Deo V Samuel and his Twin (A Change of Heart)

 It's been a year since his disappearance.

It seemed like the perfect time to come back.

After seeing half of the world. Deo suggested that it was only well of him to return back home. That way, he'd know if everything was going well.

First he planned to check on Shinra. Then probaby Zack and the rest.

Plus, what could go wrong in the little time span of a year. He was more than sure that everyone was the same as usual. Just probably grown.

Now, crossing the border to enter the grasslands beside BrightHold. He heard multiple footsteps coming his way.

But he didn't acknowledge it, he just kept on his way. Not even bothering to actually turn around or stop to question what was happening . Only that it wasn't just a group of three that was in a rush somewhere north. No. . Instead it was a trio of bandits that unsheathed their weapons, raising them towards the blind teen.

Frowning, Deo already knew where this was heading. Since he had many encounters with bandits, he basically knew the routine.

Knock them all out and continue on your way.

Waiting for the trio of bandits to come down baring upon him. He 'saw' one of his left, another on his right, and the last one in the air coming down upon him from his back.

As Deo took another step forward. He paused, turning his head to the side to get a better reading on the bandit within the air. He couldn't 'see' those who weren't touching the ground. But it wasn't hard to identify where the bandit was as he was making just too much noise.

Now, his frown turned up-side down as he waved his right hand towards them. Conjuring a massive torret of wind to blow around him and grab all three and smash them into the wall towards his right.

Turning his attention to the group now. Deo outstretched his right hand towards the trio and opened up his hands and strained them, making it look as if he was choking an invisable person.

By doing this, he was burrying the bandits within the wall. Shoving their bodies into solid earth. But he refrained from having them killed as he left their head and a few of their limbs outside of the wall.

" Next time, don't attack random people alright?" he warned them as he dropped his right hand.

Turning his direction back north. Deo whistled as he continued forward with both his hands in his pockets now.
(Deo Hajara)
Samuel would yawn walking around. He would take small steps around the barriers around the sarab desert entrance. He sighed as he poked his fingers against the sharp wood. He would have a dull face as he walked when suddenly he would realize he went to far. and would end up in front of the entrance. For a second he just stood there plainly looking int othe desert. Then he would realize the people there. Two randoms. However there was one familiar face. Deo Hajara.

He would recall what the boy did and narrowed his eyes at him. "Go away before I decide to hurt you" Samuel would say. He looked pissed today. Was it because of what Salem had decided to do? Maybe, Samuel was beginning to change, and not in a good way. He would turn his body and face Deo. His watery aura erupted to life swirling around him. His skurn was already there. Samuel was not playing.

This wasn't just him playing bad guy again either... Samuel had a hate, in his heart he had come to now allow himself to show. He was slowly breaking, as certain things would begin to tear off from his life. Peices of himself... His being would tear off as well, creating someone new, someone more... Dark. His eye of redemption stared deep into Deo. Samuel would suddenly fire some steam at the bandits heads that were sticking out of the wall. They would scream in pain as the searing hot steam litterally, and slowly burned their faces, soon the screaming would cease and there would only be skulls left hanging from the wall.
(Samuel Ryozo)
"Go away before your hurt me? . . .Wait. . . is that you? Yeah. . it is you. . . the one that was killing that girl. . ." he said calmly as he stared ahead blindly.

The two had a bit of a stare off before anything too extremely. Which actually happened a bit too fast.

Feeling for the vibrations through the ground, Deo felt water arise out of then air and cover itself around Samuel.

Smiling, Deo thought that the boy actually achieved a great feat. It wasn't just anyone who could do such a feat.

But then it happened.

As the blind teen stood in place. Deo felt a weird presence left Samuel's hands as he pointed it towards the bandits within the wall. Which confused him as he didn't know what he did. But it wasn't long before he figured it out.

AHHHHH! HEEELPPP!

Bloody-murder cries erupted from the wall where the bandits were. Shocked, Deo quickly waved his hand over towards them. Conjuring a huge blob of water to splash upon all three of them. Only they weren't moving afterwards. Instead, they were quite dead. Well one was, the other two were slowly dying as they struggled to stay alive.

"W-What. . . . . what did you do?" Deo stuttered.

Frowning, he went on. " IS THIS WHAT THE RADIANT DAWN MEMBERS CONSIDER GOOD? IS THIS WHAT THEY DO? : he erupted in rage.

Clenching his fist tightly.

"During my time traveling the world. . . . I have met alot of cruel people. . . . but this is the last thing I would ever dream of that one of your kind would do. . . . " he continued in a low tone.

Taking in a deep breath. Deo thought that he wouldn't make this long.

The winds picked up pace as a vortex suddenly surrounded Deo, then a massive ball of flames, a sphere of water, and a boulder of earth appeared and suddenly began to float around Deo in a counter clock wise rotation.

"You started it. . . . . I suggest you finish it. . . ." he muttered
(Deo Hajara)
 "Hmph." samuel grunted scrossing his arms. "Fool, don't get in my way. All bandits are evil. Do you know how many people they've hurt and killed?" He corrected him taking out his wand. he sighed and cracked his neck then getting into a stance. He would feel a bit of guilt, but would suddenly shrug it off as if... He didn't care anymore... It was definatly new...

