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Jul 25, 2018 6:02:45 GMT
Post by HungryHunter on Jul 25, 2018 6:02:45 GMT
The hit minotaur snapped off the arrow buried in his neck while the other cocked his head at Remilia while his body began to grind and swell. "Bah? Little guns? You think I fear little guns!" He rumbled as horns grew from his skull and fur from his skin. His clothes tore at specially prepared seams as he took his full bull-headed form just a second before Mai's disk slammed into him. He scraped back across the floor, shoes ripping off to reveal tough hooves. He came to a stop, holding the mirror with ease. He twisted and spun to threw it back just as hard at Mai and Remilia. The other minotaur made his own transformation, the growth of his neck muscles pushing the arrowhead out to clatter on the floor. He didn't get a chance to jump into the crowd when Akane jumped up and blinded him. He roared in rage and blindly punched. His knuckles were guarded by black hooves, forming inbuilt, armor-piercing brass knuckles. He only threw one blind punch before he sniffed the air and his ears pricked up. After just a moment, he began throwing perfect punches for Akane to pummel her senseless.
Luckily, people were quickly coming to the defense of Laura, dragging her away from the flying disk. "Golden eyes! As rare as red! Miss, would you be interested in being a star?" Jacques Chevalier was flanked by his bodyguard twins, green fluid around his brain running pink. "To think my prince would actually be a princess! So unexpected!" Her other savior was a new figure. She hovered off the ground, eyes and long hair glowing green. "Yeah, thanks." Laura was bathed in golden sparkles, stuck immobile in her current position. The girl was cute, but she already had a date singled out, and she wouldn't be clear of the arrow's influence for at least a few ours.
The Akiyama children were hovering on the sidelines, looking on with confusion. Kichiro had taken one of the arrows from above and looked odd. "Should we get involved?" Kasumi asked her bothers. Ichigo was already stepping forward to do so when Sarah appeared right in front of him. He only had time to widen his eyes before her foot met the side of his head, tossing him into the back of the stage. Kasumi and Kichiro didn't even reach their swords when the throwing knives met their chests. Kasumi's shadow reared up like a horse and batted away the kunai. "Well great, now we have to." Kasumi drew her sword and swung at Sarah, trying to freeze her foot to the ground with a ray of cold. "Kichiro, back me up!" She called to no response. "...Kichiro?" She saw him moseying over to Laura's side. "Kichiro! Come on!"
"Was this your plan? No, you are just playing a role in it. You want to hold my attention while your friends work. Well, you have it. Attack me. For a minute, I will not strike back, and if you manage to inflict an injury, I'll let you have it." Hachiro loomed over Jun even when she jumped onto the stage. "Don't mock me. I'll carve you into ribbons and take it." Jun charged and swung. Hachiro seemed to vanish before her blade. She paused and a cold sweat broke out over her body. She spun, knowing he was behind her. He casually batted the sword away with his arm without gaining a scratch. "Or, you can surrender before your time is up and I will not make an example of you on this stage." He offered as the pink cat jumped on top of the urn behind him and began to grow.
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Jul 25, 2018 7:56:59 GMT
Post by othus on Jul 25, 2018 7:56:59 GMT
Mai's eyes shone with awe as she saw the minotaur catch the giant disc, she even clapped at the feat.
"Hooo! Nice catch! I love it when they are strong! now give it back!"
Mai saw the creature throw back the mirror at her and Remilia, she pulled the thing with a gesture out of Remilia's way directly into her, there was plenty of time to dodge or duck but Mai stood there, receiving the disc head on, a loud metallic sound was heard as the mirror smashed her across the room and through a wall, leaving a bunch of rubble behind.
*...♥*
Akane looked at her sister getting sent flying through the wall, for a moment she really felt worried about her.
"MAI!" Akane said as she looked away, this would prove to be a grave mistake, as looking elsewhere while in the midst of a fight was a capital sin. the Minotaur sucker punched her as she was barely able to block with her gauntlets, she too was sent flying some meters out of the stage until she crashed against a pillar, Akane coughed some blood despite being protected by the Virtual Machine and fell on her knees, she struggled to get up and staggered for a while, the blow was quite something, but she now had more than enough points to strike back.
-Perfect warrior-
Akane's body suddenly began to swell, her face became extremely vascularized, showing veins on her temples all the way to her eyes, her muscles were now visible even with the armor on, the whole process seemed to be painful to her, but at the same time, it was relieving. The Musashi now had red bloodshot eyes and looked at the Minotaur almost salivating, the power Akane felt coursing through her was too intoxicating.
"I expect you not to die so soon after this! be sure to keep me entertained!"
she dashed towards the minotaur with blinding speed, breaking the floor with each step she gave. Akane would proceed to wildly slice with an even greater speed at the joints of the creature with her Masamune blade, she wouldn't stop until the monster was reduced to nothing.
