what were you meant for? [attn: jaden]

[CARSON TOKUNO]

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[STYLE=float: left; font-family: georgia; text-align: center; width: 110px; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 5px;] [STYLE=width: 100px; height: 100px; border: 5px #755D87 solid;][/style] [STYLE=font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: -2px; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: 5px #755D87 solid; margin-top: -30px;]words[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-top: -35px;]564[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: -2px; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: 5px #755D87 solid; margin-top: -30px;]tags[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-top: -35px;]jaden[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: -2px; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: 5px #755D87 solid; margin-top: -30px;]notes[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 9.5px; margin-top: -35px;]------[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 9.5px; margin-top: -25px; font-style: italic;]Made by Amb. Tanz of PRE & BTN & OTE[/style][/style] [STYLE=font-family: georgia; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify; padding: 5px; width: 400px; margin-top: -30px;] When I was a child, I used to talk as a child, think as a child, reason as a child; when I became an adult, I put aside childish things. And Carson Tokuno had long ago given up childish things, considering herself adult. It had been the night out in the city alone, when suddenly things had become so clear, that she realized her place in the world. That she had never been an adult until that moment, when she realized that she held the power in one little finger to end the world or save it, and she had decided to save it, and she had stripped the men of life and sanity and set them loose as monsters-- But here, she was nothing more than a child, albeit one of the eldest in the group. The bottle clasped loosely in her left hand was open, but otherwise untouched; her crystalline eyes stared out at the group, flitting from face to face. On occasion she brought it to closed lips, pretending to sip. She didn't like to drink in groups. This little afterparty for some magazine was a group, one that she couldn't trust anyone in. Not that she would have considered it anyway, even with the option of attending with a friend (friend? ha!). But it'd look weird to sit around with no drink and no one to talk to, Carson remembered reasoning--as if this weren't a party, but an anthropological expedition falling squarely under the Prime Directive. The predator approaches her prey; observe the awkward concealment she affects-- She looked over another group, and suddenly her heart was in her throat. It couldn't be exactly normal to feel that upon looking at someone--a handsome someone, she saw, staring at him fixedly, green eyes unwavering. Blonde hair, lightish eyes--she couldn't tell the colors quite from this distance--tall, good hands, good facial structure. Altogether general-like, she realized, and then it fell into place like the pieces of a puzzle. Jadeite. If she was going to find any of them at a party, it would've been him. Carson pushed herself off the stairs, prissy girl beer in one hand, and she grabbed the sleeve of a passing frat boy (she could tell because of the smell, and the NYU shirt with Greek letters on) and demanded, "The blonde over there. Who is he?" "Jaden Kampe," slurred the boy (all of them were just children) noncommittally. "Don't get too interested, he's a manslut. Prob'ly gay, too." Carson didn't bother answering him; she shoved him away, picking her way through the crowd carefully. How best to get him alone? What if she wanted to awaken him right then? What if he turned out to be a total ass? Of course she'd already decided long ago that before awakening anyone she would get to know them first. All of them, if she could. Their tics. Their twitches. Their likes, dislikes--fears, even, if it could be coaxed out of them… Well, she could use the frat boy's stellar advice to get close. As much as it rankled, it was her best chance at that moment. She stopped once she stood next to the General, knowing he was unaware of her presence and relishing it… "Jaden, right? I've heard a lot about you," she said, looking up at him through her lashes. "It's so nice to finally meet you!"[/style]

