you have in mind?

Actually, hang on, small correction for your post. You mention it would be better than drawing the 2 Soldiers, but I'm running 1 Solid Soldier and 2 Shadow Mists, so I think that might change what you were going for? I apologize if we're talking past each other on this.

Basically, since I'm running 3 E-HEROes, but two of them are Shadow Mist, and only one of them would be used as a searcher anyway, maybe replace that one with E-Call, so the remaining Shadow Mist can stay for fetching Mask Change II?

Milling Harp Horror to get Cymbal Skeleton is certainly what I'm going for with this. I take it the typical approach would be to get out Phoenix, Link that into Mermaid, then bring out Orcust Knightmare to mill Harp Horror?

While I have E - Emergency Call, it would be about as situational as Solid Soldier. I suppose I could run both, but I have my doubts on if it'd be worth it. I did think of using Marauding Captain as a replacement, so I'll probably go with that.

Didn't notice how close I was to a Highlander variant until I wrote this, but it is kind of hilarious to me.

I don't have Azathot, and I'm wary of getting that because I have a suspicion that it could get hit in the next banlist. I do have a few copies of Orcust Knightmare (And also at least 3 World Wands), but I'm not familiar with how those plays work.

I'm not sure what it is, but I'm just not as interested in the Knightmares? It's a weird hang-up that I can't properly explain, but I'm trying to see how I can build this deck without relying on the Knightmares.

I'd be okay with cutting down to PK Cloak and Boots to 1, though I'm pretty comfortable with them at 2 for now. If anything, I'm more iffy about Solid Soldier. While he's good for Shadow Mist and Vyon, I'm wondering if there are better alternatives.

Time Thieves and Orcust work rather well together, mostly because thanks to the Orcust support targets Dark Machines, which makes for great synergy through Time Thief Regulator.

My biggest concerns are that I want to replace Solid Soldier, but I'm not sure if there's an alternative I'm comfortable with. Also I feel that I've been neglecting Leviair, who I've seen as a staple in these decks. I might also need to use Break Sword. Most of the Equip Spells I'm using for Isolde are generic choices, aside from Phoenix Blade, though drawing them can risk bricking the deck, so ideally I'd like to be able to put them back in the deck if necessary. Honestly considering using Sword of Deep-Seated to replace one of them.

Since recent banlists have been brutal to Dark Warrior decks, I've noticed how Orcusts have generally become one of the main Dark decks since then. Also tried Time Thieves at the Savage Strike sneak peek event and instantly fell in love with them, so I figured I'd see how mixing them would turn out.

Monsters

• 1 Armageddon Knight
• 1 Clock Wyvern
• 1 Dark Armed Dragon
• 2 Destiny HERO - Malicious
• 1 Effect Veiler
• 1 Elemental HERO Shadow Mist
• 1 Elemental HERO Solid Soldier
• 1 Elemental HERO Stratos
• 1 Neo Space Connector
• 1 Neo-Spacian Aqua Dolphin
• 1 Orcust Brass Bombard
• 1 Orcust Cymbal Skeleton
• 1 Orcust Harp Horror
• 2 The Phantom Knights of Ancient Cloak
• 2 The Phantom Knights of Silent Boots
• 1 Time Thief Bezel Ship
• 1 Time Thief Regulator
• 2 Time Thief Winder
• 1 Vision Hero Vyon

Spells

• 1 Cynet Fusion
• 1 Divine Sword - Phoenix Blade
• 1 Mask Change II
• 1 Monster Reborn
• 1 Noble Arms - Clarent
• 1 Orcustrated Einsatz
• 1 Overdone Burial
• 1 Reinforcement of the Army
• 1 Solitary Sword of Poison
• 1 Time Thief Hack
• 1 Transmodify

Traps

• 1 Solemn Warning
• 1 Phantom Knights' Fog Blade
• 1 Phantom Knights' Sword
• 1 The Phantom Knights of Shade Brigandine
• 1 Time Thief Flyback
• 1 Ultimate Providence

Extra Deck

• 1 Clock Spartoi
• 1 Cyberse Clock Dragon
• 1 Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon
• 1 Galatea, the Orcust Automaton
• 1 Isolde, Two Tales of the Noble Knights
• 1 Longirsu, the Orcust Orchestrator
• 1 Masked HERO Dark Law
• 1 Orcustrion
• 1 Summon Sorceress
• 1 The Phantom Knights of Rusty Bardiche
• 2 Time Thief Redoer
• 1 Tri-Gate Wizard
• 1 Underclock Taker

Now that is a high quality April Fool's joke.

