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Post by Colt of Personality on Jul 12, 2015 5:00:12 GMT
THE COUNTERATTACK
Crow’s eyes widen in shock and horror seeing Masako copying one of his signature abilities, an ability that took the Gunslinger a few years to master the Alpha Predator had replicated with some of the Rail-gun’s blood. The Last Gunslinger attempted to move as far away from the incoming Super Charged Masako as he could but just as he went to go his own Overcharged gave out along with his body. The Lightning NE faded weakly and his body became stiff like a board unable to move another step. Despite having eating one of the Natural Energy rich berries before this fight it seemed like Crow’s body and connection to the NE around him had given out. With Masako only seconds from impaling and killing the Gunslinger. Crow gritted his teeth and braced his body ignoring the flashes of his own life playing before his eyes, if he was going to die tonight he intended to do it with honor and only hoped that his friends would win the night and save Gen. The last thing Crow intended to do was to shoot as many holes into the predator he could before he died so he brought Quicksilver up and got ready to pull the trigger as he closed his eyes awaiting death embrace……
Then there was nothing. Crow felt Toramaru’s hands on him and assumed it was the touch of the Pale Rider ready to take him to the Crossroads with no Roads so he did not fight back. He assumed the clash of metal was Super Charged Predator was clashing against the metal of his unbreakable will. It was only until Toramaru spoke that the cowboy opened his eyes and saw what had really happen. The Gunslinger couldn’t help but smile as he tipped his hat to the two of them. “I’m okay in fact I’m more than okay. I’m pretty damn grateful you two decided to come back. I owe my life to you two tonight.” The Lightning Revolver noticed the blood dripping down Raisa’s hands and brought his revolver up shooting Masako as he aimed for the Predator’s face. The bullets were just normal bullets and may not do much but they could at least be painful enough to create some distance between them and allow Raisa to move away. Crow slowly got back up on his feet as he reloaded Quicksilver with The Trick. Despite his smile and calm tone one could tell the Gunslinger was worst for the ware he faced seemed pale, he was covered in blood and sweat, his body swayed side to side heavily and his eyes almost had a faded color to them. “We need to end this fight fast. That monster has the ability to steal powers through consuming his enemies. That is how he is using my Overcharge ability. Don’t let him get a single drop of your blood.”
Crow began to glance around the area taking in everything he could see, he felt like he could muster some Natural Energy but he with how his last Overcharge gave out he wasn’t sure how long this one might last. The Gunslinger decided to save his strength for now smirking a bit as he hawk like eyes spotted a few fire hydrants. “Luckily for us, we have the advantage. He may have some of my powers for now but I’m betting he has some of my weaknesses. We need to be coordinated in our attacks and force him to use up a lot of energy. Lighting Natural Energy is extremely hard to control and the thing with I learn when first developing Overcharge if you are not careful you can overload your system and essentially short circuit yourself. Hit him from all sides. If he tries to hit one of you guys I’ll do my best to absorb the electrical attacks. Let GO!” Crow began to shoot at Masako with calculated precision despite the bullets being normal he know where to aim to hopefully create the most damage, the head, chest, shoulders, and knees. Despite aiming for Masako Crow kept the fire hydrants in his mind along with any other possible source of water.
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Post by Kuma on Jul 13, 2015 3:49:11 GMT
Dan’s first punch dented the door but wasn’t able to pus hit down. The sound of the impact echoed inside the lab, so anybody present with a good ear could get that behind the doors there was a large installation. What they didn’t know was that the door was connected to certain device on his lab, were certain individual was recharging his batteries. Not to mention that waiting for them was the last FMY standing, Inu, the FMY 2 and Ichi’s partner. The Robotic Canine was ready to blast them the moment they broke to the door, that believe or not it was right about… now. Sid’s Sword Wave blasted through the door. Normally it wouldn’t budge it, but the Pink Comet’s previous attack managed to weaken the plating, creating cracks to little to be seen, through which the force of the Kickmaster’s attack slipped through, destroying the door. But this moment of victory was quickly turned into a perilous situation as FMY 2, placed directly in front of the door opened its fangs showcasing some kind of cannon inside its mouth. A blast of bluish energy, like a powerful blazing wind, surged from it moving towards Haruko, Sid and Dan, warping the ground and the doors. Seemingly Inu shared some similarities with Ichi, but instead of compressing it he could only warp the space affected by the blast that came out from its mouth, curving the surfaces and twisting their shapes. Getting hit by it could possibly mean a painful dead, like Hokuto no Ken level of painfulness. And this happened, the machine that was recharging K-4 stopped, slowly releasing the Clone’s restraints. Things were about to get interesting down in the Lab.
