Walking into the great city of Lómëdor once again for the first time in almost three thousand years. It had changed alot... but the structure and layout was almost the same as Sephiroth Deadheart seemed to know where he was going within the great city. He walked by a few of the shops and seen one with weapons, Sephiroth went in and seen a two bladed Katana, thinking it looked interesting he purchased the blade and set on his side. Sephiroth then decided to go to the large dock, mainly to see if there was any good boats that were willing to take another person as Sephiroth had to travel in order to see and save his children his children.

So he picked up his Masamune in hand and headed towards the docks, mainly people in the town running out of his way when they seen the large blade he had rested on his shoulder. His right hand gripped tight tightly around the handle of the Masamune. Some of the people where running however because they seen Sephiroth... they must have either been realy old or had read some kind book about him... the second option seeming most likely since the Deadheart family deaths was a huge story when it had happened.

Upon reaching the docks Sephiroth looked around, there were a lot of Ships there... but most seemed to be cargo ships. That when he seen a large ship to his right... sure it was a pirate ship but hey... Sephiroth could handle himself if he had to battle. He then walked up to the ramp leading up the ship. Seeing it was clear he ran up the ramp and quickly did a forward flip, landing behind a few large boxes. His Masamune now off his shoulder, and ready to battle.

The main reason he had gotten onto this ship was because Sephiroth knew the flag... it was a ship of a Pirate Crew that had tried to kill the Deadhearts thousands of years ago, however Unless there captain had been killed in battle... Sephiroth knew he would still be alive since all those years ago the captain was an Archangel... and they could live for a very long time. he studied the crew movements as the ran about the ship setting things up. Then seeing an opening Sephiroth used his quick speed and got to the stairs that would take him lower into the ship... with no crew in sight... Sephiroth headed down, the two bladed Katana on his left side, and the Masamune gripped in his right hand still, ready to battle if need be....

"Mmph," mmphed Albeiro. Yep, still bound and gagged. And here I was hoping it was just a bad dream. How did this happen again? Ah. Yes. I remember now. One bald joke to the wrong person, and he sics his crew on me. What's wrong with the world today?

And so on.

Then, after hours of nothing to do but play I spy (which is very hard when blindfolded), he heard a sound. It was the sound of boots stomping across the deck carefully. Albeiro knew that few or none of the crew was here since they had all gone to eat at Joe the Barbarian's Crab Shack and then get supplies for their next trip to the port of Llamedos. It didn't matter that there was no such city; the captain had just assumed that it was missing due to a conspiracy of cartographers. Albeiro couldn't understand how that man became captain in the first place.

And so on.

Finally, after many such strange trains of thought, he realized that these steps weren't the heavy, careless steps of a pirate. He also realized that these steps were coming down the stairs, and quickly. Albeiro wasn't sure who it could be, but nearly anything could be better than this.

"MMMMMMMPHHHHH!!!"

Except a killer, he thought belatedly as he began to panic.

Sephiroth looked in some of the cabins then heard a sharp muffled sound "MMMMMMMPHHHHH!!!" He quickly moved around, his grip getting stronger and tighter on his blade. He then seen ahead another room, Sephiroth slowly walked up the door and listened to see if anyone was in the room. Not hearing a sound he opened the door and walked in. It was the captains camber and the place that Sephiroth had wanted to find. Walking up the desk he began to look at the mad that were on it... along with some other strange things the captain had.... like a map to a place called Llamedos.

Seeing this map Sephiroth let out a little laugh and said out loud "That fool... so he is still alive... imagine that then, i have been dead for about three thousand years now... and he is still looking for that place... when will he learn its not there.... ah well... atleast i shall be able to....." Sephiroth then suddentle stopped what he had said as he heard a noise within the room.

He began to look around the large room trying to find the source of the noise... and was ready to destroy it if need be... Sephiroth hated it when people were watching him while hidding... although he did not not at that time that the person Sephiroth had heard... was of course not there by choice....

Albeiro froze, hoping that the intruder hadn't heard him.

Unfortunately, his panic attack had tipped his chair a bit too far, and the lack of movement meant a lack of resistance. It is well known across Arda that what then occurred was a simple result of gravity taking its toll on a chair that was continuing along the path designated to it by chaotic movements upon it.

By the time that those people would have finished explaining, Albeiro had already rolled in his chair across the floor until he hit something hard. He whimpered when he realized what it was. A boot.

Visions of what horrible tortures would be performed upon him appeared across his eyes. He grimaced at the third one and nearly vomited at the fourth. "Pleasedon'tkillmepleasedon'tkillmeplease!!!" he pleaded. Except it came out "MmphmmphmmphmmphMmphmmphmmphmmphmmph!!!"