On 3/27/2019 at 1:35 PM, cr47t said:

just wondering, what do you think would be the pros, cons, and overall effects of losing physical consoles and having the PC market take over?

Hmm. Wasn't thinking of PC's, so much as streaming services. In the case of PC's, I would say that a pro would be that you would (ideally) not be tied down to a specific branding. Though I do say that as someone who has been loyal to Nintendo since the N64, gradually growing more and more cynical about Sony, and simply never purchased an Xbox. In the case of Microsoft, while a lot of it is based on rumors, I'm at least curious about the concept of Xbox Live on Nintendo Switch, so in that case, the market is still there, just narrowed down a bit.

As for cons… well, I'm not quite sure how to explain my experience with PC gaming? I've played my fair share, but I've never held the "PC master race" mindset. However, I do think that the PC market taking over could be inevitable, and it's more of a question of how long until that happens. My main concern is what the gaming industry would share with the film industry, with far too many companies merging to chase the Netflix zeitgeist. Those streaming services, no matter how much we may enjoy them, will always be ephemeral. I would prefer that once I have a game, or movie, or whatever, it's mine for as long as I wish to have it, not for as long as some company feels inclined to keep it on their streaming service, or for as long as that streaming service is active. That's not owning a movie, that's just constantly renting that movie from Blockbuster over and over until Blockbuster went under.

While I enjoyed these films, they had serious pacing issues. The sixth film is the most egregious in this regard, since it's just one big fight scene. I want to say the first two were the strongest, and honestly I feel like they had too many ideas that they were setting up that could have been explored here, but instead they meandered and focused far too much on Meiko and Meicoomon.

I'd be okay with another film, since Future did leave some major plot threads unresolved. I just hope they actually wrap things up properly this time around.

Not sure how this would compare to Sony and Nintendo, but this could easily make for a decent rival to the next Xbox in particular. I believe one of Microsoft's next "consoles" is meant to include the potential for a streaming service. While I'm not entirely on board with the idea of potentially phasing out consoles, this does make for a good niche on Google's part, and as Flame said, could result in data caps dying, and I'd be more okay with losing those compared to the potential of losing physical consoles.

I should probably shut up about the Mining & Smithing rework already, but it's really been one of the biggest motivators for me in a long time. I actually want to get more involved in PvM.

Finished Pieces of Hate the other day. The humor in some of the Pirate quests can be pretty cringeworthy, but it was pretty fun. Also finally checked out Safecracking to get the Thieving requirement, and I was amazed how much easier it made the skill. If you're looking to train Thieving for one reason or another, I highly recommend that.

Bought the Luck of the Dwarves ring because I've really needed to get some good drops. Feels weird actually having a lot of money in this game for a change.

Ordinarily I'd be inclined to say they might stick to a pattern of having remakes between new games, but... Let's Go feels very much like a third pillar, even though it is ostensibly a remake of Yellow. Both Pokemon Go and the Switch are doing remarkably strong, so I think they'll want to make another Let's Go game, but it depends on what they do after Sword and Shield. Personally, I'd love to see a Diamond and Pearl remake next, though preferably not in the Let's Go style. Maybe have that based more on Sword and Shield, since it'll probably be more of an improvement on SM/USUM rather than Let's Go's style.

Really, Johto would make the most sense, but save that for the next system after the Switch. There's probably a good chance Pokemon Go will still be in use by then, especially since they'll likely have almost every generation in the game by then.

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Currently making my way through both campaigns, and I'm pretty excited about the Kickstarter. The Whitestone arc was absolutely incredible, and while they have yet to reach their stretch goals for the full arc, I'm hoping they can make it.

Also for the best that they're going to avoid featuring Tiberius, considering all the drama with Orion behind the scenes. His departure before the Whitestone arc is rather convenient, though I hope they find a way to ease people into that by doing some of the prelude, such as The Feast.

Only following the anime, but I agree with the sentiment that the Elf story is pretty much all it's had, so I can't really see the series having much to continue with after that wraps up. Though the little bits they did with the Diamond Kingdom, mostly as it relates to Mars, do have some potential, since a war between those kingdoms has been brewing for a while. Maybe they could take advantage of the Eye of the Midnight Sun's attacks on the Clover Kingdom? Not like they haven't tried something like that before.

Gagagigo reached out into a dark void. What good had the past brought him? There had been nothing but blind rage and anger that set him on the path to joining Kozaky. He didn’t expect to see a future waiting for him, but even if he would not have his future self’s memories, he needed to know what he could become.

He felt himself falling through cold water. He tried to swim to the surface, but the ice had frozen over above him. It was like he was back in the Pathway to Remembrance again. He struck the ice, hoping to break through, but he couldn’t find even the smallest crack. Water poured into his lungs, but he didn’t feel in danger of drowning. The water was passing through him.

