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Post by othus on Jan 26, 2021 22:45:40 GMT
Hyun hopped in place happy by the reply. She let go of Arthur's hand for a moment as she opened up the door to her room.
"I'll go change into my pajamas, why don't you do the same?...you do wear pajamas, right?!"-She asked as she got into her room and closed the door.
Given Arthur's speed, it wouldn't be long until he returned, Hyun straightened the bed she had previously rolled on all over and made sure her bag didn't reveal any embarrassing clothing. As she put the clothes she used in a second plastic bag, she changed into baby blue pajamas, with one hand movement her slippers got in her feet, they were all white and fashioned to look just like bunnies.
As Hyun inspected her room, she reached for the flat screen controller, it had a ton of streaming services available, maybe they could watch a movie or something?
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Post by TimePuppy on Jan 27, 2021 20:11:23 GMT
It took a bit longer for Arthur to return than Hyun expected. When he did, he was wearing a plain t-shirt and tracksuit pants.
"Hey, sorry I took a while, I had to call Love and Haze before bed to make sure everything's okay. Oh, and for your earlier question, I don't usually wear PJs, but I've got this so we don't scar your wholesomeness." He ruffled her hair.
Walking inside, he saw the tv was on. "Oh wow, it's been a while since I had a sleepover. I completely forgot watching digimon was a mandatory part. Or are you more of a pokemon kid?"
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Post by othus on Jan 27, 2021 22:55:06 GMT
"Boring! oh well, that will do, track pants do suit you"-She told him as she pulled him inside her room.
Hyun threw a slow Karate chop at Arthur's head after he asked wether she preferred Digimon or Pokemon
"Child soldier remember? no childhood for me"-She told him as she handed over the remote to him.
"I guess you are gonna have to show me what's that all about!"-Hyun said as she threw herself into bed and put blankets over her legs, she tapped the bed, signaling Arthur to get next to her.
"Get over here and hug me if you dare!"-she said with a big smile. truth be told, she had never had a sleepover, so she really was looking forward to it.
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Post by TimePuppy on Jan 28, 2021 21:48:42 GMT
"Ahaha, right... Sorry. Well, one is never too old to get into cartoons." Arthur wiggled into the sheets next to Hyun.
"The way you put it makes me think you're just gonna tease me more," Arthur told her after she dared him to hug her. But he hugged her anyway. He wasn't gonna let the opportunity go to waste. He kissed the top of her head gently to boot.
"Alright, let's introduce you to the awesomeness that is digimon. And if you get bored, I'll show you the pinnacle of every sleepover."
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Post by othus on Jan 29, 2021 2:38:01 GMT
"No tricks this time, I did tell you you were cuddly!"-She told him as she threw a leg onto him and embraced him further. now what was Digimon? and what was the pinnacle of a sleepover anyway?!
Hyun and Arthur watched Digimon for around three hours, being the first time she ever watched a cartoon in detail, she found it incredibly entertaining.
As the clock reached 1am, Hyun looked at Arthur and crawled until she was right at his face level.
"I don't think I've ever managed to stay up this late y'know? we should keep watching this tomorrow night too!"
It was right then that she remembered what Arthur had said at the beginning
"Oh that's right! what's the pinnacle of a sleepover?!"-She told him as she hugged him even more tightly, giving Arthur little slow paced kisses on the cheek.
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Post by TimePuppy on Jan 29, 2021 20:51:27 GMT
The three hours passed in the blink of an eye. "Ah, I'm teaching you some bad habits right now. Well, I'll gladly ruin your sleep tomorrow too. And maybe even the day after that." He kissed before she hugged him tightly and asked him to show her pinnacle of a sleepover. He'd forgotten about that and it was a shame to ruin the current mood...
"Ah, I'd much rather stay like this... But I suppose I can't deny you this opportunity. Just give me a second." He squirmed out of her hug and turned around, rummaging under his pillow. Until he suddenly turned around and bonked her with it. He jumped to his feet on the bed and held the pillow like a rapier.
"En garde, ma cherie! You've been challenged to a pillow fight!"
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Post by othus on Jan 30, 2021 1:22:39 GMT
"W-whaaat?! how dare you!"-Hyun reached for her pillow and fought back after getting bonked, at the same time, she made the decorative pillows in the bed float around her
"You are in big trouble now, y'know?!"-She told him as she threw her main pillow to his face and she aimed to grab him. If she caught him, she would hug him as the rest of the pillows pummeled him
"J-just say you give up and I'll forgive you!"-She nervously said, ready to escape at any time.
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Post by TimePuppy on Jan 30, 2021 15:38:22 GMT
Arthur parried Hyun's first pillow with his own, then he blocked the second, but the third one got through. Still, he wasn't going down so easily. He kept Hyun at bay while blocking the pillows as best he could. Unfortunately, her assault was too great. Eventually, the pillows broke through and gave her an opportunity to move in and hug him. He tried fighting regardless, but she restrained him well while the pillows pummeled him. Seeing there was no winning now, whatever winning meant in a pillow fight, he hugged Hyun back and flopped back down onto the bed, bringing her down on top of him.