[JADEN KAMPE]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellpadding,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=style, background: url('http://i.imgur.com/ajvTt.jpg'); width: 425px;][style=background-color: #494949; opacity: 0.8; font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 12px; color: #cacaca; padding-left: 10px;]but no one else ever can see[/style][style=float: right; background-color: #494949; opacity: 0.8; padding: 7px;][/style][style=float: right; background-color: #494949; opacity: 0.8; padding: 10px; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 9px; color: #cacaca; text-align: justify; width: 97px; margin-top: 125px; margin-right: -115px;]tagged;; carson words;; something notes;; aw yeah credits;; template by jetplane of btn[/style] [style=font-family: tahoma; color: #333333; font-size: 10px; text-align: justify; padding: 10px; margin-right: 110px;]This girl had suddenly become much too strange for Jaden to deal with. He let out a loud, single outburst of laughter at her claim. "Changing my life?" He sounded much more lighthearted than he had a few seconds ago. "Exactly what is it that you're doing, yes?" Crazy women were a tad bit more manageable than psychotic ones. He was grinning from ear to ear now, but not in a joyful fashion of course. His smile was mocking her. Whether she was aware of the fact, he didn't know. "So, tell me, is this an elaborate joke?" He pushed her question to the side, and he was ready to push her to the side as well. "Which one of the assholes in there set a nice looking girl like yourself up for this?" He pondered on the idea. "Bruce? That bastard would do something like this." He shook his head slowly, still amused. "The war is just as much my concern as you are." And with that he took a step forward, resting his hand on her arm, ready to push her out of the way.[/style]

[CARSON TOKUNO]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true] [STYLE=font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: 2px; font-size: 10px; text-align: center; background-color: #755D87; color: black;]darkness is a harsh term don’t you think? and yet it dominates the things i seek[/style]

[STYLE=float: left; font-family: georgia; text-align: center; width: 110px; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 5px;] [STYLE=width: 100px; height: 100px; border: 5px #755D87 solid;][/style] [STYLE=font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: -2px; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: 5px #755D87 solid; margin-top: -30px;]words[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-top: -35px;]348[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: -2px; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: 5px #755D87 solid; margin-top: -30px;]tags[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-top: -35px;]jaden[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: -2px; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: 5px #755D87 solid; margin-top: -30px;]notes[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 9.5px; margin-top: -35px;]------[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 9.5px; margin-top: -25px; font-style: italic;]Made by Amb. Tanz of PRE & BTN & OTE[/style][/style] [STYLE=font-family: georgia; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify; padding: 5px; width: 400px; margin-top: -30px;] She still hadn't recovered from the blunt force shock of recognizing Jadeite in a rumored manslut when she started to lead Jaden away; Carson smiled at him, not approaching his arrogance with a ten foot pole. "Probably about as often as you spread girls' legs," she said, mildly, pulling him through French doors onto a balcony and shutting the door behind them. When she turned to face the blonde boy again, the smile had melted off her face to be replaced with nothing more than an intense stare. What was it about him that tipped her off? Nothing seemed out of place. He didn't have a rock on his forehead to mock him, didn't even have a jadeite ring on, so how did she know? Figuring it out would mean that she could find her other shitennou that much faster, but there was nothing to make him more special or noticeable. Just that overwhelming knowledge. This is Jadeite. This is one of my Generals. Carson leaned back, grimacing. "No good, then," she said to herself, putting a hand to her mouth as she thought about what she could do. She kept her back pressed to the door back inside, effectively cutting off any avenue that the blonde could use to escape; she was disappointed, she realized. She had so wanted to find a cheat code to finding the men she had enlightened so long ago. "What do you do," she asked abruptly, crossing her arms over her chest. If she had to, if he became violent towards her, she could stop him… "Your career, I mean. Do you like it? Does it get you girls?" She couldn't help sneering at the last, and realized she probably sounded like a jealous ex-lover, but really wasn't that what she was? Jilted ex-Queen, come to reclaim her rightful soldiers. Damn. She lived in a fucking fairytale. She shook her head to clear it. "I'm not going to hurt you and you've never seen me before in my life so don't trouble yourself," she informed him bluntly. "Just answer my questions, please."[/style]