Across the room, Mai was still down on the floor, breathing heavily, she spat some blood as she rolled out of the rubble still feeling pain all over her body, surprisingly, the Musashi had a big smile on her face, as she was really getting off from the pain.
"Yesss YES!!!! this is it ♥♥♥!! oh my goddd i need more!!"
-Perfect warrior!!-
The gauntlets that Mai had summoned suddenly flew through the wall in the same direction she was, after a couple of seconds a large figure came through.
The Musashi had now completely changed in form, Akane's transformation seemed almost insignificant in comparison, Mai was now over 2 meters tall and her body was a palace of muscle, the plates of her armor had shifted to the point further plates were teleported into her armor in order to compensate for the increase in muscle mass, she picked the gauntlets off the ground as if they were made out of cardboard.
*huh, I might have to make these heavier next time*
Mai observed at her sister transformed for a while, it was the first time she saw her use the perfect warrior, she expected her to be...well larger, at least as much as she was, Perfect warrior unlocks the full genetic potential of the user, and both had Orochi's genes, maybe Akane was cursed after all.
Mai walked once again towards the minotaur, getting right in his face
"Care for round two? give me your best shot, asshole!"
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Jul 25, 2018 19:38:29 GMT
Post by TimePuppy on Jul 25, 2018 19:38:29 GMT
One of the minotaurs didn't seem bothered by Remilia's gun. The reason why became obvious when his muscles expanded, his head turned into that of a bull and he caught Mai's mirror like it was nothing. Then he threw it at Mai and Remilia, the latter of whom ducked with a yelp and the former of whom took the mirror head on and flew through a wall. This wasn't Remilia's first time seeing someone grow bigger, but that didn't help her feel less frightened at the sight. Luckily, Mai also grew bigger and went over to the minotaur with oversized gauntlets and a thirst for blood.
Both minotaurs were distracted. Sarah was dealing the boss's kids. And Jun was distracting Akiyama. That meant Remilia could go secure the area around the jar. But she noticed Jun was having trouble. She was doing her best to fight the boss, but Akiyama was just toying with her. He dodged and deflected her attacks like it was nothing. Remilia had to help her, even if the demon host might not appreciate her meddling.
She summoned a flash grenade and pulled the pin and started counting. "Jun!" 1. She tossed the granade. 2. She closed her eyes and covered her ears, hoping Jun would realize she needs to do the same. 3. The grenade exploded with a bright flash and a loud bang. Remilia opened her eyes to check whether she helped out and noticed the cat jumping on the urn and starting to grow. Now she was worried. No one mentioned a giant pink cat. She ran towards the urn and summoned her tazer, not wanting to risk shooting the urn with her pistol.
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Jul 28, 2018 19:27:42 GMT
Post by Vapovile on Jul 28, 2018 19:27:42 GMT
Success; one of the kunai managed to meet its target, though it appeared that he was already taken out by Laura's arrow. The man she had kicked would likely be back soon, and there still remained one obstacle between herself and the urn. She stood still and let her right foot get frozen by Kasumi's attack, staring at her with sword drawn. Glancing around the room, the others seemed to be struggling. Akane was already bloody, Mai was acting like an idiot, Remilia was running around with little direction, and Jun was being taunted by the boss. "...what a great team." She said sarcastically.
Looking back at Kasumi, Sarah pointed her sword directly at the young swordsman. "I don't enjoy hurting kids, so I will give you one chance. Leave now..." The stealth captain grabbed the middle of her blade and brought the handle down upon the ice, shattering it into dozens of pieces. "...or test your swordsmanship against an assassin." Sarah said with cold professionalism. She had read up on the Akiyamas before arriving, so she made sure to reinforce her clothing with elemental resistances in case she faced the Akiyama daughter.
Glancing over at the urn, Sarah's eyes widened slightly when she saw the pink cat growing on top of it. "What..." She started. Remilia seemed to be running toward it, so it was likely safe to focus on Kasumi for now. Sarah kept her eyes upon the Akiyama daughter, seeing how she responded to the threat before proceeding further.
