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Post by HungryHunter on Jan 21, 2017 3:46:49 GMT
Patches chuckled when Goemon made an attempt to pin her arm down. "Look at you, you little thumb wrestler." She flexed the arm with the intent of tossing him through the roof. He was strong, but there was no footing he could possibly get that would stop her from simply raising her arm. Rocks pelted her the next instant, cracking bones everywhere but her massive arm.
She turned towards Jose with a dangling jaw and let loose a gurgling laugh. She reached out her arm to grab him in her palm, wishing to squeeze him enough to crush his ribs to not instantly kill him. It was when her arm was extended that Callis blades met the inside of her elbow. They traveled nearly a foot into her rock like skin and the arm jerked. "Oh, your little knives might actually be a problem. But killing you right now ruins the fun of ripping your little cat dick off. Let's just do this." Patches folded her arm at the elbow to bring her body close to Callis and launched her spring loaded fist to deliver a dozen punches to his body. The movement placed her body near Jose if he happened to be locked in her grip.
Martha's shattered body tumbled through the air like a bag of shattered bones. She silently mouthed curses, lungs too pierced to form sounds. By the time she began to descend, the longhouse looked more like a doll house. She came down in a steep arc, heading for lower down the mountainside. Snowflakes became little blurs as she accelerated. Suddenly her direction changed and she was gliding smoothly over the snow and trees instead of falling towards them. It took her a moment to realize she was held by her sibling, saved from another crushing injury. "Haven... gimmie back there... gonna fucking kick her..." She rasped through a broken neck and perforated lungs.
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Post by Vapovile on Jan 21, 2017 6:36:43 GMT
Gliding along in the air above the treetops and mountain peak, Haven shook his head as he looked down at Martha's body laying on his surfboard. He had made little 3-foot tall barriers around his board to prevent Martha's body from sliding off. "You're too messed up for that, Martha. Besides...we couldn't hit Patches even if we tried." Smirking, Haven peered down through the hole in the roof at the action unfolding down below. "Don't worry though...even Yuu is helping fight that psycho down there. Who knows; if we can stay out of the fight long enough, maybe they can finally kill Patches and Marika for us." The thought of Marika dying was an absolute joy to Haven, as that would mean him and all the dolls would finally be free. "By the way...have you seen Cadence anywhere?"
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Post by Kuma on Jan 22, 2017 23:10:05 GMT
-Daaaaaaaamn!- Goemon’s shout upon being launched through the roof grew softer as he moved further and further upwards, gaining some impressive distance, thrown by the massive strength of Patches recently acquired extremity. The blow propelled way over the building and it would take a long time for the Karate Star to return… maybe he would become a Karate Meteor falling down. Meanwhile, still at ground level Callis, who winced with disgust at Patches’ comments started weaving and dodging the attacks, parrying the ones he could, but finally his injured leg gave out, incapable of keeping up with the Beast Knight vertiginous movements and a couple of punches reached him, one right on his gut, making Callis bend forward, lowering his head and spitting a small spray of blood. The second punch hit him square in the jaw and floored him, making the Beast Knight slide over the cold ground until he reached a wall that stopped him, blood was pouring out his nostrils as he made an effort to stand up, staggering and finding support on the frigid stone structure behind him.
The determination still shined on his eyes and his right hand was still raised, with his sword in a guard stance. His breathing was short and painful, he could feel the blood on his mouth and nose, making it difficult to focus, his head was ringing and his body shaking. That was an extremely clean hit, one he could’ve avoided if he hadn’t fight against Yuu before facing the Deranged Doll.
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Post by waybig1010101 on Feb 11, 2017 22:00:54 GMT
As he sees the massive hand approaching to crush him, Jose dodges with a quick roll to the side. As he gets back to his feet, he notices Callis managing to grab her attention. Using the beast knight as a distraction, he stenches a hand towards Patches. Once again calling the the tiny rock particles in the room towards the dolls. Before long a massive cloud dust reemerges around her before expanding to create a smokescreen for him to disappear in. He imagines the doll doesn't posse any Ki senses abilities, or anything else that will give his position away. Within moments, the bounty hunter attempts to call bring forth the surrounding earth to create a new suit of earth amor to use.