[JADEN KAMPE]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellpadding,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=style, background: url('http://i.imgur.com/ajvTt.jpg'); width: 425px;][style=background-color: #494949; opacity: 0.8; font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 12px; color: #cacaca; padding-left: 10px;]but no one else ever can see[/style][style=float: right; background-color: #494949; opacity: 0.8; padding: 7px;][/style][style=float: right; background-color: #494949; opacity: 0.8; padding: 10px; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 9px; color: #cacaca; text-align: justify; width: 97px; margin-top: 125px; margin-right: -115px;]tagged;; carson words;; something notes;; aw yeah credits;; template by jetplane of btn[/style] [style=font-family: tahoma; color: #333333; font-size: 10px; text-align: justify; padding: 10px; margin-right: 110px;]As he was dragged along, the familiarly confident feeling resting on his shoulders suddenly slumped into one of dread and regret in the pit of his stomach. His jaw tightened, and his mouth formed a thinly drawn line. Had he actually heard what he thought he had? They were alone now, on the balcony of somebody whom he didn't even know's apartment, and he now felt more uncomfortable than he had in the past five years. The girl who had seemed nice enough for Jaden's tastes only minutes ago was now nothing but serious. He could feel her scrutinizing stare on him. No good? "What the fu--" But he wasn't allowed to finish cursing. He glared at her intensely, fully prepared to walk away. Instead though, he answered her questions with a cool, unattached tone. "Why would I think you could hurt me?" If Jaden were the type to scoff and roll his eyes, this would have been the moment he had done so. He gave a slight pause in its place though, before carrying on. "I'm a photographer. It pays the bills. Of course it gets me girls." The words were a list of facts. He defied the tugging feeling on his lips that threatened to come along with his last sentence, and maintained his frown. "Who the hell are you?" He spat the words at her feet. "And what do you want?" [/style]

[CARSON TOKUNO]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true] [STYLE=font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: 2px; font-size: 10px; text-align: center; background-color: #755D87; color: black;]darkness is a harsh term don’t you think? and yet it dominates the things i seek[/style]

[STYLE=float: left; font-family: georgia; text-align: center; width: 110px; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 5px;] [STYLE=width: 100px; height: 100px; border: 5px #755D87 solid;][/style] [STYLE=font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: -2px; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: 5px #755D87 solid; margin-top: -30px;]words[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-top: -35px;]XXX[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: -2px; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: 5px #755D87 solid; margin-top: -30px;]tags[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-top: -35px;]jaden[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: -2px; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: 5px #755D87 solid; margin-top: -30px;]notes[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 9.5px; margin-top: -35px;]------[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 9.5px; margin-top: -25px; font-style: italic;]Made by Amb. Tanz of PRE & BTN & OTE[/style][/style] [STYLE=font-family: georgia; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify; padding: 5px; width: 400px; margin-top: -30px;]"Because I can," said Carson. She did not say it flippantly; she was serious, because she was never not serious. Claiming that she was behind most of the disappearances in the newspapers would be overdoing it, and make her claims seem like that of a delusional little girl. Carson had been adult now for so very long, she didn't think she could go back to being a child. Nor did she claim that she could hurt anyone she pleased, though it was true, because that would have been overly dramatic too. Because I can was a good answer, because it was a true answer that could be easily explained away. And subtlety had never been her particular strong suit. No one had ever dared groom her for a political position, where being able to lie would be useful; she had always been intended for science, where stating her meaning straight off was only of benefit to herself and her teammates. "Carson Tokuno," she said, honestly. "I want to get to know you before I change your life forever." Then she smiled, a queer smile that didn't reach her eyes; with one of her Generals she didn't play at affectation, it was simply the most natural smile she could work up for this situation. "Which sounds crazy," she noted, "I'll have to come up with a better way to do this." Granted, she had hoped that most of her Generals would be more like her than like her old cohort, but she supposed it balanced itself out in the end?… Or she hoped it would. Kunzite and Nephrite, especially, she hoped would be… possessors of a bit more than the minimum level of intellect. "What do you think about the war," she asked, very consciously not moving from her spot in front of the doors. I'll hurt him if I have to, she decided. Better he learn his place sooner than later.[/style]

