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[alwaysimpaled]

[When the video starts, Dante can be seen lounging on a couch at Gale's place, his sword leaning against a nearby wall, with his gun holster draped over the hilt.]

So, that hologram girl at the entrance that gives that introductory speech said something about people being safer here than in their own worlds. That got me to thinking. How many of you guys are fighters? And what's the craziest thing you've had to fight?

Heck, I'll even go first. One of my first jobs was in this tower that was created to connect the human and demon world. There were two guys responsible. One I knew - but he's a story for another time - and the other was this whackjob priest calling himself Arkham. He got his hands on the key to the seal keeping the worlds separate, a sword containing the power of an incredibly strong demon. I was expecting him to turn into some heavily armored knight-type demon but when he unleashed his 'true' power, he turned into this giant blob of neon blue slime. It was kinda hilarious.

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[youfool]

Goodness...(Ted wasn't totally used to the idea of transformations, but that's about as inhuman as he's heard)

Mm, yes, well, the strangest challenge I've ever faced happens about once a week. Vyers again. He's made me into a fighter, really, though not so much of one that I can reliably trounce him. One day.

[alwaysimpaled]

I haven't interacted much with Vyers, but I can tell one thing just from looking at him.

He's beyond what you're capable of. Even if he teaches you every trick he knows. There's a lot of power in that one. Hell he could probably even beat me if he tried.

[youfool]

Alas that the student may never surpass the master! Us humans can't seem to level the playing field no matter how many push-ups we do, eh? Even if we turn to Jell-o, it seems.

Surprised you can tell by looking. What gives it away? The ostentatious dress?

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[azaleafae]

...I would certainly agree that this world is generally safer than where I come from.

I don't know what you would define as "crazy," but in Sornieth, we have battled a variety of Beastclans and other monsters.

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[alwaysimpaled]

Pick one and tell me about it. I like swapping stories like that.

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[azaleafae]

Well, my stories may not be as spectacular...as for the strangest thing...we've fought giant wartoads in the Mire.

[The water type ones in particular scare her...]

[orlokbutterfly]

[Gale happened to walk in when Dante's video started with Gunner on his heels. Gale also happened to be carrying a pizza box, which he lightly tosses onto the table in front of Dante, while the puppy sniffs up at the box.]

I had to fend off a robot dog once because my sister's boyfriend didn't want me being there, does that count?

[Granted, it was partially because Gale was in unauthorized military territory so Alyosha had to get rid of him, but still.]

[alwaysimpaled]

[Okay that gets Dante to sit up. He'll be pulling a piece of pizza out of the box with one hand while petting the pup with the other.]

Oooh, a robot dog huh? I guess whether it counts or not depends on what it was like. And what your sister's boyfriend was doing.

[Secretly he's kind of hoping for some cheesy line about defending his sister's honor or something. He's kind of a nerd like that.]

[orlokbutterfly]

[He walks over to his room and casually tosses his coat in on the bed before going back over and dropping himself in the seat next to Dante.]

He'll claim that I was in private Eichhorn military property and I wasn't authorized to be there. I think he was up to no good with my sister. I can tell. Especially with the way he was hanging around her aircraft.

[He'll reach over and grab a slice of pizza himself, then lazily pointing at Dante.]

Protip, robot dogs are vicious. Even if they don't have teeth.

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[aceparagon]

[ It's something that Hikaru doesn't like to talk about all that much, however if the possibility of it ever happens here in Genessia, she'd rather people be informed now rather than when all hell breaks loose. ]

Aliens, but they're more specifically known as Gnocem. Basically, they're an enslaved race who used to be pacifistic before their enslavement. It's up to the PIPE back home to not only defend the planet and its' citizens, but also also to help them out when they're free of their enslavement. They can't go back home because their home's been taken over by some asshole, so they've been living with us for now. Kind of crazy, isn't it?

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[alwaysimpaled]

Aliens eh? Not really used to the invaders from outside the world. That story is all too familiar really. My world almost had the same kind of fate several times over. ...Just the invaders were willing subjugators, not the subjugated.

Nice to hear they got out from the asshole's thumb though.