Meanwhile, the gruesome hunter manages to finally launch his wire thread Javelin at Patches as the doll engages with Callis. The Javeline silently sails through the air on a nearly perfect trajectory to pierce the center of the doll's skull. Beginning able to examine the Orge body before hand, he knew that unless the doll had somehow improve the durability of the appendage, her massive arm should be unable to protect her from the sharp point of his wire thread construct from penetrating through the muscles and bones of the Orge arm and splitting her head. As he prepares to follow up on his attack, suddenly the room is once more overwhelm by a massive dust cloud. Holding his breath Alex mentally curses at the stupidity of the bounty hunter as he continues to create obstacles between himself and his prey.
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Post by HungryHunter on Feb 12, 2017 2:27:21 GMT
Martha grumbled and weakly thrashed in protest. "It doesn't matter where Cadence is! Patches is going to do worse things to them than even Marika could!" She insisted, ribs in her chest scraping like sandpaper when she tried to yell.
Patches unfolded her arm to stand on her palm, pushing herself to the ceiling to look down at Callis. "Aw, little kitty had enough?" She jumped, sweeping roof tile sized fingernails to rip at his clothes while attempting not to carve him up too badly just yet. Her giant hand slamming down tore down what little of the great hall's floor was left. "Too bad. Because you're going to keep getting it. On and on. Until you're a skinned, dickless little-" Alex' javelin passed right through her skull with no resistance and continued through the wall. Slowly she turned her head 180 degrees to face Alex. Where her eye should be was a gaping hole, showing an empty cavern of a skull.
"Wait. Your. TURN!" She thrust her palm out at him and an entire wall was gone. "Alright, now I can-" A slash appeared along her side, leaving a little trail of flames. "Yuu! Trying to burn one of your precious Marika's creations? I didn't think you would have it in you." Patches chortled as the fire spread and Yuu readied for another charge. Patches grabbed a fistful of her dress and with a yank ripped it to tattered shreds, removing the burning garment to leave nothing but sick grey skin. "No need to ogle, boys. You'll be getting a very intimate look at this soon enough." She licked her lips as Yuu rushed her again, casually readying her fist.
The spring loaded limb fired off again, launching Yuu right back down to be pummeled into the dirt. "Full frontal? That's like me, not-" Patches noticed that the impact had splattered Yuu's flaming tears over her own body. "Fuck. Fuck! You fucking bitch! I'll twist your spine so I can spit in your face when I'm fucking your ass! I'll eat you out with a backhoe! Fuck!" She desperately patted at her body, but the flames just spread. "At least I can snuff you!" Patches jumped forward, putting her entire weight on Yuu under her palm. There were a series of snaps and crunches as she shifted her weight to smash every little bit. Consumed by vitriol for Yuu and using her arm, Patches was entirely open from every angle.
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Post by Vapovile on Feb 14, 2017 2:47:42 GMT
"But what good are we here, Martha? We can't attack Patches because of the stupid rules Marika has on us. Besides...you're in no condition to fi-" Haven's little speech was interrupted by Goemon getting shot through the roof and into the sky, Haven watching in disbelief that such a large man could be thrown so far into the air. "...wow. And by the looks of things...Yuu isn't doing too hot either." Haven notes, looking down through the roof hole that Goemon had made. Patches also seemed to be torn up...so perhaps they could actually kill her for them! "Hm. You know what, let's go kill that bitch ourselves! Hold on!"
And with that, Haven dove downward and into the hole in the roof, sharply turning to the right to circle around the battlefield until he was nearly at ground level. "Don't move!" Haven calls out as he summons a large purple spike and aims directly at Jose, tossing the spike directly at the the dust cloud...but Haven's aim was completely off, its trajectory clearly missing Jose and headed straight for Patches's deformed head.
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Post by Kuma on Feb 17, 2017 21:44:43 GMT
Goemon was off the battlefield, still in mid-air after receiving Patches’ brutal attack. The Karate Star, still ascending, thought about his next move and without a doubt he decided on a course of action, slowly gathering his Ki as he felt the clutches of gravity finally catching up with him. -I just hope Hernandez-kun realizes what I’m doing and helps out.- He whispered to himself, hoping beyond hope that the Earth Shaker would be able to detect his burning Ki even in the midst of battle.
Callis barely managed to dodge her claws, only get a slight scratch on his arm. A curtain of blood descended from his shoulder as the sleeve of his old uniform fell off. The Beast Knight attempted a backflip escape, but he clumsily landed, rolling on the harsh ground leaving a trail of blood behind him. -Ugh… Fire… That’s it.- He weakly muttered trying to get up using his injured arm. He staggered and fell, without any strength on his arm to push him up. His face splashed into a puddle of blood as Patches reacted to Alex’s attack.
