Roleplay:The Shadow Dancer

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Overview

Reports have been given to pretty much everyone about an account of murders (or possibly self-defensive killings), possible warcrimes, and overall, the outright cruelty of someone who seems to be known as The Black Dragon of Orihara. Though these are just reports and accusations, the reports also give that it's someone who knows pyromancy, and darkness. As well as seemingly one to have the will to destroy most of what stands in his or her way. Whether or not that this person is an actual Dragon or it's just a title, is unknown. What people make of these reports is a decision they make for themselves.

Rules

• No Godmod
• No Powerplay
• No Metagame
• There will be character death in this roleplay if it goes far enough, but it'll only be limited to this one.
• Plot derails/plot stealing will be dealt with removal from the roleplay, refusal to comply will result in an admin being summoned. You're not the main antagonist of this story/you're not the main picture.

Participants

• BDO (Seeing it might as well demand it.)
• Peashooter and sunflower
• Lunari64
• Reens the Hedgehog

Involved Characters

The Black Dragon

The titular character himself, otherwise known by others as the Shadow Dancer, this individual himself has gone by a multitude of titles, most notable being the infamous one, The Black Dragon of Orihara, as well as The Black Dragon of Destruction.

Those who hunt the Black Dragon

Those who wish to put an end to the Black Dragon, simply because of the reports giving of him being a killer, filled with hate, and the user of darkness. (Note, Bastille Icaria/Trinity affiliates have no reason to hunt him down)

• Undisclosed Griffin (ToLP. One of my four griffin vigilantes. Guess which one~)
• Mach the Hedgehog (alternate more aggressive Miles,believes the rumors feel free to control)(peashooter and sunflower)

Neutral

Those who don't care/don't believe the reports.

• Rashid the Rat - A traveling merchant, is good with a sword but has no personal business or up front knowledge about the killer, though maybe turns into an anti-hero, maybe. (Jaredthefox92)
• Reens the Hedgehog - A former knight who has been looking for work in order to provide for herself. She hopes the rumors aren't true, but will not kill the Black Dragon due to her code of honor. She is good at swordplay. (Reens the Hedgehog)
• Exspiravit the Ghost Lynx - A wandering spirit who really just wants to see the rumors for himself. Other than that he could care less about the black dragon. (Saren)
• Eric Simpson - A visitor that is dragged into the rumors. He is very good with melee weapons and is currently practicing with a sword. (LeftTrigger)
• Lunari the Echidna - A traveling echidna who just wants to explore.) (Lunari64)
• Therilde, Ashaen and Ontager - A trio of three Mobianized Pokemon; Therilde wields a voulge, Ashaen wields a longbow and Ontager wields a tetsubo. They seem to believe that the "murders" were committed in self-defense. Played by Ryu.
• Miles the Hedgehog (With little knowledge of the dragon he follows it and try's to secure odd golden hoops on the way for some reason)(peashooter and sunflower)

Parts

Part 1

[Various news reports, fliers, posters, and newspapers talk about who is known as the Shadow Dancer, amidst other aliases, the reports seem to be half of what people claim is true, and what the other half claim is uncertain or unknown, given how some sources are. The reports of the Shadow Dancer remain androgynous, as well as a description is given.

• The figure is androgynous.
• They stand at a height of 6'1"
• They aren't Overlander, and are twice the size of a Mobian.
• They have white hair and a purple eye, the hair is dyed half way
• They're most notable for their coat and hat, which share a white ribbon trim design.
• They do have a firearm, but a concealed carry permit and a military ID. Although the military ID belongs to an organization outside of Mobius.
• It's recommended to avoid this figure.

That's where the reports end, that aside to, on what sources vary.

• Fourteen counts of murder (for those who claim it's true.), fourteen killings, but it's unknown if it was in self-defense or murder (for those uncertain)
• Responsible for the destruction of the Sunset Kingdom, mainly for being one fond of bloodshed (For those who claim it's true), or due to wartime engagement (for those uncertain, though they claim this is in their reports).
• Responsible for the deaths of a few heroes (for those who claim it's true), or responsible for putting down heroes that may or may not have acted rogue (For those uncertain).

That's the last of it...]