He would suddenly see... Himself at the his own side. It was Mal. "Hey, Malchior?!... No time, come here and help me fight this guy. I'm turning in that favor. Help me beat him and we'll be even." Samuel said semi strict. It would litterally be two of him. Deo wouldn't stand a chance! Samuel then took a step forward speaking once again.

"Meet my friend~..." Samuel said smiling deviously.
(Samuel Ryozo)
Malchior was making it's way towards Nostvale after visiting the Occult overrune Loranthis. Malchior had spotted it's twin near the start of the Sarab Desert. Samuel had invoked the favor. Malchior grit it's teeth.

"Very well, this one will help you. Then we are even, Brother" Malchior said to Samuel. Malchior concentrated and chanted and it's Steam Skurn summon appeared. Malchior gazed at Deo.
(Malchior Ryozo)
It would seem that the Radiant Dawn memeber had someone else to bring to into the frey.

"Just because they are bandits, it doesn't mean that they are all evil. People have to make a living some how. . ." he retorted to Samuel's comment.

"They can always change. . . ." he gritted.

It was then that he begun to have an eerie feeling as Samuel's partner came into the frey. . . . and. . . It was a person . . . who 'looked' just like Samuel.

"Malchior is the name huh? Well I'm Deo. . . " The blind teen said as he raised his head and lifted up his hat to show his uniquely silver eyes. Indicating that he either was blind. Or that he had a unique eye color. But in his case. He was blind.

"Nice too meet you. But I hope that you will talk some sense into your. . . twin?" he said confusingly at the end.

But it seemed that the copy of Samuel was just as likely to come down upon the blind boy. Saying he'd help Samuel and even called him a brother.

"Great. . ." Deo mummered to himself as he put down his hat once more to cover his face.

"Let's get this over with. . " he said with a sigh.

Jumping forward and planting both feet into the ground. He shot both hands outwards in fist. Causing the ground to stir and cause an earthquake as the sands around them began to rise into multiple torandos.

"This is my domain. . ."

The battle soon hit off. Both sides controling a part of the elements. Throwing it against the other only to prove who was stronger and who would prevail. Only that it was time for Deo to end the first bout by throwing both of them on their ass.

With a flick of his wrist, a bulb of water appeared out of then air and enlargened multifold, then it formed into a whip and shot out towards Malchior. Hitting him dead in it's face, snapping his face back and sending him crashing to the ground.

For Samuel, he dodged one of his steam waves with a roll to the the ground but popped up on his feet. It was only afterwards that he sent a wave of roaring flames towards Samuel's upper body. Then right afterwards he kicked the ground with his left foot, Sending a boulder straight towards Samuel's stomach.

The water boy managed to dodge the wave of flames but didn't see the boulder coming for him. Striking the lad dead in his stomach, causing him to double over and fall to the ground.

Planting both feet into the ground, Deo finally left both hands to hang by either side.

"Are you guys done yet?" he said in a rather annoyed but serious tone
(Deo Hajara)
 Malchior listened as Deo spoke.

"Nice to meet you as well. Sucks my twin invoked the "favor" this one owes him.This one don't consider this a fair fight, though will do best, though will try to talk sense into Samuel" Malchior said. As soon as the match started, Malchior cast "overheat"; overheating Deo. Malchior then cast "Fire Wave" and "Great Fire Wave"; missing Deo with both assaults as Deo kited around the area.

Malchior cast bubble bullets; launching bubbles one at a time at Deo; striking him numerous times from far off. As Deo came close to Malchior; Malchior cast "Fire Wave" and "Great Fire Wave"; striking him with both assaults. Malchior used it's Steam Skurn to continue to pummel Deo's defenses. Samuel was downed first, so Malchior continued the fight; since it was trying it's best to survive.

Eventually, Malchior was knocked down by Deo. Malchior got up.

"Samuel, why are you fighting Deo again? It's pointless, you can't win even with my help. The favor owed is now satisfied. Sorry this one had to fight you Deo" Malchior said. Malchior wasn't going to fight again in a pointless battle it was going to lose. It was that simple. The favor owed was now complete eitherway.
(Malchior Ryozo)
Samuel would look quite annoyed... Furious... No, his face was full with bliss! He would get up. He was scratched all over and he was drained, but he still had strength. Strength for one more battle. How could he have lost?! No... NO! This time he wouldn't lose this! He couldn't! Suddenly all his raged had boiled up and Samuel screamed in rage! "I wont be done until I defeat you!" Samuel said picking up his wand.

His legs would tremble but he stood up anyways. His body told him to stay down, but he wanted so badly. Then suddenly he heard the hard truth. Damn... "I-.......................................... P-please forgive me..." Samuel would say dropping to his knees panting. He stood on his knees in defeat. he looked down weakly. Then up at him. He was so strong, if they couldn't win together than there was absolutely no chance he would win alone.