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Jul 28, 2018 22:31:09 GMT
Post by HungryHunter on Jul 28, 2018 22:31:09 GMT
The minotaur facing Akane was a lot faster than he looked, but he wasn’t as fast as the blade of a genius swordswoman. Her sword hacked through one arm before he was even fully aware she was attacking, and the other was gone before he had a proper defense. Akane seemed to become a kamaitachi, a whirlwind of blades before him. The minotaur fell in pieces, dense bone and muscle no match for a blade held by somebody of Akane’s strength and skill. The other minotaur saw his brother fall and bellowed. He affixed his beady eyes on Mai’s. She would get more pain than she desired! He put his head low and charged, intending to impale her on his curved horns. Remilia’s grenade sailed over Jun’s head and she obediently shut her eyes. Focused on Jun, Hachiro wasn’t quite as quick on the uptake. The grenade went off right in his face. Absolute light became absolute darkness. His eardrums were protected by his ki barrier afterwards. He heard Jun’s footsteps approaching. She had taken off her heels at some point, maybe when he was first blinded. She swung her sword and he dodged by sound. It was easy enough. She wasn’t all that fast. Such boldness in her, considering that fact. He was going to have to do something extraordinary to her in retribution. Perhaps a death by 1000 cuts right on stage? Or even some mutilation she would survive. Putting out her eyes and cutting off her ears and nose would be quite the reminder for the rest of her life. She swung her sword again and he casually blocked it, but something else came with a whisper. His neck was impaled. What had she done!? Akiyama stumbled back, stunned at being hit at all. Her sword came again and went through his neck. Jun watched Hachiro fall off the stage. Her spines retracted. She looked at the blood on her sword and a cracked grin appeared on her face. “I have removed the head of the serpent. The rest should follow.” She looked out at the crowd and saw what she wanted to.
Her parents, staring at their blood-splattered daughter in terror. No, not their daughter. I am a stranger. I have done this for myself, not them. She looked to her companions in the crowd. Laura was there behind Mai. The golden sparkles flared, hiding Laura entirely. When the light cleared, she was in shining armor like a Greek hoplite. “Alright, get off me.” She pushed away her temporary harem. She glared at Jun. That was… impressive. Unacceptable. “Let’s finish this cow quickly and secure the urn!” She roared to Mai, stabbing the minotaur’s gut with her spear.
Akiyama Kasumi stood before the assassin, sword out to guard against her. She considered her options. She was stronger than your average Gateway student. But this was a real fighter, trained and hardened by experience. Kasumi knelt and picked up the throwing knife that Sarah had thrown at her. “Oops. You got me.” She winced when she stabbed herself in the arm. Kasumi toppled leaving Sarah open, just like Akane.
Both would see that the cat wasn’t just getting bigger but changing in other ways. Paws lengthened into hands and feet. Pink fur retracted into bare, if still fuzzy, skin. With a red flash, the cat swiftly turning human was covered in a skintight black outfit. She stood tall and grinned, flashing sharp teeth. She was short and tanned with a slightly overlong and pointed nose. “Sorry dears, this demon’s mine.” She swept back a cape that seemed to be cut out from a sheet of darkness and reached within it. From its folds she pulled a rapier, slicing through the taser wires before they reached her.
“Mona Nicchi, cat burglar, at your service.” She curtseyed with her cape. Before she could do anything else, chanting began to come from behind the stage’s curtain. “HOLY HOLY HOLY” It sounded like an entire choir chanting. With the chant, the entire curtain lit fire and Ichigo flew through. He was nearly unrecognizable. His short black hair had turned long and red as blood, and his shirt was removed to make way for six burning wings. “I WILL CLEANSE YOU” He declared, eyes burning with holy light. White fire poured from his hands, right at the urn. Mona dove to the side, rolling away from the flames. “THE SERAPH HATES DEFENDING THIS DEMON, BUT MY WILL IS STRONG” Ichigo twitched and a shockwave escaped him, tilting over the urn. It didn’t crack, just rolling in a circle where it fell.
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Jul 29, 2018 0:07:06 GMT
Post by othus on Jul 29, 2018 0:07:06 GMT
"HahAHahAhAhahHahaHA!!!” Akane maniacally laughed as the pieces of the minotaur flew everywhere, splashing blood all over her armor and face, she sheathed her blades as she tried to calm herself, a psychotic grin was the only thing that was left as she looked at the roof with her hands on her head.
Meanwhile, Mai was ready to face the minotaur head on when Laura suddenly impaled the creature, The Musashi grinned as she held the creature by one of its horns and whispered to it: “what’s the matter, already out of steam? let me release you from your pathetic existence”
with a twisted battle scream, Mai delivered a devastating Uppercut at the beast, arching herself all the way back to the ground before finally releasing it, the blow had enough force to flip a semi truck in the air, and while she might not be a spirit boxer, her destructive power was off the charts, the blow was a graphic description of violence over technique. A loud sound akin to an explosion could be heard from the force of the impact, creating a shockwave that would shatter glass and push back everyone around, at such a close distance even Laura would feel the pressure. blood came out of Mai’s ears as the shockwave stopped. “Ah fuck, I deafened myself again, fucking great”
back in the stage, Akane looked at Mona and Ichigo with her eyes wide open wondering which one to cut first, she had to really calm herself, as it wouldn't be the first time she cut the wrong person.