[JADEN KAMPE]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellpadding,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=style, background: url('http://i.imgur.com/ajvTt.jpg'); width: 425px;][style=background-color: #494949; opacity: 0.8; font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 12px; color: #cacaca; padding-left: 10px;]but no one else ever can see[/style][style=float: right; background-color: #494949; opacity: 0.8; padding: 7px;][/style][style=float: right; background-color: #494949; opacity: 0.8; padding: 10px; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 9px; color: #cacaca; text-align: justify; width: 97px; margin-top: 125px; margin-right: -115px;]tagged;; carson words;; something notes;; aw yeah credits;; template by jetplane of btn[/style] [style=font-family: tahoma; color: #333333; font-size: 10px; text-align: justify; padding: 10px; margin-right: 110px;]This girl had suddenly become much too strange for Jaden to deal with. He let out a loud, single outburst of laughter at her claim. "Changing my life?" He sounded much more lighthearted than he had a few seconds ago. "Exactly what is it that you're doing, yes?" Crazy women were a tad bit more manageable than psychotic ones. He was grinning from ear to ear now, but not in a joyful fashion of course. His smile was mocking her. Whether she was aware of the fact, he didn't know. "So, tell me, is this an elaborate joke?" He pushed her question to the side, and he was ready to push her to the side as well. "Which one of the assholes in there set a nice looking girl like yourself up for this?" He pondered on the idea. "Bruce? That bastard would do something like this." He shook his head slowly, still amused. "The war is just as much my concern as you are." And with that he took a step forward, resting his hand on her arm, ready to push her out of the way.[/style]

[CARSON TOKUNO]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true] [STYLE=font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: 2px; font-size: 10px; text-align: center; background-color: #755D87; color: black;]darkness is a harsh term don’t you think? and yet it dominates the things i seek[/style]

[STYLE=float: left; font-family: georgia; text-align: center; width: 110px; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 5px;] [STYLE=width: 100px; height: 100px; border: 5px #755D87 solid;][/style] [STYLE=font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: -2px; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: 5px #755D87 solid; margin-top: -30px;]words[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-top: -35px;]XXX[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: -2px; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: 5px #755D87 solid; margin-top: -30px;]tags[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-top: -35px;]jaden[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: -2px; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: 5px #755D87 solid; margin-top: -30px;]notes[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 9.5px; margin-top: -35px;]------[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 9.5px; margin-top: -25px; font-style: italic;]Made by Amb. Tanz of PRE & BTN & OTE[/style][/style] [STYLE=font-family: georgia; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify; padding: 5px; width: 400px; margin-top: -30px;]Carson smiled. Not a big smile, just a little one, a crooked smile. He doubted her? Well, that was fine. She'd doubted herself, and he hadn't yet scattered lightning around like cheap ticker tape. Nor would he ever, if she remembered right, except in the moment when she woke him up for good. As Beryl, she tried to dress sensibly. Crisp, tailored shirts, dark pants, comfortable running shoes. But in the moment of transformation, she was not anywhere near sensible. The violet silk of her dress replaced the jeans and t-shirt of her party outfit as if they had never been, and she grew taller, now towering over Jaden. The biggest change was in the eyes: from black to brilliant, emerald green. She reached one hand, with its long black fingernails, up to his wrist and took it in a grip so strong she could feel the small bones grinding against each other like the children in the room behind her. The song changed and the bass shook the glass in the windows and the thing that had once been Carson said: "Oh, Jadeite." She did not appear to notice that she had gotten his name wrong. "You have no idea just how elaborate a joke this all is." Then her free hand pressed itself flat against Jaden's chest for only a moment before it slipped inside him, as if his skin and sternum were not even of account, like they didn't even exist, and the fingers wrapped around something inside his chest and squeezed. She let the Chaos flow through her, into the starseed that longed to be awakened. What would her first General be like? Would he change for the awakening, for the memories of how he'd turned from Endymion--from his friend--to serve her, to follow her commands and save Earth. She needed to have that strength and conviction at her side once more, not a useless party boy or a childish photographer. If she got it, she would be pleased.[/style]