A young merchant was heading into the town upon the back of a horse. The man was a traveling merchant named Rashid who was entering the town in the hopes of making a profit from the local townsfolk by selling his exotic wares. His species was that akin to a Mobian desert rat and he could clearly be seen sporting a dark middle eastern like complexion in his fur as he moved into the town with his horse strapped up with his various items to be sold at market.

[The newspapers and fliers seem to post warnings about this man or woman.]

The rat sees the fliers, but chooses to ignore them since it's none of his own business. Instead the young rat continues into the city too look around for a place to set up shop.

[Safe for the town square, everywhere else doesn't look like a good place to set up..]

"Hmm, perhaps over there will be nice." The young rat says as he moves into the town square.

[The authorities ask if he has a permit to set up shop.]

[Rashid then hands them his papers]

[They clear it up and allow him to set it up.] "Be careful if you see the man. You're advised to evacuate as fast as possible if encountered."

"Very well, it's bad for business to deal with criminals." Rashid says as he nods his head.

A young female knight also headed into town, although she had no horse to ride. She was a knight of a forgotten kingdom, looking for work in the darkest of places. All she owned was the armor on her back, her sword, and a leather purse with some money in it. Her species was of a Mobian hedgehog and her complexion was pale, yet beautiful to the trained eye. She sighed, walking towards the square and noticing the fliers, cringing because she couldn't read them that well.

"A good day to you sir." Rashid says as he nods and heads towards the town square to set up his goods.

Miles:*Comes out of nowhere and faceplants*

[In the distance. The news mentioned Shadow Dancer is probably seen..]

Eric was looking at the fliers he was given about the report. He was getting slightly annoyed, this "Shadow Dancer" person being the main topic of conversation.

Reens stretched and sighed, her stomach growling because she hadn't eaten yet. Not being able to read was hard, mostly because she was afraid of being taken advantage of by people who would want to cheat her. She made her way towards Rashid's shop (or whatever it is) trying to look for an inn to get some food.

Miles: *Runs over to Reens* What the heck is the "Shadow Dancer", some kind of band?

Slightly annoyed because she herself couldn't read the flyers, Reens growled under her breath. "Why are you asking me? I have no idea. Read some flyers or take a listen to the news, okay? Don't just bother random people who wouldn't care either way. Now if you'll excuse me, I gotta go find somewhere to eat." She left him and walked the other way, trying to find an inn.

[There are fliers, posters, and papers all over the place about him. Police get back and point their pistols and shotguns as he just simply walks past them, the civilians started to hide or get out of the way for the most part. The police decided to wait and see how the situation goes in order to find if the reports were accurate or not.]]

Miles:*reads a poster* HOLY COW IT'S A FLIPPIN' MURDEROUS DRAGON!!!

Reens finally found an inn and went inside, only to find people hiding. "Uh, what's going on?" "Haven't you heard? He's here!" a frightened onlooker whispered. "Oh, the Black Dragon? Whatever, can I get something to eat, please?" "You want him to know we're here?! Begone, stranger!" The owner lifted Reens by her shirt collar and dropped her outside. "Okay, okay, I'm going! Sheesh, try to find a decent meal..."

Outside, people were hiding too. Eric was confused as to why. "What the hell is going on here?" "The better question is, why aren't you hiding?" "Well, why ARE you hiding?" "You don't know!?" "Know about what?" Suddenly, someone grabbed Eric and hid him.

Meanwhile, near the inn, an echidna was trying to make herself scarce. Having heard the reports, she knew how dangerous the situation was.

Miles:*following the dragon using chaos control very quietly* (whispering) So that's the so called "Black Dragon". *teleports away and into some cover*

[Teleportation is nullified for an unknown reason. The 'Dragon', appearing to actually just be a humanish person, would turn around towards Miles, as if having noticed his teleportation attempt.] "Hello and why are you following me?" [He asked, raising an inquisitive brow at Miles and anyone who had followed him.] "Sorta shifty for a person to be doing that... Then again, unless that's if you're trying to kill me. Then I just suppose most of the people in this planet are crazy."

A young fox girl ran past the Black Dragon. She didn't really seem scared or to notice who he was. All she was concerned about was that she was playing a game of tag... and winning at the moment. 

A red jungle kitten chased after her, bumping into the Black Dragon as he wasn't exactly watching where he was going. "Owww...." He moaned as he held his head. "Sorry Mister! Owww..."