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Jul 31, 2018 18:15:10 GMT
Post by TimePuppy on Jul 31, 2018 18:15:10 GMT
After the flashbang popped, Remilia checked and saw that Jun managed to corner and kill the man running the auction. The growing cat was a much bigger problem. After turning into a woman, she declared ownership of the demon and proclaimed her identity as a cat burglar. One has to wonder how effective she is if she reveals herself and declares her occupation without provocation (maybe she needed the demon to learn how to be a good burglar?) but she certainly showed she had sword skills when she cut through Remilia's tazer's wires. While Remilia considered her options, an angelic creature flew out wreathed in holy flames and attacked the burglar.
For a second Remilia was glad it appeared, but then she realized that wasn't Abital. He attacked Mona with white flames and let loose a shockwave that knocked the urn over. Remilia waited for a moment when he wasn't looking in that direction, then made a tilted wall on its side connecting the stage and the audience section. She ran for the urn and tried lifting it. After failing to do so she hesitated a moment, then she used Change_depth above the ramp to dramatically reduce the distance the urn would travel if it rolled down, thus also making it not gain as much speed. That would hopefully stop it from cracking if it hit a table or wall. She started pushing the urn towards the ramp and hoped one of her stronger allies would notice and catch it when it rolled down.
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Aug 2, 2018 14:39:05 GMT
Post by Vapovile on Aug 2, 2018 14:39:05 GMT
A small smile grew on Sarah's face when she saw Kasumi grab the poisoned kunai and stab herself with it. It was clear that either Kasumi was smart and knew fighting her was a useless endeavor, she had little loyalty to the Akiyama business, or perhaps both. But when one problem leaves, another came screaming out of backstage like an angry choir. Sarah bended her knees and backflipped twice to get out of range of Ichigo's flames. "Hm...flying..." Sarah muttered to herself. It appeared that one of the minotaur was dead and Remilia was going after the urn, so it was safe to battle Ichigo for now.
Taking a single step forward, Sarah teleported next to Akane and began to speak. "Akane, I may need your assistance with this one. We need to deal with those wings first. Once those are disabled, it will be easier to incapacitate him. Got all that?" She said, not knowing if she was supposed to be sarcastic at the end there. Akane seemed a little too far into her bloodlust to care anyway, most likely. Taking another step forward, Sarah teleported back to her previous spot and leaped off the ground, attempting to grab one of Ichigo's wings and slash it in half with her sword. If she missed, she would teleport midair to behind Ichigo and take another slash at one of the wings.
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Aug 2, 2018 18:20:15 GMT
Post by HungryHunter on Aug 2, 2018 18:20:15 GMT
Mai's punch was overkill. Not only did the minotaur's head explode, spraying blood and brain matter over the crowd, the shockwave tore through more eardrums than her own. The cyborg director's head casing cracked. "Oh no... I am afraid I must leave, my dear! Call me for a starring role!" He shoved a business card into Laura's hands as his twin bodyguards drug him away. "Yeah, sure." She dabbed some of the blood from her face with the card and threw it to the ground. She glanced back at the hovering girl, equally stunned by the shockwave, but otherwise intact. "You stay here." She supposed she had some responsibility to those tied to her will, but she could do without them following her around. "It should be safe in the crowd." Laura said and the young woman nodded, staying blank-eyed on the floor. Some people took worse to those arrows than others. Laura turned to the woman she didn't need an arrow to seduce and tried to figure out what blood was hers. "Look at me." She snapped her fingers in front of Mai's face to get her attention and put her hands on either side of her head. She had to stand on tip toe to manage it. Can she do this without the armor? It's pretty cute... She distantly wondered as a golden light filtered through her fingers. Mai would feel her hearing come back in an instant at Laura's touch. "Don't take that as a license to get hurt. Small wounds are easy, but if your guts are all over the floor, there's not much I can do." She stepped away to see Remilia attempting to roll the urn. "Hm. Looks like a good plan. I'll have to help her." She jumped to Remilia's side and shoved the urn with her foot, making it start moving.
Ichigo saw the two meddlers meddling with the urn and raised a hand to burn them, but Sarah teleported right behind him. Just as her sword bit into his wing bone, he swung it hard to knock the wind from her lungs. "YOU MUST FALL" He declared. Mona looked up at him without much interest, keeping more of an eye on the urn as it rolled. She let it get to the ramp and lunged. She landed in front of the urn and held her cape out to the side. The urn rolled into it and impossibly, vanished in the folds of it. "Thank you." She bowed and wrapped herself in the cape, vanishing into a singularity and popping back into reality on the other side of the room. "Shit! Marie! You're fast, right!?" Laura wasn't going to catch up with that, not in her armor.