[JADEN KAMPE]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellpadding,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=style, background: url('http://i.imgur.com/ajvTt.jpg'); width: 425px;][style=background-color: #494949; opacity: 0.8; font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 12px; color: #cacaca; padding-left: 10px;]but no one else ever can see[/style][style=float: right; background-color: #494949; opacity: 0.8; padding: 7px;][/style][style=float: right; background-color: #494949; opacity: 0.8; padding: 10px; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 9px; color: #cacaca; text-align: justify; width: 97px; margin-top: 125px; margin-right: -115px;]tagged;; carson words;; something notes;; aw yeah credits;; template by jetplane of btn[/style] [style=font-family: tahoma; color: #333333; font-size: 10px; text-align: justify; padding: 10px; margin-right: 110px;]Jadeite. The name had a heavy feeling in his mind, and the queen in front of Jaden made him want to cower in fear for his life. And when she suddenly had a hold of him- when she had a firm grasp on everything that actually made him a person, he trembled and shook. His body felt weak, and his mind felt sluggish. The blank feeling that he had been overcome with for the past few weeks had suddenly taken over him completely. He felt the dark power of chaos take over his mind, body, and soul, and as it did, he felt his mind truly open. Dreams, ideas, thoughts- they were much more than that. They were real. Not things that made him doubt his sanity, but actual tangible memories hidden in the recesses of his mind. And as they became more and more real by the second, he realized that his selfish nature suddenly had meaning. But the pain ripped his realizations away. He began to scream. If he would have been able to, he would have wondered if his screams were distracting enough to have someone foolishly come check on him. For their sake, he would have hoped not. His screaming stopped when he fell to the ground, no longer supported by the hand. He landed on his knees, bent over, on the verge of throwing up any alcohol that still remained in his system. His breathing was heavy, and his eyes were closed, still examining memories from a past life. Fire, war, a lost love, a lost friend, a fallen kingdom, a painful death, an unfinished agenda. It was as if a lifetime had past for him when his eyes opened once more. The first thing he saw was the change in attire. Dark gray sleeves covered his arms, and the familiar outfit fit him perfectly. His breathing slowed, and eventually he propped himself up, and he was resting now on one knee. He looked up at his queen. "Queen Beryl." The look on his face was evil.[/style]

[CARSON TOKUNO]

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[STYLE=float: left; font-family: georgia; text-align: center; width: 110px; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 5px;] [STYLE=width: 100px; height: 100px; border: 5px #755D87 solid;][/style] [STYLE=font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: -2px; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: 5px #755D87 solid; margin-top: -30px;]words[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-top: -35px;]XXX[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: -2px; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: 5px #755D87 solid; margin-top: -30px;]tags[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-top: -35px;]jaden[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: -2px; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: 5px #755D87 solid; margin-top: -30px;]notes[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 9.5px; margin-top: -35px;]------[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 9.5px; margin-top: -25px; font-style: italic;]Made by Amb. Tanz of PRE & BTN & OTE[/style][/style] [STYLE=font-family: georgia; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify; padding: 5px; width: 400px; margin-top: -30px;]"General Jadeite," Beryl murmured, crouching and sliding her hands under his so she could lever him to his feet. If anyone inside the party noticed the pair of oddly-dressed strangers outside, they did nothing and said nothing; the kiss she pressed to the top of Jadeite's head was nothing short of maternal, a Queenly gesture that ultimately meant nothing. "I am pleased to see that you have returned." She didn't say: I didn't expect it to work. She only thought it, and then she thought: Time to go home. And with that thought, the pair of them vanished from the party. There was an instant of utter nothingness, and then they stood together in the dusty throne room of the Dark Kingdom. She had never bothered to have it cleaned, she remembered, removing her hands from Jadeite's and stepping away, the dust and ash swirling through the air. The place had once been dark, enclosed in an endless obsidian warren. Beryl didn't know when it had happened, but since the first rebellion the stone had worn away until there was nothing above the throne room but an endless expanse of cloud with ash drifting slowly down. She didn't question it; the rate of erosion seemed to be close to zero, and she rather liked the lighting. "Do you remember this place, Jadeite? You are the first I have awakened; I do not know the extent of your recollections off-hand." She reached the top of the stairs, spread her hands wide. Eight pillars soared towards the sky before her, at the foot of the stairs, supporting a ceiling long worn away by the empty sky. Around the bases, in iron-ringed braziers, burned cold violet fire. It cast light of the same shade as the lightning that Beryl summoned to hand so easily. "And then we shall talk, shan't we?" The Queen flicked her fingers and from the violet fire sprung a comfortable-looking chair. "It won't burn you. Have a seat."[/style]