Was this a vision? If this was how the Void Inclusion was supposed to work, it was another cruel trick. But this was what the Pathways had to show each and every one of them, after all. To recognize their past, present, and future all together. What Itsu was offering was a chance to realize why the Pathways had tested him.

"It isn’t just me," he realized. Looking into the ice, he start to make out his own reflection. Golden armor reflected hints of red light along his body. It wasn’t just his past self. This was the face that the other Eria’s Gagagigo had before she had slain him. Gagagigo for that other self, too.

There was no point in a future where he could not earn Eria’s forgiveness, and there was no point in earning that if he could not manage to forgive himself either. That had to be true in both universes. There was an entire multiverse of Gagagigos and Erias out there who needed their chance to survive. Among all the Charmers and their Familiars, it had come down to Eria and Gagagigo. Why did it have to be them? Why did his sins have to put the fate of the entire multiverse in their hands?

They were all a team once. How many years had it been since he last saw them? His hand rested on the ice, and finally the first crack started to form. It was just enough for some of the water around him to start leaking through the ice, and shooting up through to the surface. His reflection kept staring at him. There was no anger in its face, but no sorrow, either. If he could actually talk to his other self, what would he say?

Gagagigo felt his body shift again. He slammed against the ice as the world seemed to turn upside down and the lake crashed down like a wave around him. He could barely lift himself up through the falling water. Suddenly, his reflection finally moved, punching the ice just as Gagagigo himself was just minutes ago.

“Stop it,” Gagagigo muttered to his reflection. “We’ll be alright.” But the reflection didn’t stop trying to get through the ice, even though his punches seemed to do nothing. Gagagigo placed his hands on the ice. Three rings of golden light wrapped around his body, and his reflection roared.

“You’re not here, so maybe I’m talking to nothing. But the power of future isn’t just for me. It’s for both of us. For a future where the multiverse can never lead us to a dark path ever again!”

Ice shattered and water evaporated as the golden lights coalesced around both Gagagigos. Together, they could both hear Eria’s voice, casting a spell that was completely unfamiliar to Gagagigo.

“Rank-Up-Magic Tears of the Ocean Dragon Lord!”

Eria braced herself as a tower of water that stood before her spun rapidly. Raindrops let loose from the tower seemed to fade as they touched the “ground”. She was waiting for Gagagigo to choose his Grand Form, but she still needed to decide on her own. The easy answer was the future, but it had to be for the future for both of her original selves. Not the future of this… thing that Megiddo had transformed them into.

The Door was sure to have the power to split her back up again, but that was only if they could defeat Isamy. Perhaps the power that Itsu offered was a self-fulfilling prophecy? That by taking the power of the future, they would able to make the future come to pass. So why? Why couldn’t she find the power of her futures?

“You still don’t get it, do you?” she asked herself. “You think I can just go back and stop the War of Darkness from ever happening, and when I finally go get my happily ever after, I’ll just follow the same path as you, right?”

“That’s not true!” she snapped back. “I know you have to live your own life-”

“Cut the crap.” Eria sighed. “Gods, are we really the same person? I’m starting to think that if Megiddo had fused me with Hiita, it’d make more sense than this. There’s no ‘right’ path for either of us. You’ve got Gagagigo back. You’ve got Arthur. And you’ve lost Mom, Dad, Wynn… even with everyone gone, you’re keeping yourself together because you’re hoping we’ll get a do-over for everyone. But if we both make it back, neither of us are going to forget any of that. It can be twenty years from now, and maybe we’ll be able to kick back and laugh about this. You and Arthur will probably have a kid-”

“I get the point.”

“Sorry,” Eria chuckled. “This is what Megiddo wanted, right? For us to think alike. But even if I stop the war, I’m not you. I can’t be you. Not again. Whatever life you want to lead, it probably won’t be my style, you know? So let me give it a try.”

Eria turned away from the tower of water and held both of her hands out. Two blue doors appeared before her. One was lighter in color, and the other was dark. “Obviously we can’t walk into both while stuck together we’re like this. But the problem is that you’re trying to pull off one last transformation, and become our future selves. Think about it this way.”

Eria gathered water around each of her hands, and shaped them into whips. Lashing each of them at the knobs on the doors, she pulled both doors open. “Let our futures come to us!”

Six lights were traveling among the stars glittering the space aroound Epiloguous. At least, Kairi thought there were six of them. One of them seemed to flicker on and off, before fading altogether. It had nothing to do with Kairi’s own future. It was someone else’s future, one that was now never going to come true.