Jun made a move to follow the thief, but something loomed up before her. "Well. I see you won our little bet." Hachiro rested his head on his shoulders. "It required rather excessive help from your friend, but I'll allow it. Now, we have to get the urn for you to claim it, yes?" He jumped up to sit on the edge of the staff. Jun could see the red line through his neck where her sword passed. "You... how!?" Jun gurgled, taking a step back. "Is it not obvious? I cannot die." The line was already vanishing as she looked and her blood ran cold. "I, like my word, am eternal." He stood up and his ki rushed out once more. Jun felt its pressure on her shoulders like she was Atlas. "Now go get it." Hachiro shoved Jun off the stage and she scrambled to her feet to rush after Mona alongside Sarah.
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Aug 3, 2018 6:55:12 GMT
Post by othus on Aug 3, 2018 6:55:12 GMT
Akane slowly regained her senses as she witnessed the battles unfold, she heard Sarah, so she knew what to do, despite the akiyama being back on his feet it would seem he was no longer a threat.
Meanwhile, Laura had finished healing Mai's ears, the regeneration was incredible, as even her perfect warrior would take at least half an hour to heal them.
"I guess I owe you one, my goddess," Mai said as she kissed her on the forehead, she looked around to see if her sister had finished her business, but it would seem she would take yet another target
"I'll be right back, can't let my sister hog all the fun!"
Mai Jumped right next to her sister, smashing the ground as she landed.
"So, the demon huh? piece of fucking cake" Mai said to her sister, Akane looked at her back, almost jealous to see the massive size and muscle difference. *Show off* she thought. "It would seem that way sister, should we have a contest?" Akane unsheathed her blades, and Mai deliberately shouted at the creature.
"Hey, asshole! try picking someone your own size!" The sacred mirror flew once again to Mai's side ready to take further orders.
"Jun will deal with the vase, the one who kills the monster first wins" Akane right away lounged against him, circling around him looking for the best point of entry, making sure to take advantage of Sarah's attack, her Kaneshige blade finally changed into a purple aura which meant it was decided to cut, Akane utilized her signature technique: Niten Ichi-Ryu: Raijin no ha 雷神の刃 An Okuden rank technique she was very fond of as it allowed to display her full mastery of the two blades in the shape of a star kata, the blade of the thunder god was, in fact, the opening move for Niten Ichi Ryu's nameless Ougi.
Mai at the same time moved into action, she rushed straight against him aiming right at its solar plexus with one of her blows not caring neither about her sister nor Sarah, her blow was almost intended to blast all 3 into oblivion.
"Try this on for size: PLUUUS ULTRAAAA!!!"
Rather than using a real technique, Mai went for a copycat technique of an anime she saw last week, despite the stupidity of using fictional attacks, her blow meant serious business, and it wasn't something any living creature would gladly take face on, despite what Laura told her, she put even more force into this blow, as she wouldn't be outperformed by her sister's overly complicated choreography.
Mai's way of dealing with monsters was to hit them until they turned into jam. If it ain't broken don't try to fix it, some would say. Mai thought no different of this one, whether they spat fire or they were made or rock it made no difference. when hit enough times they would go down.
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Aug 5, 2018 5:43:18 GMT
Post by Vapovile on Aug 5, 2018 5:43:18 GMT
The sensation of her sword hitting the bone on Ichigo’s wing made Sarah frown slightly, now seeing that the wings are more durable than they looked and would require multiple strikes. Her brief moment of thought allowed Ichigo to knock her back with his wing, sending her back down to the stage where she rolled twice and got back to her feet. It took a few seconds for the air to return to her lungs, but she escaped relatively unharmed. Sarah’s attention was then pulled toward Laura calling her name, then at the escaping thief.
“...oh, that is just peachy.” Sarah sarcastically stated to nobody in particular, looking back at Ichigo. Ok, two options here. I could stay here and help take down this angel guy, or go after the thief lady. The two idiots are probably going to splatter him across the stage like those minotaurs...and I would like to bring him in for questioning if possible. However…
Sarah looked back at the thief and shook her head. My mission is to recover that demon first and foremost. And I am not going to fail this mission because of a bunch of idiots who don’t know what they are doing! And with that, Sarah took a step forward and teleported across the room, past Laura and sprinting toward Mona. Shouting at the thief would likely only give away her position, so she had a shot to stop her now. Taking another step forward, Sarah aimed to teleport directly behind Mona and grab her cape, yanking the thief backwards and trying to drive her knee directly into Mona’s spine, using the momentum against her.
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Aug 5, 2018 13:43:46 GMT
Post by TimePuppy on Aug 5, 2018 13:43:46 GMT
Remilia pushed against the urn with all her strength and it barely budged. Laura assisted her with one foot and Remilia stumbled when the urn rolled away too fast. Being super strong had clear advantages. But instead of rolling down the ramp, it rolled into the darkness of Mona's cape and disappeared. Then Mona wrapped herself in the cape and disappeared as well, reappearing moments later on the other side of the room.