[JADEN KAMPE]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellpadding,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=style, background: url('http://i.imgur.com/ajvTt.jpg'); width: 425px;][style=background-color: #494949; opacity: 0.8; font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 12px; color: #cacaca; padding-left: 10px;]but no one else ever can see[/style][style=float: right; background-color: #494949; opacity: 0.8; padding: 7px;][/style][style=float: right; background-color: #494949; opacity: 0.8; padding: 10px; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 9px; color: #cacaca; text-align: justify; width: 97px; margin-top: 125px; margin-right: -115px;]tagged;; carson words;; something notes;; aw yeah credits;; template by jetplane of btn[/style] [style=font-family: tahoma; color: #333333; font-size: 10px; text-align: justify; padding: 10px; margin-right: 110px;] While he felt new, Jadeite still felt numb. After all, the boy he had been only a few minutes ago had suddenly faded away into the recesses of his mind. He stood, with the aid of his queen, and received the kiss on his forehead without a word in response, until she spoke. "And I am glad to see you live and well, my queen." Suddenly, his surroundings changed. A split second of absolute darkness passed, and he was then in a new place. He glanced around, taking his eyes off of Beryl as she walked away. While it wasn't grand in appearances, it was certainly grand in size, and it was easy to tell that it had once been beautiful, regardless of the amount of dust and ash located within it. He took a step forward, and as he did, it suddenly hit him. The Dark Kingdom. Its state almost filled him with sadness, certainly with regret, as he thought back on the lost war. "How could I forget?" He stared, wide eyed, at as much of the room as he could manage. It felt wonderful, simply put, suddenly regaining everything he had lost. Large amounts of nostalgia filled him to the brim, and while he was still feeling a bit uncomfortable in his new state, with each passing second he felt more at home with himself. "My memories are a bit foggy to some extent," he started, reflecting on what he could manage. "Details are a little harder to recollect." He took another step forward, and began to make his way towards the bottom of the stairs. "I do remember what's important though." He felt a small smile tug on the edge of his mouth. "I'm honored though, that I'm the first to be found." He looked up. "I take it that it hasn't been easy locating the others, though?" He gave the chair a weary look, before taking Beryl's word (as if he wouldn't) making his way up the stairs and taking his seat. Jadeite kept his posture, but crossed his arms loosely across his chest, waiting for his queen's reply.[/style]

[CARSON TOKUNO]