The Beast Knight gathered his willpower and stood up on wobbly legs. He witnessed the first attack Yuu received through a veil of red, as his eyes were slowly being covered by blood drooling out from a pretty nasty gash he obtained after rolling on the ground. When the second attack moved towards the Doll, Callis mustered whatever energy remained on his muscles and rushed into Yuu’s aid, placing himself in-between the spring loaded fist and Marika’s right hand doll. He coughed blood as he raised his hand, creating a new shield of blades that took the force of the blow.
Callis winced as the blades buckled under the weight of the attack, the Notio Gladius cracked and some of that damage was also being shown on the Beast Knight skin, small and bloody wounds sprouted from the inside out. -Ughr…- He grunted, turning to see Yuu. -You said that fire is this monster’s woe.- The resolution on the Beast Knight’s eyes said everything, but he said it anyway. -Set me on fire, so I can strike her down! My blade can pierce its hide and your fire will burn her from the inside- And without waiting for an answer Callis slowly crouched and blasted forward, picking one of the swords he used as barrier as he rushed towards Patches. The rest of the blades flew alongside him, aimed at different joints.
-Time to face judgement, monster!- Callis proclaimed with knightly zeal burning in his eyes, ready to strike once Yuu set him ablaze.
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Post by waybig1010101 on Mar 18, 2017 7:45:16 GMT
Alex emerges from the smoke and snow as he begins to cough over and over again into his sleeve. As he gets up with the assistance of his wire thread body, a sinister smile begins to spread throughout his face as he finds Patches to be a interesting creature. "Normally that does the trick," he begins to talk to himself in-between random chuckles. He prepares to walk back inside to test how much punishment her body could handle, yet before he could take one step forward his attention quickly moves upwards as he notices a faint glow from high above. He remains still as he studies the light as he is fixated by its beauty.
Inside the dust cloud that he created, the earth shaker prepares to finish his new suit of armor mixed in with whatever Ki energy he has left, when suddenly he picks up on a familiar Ki above him. Within a few seconds he starts to nod to himself as he could only imagine that Goemon must be preparing the finishing move, and he is determine to make sure that move lands. He pulls his arms back and the earth around him begins to spread all over his entire body until he is completely covered in a new earth armor.
He starts to breath heavy after creating the suit. He wouldn't be able to fight after this, but he couldn't be worrying about if this doesn't work. Right now, he is going to everything he can to help his master out. He didn't have the time or energy to waste on doubts. As he rushed forward the remaining dirt cloud surrounding Jose shots in front of him to overwhelm the doll for once last time as he suddenly shifts his body and speed around in an attempt to flank her from behind.
Hoping she would be distracted from everything going on around her, he attempts to tackle her from behind. With one finally effort he prepares to grab her in an awkward bear hug, since he could only wrap his arms around her body while avoiding the massive limb. Once he is sure his arms touch each other on the other side of her body, is armor begins to unfold around his body and begin move towards her body with supernatural speed. Due to enhancing the rock with his Ki, he is able to move this stone with far greater speed and precision that normal rocks. Within a fraction of a second, the earth suit will removes itself from Jose and wrap around Patches. Creating a super dense rock cage to trap Patches movements. Hoping that the Ki infuse rock will be strong enough to hold her longer enough for Goemon, with his last bit of strength, he jumps away from the doll at the same time he swings his arms around to control the dirt cloud to enter the any openings in the Orge arm as he tries to fill it with enough earthly material that he can use to manipulate the appendage from inside.
As more and more earth particles enters the arm, the earth shaker commands the earthly elements inside the arm to paralyze the limit to prevent Patches from using it, or at least having good control with it momentary. Hopefully this will buy Gomeon enough time to pull of his attack, as well as everyone else to escape as he shouts:
"GET OUT OF HERE NOW!!!"
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Post by HungryHunter on Mar 19, 2017 0:34:07 GMT
"Fuck, Callis! Just let me smash Yuu some more! Not like you like her either!" She raised her smashing fist again to do them both in, but it never came down. A beaming javelin tore through her face with a scream, little chips of bone falling in its wake. "Fuck! Was that you again wireboy!? I'll garrote you with my DICK!" She stumbled blind, her other eye missing, so much of her skull gone it was collapsing in on itself with no further prompting.
