Wolfie: Hey, everyone, bet you didn't to see us again so soon! Well, we've got a bit of an announcement to make...
You guys remember back when this story first started and I said someday we could reopen the SYOC part of this fic. Weeeeeeellll...the day has finally come! Legacy, take it away!
Legacy: Before you guys continue reading this, I'd like to provide a SPOILER WARNING for Kingdom Hearts: Dual Destinies. Once you go past this, there is no turning back. Luckily, it's a very mild spoiler that you would discover within the next two chapters anyway, so I wouldn't say that it's the end of the world if you saw this spoiler. Anyways, are you ready to continue? Are you sure? Alright…
Firstly, I'd like to give some background information about why this SYOC is necessary. Since Dual Destinies takes place 10 years after KH3, a lot has changed and one of those things is that Marluxia and Larxene have regained their Somebody forms as Lauriam and Elrena. The two have fallen in love and have returned to The World That Never Was to reform the world and renaming it to Midnight City. Now how would they reform it? By giving it an active nightlife. The problem is that even if the city is now bustling, Heartless appear rather frequently still.
That's why the Reapers exist. The Reapers were once mindless Reaper Nobodies under Marluxia's control during KH3 but since then, those that survived past the 2nd Keyblade War have obtained a human form much like the original Organization XIII and later developed hearts just like Roxas. The difference though, is that these Reapers have been inspired by the Reapers from The World Ends With You meaning that yes, they have the black wings and can turn into Noise similar to how Marluxia had his second form. For the purposes of this story Noise will sprout from Marluxia/Lauriam because of his connection to death. The role of Reapers is to protect The World That Never Was from Heartless similar to the role of Huntsman from RWBY serve as a military force to kill the creatures of Grimm. Much like the Keyblade Wielders, the Reapers all share a weapon in common: a scythe. While Reapers may be unable to truly vanquish the Heartless, their lives are dedicated to protecting Midnight City and the people that live there.
Elrena's Ninja Nobodies have also undergone the process of regaining their human forms and hearts, though not all have obtained the status of her personal bodyguards. This small group of individuals are the equivalent to the Anbu Black Ops in Naruto or the Secret Service in real life, fiercely loyal to the one their serve. Unlike the Reapers, who are scythe specialists and have monstrous Noise forms, Elrena's Ninjas are capable of using a variety of weapons and specialize in Thunder magic like they could in their mindless Nobody forms.
Moving forward, we will most likely not be accepting any Keyblade wielding characters since we already have 10 apprentices and a few more other characters who will also be able to use Keyblades, but we wanted to stay true to the origin of this story as an SYOC. I look forward to all of the characters we receive from your guys and I offer my thanks to those of you who continue reading our hard work.
Wolfie: Couldn't have said it better myself! You'll notice down below that there's a Reaper and a Ninja counter. As we get (and accept) OCs, I will update that count so you guys can know when we're all set. This'll all be on my profile too, so you can find it and the rules at any time! Next chapter may be a bit delayed as we try to figure stuff out, get new OCs and see what Re:MIND gives us to work with, so it may be a while until we see you all again. Thank you for your patience and anyone who decides to send us a character to use! Have fun everyone~!
Reapers: (3/?)
Ninjas: (0/4)