Remilia was in a pickle now. She had no idea how those capes worked. If she shot Mona and damaged the cape, could the urn still be pulled out? Or maybe the cape didn't actually work as a storage device at all. If she could wrap herself in the clock to teleport, maybe that's exactly what she did with the urn and is now distracting everyone. But then Remilia still couldn't shoot her because they needed to find out where the urn is. The hidden world is really frustrating, Remilia thought. It had too many unknowns, individuals were too varied in what they could do.
She started running after Mona, while thinking about what to do. She wasn't as fast as Jun or Sarah of course. And she didn't have any long range non-lethal abilities to add to the chase. But she turned the gem on her hand sideways anyway, activating aiming mode. When she got close enough, she may at least use her viruses to slow down the thief.
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Aug 6, 2018 2:31:38 GMT
Post by HungryHunter on Aug 6, 2018 2:31:38 GMT
Ichigo watched the approaching sisters without a twitch. “AH, THE MUSASHIS. SO SUPERIOR IN YOUR HIGH CASTLE. WHEN I WAS YOUNG, FATHER WOULD SOMETIMES STEAL FOOD FROM WORK SO WE COULD EAT. NOW, WE CLAIM OUR PLACE AT THE TOP OF SOCIETY, ABOVE THE OLD BLOOD.” He didn’t stop to face Akane’s blades, just using a blinding plume of flame to fly over her. He wasn’t so quick in avoiding Mai as she lunged up at him. Her fist planted in his solar plexus, throwing him backwards even as the shockwave knocked Laura off her feet. He slammed into the curtain again, this time ripping it down with the speed of his body. It fell to form a red pool all over the stage. “Ichigo, I made a deal with Ms. Li, but you may kill the Musashis. Don’t worry, I have failsafes, so you may use your full power.” Hachiro was surveying the crowd. Many had fled. Bo Xu stood before his cowering charge, but a different buyer was clearly arguing with her bodyguards. Maeve hovered off the ground, throwing her head back and forth like a dog wondering where the ball had gone. Hachiro couldn’t understand their fairy tongue, but he could assume she was planning on intervening. He would have to prevent that himself. “We have this under control. The women behind me will be dealt with by my son Ichigo, and the thief is being apprehended as we speak.” Things weren’t going according to plan, but that was always more exciting. In the moment of calm he had, he moved, and in a blur he was beside his wife. “Are you alright? What about Kasumi and Kichiro?” He took her hands, spotting Kasumi on the ground. “She’s breathing. She’s just paralyzed. I don’t know where Kichiro is. Please, find him!” She squeezed his hands in a momentary sign of affection before stepping away. He nodded and left her in her safe corner. He didn’t expect Kichiro to stand where he stood. He was right beside Laura, trying to help her up. “The arrows… that idiot.” He grumbled. “Ichigo, hold off on-” “I CALL TO THE DIVINITY IN YOU. OBEY THE ANGEL OF THE LORD. TURN YOUR BLADES UPON YOURSELF.” White flames jumped from his tongue. All present felt something stirring in them, deeper than anything they had felt before. They could not know their names as well as they knew this voice’s power. This was a command from the voice of God, compelling even to the strong of will. Laura stood. Her spear flashed out for Mai’s kidney, then again like a striking snake for her heart. “Who can disobey a god…” She murmured to herself. Kichiro wavered behind her. He should protect his love, but Akane had already bested him once!
Jun pushed through the crowd on her way to the thief, but was stopped by a firm hand on her arm. “Did she just steal the urn!?” A hotel employee was looking down at her, a tall black woman in a maid’s outfit, green bandanna holding back a cloud of frizzled hair. “You should find someplace safe. You are not paid enough to deal with this.” Jun yanked her arm free and ran on. She entered the hallway just in time to see Sarah grabbing at Mona’s cape.
Her fingers fell just short as Mona instantly turned back into a cat. The suit changed with her, becoming cat-sized to stick with her as she charged away. She glanced back at the people behind her and took a hard right turn. Jun ignored the “do not disturb” sign Mona had slapped on the door and charged after her. They were right on her tail through a locker room, surrounded for a brief moment by men in varying states of undress. Jun felt her heart sink. “Why do I feel misery from you? Some of these men fit your preferred physical appearance.” The Shattered One asked.
She didn’t even bother responding as she slammed open the opposite door and rounded the corner to find herself at the poolside. Mona was nowhere in sight. Jun looked around at an empty room until a whistle drew her eyes towards the ceiling. Mona was sitting on one of the support struts that crossed the ceiling. She stuck her tongue out when she saw that Jun was looking at her. “She’s mocking us!” Jun stomped and glared up at the strut. She could climb the wall, but that would look hideously undignified. “Marie, teleport us up to the strut!” Behind her, a bushy head of hair peeked out of the women's changing room.