While Patches stumbled back, Yuu stepped forward. She stood in front of Callis, pooling tears that burned like magma in her palms. She wanted to argue that she would land the strike herself, but this was better. Like Prometheus, she granted Callis fire, pouring liquid flame upon his blades, moving from tip to guard before briefly taking his hands, igniting them as well. She grabbed his shoulders, spreading it ever further. "You will need to burn brighter than before to destroy such a dark hearted creature." She turned and as he leaped, so did she. Patches snarled and drew back her arm.
"I can still smell those napalm tears!" She yelled before she was suddenly prevented from swatting them away. Her limbs were bound by Jose's stone. She was helpless when flaming swords carved through her, leaving flames spreading swiftly across her body. Twisted hands of flame grabbed at her, claiming her body. She writhed in smoke as she was devoured. "Oh, you think you're really fucking cute!" She screamed as Jose warned the others, tearing at the roof with a fingers quickly skeletonizing.
"Callis, we need to go!" Her flames went out, but she couldn't do the same for him as she was bolting, stooping to grab Ash off the ground to pull her out of the building, doing the same for Marika a little further out. The moment she thought she was at a safe distance, she melted a patch of snow with a quick burst of flames and set Ash carefully in it. If Callis had followed, she would grab him and throw him into the snow, kneeling after to snuff whatever flames didn't die to the snow. She could only snuff her own tears. If the flames spread any, that required extra effort. "Are you unharmed?" She asked, eying him for significant burns.
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Post by Vapovile on Mar 19, 2017 22:53:54 GMT
Direct hit! Haven smiled as the javelin pierced Patches's face through the dust cloud. There wasn't much else he could do, and with Jose grabbing Patches with his stone armor, Haven decided it was about time to get out of there. "Hang on, Martha!" He says as the surfboard rockets straight up and back through the hole in the roof, looking down to see Yuu running out with Ash and Marika. Haven slowly descends to join the three of them, turning to face Yuu directly. "I think this is a lost cause. Let's just get out of here already!" He says, looking at Ash who was still unconscious after the massive attack Goemon used on her. Doll bodies looked completely dead when unconscious, but Haven knew that she was still alive somehow. Ash couldn't be killed that easily. He glances back at the building behind them...hoping that the group manages to kill Patches before she manages to get away.
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Post by Kuma on Mar 21, 2017 2:12:48 GMT
Callis was dragged outside, half groggy, by Yuu. The Doll threw him on the snow, extinguishing the last flames, which had burned his jacket, revealing his chest. The Beast Knight had more scars than clean skin, arrows, spears, swords and spells had taken a toll on him during his long 30 years as a warrior in Centris. His clothing was totalled, impossible to fix in any way. If he had been a bit less confused and clouded by the pain he might have lamented his lost uniform. The Beast Knight weakly raised his hand and did something purely guided by his instinct, caressing Yuu’s face. -I am alright, thank you for following my impredecible scheme. Thank you… Yuu...- And after that he fainted, exhausted by the strain of having created so many swords.
As everybody vacated the room Goemon was already at Terminal Velocity, his Ki burning bright like a shooting star falling to Earth. As he got closer his Ki focused right into his fist and he crashed through the roof with it, aiming to connect it against Patches’ Skin. The Karate Star roared, so loudly his voice echoed against the nearby mountains. -FEEL MY PAIN, MY ANGER AND ALL OF MY SORROW!!!!-
Mountain Slaying Meteor Fist (Yamakoroshi Ryusei Ken)
If the punch connected this would be the first full Mountain Slaying Fist Goemon ever used on an organic target. If not it would create a shockwave enough to deport Patches from whatever Country they were on.
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Post by waybig1010101 on Mar 21, 2017 6:32:02 GMT
Alex remains outside the building as he continues to stare at the shooting star like movement of Goemon. Yet as the light approaches, his instincts took over as he immediately snaps out of his fixation to the realization of the true danger of the incoming Karate Star. As he begins to run further away from the building, the bounty hunter playing with all the dirt suddenly leaps through a broken section of the wall and in no time manages to catch up to him. Strangely enough, the gruesome hunter notice that the earth shaker appears to be reaching behind him with his hand stretch out. All the while he continues to run as fast as his legs could carry him. Thinking about it, he figures the young man must be manipulating something inside the building still. Regardless of whatever this fool is trying to achieve, Alex didn't have the time, or energy, to waste on thinking about it anymore. He needed to put all his efforts on escaping the blast radius. However, due to the injuries of his last fight and the snow he couldn't manage to move his body quickly enough to get to a safe distance away...