Miles: Um... anyways i was investigating the rumors and it seems like you weren't trying to kill anyone as far as i know. *notices a yellow hoop on a roof and grabs it and it seemingly disappears*

Miles: *Sees other rings in the distance and grabs them too*

"...Hmm..." [The Black Dragon proceeded on his way, seemingly ignoring the armed men pointing their weapons.]

Miles: *uses Ring flying at a slow speed to follow the dragon from an angle*

Meanwhile, Reens had finally found some food, although it was in a slightly dirty takeout box. It was still warm, so she ate it as slowly as she could, As she ate, she noticed Miles and the Black Dragon (although she didn't know it was him) walking together. "Hmph. Black Dragon this, Black Dragon that. If I met the guy face-to-face, that'd be something. My sword's too dented to make any use, though, and my armor's almost shredded. Next thing to do is find a blacksmith."

Meanwhile, the echidna, known as Lunari, peeked out from around the corner she was hiding behind. She noticed Reens. "Is that Black Dragon person gone yet?" She asked, quietly.

[The Black Dragon continued his seemingly carefree walk.]

Reens shrugged and shook her head. "I have no idea what he looks like. Right now I just want a blacksmith. Although, if I did meet him or her, I wouldn't fight them unless provoked." She crossed her arms and rubbed her armor, wincing at a wound she hadn't noticed before.

Lunari sighed. "Okay. Thank you." She said.

"Eh, you're welcome," Reens replied, wiping off some dirt from her pants. "Least I can do. Now to find that blacksmith and maybe get some balm... darnit my chest hurts..."

"I have no idea where the blacksmith is, sorry..." Lunari said.

Eric got out of the place he was hiding. "Oh, good, he's gone. These's people act like this guy is a big deal."

Back with miles and the Black dragon miles collects the rings again and lands on his feet with one hand on the ground.

nearby Mach is suiting up with a big sword,he has info on what the "black"dragon looks like

mach *runs at the dragon than sees miles*

mach:What The Heck?

Miles:*identifies mach as this dimension's version of him* OH NO YOU DON'T!!! *punches mach*

Mach*gets up* no matter charges at the dragon

Miles:*throws ring in the path of mach*

mach:*trips and the sword gets jammed between rocks* oh no *try's to run but keeps tripping on his Armour*

[The Black Dragon watches in silence, seeing this as one of the oddest occurrences to happen upon.]

Mach:*flees to a mountainside*

Miles:i'm not exactly from around here, in fact i'm not from this dimension

[After hearing that piece of information.] "Go home." [The Dragon said.]

Meanwhile, at a coffee shop, a trio of Mobianized Pokemon had seen the news, but weren't quite sure what to think of it.

(Back with the Shadow Dancer and Miles)

Miles:I cant get back so easily so i'll just go to an inn 

[Ignoring this, the Shadow Dancer had told him to go home again.] "Go home. This dimension isn't your home. And you're upsetting the balance of said dimension."

Miles:i need more rings *pulls out a ring* they scattered everywhere when i got here so i need to get those first *

notices the Mobianized Pokemon in the window*

Miles:i'm gonna get some coffee (goes into the coffee shop)

Miles:*Gets a coffee*

[The Shadow Dancer looks in silent, but uses this opportunity walk away, finding these people all too strange and weird to interact with.]

The three Mobianized Pokemon notice Miles, but pay him no mind otherwise.

[The Shadow Dancer then proceeds to do whatever he was doing previously, continuing his walk, seemingly in a passive way.]

Miles notices Mach and Mach notices Miles*

they both punch each other in the fist*

Both:Ow I'm Gonna Beat you. NO I Am! I AM!!!

a brawl breaks out and A gold hoop appears,Miles grabs it than has an apparent advantage*

"........." [He (The Shadow Dancer) looks at the fight and walks over, being twice the height of both.] "Do you need to disturb these people?"

The fight gets the attention of the three Mobianized Pokemon.

"Uhh...should we do something about that?" the Ursaring asks. The Noivern gazes impassively at the two hedgehogs for a few seconds, and then shakes her head.

"No."

Miles Is suddenly spin dashing Onto Mach*

Mach gets trapped under a table*

Miles:That's what you get for messing with the Dragon earlier!!!