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Aug 7, 2018 21:58:29 GMT
Post by othus on Aug 7, 2018 21:58:29 GMT
Akane immediately assumed that by castle he meant one of the many buildings they owned either in Kyoto or Tokyo, nobody had really seen the actual Musashi castle and lived to spew it off so nonchalantly.
"You know nothing about the Musashi, it took us 400 years to get to the point where we are, some filthy Yakuza that recently earned some cheap power isn't going to lecture me about whats right and wrong!"
Both of the Musashi then listened to the voice, but they were not compelled, as Mai was an atheist and Akane a Zen Buddhist, the concept of God as authority was rejected by both.
"Hah, who the fuck would fall for such a cheap ass trick idiot?!" Mai immediately answered although she might have challenged that statement too early, as Laura lashed against her trying to spear her in the kidney, the Musashi grabbed the spear as it still tried to pierce through the titanium alloy of her armor
"Whoa there, what do you think you are doing? are you really trying to kill me? That order's obviously bullshit! and aren't you like, from another pantheon?"
Mai was in a crutch, she didn't want to hurt Laura, as the idea of going to Greece together was still something she really wanted, it would be better to stalemate her until she tired off or gave up, but for that, she would have to be a lot more serious.
*That motherfucker is dead, how dare he put my beautiful goddess against me?!*
Mai dropped her gauntlets on the floor and made her armor disappear as a skintight purple suit took its place, Mai took a fighting stance that mixed Aikido, Boxing, Jiu-jitsu, and CQC, she had merged four of the most defensive fighting styles into the ultimate defensive stance, her pupils now had a red tint to them as she looked at Laura
*Don't hurt her, Don't hurt her, Don't hurt her, Don't hurt her,* she kept repeating to herself in her head, the Musashi began to do little jumps as her body movement began to look more akin to that of a pro boxer, without the weight of the gauntlets and the armor Mai was incredibly nimble, and despite her massive size, even her sister would have trouble following her with her eyes.
"Akane! stop that guy now, please! I don't wanna hurt Laura"
The heir of Musashi was not amused, as ridiculous as it would sound, this was the first time her sister had asked her something, she looked at Kichiro for a second and unleashed upon him intense amounts of bloodlust, letting him know he would die if he faced her, Akane then rushed against the creature once again
"You will cease those orders or you will die"
The Musashi pointed her swords at the creature, this wasn't gonna be easy, and if Kichiro had the balls to back him up it would be even worse, why was her sister willing to go to such lengths to defend a stranger anyway?!
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Aug 8, 2018 5:43:33 GMT
Post by Vapovile on Aug 8, 2018 5:43:33 GMT
A deep glare spread across Sarah's face when Mona's cape barely escaped her grasp. "Stop running and face me, thief!" Sarah yelled after the person fleeing. She pushed past the crowd and found herself at the pool. Most guests had likely fled by this point, so there should be little concern for collateral damage. Sarah looked up and saw Mona perched upon the support strut. "Hm..." She pondered. The ceiling looked just out of range for her teleporting powers. There was a convenient pillar to hang by...but that would require a hand free. Her eyes looked over at Jun, who had asked to be taken up with her.
"Alright. But this is going to be unpleasant. Block her path when you get up there!" Sarah instructed, before grabbing Jun's right arm and leaping into the air, teleporting to conserve their momentum and winding up a few meters below Mona's perch. "Grab onto it!" Sarah yelled before throwing Jun by the arm at the strut, aiming to have her land behind Mona to block her path while she grabbed onto a support beam and launched herself upward to land feet-first onto the strut.
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Aug 12, 2018 16:12:18 GMT
Post by TimePuppy on Aug 12, 2018 16:12:18 GMT
Remilia reached the room with the cat last. She was the slowest in the group after all. By the time she got there, Sarah and Jun were already in the air. Remilia could neither jump nor teleport, so she couldn't follow them like that. She looked around the room, but there were no items she could stack to climb after them.
Remilia went back into the hallway and looked around while figuring out what to do next. Then she noticed someone hiding in the women's changing rooms and spying on them. Remilia decided to talk to the person and see why she's watching them. If nothing else, she could probably carry some items over from the changing rooms and stack them up.
"Hey, miss!" Remilia jogged over to the person. "What are you doing here?" Then she remembered the suspicions she had about the thief's cloak. "Did you see the urn from the auction anywhere?"