Jose easily runs past the creepy fellow, as he simultaneously continues to have control over the earth armor that trapped the doll and the earth particles in the Orge arm. As he moves further and further away, he notices that the weirdo isn't going to be able to move out of the way in time. For a moment he is ready to dismiss any concern for the man, especially since he didn't trust him. But as he is just about to turn away, a heavy sensation emerges from inside his chest. The young bounty hunter stops moving and looks up at the sky. He could tell that in a couple of seconds Goemon will land. His eyes drop down to stare at the pathetic and broken figure of Alex attempting to run away in time. Biting his lip in frustration he rushes over to the man a split second before his master crashes through the roof fist first.
Surprised that the lad come back for him, the man covered in wire threads didn't know how to properly respond to this act of heroism. In fact he did not have time to properly react at all as his body is toss into the snow by his savior. After throwing Alex, the earth shaker quickly claps his hands together, and with the last bit of his strength he creates an earth dome large enough to protect both of them before passing out from exhaustion. Jose's last act before passing out did manage to save Alex, but at the cost of losing control over the earth that he was manipulating inside the building. Thus allowing Patches a moment of freedom from the restraints he created at the last possible instance.
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Post by HungryHunter on Mar 21, 2017 14:37:44 GMT
Patches turned blindly towards Goemon's roar. Nothing with a line that cool would be fun to take a hit from. Oh well, time for her to get gone. Patches head sank as the seams on her neck came undone. It teetered on the stump for a moment before dropping off and vanishing back into the kaspa far before hitting the ground. She wasn't present for the actual impact. The power flowed in like water, finding her every weak point, every joint. And with that it burst outwards.
Patches' abandoned body glowed golden for the barest fraction of a second before it blew apart. The blast tore outwards, hurricane force winds toppling the remaining walls of the hall. The ogre king's throne tilted back, then fell, Jose's stone defenses around it cracking apart. Martha wobbled in Haven's arms as the blast reached them, pushing them higher upwards. "Yeah! She's fucking done!" She yelled. She hadn't seen Patches' head escape.
Yuu would have blushed at Callis' touch had she blood to do so. "There's no need to thank me. I just did what I had to." She wondered how many times he had said these words himself. She felt an unbearable weariness coming on, mixed with an odd sort of elation, but both had to go for now. "Haven! You're in charge of the kaspa! Martha, don't argue! Get Ash and Marika inside and warmed up!" She yelled up. She looked down at Callis, knowing she would have to leave him here. Her eyes traced his bare skin for a moment before coming to a conclusion.
Without a moment of hesitation, she pulled off her heavy sweater and tucked it around his torso as best she could like a blanket. Bitter cold stung her newly uncovered arms, but she would have to deal with it for less time than him. She stabbed a flaming kunai into the snow near his body, a flare for the others to notice him by. It was the best she could do without any time. She stepped into nothing and was home in the kaspa.
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Post by Vapovile on Mar 27, 2017 14:10:38 GMT
The force of Goemon's massive attack caused a violent gale of wind that pushed Haven's surfboard higher into the air, the doll fighting against the winds until the finally died down again as Yuu started talking to them. "Right...will do." Haven states flatly, not enthused with the idea of saving Marika from dying out here in the cold. Turning his surfboard around and grabbing both Marika and Ash by the arms, the four of them disappear into the Kaspa where he began to gather up blankets and make hot tea.
Several meters away, a small portal opened up and a familiar scruffy-looking individual stepped out wearing two large metal bracers on his upper thigh. "Finally back! Just...holy shit, what happened here?" Sid asks nobody in particular, staring up at the destroyed building. He had quickly gotten help from a HW healer to mend the broken bones in his legs, though they still recommended he wear the bracers to make sure the bones heal back in the proper places. "Hey, anyone know what the hell is going on?!" Sid yelled out, spotting Yuu's flare and jogging toward it to find a beaten Callis. "Great...something tells me that ogre body isn't in perfect condition still..." The kickmaster grumbles as she looks back to see if anyone else would show up to help out with Callis, as he barely had an idea on how to do first aide.