"Fiiine, I guess you win. You cheater." He kissed her forehead. "Oh, I just realized we never decided what the winner would get. I guess... You'll just get me as your teddy bear for tonight."
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Post by othus on Jan 30, 2021 18:15:09 GMT
Hyun set the blankets on top of them and flipped the lights off with her powers.
"My teddybear huh?"-Throwing a leg onto him, she reached for him and began kissing him a lot more passionately than before, her hands caressing his hair as she did it.
"We are staying like this until I fall asleep you dummy"-She whispered to his ear and then went to kiss his neck. It was still a good while before she finally lost to the tiredness and fell asleep.
Hyun woke the morning after at her usual hour, apparently, it would take more than that to throw her biological clock off the window, she checked her hair, it was ruffled, like all mornings. she looked to the side and saw Arthur sleeping. That's right, he had actually spent the night here! She reached for Arthur and kissed him on the forehead.
"Wake up sleepyhead, we are supposed to meet that woman in a few minutes, remember?"
If Arthur did not wake up from that, she would then proceed to climb on him and tickle him until he did. they had a job to do after all!
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Post by TimePuppy on Jan 30, 2021 21:25:22 GMT
"Careful, you might stay up all night." Arthur told Hyun while they kissed and cuddles. Eventually though, Hyun slowed down and stopped soon after. Arthur remained motionless for a few minutes more, keeping himself awake admiring her beauty and cuteness until he was sure she was asleep. He didn't want to accidentally stir her awake. Once her breathing became shallower, he followed her into the embrace of sweet dreams.
The next morning, he was woken up by her stirring, but he decided to stay motionless. When she tried waking him up, he just smiled. And when she started tickling him, he tried keeping his cool, but he lasted a mere 2 seconds.
"Hahaha, alright, alright, I'm up, I'm up." He kept her in his lap as he sat up. "Ah, the curse of us hero types." He said kissing her clavicle. "As much as I'd love to stay like this, we have work to do, ha? Fiiine." He gave her another kiss before letting her get off. "I'll see you in a few minutes thee. Gotta get ready to make some wyrmcicles." And with that, he left for his room.
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Post by othus on Jan 30, 2021 22:13:56 GMT
As Arthur left the room, Hyun rushed to get ready, she took a shower and then looked at her clothes, if they were going for an adventure it was sensible to wear it after all.
Hyun met Arthur outside the Inn, this time she was wearing a seamtress attire, the Gashin Paramilitary suit expanded like rubber, and also allowed her to use her ice powers to their fullest potential. It was an all black and skintight outfit that also came with gloves and boots. She had also chosen to bring her googles as they matched.
"I'm ready to go!"-She told him as she held his hand and flew to the point where they had originally fought the Wyrms.
"So...you two came after all. Good."-Ainu said as she wrote something on a piece of paper. she looked tired, bags on her eyes as she spoke.
"I took the memories from that wyrm...we have a few problems."
Hyun looked at the paper Ainu had in her hand, the dark mage extended it on a cut log she had fashioned as a table, the paper revealed a makeshift map, it was as complicated as a man made maze.
"The wyrms we saw yesterday were just part of a smaller chain of nests, there's dozens of these nests, but the main problem is...this right here."- She pointed at a hollow center point on the map
"This hole over here is at least 3 kilometers wide, that...is not a wyrm nest, there's something a lot bigger down there. not only that, this creature is oozing mana, whatever it is...we can't beat with normal methods."
"So...what do we do?"-Hyun asked slightly disturbed by the intel
"Well, we probably have to kill this thing, perhaps by fracturing the individual nests we can force the magma to flow into the main hole, killing whatever is inside. after that I can always take my time to retrieve the body of the creature..."
If Arthur was ok with the plan, the group would then begin their travel towards the volcano, if he had questions, now would be the time to ask.
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Post by TimePuppy on Jan 31, 2021 20:53:51 GMT
Arthur came back wearing his standard adventure outfit; a shirt, trousers, and his cool coat. He wasn't expecting to see Hyun wearing a tight bodysuit. "Oh, nice. You look like a final boss, just, you know, much much cuter."
The two flew toward the meeting spot, hand in hand. When they arrived, Arthur couldn't tell if Ainu was pleased to see them or not. Well, she probably didn't mind helping hands at least. She presented the plan and, well, Arthur wasn't really excited about the lava part. But he wasn't familiar enough with the situation or the environment to present an alternative.
"Sounds fine to me. I'll help clear the nests, and someone else can handle the demolition. I don't deal with heat too well, you see."