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[iridescentillusion]

[Well, if it wasn't the good hunter again. He briefly considered appearing as Liam, but that would probably give him away. So he keeps the feed off, speaking in his creepy doubled voice like usual.]

I suppose that one could say that fighting the four gods themselves is likely considered "crazy" by many.

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[alwaysimpaled]

Never been big on gods or anything. Still, though, spill the details man. Don't hold out on me here.

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[iridescentillusion]

There were four gods of the realm, overseers of the world and of their respective elements. Fear got the better of them eventually, and they sought to strip magic away from the realm and slay any magical creatures that could potentially be a threat to them, whether they be benevolent or not.

Which included my home realm, where the souls of the dead and demons resided. I am the sole survivor of the unsolicited attack from the arrogant Cardinals.

[He lets out a low chuckle.]

So I gave them something to fear. Slaying the phoenix was a nuisance, however. The Vermilion Bird just did not know how to stay dead.

[theonewithsixeyes]

Me and a bunch of my companions had to fight some freak calling herself 'Primula' who claimed to be the god of all reality and her interdimensional 'angels', come to lay siege to our planet and 'take it back into her thrall', because it belonged to her anyway, or something.

Those assholes blew up Easter Island! And the Pentagon!

[alwaysimpaled]

[The enthusiasm is actually kinda cute to Dante.]

Easter Island and the Pentagon? The bastards. Sounds like quite the battle, though! C'mon give me the details!

[theonewithsixeyes]

It was a pretty drawn out fight, we were actually dispatched across the world in groups, so sadly I wasn't at either location in person- however, the aftermath of both events was clearly visible. I mean, chunks of Easter Island are still stuck in the moon even now.

It was a struggle though. There were nine of them, and they came along, acting as 'missionaries' and some crap and trying to spread the gospel of Primula. When that stopped working, they started getting assertive. The angels weren't the type to do anything straight forward either- every day they had a different objective, all designed to undermine human power structures and convince- or outright manipulate, control, and brainwash large groups of people into joining their side.

Even one of our own ended up joining them- willingly, thinking that the 'order' they planned to instill on our world would be better, so long as humans survived, even if our free will was taken from us. Poland, Buenos Aires in Argentina, Sydney in Australia... it was a back and forth battle to keep them from getting what they wanted, which was made harder by the fact that our alien space goddess could spit out as many of these 'angels' as she wanted to replace any if we managed to kill them.

Eventually we learned their ulterior motive was to set up welcoming conditions for their goddess to enter our universe, since she couldn't do it on her own. I tried taking the fight all the way to her, on her home turf, but she had home field advantage, so I couldn't even nick her, let alone kill her. It was a war of arbitration in the worst way, and we only ended up winning because we finally managed to nullify all of the angel's 'winning conditions' for her to enter our reality.

After that they gave up and moved on, but it didn't remotely feel like a decisive victory.

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[sizedoesntmatter]

[Yugi had to really think about this. Sure, he never actually been in a fight, but with dueling his other self had gone up against some strange things, or people.]

Depends on what you mean by crazy exactly. I mean, I've not been in any fights, but I know I've had to face a few things.

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[alwaysimpaled]

Hey, crazy comes in all shapes and sizes. Try me.

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[wheresmykey]

I've dealt with many a crazy thing, but I would be the queen bitch of crazy I am sure. But that is because I am pretty powerful.

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[alwaysimpaled]

Well aren't you just a ray of sunshine? Don't be too proud of that power, because if there's anything I've learned over the years, it's that there's always a bigger fish.

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[watercharm]

[Aqua smiles brightly at the screen.]

I have fought many different things however it's usually the heartless that cause the most trouble.

[Mostly because their moves are erratic and they are taking orders from someone else.]

It sounds like you're used to trouble though.

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[alwaysimpaled]

[Dante just chuckles.]

Trouble's my middle name you could say. Tell me about these "heartless" of yours.

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[xuwu]

Rather than me fighting crazy things, I'm the crazy thing people fight and lose to.

[ He might not look like much (he's tiny, for one) but the bandages covers scales and rot, and he has so many snakes as companions. Plus he's sort of a god of death. ]

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[alwaysimpaled]

Just a friendly piece of advice. For every Goliath, there's a David. You'll meet yours in time.