His life flashed before his eyes. This was a fairly common experience, actually. He usually slept through the boring parts, but there was no time this time around, as he suddenly realized that whoever was there wasn't trying to severely alter his present state of mortality. What's happening?

Sephiroth seen the boy in chair move along the ground and held back his laughter finding the site rather funny, he then placed out his foot and stopped the chair, looking down at the boy. Sephiroth seen he had a blindfold on as he was also wrapped in ropes against the chair. His Masamune was raised into the air and came back down to the ground with a quick swipe, the sound or the air being quickly cut could be heard quickly.

The blade then cut through the ropes around the boys hands, all the time during the sword swipe Sephiroth had his eyes closed, he then said "Get up... i need some information from you boy, and watch yourself when you stand, this blade is very long... i would not want to kill you by you standing up and backing into my blade....." A small laugh now passing the dark lips of Sephiroth. He was holding his Masamune in his right hand and then slowly brought up his left hand, running it through his long waist lenght white hair before in fell upon his long black cloak once again.

Sephiroth continues to look down at the boy awaiting him to get up, he then lifted his blade once again but rested in upon his shoulder, the white / silver armour on his shoulder protecting him... Sephiroth only wore these for the soul reason of carrying the Masamune.

"Please, don't kill me, sir! I'm not worth it!" said Albeiro, shrinking back and standing up, which is a very hard thing to do. He then looked at the man for the first time.

The first thing that he noticed was the hair. It was long, silver, and as straight as could be. It struck him that this man must spend about an hour every day washing, drying, combing, and fixing his hair. For some reason, though, he just knew that it wasn't out of vanity. Rather, he reasoned, it was for image. Your everyday pirates and barbarians either had messy hair or none at all; they just didn't spend time on it. This man could kill you and keep his hair in the most pristine of conditions. The thought frightened him, and he shivered.

Then, he noticed the leather. The man's entire wardrobe seemed to consist of leather and metal. This man stood around on a hot day wearing black leather and didn't mind. This man didn't just have an air of class. He absolutely radiated it. Albeiro dropped to his feet and begged for mercy.

Another small laugh passed his lips when the boy said "Please, don't kill me, sir! I'm not worth it!" Sephiroth had a light smile on his face and said to the boy "Dont worry boy im not going to...." But before he could finish the boy had dropped to his feet and began to beg to wards Sephiroth. This is when Sephiroth rolled his eyes and said "Kid get up... im not going to kill you ok.. atleast not yet....." After saying this a few spirit sparks emited from the body of Sephiroth then circled around him before returning into his body again.

Sephiroth then said to the boy "Not everyday you see a grown boy beg for mercy from a dead guy now is it...." Another laugh passing his lips. Then all of a sudden Sephiroth went silent... but still something was heard... yes... yes the crew had come back... Sephiroth had an idea, he knew that the captain was stupid so quickly placed some bag of sand onto the chair that the boy had been in and placed the chair into a dark corner of the room.

He then said to the boy "Follow me... we shall take out the entire grew first, then come back here and get the captain ok.... oh and you can keep this kid... think of it as a .... a meeting gift, or whatever..." He then handed the boy the two bladed Katana that Sephiroth had purchased from town. Quickly Sephiroth then headed out of the Captains cabin and onto the upper deck of the ship behind the boxes once again.... but before he had left Sephiroth had told the boy to either hurry up or face the crew on his own.....

Okay, okay... Calm down. He's not actively trying to harm me, right? And the pirates, once they find that I'm gone, will. Besides, having someone of his power on my side can definitely have its advantages. I'll be able to escape from this ship, anyhow.

Wait a minute... dead?!

Albeiro rushed up the stairs and onto the deck. He then realized that he had left the katana down the stairs and rushed down to get it. As he grabbed it, he heard a familiar voice singing, loud and drunk. The captain had come aboard. Albeiro rushed up the stairs and stepped out into the open.

When he felt a cutlass at his back, he realized how foolish that was. He dove down to the deck, unsheathed the katana, and stood back up. He felt the cutlass again. This time, he twisted around and swung the katana at the pirate's sword, knocking it behind the pile of crates.

And then, of course, he felt another three swords from behind him.

Sephiroth then sighed seeing the boy get caught so quickly, he then said out loud as he walked from the crates "Well kid... so much for the surprise attack then huh... ah well... its more fun this way anyway..." After saying two of the guards turned to face Sephiroth and stopped dead in there tracks as they yelled out "NO... S..S... SE...SEPH.....SEPHIROTH !!!!!!!!!!!!!! EVERYONE RUN...." Another smirk grew on the lips of Sephiroth and before the men could run Sephirioth swiped the Katana down in a diagonal way to the right. It took the first mans head off... and the blade cut the second in half. He then walked up to the third gaurd and pushed the Masamune through his body, the blade then passed the boys head and killed the other guard that had no weapon now.

