Igniting Sparks [Ganondorf]

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Cause darling I'm a

nightmare

dressed like a

daydream

"Baan... Banchan... Where are you...?"

A lonely voice called out from the depths of the dark forest that was the Enchanted Dominion. Looking duly out of place, the blond-haired Get Backer forlornly wandered the animal paths that the deer and bears had created through the forest, looking utterly lost. And utterly lost indeed was he, who had no sense of direction, much less where he could possibly be.

One minute he had been peacefully asleep in their car, curled up on the backseat with Ban in the front, then the next he'd found himself waking up under an ominously gnarled tree with black thorns arching around it. This place was dark and creepy- the sky seemed to be filled with black clouds and with a green tinge to it. This place was nowhere that Ginji had ever been before, and even more worrisome, there was no sign of Ban anywhere... not even a living soul.

Where could everyone have gone? How had he gotten here? Without Ban by his side, Ginji felt off balanced and even scared, not knowing what to do or where to go. Ban was the solid rock that he clung to during the roughest storms, and without him by his side... the whole world seemed like an endless and tumultuous ocean.

"Baaan..." There was no sign anywhere of the black haired, purple-glasses wearing man. Sighing softly, Ginji rubbed the back of his head and shivered slightly as a cold wind rustled through the trees and shrubbery around him.  Continuing through the forest, he could only hope that somewhere he would be able to find someone, or something, who could tell him where he was.

What felt like several hours later, but was more likely to only be a half hour or so, he came upon something surprising. A stark contrast against the background, a black and ruinous looking castle rose up from the depths of the forest, cold and forbidding.

It was better than the forest, right? Pulling his vest closer around himself, Ginji gingerly trudged up the drawbridge and past the portcullis. Looking up at the large doors, he carefully took one of the handles and knocked a few times. Hearing no answer after a few minutes, he carefully pulled the door open and slipped inside. Holding up a hand, he created a spark of electricity in his palm to ward off the darkness that this place was drowning within.

"Hello...?" He called out slowly, his voice echoing around the eerily abandoned entrance hall. Looked like this place hadn't seen a visitor in a very long time...

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The echoing call of hello was not answered right away, merely bouncing about the empty hall and answering itself for several long seconds, before a second voice answered in a deep rumbling tone, magnified by the echoes to something much more ominous. "Another visitor to this place...? I had heard that was rather...uncommon."

The sound of heavy-booted footfalls and the swish of a cape were all that heralded the arrival of Ganondorf as his towering frame suddenly cast its shadow in one of the doorways leading out of the entry hall. Arms folded over his chest, he was cast in shadow, leaving only the fiery red of his hair and the iridescent yellow of his tainted eyes visible, currently fixed on the newest arrival with a heavy stare. "I should warn you, child, if you've come to this place seeking aid you may be..." He paused, as if to select his words. "...somewhat disappointed. I sincerely doubt the lady of the castle is of any mind to offer it."

He tilted his head slightly, a strange gleam in his eyes, one hand lifting to his chin thoughtfully. "But if you might indulge me...why have you come here?" He took a step forward, partially stepping into the dim light streaming through windows, revealing his stern, contemplative countenance. "Did you, perchance, merely awaken nearby, very much confused?"

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Cause darling I'm a

nightmare

dressed like a

daydream

The rumbling voice of the man who answered was enough to startle the blonde.

"Uwah!" He yelped, jumping slightly before turning to sheepishly look at the other. Oh, so its not a ghost... Rubbing the back of his head awkwardly, he gave the other a small smile and a quick wave, before looking around himself. The guy sure could fit into this place well, couldn't he? Those eyes, glowing in the dim light, looked scary.

"It... doesn't look like this place gets a whole lot of visitors." He agreed, taking a few tentative steps towards the other so that they could converse more easily. "I didn't know anyone lived here... I actually have no idea where this is." He paused. Not that he often knew where he was, as directions were not exactly his... forte. Someone willing lives in this place?

He sighed slightly, slumping a bit. Well, he didn't think that he really needed help, but he would like to at least know where he was. "It was the only thing that wasn't just more forest upon forest." He'd hoped that maybe he could find some people here, but it seemed like aside from this guy and whoever the lady of the castle was, no dice.

Eyeing the other over briefly, noting that he had a physique even more impressive than Shido's, he took a moment before replying.

"Well... yeah. I was asleep, and then I was out in the middle of this forest and Banchan was nowhere in sight..." The blonde looked rather miserable at this mention. "Do... you know where this is?" Or was the other actually just as lost as he was?

Ganondorf ● ● ● let's go!

MADE BY VEL OF GS

Such an easily startled boy...how quaint.

"I can safely say with no small amount of certainty...this place does indeed not receive many visitors." Given the condition of the castle, it seemed like it hadn't gotten many visitors in a long, long time...if it had ever gotten very many to begin with. Ganondorf was no great judge of such things, but he had a better reckoning of the passage of time and its withering effects on such structures as this castle without proper upkeep than most people would ever come to have. "I do not suspect anyone did live here until recently. Do not be ashamed of not knowing."

He turned to pace slowly around the perimeter of the room, arms folded behind his back. "I must confess I am not entirely familiar with where this area is, myself...I have only been here a relatively short while." It was not an altogether unpleasant place, for one of the gerudo king's...disposition. It was relatively secluded, and the only troubles were the pests that seemed to be called Heartless, and other such creatures of darkness and their ilk. They were easily dealt with.

He turned to look at the young man for a moment, his yellow-eyed stare searching and oppressive. "Regrettably, I do not know where this place is in relation to any other particular location...." He lifted one hand to his head and tapped one finger against his temple, as if indicating a thought process. "...but I can say you are not the only one who was otherwise out of touch with the waking world and merely awoke here. It is rather unsettling, to be sure. Your confusion and disorientation is perhaps to be expected."