Samuel gritted his teeth, and rose to his feet. "I was... Wrong to kill those bandits..." Samuel would admit looking over to the hanging skulls he had made them into... Suddenly a surge of regret and guilt would consume him. Leaving him featherless... Unmoving.... Frozen.... Humiliated... All the feelings of saddness he could imagine overwhelming him. So powerful, yet they were just feelings... They didn't hurt them, yet they did. Not painfully, but morrally.

A tear would stream down his red hot cheeks. Gritting his teeth and clenching his hands. How had it come to this? How had it come down to murder just because he was mad?! What type of sick monster was he slowly turning into!? It terrified him so much he began to tremble more, until his entire body was shaking, his sweat mixing in with his blood as it touched his wounds stinging him, but he didn't care right now... He had wronged himself multiple times just by what he had done here today.

He punched the ground, the sand in defeat. The grains of sand prickling into his knuckles, cutting into them due to him pushing against it so hard. His skurn was on the verge of turning into a puff of steam. It stood though, not allowing itself to give up, despite Samuel's wanting to dismiss it. Finally it would lose it's strength and turn into a small cloud of steam, slowly widening and disapearing.
(Samuel Ryozo)
 It would seem that the battle was done. Standing tall, he faced Malchior with his eyes low to the ground.

"That's a question I'd like to know aswell. . . . But it's good to know that such madness dwell inside you." he said with a straight face

"It's okay Malchior . . . don't worry about this." he said quietly.

The blind teen would then move forward towards Samuel in a slow manner as he was given all the time in the world as he felt Samuel tremble underneath his own weight. He simply wasn't strong enough to keep on going. So Deo was going to end this quickly.

Raising his right hand up in the sky. He clenched his hand into a fist and cocked it back.

Flames begun to wash over his hand as it burned brightly.

"I'm going to make you feel the same pain they did. . . " Deo said in a straight tone. The teen was down on his knees as Deo let loose. Releasing his right hand forward towards the boy's face. Flames exploded in the air with intense heat due to Deo's prowess.

But just as Deo's fist came close enough to impact the boys face. He stopped. An inch from his nose. The flames that bathed his fist flew around Samuel and struck the ground.

Being a master in all four basic elements. Deo could basically do anything and had full control over his magic. The only thing that his flames might have done to Samuel then was to make the boy become drenched in his own sweat. That was about it. The flames dimmed down as the neared his face so it wouldn't have burned his face aswell.

Now smiling, Deo held up his hand and grasped the boy's shoulder. Pulling him up to a stand.

"Good. You realized your mistakes. That's all I ask. As long as you realize your mistakes. That's all that I could want. As long as you don't do it again, there won't be a problem. " the boy said un-naturally happily. Clasping the boy on his shoulder as he grinned.

"I would normally take you back to your leaders and go to them about your problem. But I believen you. I trust you enough to fix your mistakes and better yourself. " he explained.

"But just for a warning. . . . If I doing a wrong act just as bad or worse. . . I will have to do something about it. I don't like killing so I never have. Not once. . . . " he said, softly admitting the truth after all this time.

"So please. . . do threaten my hand to do something I don't want too. . . I promise that I won't kill you. . . but I'll make sure that you won't be able to do any type of the same feats that you can now. . . . basically turning you into a normal human. . . a non-magi. . . " he said now frowning.

"But enough of that!" he continued on grinning

" Now, I'll leave you in the hands of your brother. I feel like your blood would be better to strip you of your armor if he saw fit for it. Or to turn you into your leaders for the crime that you committed." he stated

Smiling towards Samuel's brother now, he said.

"Please take care of him" raising his hat so the twin brother could get a look at his blind eyes once more.

"Now. . . I guess I must go. . . I need to find that weird gill like boy. . . he said something about a queen liking to keep pets. . . . I need to find out what it was talking about." he finished. Turning away from the two and prepared himself to move up north.

"It was good meeting you two. Take care!"
(Deo Hajara)
Malchior listened as Deo spoke. Malchior watched and listened as Deo demonstrated to it's twin Brother his power and then not use it to harm Samuel. Malchior heard what Deo said to it.

For alot of time, Malchior wanted power, wanted immortality and to be a god and rule over all. Due to it's memories it received from Samuel when it mimicked him, it had seen the world in a different light. Now, after facing Deo and seeing Deo represent all it wanted, it saw something else. It saw it could use it's power to make great changes to the continent. Malchior didn't like Occultists, nor Holy powered people. Now though, if it could gain power, it could be similar to Deo and make changes that helped everyone. Malchior's outlook on life was changed due to this encounter.

It helped people on whims, but to be fair as a Mimic; it followed it's whims. Now it wanted to be just like Deo; a world changer.
(Malchior Ryozo)
 Samuel was in shock. In litteral shock. He had left him... Just like that... No pain, no punishment... Samuel's heart was throbbing like crazy as he breathed really hard. He fell back onto his ass and looked down at the sand. He would get up without saying a words and dust the sand off of him. "th-...thank you..." samuel said looking away. He turned his attention to Mal. "Sorry for getting you included in this..."

Samuel's eyes were watery but his water aura covered that pretty sight... He would walk away. Ending the encounter.
(Samuel Ryozo)