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[STYLE=float: left; font-family: georgia; text-align: center; width: 110px; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 5px;] [STYLE=width: 100px; height: 100px; border: 5px #755D87 solid;][/style] [STYLE=font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: -2px; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: 5px #755D87 solid; margin-top: -30px;]words[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-top: -35px;]XXX[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: -2px; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: 5px #755D87 solid; margin-top: -30px;]tags[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-top: -35px;]jaden[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: -2px; font-weight: bold; border-bottom: 5px #755D87 solid; margin-top: -30px;]notes[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 9.5px; margin-top: -35px;]------[/style] [STYLE=font-size: 9.5px; margin-top: -25px; font-style: italic;]Made by Amb. Tanz of PRE & BTN & OTE[/style][/style] [STYLE=font-family: georgia; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify; padding: 5px; width: 400px; margin-top: -30px;]She smiled after Jadeite proudly, almost maternally. "How could I be anything but? Earth needs me. And you, Jadeite, and your brothers, once I awaken them as well." Beryl didn't forget that, just a few minutes before, she had been planning his unhappy demise; with the Dark Kingdom she had a perfect dump for bodies. They could be held in perfect stasis if she so chose, but she rarely did. But she was glad to see that the first general, a man who would be a king if her plans came to fruition, had accepted the change in his heart so wholly. Hopefully the other three would go half so smoothly, or smoother. "I'm glad," she said, when he said he could remember the important things, the broad strokes. She had no time to spoon-feed her Generals. Now that she had the patience to re-educate, if necessary, she found that she didn't want to use it for things so pedestrian. Instead, why not turn her energies to the senshi who would otherwise defy her? Her Generals might be easily replaceable, if they had to be. "It has been no easier than searching for a needle in a haystack, as the humans say," she said meditatively. "I have found them all, Jadeite, but you are the first I chose to awaken. The others are not ideal, I confess it." A sly, side-long look: "Of course, I didn't think you would be, either." Corruption wrought strange things in many people, though. It didn't astound her that the most unlikely General would seem perfectly suitable in retrospect. "Our goals are different this time, my General," she said, the title coming easily to her tongue. "We are no longer aiming to simply destroy the senshi. We will bring their power under ours, and then spread ourselves over the universe." A small, knowing smile quirked her black-painted lips as she asked him, "How would you like to be the King of the Milky Way Galaxy, Jadeite?"[/style]

[JADEN KAMPE]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellpadding,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=style, background: url('http://i.imgur.com/ajvTt.jpg'); width: 425px;][style=background-color: #494949; opacity: 0.8; font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 12px; color: #cacaca; padding-left: 10px;]but no one else ever can see[/style][style=float: right; background-color: #494949; opacity: 0.8; padding: 7px;][/style][style=float: right; background-color: #494949; opacity: 0.8; padding: 10px; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 9px; color: #cacaca; text-align: justify; width: 97px; margin-top: 125px; margin-right: -115px;]tagged;; carson words;; something notes;; aw yeah credits;; template by jetplane of btn[/style] [style=font-family: tahoma; color: #333333; font-size: 10px; text-align: justify; padding: 10px; margin-right: 110px;]Jaden let out a hallow chuckle. "I apologize for my behavior." He could feel himself literally cringing at the thought of his actions towards his queen that had taken place not to long ago now. "I'm sure that the others will fall easily back into place like I have." It was a hopeful plea, because despite having an entire lifetime of memories, and a new personality joined with his, Jadeite could still fill plenty of "Jaden" still residing within his mind. The general listened to his commander speak, more and more intrigued by what she had to say as she said it. Unsurprisingly, nothing grabbed his attention quite like 'ruler of the milky way galaxy' did. His eyes widened. "Queen Beryl," he debated the rest of his sentence carefully before going on to say, "I didn't think it was possible for you to become wiser, but this plan, well, to say the least- I'm intrigued." He grinned. "And my queen, nothing would please me more." His words went on to mirror his thoughts though. "What exactly are the finer details of this plan? Do you mean to try and convince the Senshi to join us?" The idea was... not as appealing as he would have liked it to have been, but after all, the last time a war had been fought between the dark kingdom and the moon kingdom, things had not ended particularly well for either side.[/style]