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Aug 12, 2018 20:45:05 GMT
Post by HungryHunter on Aug 12, 2018 20:45:05 GMT
When Mai dropped her armor for speed, Laura slowly changed gears. She held out her arm and dropped her spear. It was tricky to stab a fast target. "ALL YOUR ALLIES ARE DISTRACTED. YOU ARE ALONE, MUSASHI." Ichigo gestured to the sides of the stage, where Laura's allies were locked in combat with Akiyama clan guards. "YOU WILL BE PURE ASH." He put out his hands and blasted a stream of white flames at Akane, star-hot but not spreading past where they touched, the only thing preventing Ichigo from destroying the entire stage. Kichiro dove off the stage, courage failing in the face of the attack.
"Unpleasant?" Jun only had time to raise an eyebrow before she found herself 90 feet off the ground and hurtling through the air. She flailed and crashed down on the beam behind Mona. The thief fell over laughing. "Ahahahahah! You alright there, sparkly?" She skipped away when Jun's finger spears flicked out at her. "Oh-HO! You're fun!" Mona let Jun stand and draw her sword before drawing her own.
Far below, Remilia caught the maid Jun had talked to taking her shoes and socks off. "Huh? Yeah, the cat up there has it, doesn't she?" The maid ripped off her dress, revealing not underwear but bright green pants and a tight tank top, the material of a tracksuit. She pulled the bandanna she wore over her mouth and nose and in an easy movement, whipped a long scarf weighted at both ends with yellow orbs from the shed dress. "What, you want a ride?" She grabbed the vigilante without waiting for an answer and jumped. It was a decent jump, but nothing special for the hidden world. They were falling right back to the pool until the maid's feet began to release explosions, moving her in zigs and zags up to the beam above and dropping her on the other side of Mona. "You're welcome." She dropped Remilia and stepped towards Mona. "I'm not going and getting you if you fall, I'm warning you."
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Aug 15, 2018 5:55:24 GMT
Post by othus on Aug 15, 2018 5:55:24 GMT
Akane backflipped the moment she saw the flames, one of her shoulder pads caught fire immediately combusting as if it were made out of plastic, the armor dropped the shoulder pad as keeping it would set Akane's entire body on fire.
"Tch, I hate flames!"- She said as she dropped back to where her sister was, Mai, still looking at Laura dead serious paid little to no attention to her sister's arrival, still, Akane went there for a reason.
"How about a little switch sister?" Akane said nonchalantly.
"How about no? you are going to hurt her, was that guy too much for you or something?" Mai responded, still looking at the demi-goddess
"He is gonna end up destroying my armor, I assume you won't be making another one for me correct?"
Mai rolled her eyes, she just wanted Akane gone, this moment was critical to her, as the outcome would decide whether she would spend the next week getting laid in Europe or not.
"If you hurt her I will hurt you, understand?" -Mai told her sister as she sighed, Akane just nodded and Mai was on the move, in what seemed to be a fraction of a second, Mai rushed towards Laura, she fainted a powerful blow but in reality, she reached for the fallen spear, Mai would use it as a pole vault to lounge herself right in front of Ichigo, she intended to make short work of him, as what he did to Laura was unforgivable.
"get ready to die, I'm not pulling any punches with you" -the Musashi said as she cracked her knuckles, Mai took the same stance she had against Laura, with a low center of gravity and palms open, ready to see what Ichigo would do.
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Aug 18, 2018 23:47:24 GMT
Post by Vapovile on Aug 18, 2018 23:47:24 GMT
"...what...?" Sarah muttered in confusion when she watched the newcomer arrive on the scene. Were they conspirators? If they were, why bring Remilia up with them? Could Remilia have changed sides? Drawing her own blade, Sarah raised her voice to address Mona. "Thief! You will remove the urn from your cape and hand it over to me. If you attempt to resist, I will have no choice but to treat you as a threat." Sarah's eyes flashed red for a moment, getting a detailed image of her surroundings. "And I can assure you...your kind can't outrun me." She stated.
Beginning to walk forward, Sarah swiftly reached into the coat and threw another poison-tipped knife directly at Mona's feet. She hoped it would take her off guard long enough, and that the angle was low enough that a simple sidestep wouldn't send it sailing at Jun. This newcomer wasn't a concern at the moment; another issue to be knocked down.
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Aug 25, 2018 13:01:47 GMT
Post by TimePuppy on Aug 25, 2018 13:01:47 GMT
"Thanks." Remilia steadied herself on the beam. The rough trip up didn't help her keep her balance after all. It was now it occurred to her that she could've been more useful down on the ground than up here. If Mona jumps down, there's no one to catch her. And there's the risk of falling from this height.
Remilia took careful steps towards Mona when Sarah threw a knife at the thief. "Careful, Marie! We should capture her alive. And you should just give us the urn," Remilia told Mona. "It is better for everyone that way."
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