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Post by othus on Jan 31, 2021 22:17:55 GMT
Arthur was praising her looks quite often, it was hard to keep a straight face at all the compliments, Hyun combed her hair with her fingers and shrugged it off, doing her best not to act flustered.
"W-well, naturally, this outfit is very cute after all. Yours is fine I guess!"-She told Arthur while trying to not to laugh at the cheekyness of her own statement.
Ainu and the mages took flight towards the Volcano, at a decent speed, they would make it there in no time. Hyun flew behind Arthur and clung to his back.
"I just realized we skipped breakfast cause you woke up late! how are you gonna make this up to me you sleepyhead? I get grumpy if I don't have my breakfast y'know?!"-She told him as she playfully punched his back.
Once they were at the foot of the mountain, Ainu signaled everyone to stop. she and her mages descended
"The nest entrance I saw was nearby... it will be best to walk it there now..."
After a couple minutes of walking, A massive pitch dark hole was found in between the rocky path.
"This is it"-Ainu said as she handed over the same artifacts she used for the force field she put around town and handed them over to her mages, she signaled them to spread, then looked at Arthur and Hyun
"Around 20 meters below...there should be the first wyrm nest, deal with that while we get things ready"
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Post by TimePuppy on Feb 1, 2021 23:02:01 GMT
The group flew toward the nests in a jolly mood, or at least two of them were jolly. Hyun and Arthur bantered on their way. Hyun accused him of oversleeping, though he was sure she woke up not long before him. Their sleep was a worthy sacrifice though, at least as far as Arthur was concerned. It was a fun night he wouldn't mind repeating.
"Grumpy, you say? That's great! You can let out all that frustration on the wyrms! And after that... Maybe we'll also collect some meat from whatever else is in that hole. More exotic foods should make up for it. And if we can't... I'll treat you to pancakes! There are plenty of other places we didn't go to. And then there's the big building we saw when we were going to the lake. We should check it out, though I'm starting to think it's just Musashi headquarters. "
They reached the hole soon enough and the Musashi started preparing while Arthur and Hyun were supposed to go down. Arthur took Hyun's hand "So we don't get separated in the darkness," and started flying down. He snapped his fingers and made a small ball of light. He made it fly a few meters below them, illuminating their descent slightly and maybe even baiting out a few wyrms before they rushed Arthur and Hyun.
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Post by othus on Feb 2, 2021 0:58:01 GMT
As soon as Arthur and Hyun got into the pit Ainu created the barrier, sealing them inside with the nests. Hyun looked back for a second and stopped Arthur before going further
"Hey, hold on a second! what if we need to get out?!"
Ainu lifted a brow slightly confused
"Out? right...you can't get out of here from this path, can't risk the larger wyrms flying out all at once...here, you can have this"-Ainu took out the map she had made earlier and let if fall towards Hyun, the map went through the barrier unaffected, indicating it was made so things could enter but not exit.
"While you deal with this, I will go back to the village and gather the Shinto in the surrounding areas. I will use their blood to feed my dark energy. I have to make sure I have enough power to kill that creature below should the original plan fail, be sure to find a way out before the pit gets flooded with magma"
"Wait!! what do you mean by their blood?! what are you gonna do to them?!"-Hyun pushed against the barried but was easily repelled.
"I figured you two wouldn't understand...this is for the greater good. New Shinto will come back after I harvest these. they always do..."
Hyun had been injured by the barrier, she grabbed her left shoulder as she flew back to Arthur.
"What do we do now?!"
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Post by TimePuppy on Feb 2, 2021 21:08:12 GMT
Hyun and Arthur started descending only for Ainu to put up her barrier. Suddenly some things Ainu said earlier were shown in a different light.
"So, the reason you didn't want the wyrms killing any kami was that you need to kill them yourself? Despicable." Some of his friends were kami, too. Like Osechi from that time they saved Santa. But Hyun's attempt showed they weren't going to break through the barrier so easily. Maybe they could try digging around it? No, trying to get out would take too long, waste their time. "Maybe you wouldn't have to worry about that darkness overpowering you if you didn't feed it in such a depraved manner."
He flew over to Hyun and rubbed her shoulder. "Are you okay? Here," he cast healing on her to help out. "I guess I need to give you a massage when we get out, eh? For now though, we should just keep going. We can handle the wyrms for sure and trying to break out will just waste our time. We should check that paper first though. Figure out where we can make choke points, or where we can escape through if we're in over our heads."
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Post by othus on Feb 3, 2021 3:22:48 GMT
"This is a power necessary for the greater good...I will sacrifice any number of non humans to protect this town. you, are no exception..."-Ainu told Arthur, clearly showing she could tell he was not human. The dark mage turned her back on them but stopped for a moment.