Sephiroth then took the blade out of them both and calmly stood there as more gaurds came up the ramp... some had ran away.. but most wanted to test their skills and try to kill Sephiroth while others just wanted to see with their own eyes if it was true that he had returned.... the reason for this you ask?? Well Sephiroth had found out in the Captains Cabin that the Captain had told his entire crew that he had killed all of the Deadheart family... Sephiroth was going to make sure that he got that removed from any record....

Albeiro figured that the safest place to be was right behind Sephiroth. So he quickly ran behind him and fought the enemies there, confident that his backside was well protected.

There were a few that had tried to sneak up on Sephiroth, and from what they had seen, Albeiro was a pushover. They were about to discover what happens when he can see his enemies. Albeiro grabbed his sword and dashed forward, straight through one. He spun around and extended the katana, slicing through another pirate. He leaped over a third pirate in front of him before turning around and running him through, along with the two pirates behind him.

Pirates have many thoughts on the afterlife. Some believe that they will live in paradise surrounded by 71 Virginians. Others believe that they will be reincarnated depending on how much treasures they stored. Anyone taking the time to think about this was dead soon, leaving the less imaginative pirates to fight.

It was then that Albeiro slipped on an ear and skidded backwards. He ended up facing the wall next to Sephiroth. "Help, please?"

As the boy began to fight the pirates, a small smirk then appeared one his face once again. Sephiroth then seen the boy slip and land on the floor again asking for help, another small sigh esacped the lips of the dark spirit before the pirates. This is when the left arm of Sephiroth began to glow a deep blood red, he raised his hand up infront of his dark face and said to the pirates "Ever wondered what happens to to a pirate when they are struck by powerful magic??" His smirk now growing wider.

Sephiroth then placed his arm infront of him, his hand point to wards the pirates he then said "Now its time.... Magic Missiles...." As he uttered these last two words a series of blood red blasts shot from the hand of Sephiroth, they either blasted into or through the Pirates. Sephiroth continued to say those two words over and over again. Blasting all of the Pirates, soon there was no pirates left. This is when Sephiroth lower his blade and said in reply to his own question "The same as what happens to everything else.... " Sephiroth then began to laugh as he turned back to the boy, looking down at him Sephiroth said "Boy... your name....." He then awaited a reply from the boy as the smoke from his blasts cleared showing all the dead bodies... all that was left... was the captain.....

A victory tune flowed through the air from an unknown source. Albeiro waited for it to stop and then got up and answered the man. "I'm Albeiro. I'm a wanderer, but I guess I'm not very good at it. What about you?" He asked the question in a friendly manner, silently hoping that he'd never get on this man's bad side.

Albeiro was familiar with the Deadheart family the way that a duck is familiar with the sun. He knew about them, but only enough to know their name, nothing else. He knew nothing of their history or their appearance. If he had, he'd probably be running for the next town. Since he didn't, though, let's get on with the story. No use drowning ourselves in hypotheticals.

Hearing the boys name Sephiroth then nodded and said back "As you heard... im Sephiroth.... Sephiroth Deadheart... im also a spirit... no longer real... i died almost three thousand years ago, and can now take on a solid form... im only here to save my children,... looks like i also saved another one...." Sephiroths hand then stopped glowing as he looked down at the boy... his face showing almost no emotion at all. Thats when he heard a familar voice coming...

The voice said "Ahhhh !!! What the hell happened to my crew... to my ship..... " The voice getting louder and louder as its owner began to walk up the ships ramp, it was the ships captain and as soon as his eyes lay upon Sephiroth the Captain then said "Sephiroth... but but but but but HOW.... your dead... YOU CANT BE REAL..." No longer had the man finish speaking than Sephiroth had the tip of his Masamune pressed against his neck, Sephiroth then said "Oh im back... and im going to be making you see how hell was for me..." After saying this Sephiroth then pushed the blade a liitle closer to the captains neck.

Albeiro hadn't met any Deadhearts, but he had met many spirits. People around him seemed to share in his bad luck, and they often turned out worse for the wear. Thus, he wasn't as shocked by this as he would have.

In other words, he started gibbering rather than having a heart attack. "Bu-wha-huh-Al-tel-Sep-mommy!" This was his first time seeing a solid spirit; he could certainly attest to that. He quickly collected himself and thought of the upside to this. He now had an ally who was an expert swordsman and a ghost. Not many can stand up to one. Perhaps my luck has changed!