Mach:*coughing*The dragon KILLS!!!

Miles:NO! its self defence!!!

Mach:Its NOT!!!

Miles:*kicks mach*

"What dragon? The one they're talking about on the television?"

[By the scruff of their necks, the Dragon grabs the two of them and raises them up.] ".........You're disturbing the peace..." [A shadowy Dragon raises from out of his shadow, oddly enough, the Dragon seems physical.] ".......Stop it." [He scowls.]

Miles:*Scared from the dragon's sudden appearance*ok*notices the final ring he needs and stares at it*

Mach however try's to punch miles in the face but cant reach*

"Do I need to teach you a lesson?" [He looks at Mach, holding him far away enough where a punch would just hit him onto his shoulder, and not anywhere on his face.. The shadowy Dragon would stare at Mach, along with the Shadow Dancer.]

The final ring suddenly fly's out the door Miles chases it knowing it was reacting to the other rings*

• Mach starts flashing yellow and silver and looses control of his body as he starts to literally bounce off the walls*

Mach fly's out the window and back in and gets drenched in hot coffee*

[Because he's basically holding them both, Miles and Mach won't be going anywhere. Having enough physical strength to hold them still, despite his skinny frame.]

Miles:*Reaching out for the door* The Ring!

[The Shadow Dancer remains silent, still holding them by the collar.] "Lesson learned yet?"

Miles:yes *remembering the upsetting the balance looks at mach who stopped flashing and appears to be slightly off*

Mach notices whats up as many are looking at him*

Clerk:Is he... fading?

Mach slowly fades A look of terror on his face*

Mach: AHH!! Wait what's up with miles?

Miles*appearing to be becoming orange*I'm Saving you*for some reason has the chaos emeralds in his hand Before flashing white and fazing for a second*and i'm also getting home *becomes super Miles and rushes out the door*

Mach:I hope you can...*half of his legs are faded away*

Miles:*Rushing to the 9001th ring And grabs it before glowing A TON and returning to his dimension*

Mach returns to his normal not-faded self*

[The Shadow Dancer grins, satisfied now that Miles is gone. then he looks over at Mach, he speaks in a mock Italian gangster tone.] "So what'cha doin' goin' 'round causin' f**kin' trouble wise guy? Yer botherin' the people with ya dumba** antics, oh, ya fadin'. Good, don' need ya causin' trouble yeh? Now ge' lost."

Mach;*teleports because of a space ripple from miles leaving and the sonic gang can be seen for a split second before leaving*

[The teleportation is nullified from the Shadow Dancer's Temporal Statis.] "Going somewhere?"

"Hmph, idiots," Reens mumbled before reaching a blacksmith's shop. She peeked in, seeing no one there. "Hello?" A note was on the door. "No work so left home. Besides, the Black Dragon is afoot! ~ Alex" "Shoot," Reens grumbled as she left. "Guess I'll try to sell it all..."

Shadow Dancer: "Better apologize to these people before you fade away."

[Of course, Mach'd end up fading away.. The Shadow Dancer resumed his walk, some people thinking that Mach faded because of him.]

Reens left the blacksmith's shop and went to an armory, selling what she had, except for her sword. She came back out with a few coins and a few pounds lighter. She noticed the Black Dragon and made sure to stay clear of his path, then walked around a little more.

[The Shadow Dancer resumed his normal routine of walking through the streets, and out of it...then life in the city returned as normal. Almost as if people are trying to forget or ignore what the Shadow Dancer assumedly did.]

Reens let out a breath she didn't know she was holding and looked around. 'It's like nothing happened here,' she thought, seeing the people return to their daily lives. She touched her sword's hilt and sighed, having it strapped to her back. 'Maybe he'll come back... and I could talk to him...'

[People try to act as if nothing happened, even after the moments of silence.]

Civilian: "The kid in his grasp just...faded away.."

Civilian 2: "Does the Black Dragon really have that power? To just erase existences like that!?"

"If he did he would've gotten rid of you all a long time ago," Reens muttered under her breath, tired of their accusations and not finding any truth to them. She adjusted her sword and kept walking around, not really knowing what else to do. She knew for a fact that she wanted the Black Dragon to come back soon.