"To be morally consistent, I'll allow the girl to leave. what will it be? are you getting out? or will you offer your life for the greater good?"-She asked Hyun
The esper did not even entertain Ainu's offer. she turned her back on Ainu and went with Arthur.
"If you think I would leave my boyfriend like that you are dead wrong. I am done running away, let's go Arthur, I don't want to see her face anymore."
Arthur's healing spell had worked well on Hyun, seeing him still joke about massages relaxed her a little.
"Jeez, you are always playing it cool...not that I dislike it tho. thank you for healing me...maybe I will let you give me a massage, if we make it out alive that is."-She told him first feigning annoyment, but ultimately smiling at him.
the pitch black cave was suddenly replaced by a different kind of light, crystals of multiple colors adorned the tunnels, emitting light of their own. If Arthur and Hyun walked as the map showed, the first nest would be on sight soon.
the tunnel opened into a wider area, a few of the red wyrms they had fought yesterday could be seen, but there was also a black one, it was at least three times the size of the red ones. The red wyrms moved around, but the black one was clearly sleeping.
"Oh that one is huge...what do we do? should we sneak in or just take them by surprise?"-Hyun told Arthur as she hid behind one of the crystals.
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Post by TimePuppy on Feb 3, 2021 22:49:24 GMT
"Playing? You don't think I'm just naturally super cool!?" Arthur gaped in shock! Then smiled back. "Heh, well, it's just a matter of priority here. As much as I'd love to kick her ass, that can't be done now because of the barrier. So let's do our task. Not for her, but for the village." His smiled morphed into a serious face as he talked. The priority was obvious here, but what should they do when they get out? Starting a fight with the Musashi on their territory wasn't the best idea, especially if Hyun was going to be staying here for a while. But that woman was still a bitch and just ignoring her actions felt wrong. in the end, Arthur decided they'd just have to see what happens when they're outside.
They went further into the tunnel network, following the map they were provided. it was a surprisingly detailed diagram of the tunnels. The Musashi were quite good at gathering intel. Proven when the pair reached the first nest. Wyrms like the ones from before were milling about, but there was another. A big black one, luckily asleep.
"Hm, with the smaller ones milling about, I doubt we could sneak around willy nilly. Plus, uh, I don't know much about them. Their senses could be particularly sharp. I think we need to blitz the big one while it's still asleep. The smaller ones shouldn't be any more threatening the ones outside. Especially since I have my guardian with me." He bumped Hyun's arm with his fist. If she agreed with his plan, Arthur would take the initiative and charge the sleeping giant. With a frozen warhammer, spiked on one side, he'd aim at the head to pierce the skull with one strike.
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Post by othus on Feb 4, 2021 6:01:31 GMT
"You are super cool, especially when you don't try too hard!"-She reassured Arthur while giggling as she hugged him by the arm. what he said just now about saving the village was indeed cool after all.
Hyun agreed to Arthur's plan, as the Ice mage flew in, the Red Wyrms barely reacted to it, Arthur smashed his warhammer into the creature, a metallic sound akin of that of a hammer against an anvil was produced, the scales of the wyrm were undisturbed, but it had been enough to wake it up. As the red wyrms saw the black one rise, they made a run for it, ignoring Hyun on their way out.
"Look out!"-She told Arthur as the Wyrm swiped its tail at Arthur, shattering gems on its way to him like they were glass, whatever its scales were made out of, they were incredibly tough. Hyun immediately went on the offense, rushing for the hind legs of the creature and flash freezing them, the black wyrm stomped the ground and broke free almost immediately. As it turned back to face the ice duo, it fired a stream of blue fire, the difference between the black wyrm's fire and the red wyrms was the same as the difference between a matchstick and a blowtorch. Hyun dove behind a boulder, but it was only a matter of time before the fire melted through it along with her.
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Post by TimePuppy on Feb 4, 2021 20:36:37 GMT
Arthur's hammer did nothing but wake the dragon. Suddenly Arthur got the feeling he fucked up. Then the other wyrms ran away. "Uh oh..." The angry dragon swooshed its tail, shatterings crystals with ease. "Ah, fuck!" He used the hammer as a lever to push himself up in the air. The hammer shattered as soon as the tail touched it and Arthur made a platform to spring back off of. Distance seemed to work in the wyrm's favor though. It spewed scorching flames at Hyun, who dove behind a now melting rock.
Shit, Arthur had to do something! An ice wall would do worse than a rock, surely. There was only one option! "Hey, stop that!" He formed a giant pillar above the wyrm's jaws and let it drop. It might not be strong to hurt it properly, but the sheer weight should force its jaws shut. "We need to keep its mouth shut!" he shouted to Hyun.
Then he made two spinning disks and throw them under the dragon. Its scales were tough, but maybe it was more like a crab. A hard shell on the exposed parts, but a soft belly that could be cut open. If that wasn't the case, they might have to go with the harder route of finding a chink between the scales.
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