Then the boat started to tip to one side.

Me and my big mouth.

As the boat began to tip Sephiroth spread his wing out, a large black angel. Still looking at the Captain as if nothing had happened still wanting to kill him, Sephiroth then said back to Albeiro "Kid... you should get off this thing, like now.... i have to take care of this Captian friend of mine after all...." Sephiroth then tilted his blade a little and the sun began to gleam over the long blade and up to the hand of Sephiroth.

He then kept his eyes on the captain and suddently charged forward, Sephiroths blade smashing against that of the Captains both standing there trying to push the other over while at the same time the boat began to sink more... still tilting over....

"You forget, he's the one who captured me in the first place!" Albeiro rushed forward as the boat hit a forty-five degree angle. The captain slid under Sephiroth's blade and started running until he got to the pile of crates. He put one foot on the deck and one on the edge of the boxes to get his balance.

The pirate then pointed his blade forward, casting a spell. "Fog!"
ooc: Or at least the incantation for the spell. I'm too unimaninative to put anything else in his mouth.

Albeiro rushed forward, only to run directly into the wall of boxes. He couldn't see anything. He heard a laugh behind him. He plunged the katana behind him and something red squirted all over him. He looked behind him; it was a wine barrel. Albeiro knew that he wouldn't be much help in this fight as long as the fog was about, but he didn't know what to do. The captain was a much better fighter than he had assumed. He would just have to think of a plan.

Seeing the fog around him Sephiroth smirked then said "I see you have gotten a little better then.... now its time for me to destroy you." Then Sephiroth worked his way through the thick fog and found Albeiro, he then placed his left arm around the boy picking his up lightly, thats when Sephiroth said to him "I have an idea.... im sorry, but well... i must do this...." Sephiroth then leaped back with Albeiro and placed his onto the ground behind him.

Since there was a thick fog, the captain could not see that Sephiroths hand was once again glowling a deep blood red. He then yelled out several times "Magic Missile" Each time that Sephiroth said these words an arrow of pure energy would shoot out of his hand towards the captain, he must have sent atleast forty or fifty blasts as the smoke from the blast merged with the fog.

The fog cleared, revealing a hole in the deck where the captain had been standing. Albeiro walked forward and looked down. The captain's body lay at the bottom of the ship. The ship continued tilting, though. The room where the captain's corpse rested was quickly filling up with water. "This can't be good. Sephiroth! We've got to leave now!

Albeiro ran to the ramp and ran down it. "Well, at least I ended up getting to Lómëdor. Then again, I was captured on my way from it."

Albeiro had been run out of the town and stowed away onto a ship a few months before. Then, one and a half months into the voyage, he had said a bald joke to the captain of a pirate ship heading the other way. The rest is history.

"Wonder where I'll head to now? Maybe I could go wherever Sephiroth is headed."

Sephiroth continued to stand on the ship as Albeiro left, once he had left Sephiroth took in a deep breath... hey... he only wanted to show off, and leave with some style, that was the kind of thing Sephiroth did. As the boat got to a ninty degree state Sephiroth began to ran up the ship, and then kicked off of the edge. Doing a huge backflip onto the dock, Sephiroth then looked at Albeiro and said "Kid... you can travel with me if you wish... but be warned... i may act kind... but in the war, i will be on the side of Raku[B] till the very end...." A small smile once again on his lips as he went on to say "Hey, and for a dead guy... the end is a long long way away...."[/B] Sephiroth then moved his neck to the sides, hearing it crack as he did so.

((OOC: Sorry for the short post.... little braindead lol ))

"Then I would be glad to travel with you. As for your choice of patron deity, it makes no difference to me. I'm neutral in this affair; one way or another is good enough for me. Now, where are we going?"

ooc: Feeling a bit brain-dead as well. Where next, fearless leader?

Sephiroth listened to Albeiro as he spoke then said "Well im going to head for the Temple Of Darkness... i have a slightly thought that my children may be there... if not there... then i must hurry to the battle field in order to aim them in the great battle ahead..." Then without warning, Sephiroth turned around and placed the large blade onto his shoulder once again as he began to walk, more words leaving his now soft looking lips "You staying... or tagging along kid...."

Hmm... Stay in a town of villagers who hate me or travel with an extremely powerful necromantic swordsman? Decisions, decisions. "I'll travel with you. And why don't you tell me about your children along the way? You keep on mentioning them, but I don't know who they are."

ooc: Yep, still extremely brain dead. Sorry.