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Deep in the HWIC HQ's basement lab system, Cadence finally wakes up from the operating table she was on and sat up to look at the white-haired girl floating slightly off the ground a few feet away, her expression as unreadable as always. "...is it done...?" Cadence asks, turning her arms to inspect the new stitchwork. Iris had completely taken apart Cadence's body to remove her soul string in order to recode the Marika authority out of it. She does this by overwriting Marika's authority, and using one of Cadence's hairs to make her the new master of herself.
"Indeed, the operation was a complete success." Iris states with a blank smile on her face, looking at a clipboard in her hands. Cadence steps off the operating table and tosses away the hospital gown, putting her normal dress back on that was laying on a nearby chair. Once that was done, the plant doll looked at the clock. "...hasn't been a day yet...are you positive?" Cadence didn't trust Iris fully on this issue, so she wanted extra assurance on this matter. "Of course. You are no longer subject to her orders. No longer required to go back to their Kaspa every day." Cadence nodded at the explanation, silently thinking about her next move. "...and the others...?" "I'm afraid I'll need to research them more. Each of these soul string are unique...you know?" Iris stated while leaning back in her non-existent chair, her oversized white lab coat hanging down below her.
"...ok...I will keep in touch..." Cadence said as she pulled her phone out of her pocket, scrolling down to see the new number; Intelligence. "Wonderful! Enjoy your newfound freedom." And with that, Iris teleports Cadence to a large uninhabited house somewhere in North America, where Cadence began to create her own base of operations. Turning to her cabinets full of different surgical materials, Iris spots a long white hair on the counter. "Oh, how it pays to have insurance~" The researcher says with a slightly cheerful tone as she places the hair into a small plastic test tube and draws a small flower on the outside of the tube with a marker.
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Post by Kuma on Mar 28, 2017 2:10:33 GMT
Goemon walked outside the room cracking his neck while he loosened up his shoulder, stiff after such hit. The soles of his feet and his knuckles were bleeding profusely, but he didn’t seem to mind about that, looking at the others and worrying more about them than himself. The Karate Star moved towards his student, who had been protecting Alex from the blast. -Hernandez-kun? Are you alright?- He asked popping his head over his cover, peering into the blast shield the Earth Shaker built.
Callis was barely conscious, he could feel the cold wind biting his face, but his chest was surprisingly warm. The Beast Knight forced his strained muscles until he could see what was happening. The sweater left by Yuu was covering him, that managed to steal a smile from the usually stoic Knight, until he realized the implications. He could feel something inside him he haven’t felt in a long time, a feeling he sealed deep down. And that scared him. With those mixed thoughts he drifted back to sleep, embraced by the warmth of the sweater.
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Post by waybig1010101 on Apr 2, 2017 5:04:29 GMT
Alex slowly gets to his feet as Goemon approaches. As he stands up his eyes immediately focus on the still earth shaker in the snow surrounded by chucks of earth pieces. He examines his body for a brief moment to make sure the lad is still alive. As he places his hand over his nose, he could lightly feel his gentle breathing. Without moving his eyes away from Jose he answers his savior's master, "Seems like he fainted due to exhaustion." He attempts to take a step away from the pair, but his legs begin to shake as soon as he started to move. "Seems like my body has reached its limit as well," he said with a small smirk on his face. He turns back to the large man and says, "We should get going. That last attack of yours might have gotten the attention of the other Orges, and no-one here is in a condition to face those giants right now." Suddenly the gruesome hunter frowns in disappointment as he just realizes that it has been a while since he failed a mission so completely like this. But worse than that, he let so many interesting creatures escape.
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Post by HungryHunter on Apr 3, 2017 20:36:39 GMT
3 months later.
Marika made the final stitch on the last body. Yuu leaned gloomy on the wall behind her. She glared at Miles under the brim of her hat. Marika had been killing again, encouraged by her boyfriend Miles. He was a skinny incubus, with messy dark blond hair that made him look more androgynous than normal, and wore a black t-shirt with black shorts as he assisted the spider seamstress with her current project. “Alright Miles. They’re done. Stand back.” Marika backed away and raised her hands.
The original hate dolls watched the creation of their new sisters with mixes of revulsion and anticipation. Martha looked ill at the top of the stairs, Jane sitting at her feet leaning forward, wide eyes on the bodies. Haven was leaning against the wall, looking at the row of bodies across the room with mild disgust on his face. Ash wasn’t paying attention in the slightest, leaning against the corner of the room while playing an endless runner game on her bring orange phone. “Come on! How is that even fair?!” The loud doll asks in frustration as her character missed a large jump in-game. “Awaken!” Marika yelled and snapped her fingers.