How many of the Counter Corps were still left? There were a few who had joined after the Aeon escaped from the Rejected World, but it seemed like several of them hadn’t made it. She never even had a chance to learn all of their names. So what was so special about the five or six lights that she had seen? What was the multiverse trying to tell her?

“What we are to be when all this is over?” Kairi needed the power of the future. It wasn’t like she had done much in the past herself. And yet, she was afraid of the future. For a moment, she was happy, but the moment was all too short. She needed that happiness to last just a little longer.

She slumped to her knees and buried her face in her hands. “Is this all I can have? All I can be?” She didn’t feel any different. There was no “Grand” Form waiting for her no power which power she took. But what else could she do? She reached out to grab the future, but all she could feel was the wind.

“‘Nothing you could say can stop me going home,’ huh? I hope you’re right, Arthur.” The Ultima Weapon appeared in the air beside him, followed by Two Become One. Holding both of his hands in front of him, he waited for one more weapon. His clothes began to glow pure white, as he could the power of the future gathering in his hands.

The χ-blade. He still didn’t quite understand what it was supposed to be, other than Xehanort dedicating everything to forging it. Two of Sora’s own Keyblades were interlocked with each other, their guards melded together to form a grip for Sora to hold onto. A single blade extended from the overlayed shafts of the original Keyblades.

As Sora held the χ-blade above him, ten more Keyblades surrounded him. “Wow,” Sora chuckled. It was hard to believe that he could have this many Keyblades at his side. He dismissed the majority of them for the moment, save for the χ-blade. He still felt that there was one last power awaiting within him, but he would have to save it for Isamy. With all the power he needed in his hands, Sora returned to join the others at the heart of Epiloguous.

"Excuse me, but I think you have something of mine," said Lydia.

Arthur jumped back from Kratos, and his hand slowly reached for the sword at his side. “Right, sorry about that.” Unsheathing Hopeless Black, he presented the sword to her. “I should thank you,” he said. “Eria and the rest of us would probably have never been able to kill Protheus without your help,” he added. They were only able to defeat him because they were able to survive so long. Arthur didn’t want to consider how much worse their chances would have been if he was using his own sword against them.

Once Lydia took the sword, Arthur turned to Kratos. He seemed almost at peace. Arthur could hardly begin to imagine everything that Kratos had been through, but he suspected that his own past must have seemed small and petty compared to Kratos’s experiences. “I’d say we’ve both been slaves to our past,” Arthur told him. “Once we kill Isamy, we can still looking forward to our future. Of course I’ll help you.”

As honored as Arthur was that Kratos offered him a sword, it felt strange. First Sora, and now Kratos. They both trusted them with new blades because they saw potential in Arthur. The only difference now was that Arthur could understand why Kratos would trust him. Why anyone could trust Arthur with making the future come to pass. Arthur reached for the Blade of Promise, but he felt another blade in his free hand. His own Keyblade. Not just what Sora had promised him, but what Arthur had forged with his own power to defeat the Madara. The Keyblade shimmered in his hand, resonating in the presence of the Blade of Promise. At first, Arthur wondered if his Keyblade was jealous, but it wasn’t that. Somehow, he could tell that the Keyblade “wanted” him to take the Blade of Promise.

“Let’s take the future,” Arthur answered at last as he accepted the Blade of Promise. As soon as he did, both the blade and Arthur’s Keyblade vanished, as white and gold lights gathered in his hand. A gust of wind pushed him back a few feet from Kratos, but Arthur held his ground. The light was gathering into the shape of a new blade before him. His Keyblade and the Blade of Promise had become one; all Arthur had to do was take it. His heart skipped a few beats as he tried to grab the blade. It was still made of light itself, and so he had to give it form.

“My future is with Eria,” he said. Small streams of water flowed through the light, followed by twin vines that settled into place.

“But chasing that future doesn’t mean throwing away my past. I wouldn’t want the future if I couldn’t accept everything that’s happened to me.” Two blue arcs formed the Keyblade, each adorned with a golden sickle.

“Father… I promise you that I won’t run away this time.” Between the vines was the semblance of railroad tracks, twisted together in a spiral, and at the end of the Keyblade, the spiral branched back out into the heads of twin howling wolves, each facing the opposite direction. One wolf was white, while the other was black, and nestled between their heads was a spoked wheel.

Arthur took the Keyblade, but it felt heavy in his hands. It nearly slammed to the ground before Arthur corrected his stance. “United Horizon,” he said. “I think that’s what I’ll call this.” He took a long, deep sigh. “Thank you, Kratos. Just a little bit longer, and we should all be ready.”