On the closest table to the stairs, what seemed to be a white blur leaped off the table and rolled behind the table at the far end of the room with cat-like reflexes, grabbing a bundle of clothing from the top and putting it on with inhuman speed. After a few seconds, a tall woman stood up wearing a white button-up shirt and long black pants, a long blue scarf on her neck fluttering behind her like a cape. She had a long sheath on her left side that held a sharp katana inside, and on her back was a folded-up bow with a small quiver of arrows at her right side. On her head were two small cat-like ears hid nearly entirely by her long blond hair that stretched down to her shoulders, and her hands had long claw-like fingernails hidden under a pair of thick brown gloves. She didn’t say a word to the other dolls, looking confused by the situation and slowly creeping back into the shadows.
A brown bush of a head rose from the table briefly before dropping back. The brown skinned doll just laid heavy on the table. “Ugh, already causing problems.” Marika sharply pinched the doll’s fleshy thigh. “Sidney! Up!” The ragdoll of a doll grumbled and slid off the table, unseen force pulling her feet off and to the floor. She wobbled for a moment like she could hardly stand. The moment Marika turned away, she flopped back onto the table. Being alive could wait another five minutes, surely.
On the third table from the stairs, a tall woman with long brown hair that went down to her mid-back sat up and looked around in confusion. She then dove off the table, rolled across the ground, and picked up a white cowboy hat from the table in front of them, placing it on her head and pointing a pistol at the doll trying to slink into the shadows. “Hold it right there, partner! There is a say’in where I’m from; watch where yer steppin, there may be snakes in the grass. Are ya one of those snake fellers?” The woman girl asked, the cat-like woman looking over in surprise and disappearing behind a nearby box. The one holding the pistol sighed, placed the pistol back on the table and began to get dressed in an outfit consisting of a pair of blue jeans with a brown button-up shirt and an open white jacket that she wore over it. She clipped on a belt that held holsters for pistols at each of her sides, and several rounds of ammunition in the various pouches. The belt also had a buckle on the front depicting a raven flying through the air. She completed the outfit by slipping on a pair of black cowboy boots and slinging a strap carrying a machine gun over her shoulder.
A doll with a physique rivalling Ash leaned up. She looked down at her beefy arms and grinned. The compulsion to test out this body hit her at once. She threw herself off the table and made a glorious leap for the table with her clothing. She shook her long, wavy black hair out of her eyes and began getting dressed. She felt her muscular arms with appreciation as she pulled her top on. “Oh, yeah!” She delighted in her form as she threw a few punches, feeling out her ability.
A young girl opened large blue eyes in a long delayed awakening. As she rose from the table, she grumbled as her weight pulled her golden hair, long enough it was getting wedged under her butt. She snarled stomping over to the table and her face twisted in utter disgust when saw what was waiting for her. “I’m not wearing this shit!” She yelled, holding up a pink dress with frilly edges, puffy sleeves, and a little ribbon on the chest. “You’re wearing that or you’re wearing nothing you ungrateful little shit!” Marika screamed at the small doll. She snarled and began shoving herself into the available clothing.
Three tables were shoved together to hold a massive being of brown earth and black stone. The golem moved with a weighty grace, covering up nonexistent genitalia and she stood, towering over even Yuu. It took her some effort to get into her purple dress with yellow flowers. She awkwardly stood over her small sisters, looking silently down on them with carved eyes. Martha lowered a hand to the giant from the top of the stairs.. “Welcome to the family.” The muddy being gently took it in her own and tried to shake, yanking Martha off her feet. “Ah! Leggo!” She yelled. The titan obeyed and she was dropped, landing hard on the cellar floor.
Marika grinned broadly at her creations. Fantastic! Perfection! She pulled Miles to herself and kissed him roughly. Yuu sighed and passed the happy couple, helping the lazy doll up again and handing her black pants with worn out knees and reddish brown hoodie with black zig zags. “Please just cooperate, it’ll be over quicker. I’ll explain life here later.” She backed away with a face marked with weariness. Sidney shuffled up to line up with the others. “Sound off!” Marika screamed at them like a drill sergeant. “Robin!” “Sidney.” “Raven!” “Chelsea!” “...” “Cally!” Marika giggled and cheered. Things were back on the up and up!
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