Masako pushed with all his might forcing Raisa to move to the side as Crow shot him in the face. In his current form, highly armored, regular bullets had less effect than before but there was another effect to it. Crow’s projectiles caused sparks to fill the Alpha Predator eyes, dazing him for the precious moments the Lighting Gunslinger needed to inform his two saviors about the game plan. Toramaru and Raisa nodded and moved to the sides of the monster they were facing, trying to outflank him and divide his attention. Both decided to start with their offensives with similar techniques. Toramaru lifted his right hand in front of him with the palm facing upwards and his fingers bent and created a powerful blaze. Raisa took an Iaijutsu stance and readied herself to attack. The Young Half-Oni closed his fist, which became incandescent and punched the floor. The Russian Prodigy crouched into a weird angle and as she drew her blade she spun her whole body diagonally, almost like a ballet twirl. Both attacks moved towards Masako, one through the ground and the other through the air. -ONI DORYUKEN! (Demonic Earthly Dragon Punch)- Toramaru shouted as fire traversed through cracks in the tiles closing in to Masako’s legs. He kept pouring fire through his arm, increasing the brightness of the underground flames. The Half-Oni kept shouting as he generated more and more flames. –BRIGHTER! HOTTER! BURN HIM TO A CRISP!- As if he was talking to the fire. -Vikhr Razren! (Vortex Slash)- Raisa whispered as the wind slash she released twisted and turned without a discernible pattern through the air. This was mostly accidental, as she couldn’t see with clarity past 5 mts, but she aimed the attack locking of Masako’s presence, thus, even if the route was erratic the target would be hit. She learnt this trick in Inazuma to help cover her disability, one that resisted even laser operations. Masako with his eyesight restored instinctively created a shield to block Raisa’s peculiar slash. The sound of the Prodigy’s technique hitting the shield was like a thousand chainsaws with nails as teeth moving against a thousand chalkboards. Sparks flew around, but they were small potatoes compared to the spiraling pillar of fire that surged from the ground surrounding the Alpha Predator and reaching to the skies above. Both Raisa and Toramaru panted heavily, they used some of their most powerful techniques and the result could mean victory or a total blow to their morale. Unluckily for them it was the latter as a voice managed to rise over the sound of the fire, which still was spinning wildly. -kUkUkUkUkUkUkUkU… tHe lItLe mIcE cAmE tO pLaY wItH tHe cAt ♫ tHeY cAmE tO hElP tHe fIlThY bIrD ♫ aNd nOw tHeY wIlL dIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!-Masako’s demented sing-song voice ended with a roar as metallic tendrils swatted the flames away as he walked out of the blazing pillar. The surface of his Benkeinium armor was red hot, but he didn’t seem too faced about it. The shield he used to block Raisa’s attack was dented, but it quickly sealed up. Their efforts seemed for naught as he looked at Crow. -hIdInG bEhInD cHiLdReN cE-mEn-Te-RiO?- Masako tilted his neck unnaturally as his waved his finger expressing disapproval. –tHaT iS nOt rIgHt…- The Alpha Predator tensed up his body, curling his back, closing his fist and bending his knees. –tHaT iS nOt rIgHt aT aLlLlLlLlL!!!!!!- Masako shouted as dozens of tendrils surged from his body in every conceivable direction, sharp enough to pierce the concrete under him.
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Post by HungryHunter on Jul 13, 2015 5:33:48 GMT
Dan became flustered at the sudden attention from Haruko. "Uh... yeah, I'm fine." He blushed and focused on his bruised knuckles. He swiftly payed attention again when the group was attacked. He realized it would be exceptionally hard to dodge. Instead he fired up his aura, dropped to the ground, and let it pass over him, letting his more agile companions dodge laterally if they so chose. As space bent, Dan felt his body bend with it, painfully imobilizing him for a second. He shuddered as movement returned to his body and jumped up, seeking to rush the canine being and pounce on top of it, removing himself from its line of fire. If he managed to land the jump, he'd blast the dog in the back of its head with an energy ball.
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Post by Colt of Personality on Jul 17, 2015 3:31:35 GMT
THE COUNTERATTACK (PART II)
Crow was quite impress with both Toramaru and Raisa’s ability despite having been a part of the Gen Rescue Team for a good part of the night he really didn’t have a chance to see them in action but now he did. They were young and were still honing their skills but Crow saw in them what his grandfather might have seen in him as a boy, in another life time they would have made great Gunslingers. However the Alpha Predator would not go down that easily, of course he wouldn’t. The Rail-gun began to muster his inner strength to make a counter offensive against the rapid animal that was Masako. “If I needed to hide behind children it would have been me trapped in the Benkenium.” The Gunslinger taunted a bit knowing that it wouldn’t mean much against the Benkenium Beast but he still maintained his smirk a bit he wanted to show Masako that he would not be broken and in the heat of combat Crow can unleash his own inner beast. Even as the beast let loose a maelstrom of tendrils in every directions Crow maintain his smirk. As the tendrils tore through the area with demented fury Crow began to dodge in and out of them as he ran straight towards the Predator. “I wouldn’t be talking about hiding if I was you. After all you are the one hiding in that armor.” Despite his best to avoid the tendrils Crow was still a bit weary and he winced as he felt several of them slice across his arms, legs, and sides. By the grace of the gods Crow avoided losing an eye as he turned at the last second a tendril cutting a crimson line across his cheek. Yet through all the pain the Gunslinger still continued forward and still taunted. “Come on Masako what’s wrong? You can’t kill this injured bird! Come on you want my blood and flesh like some parasite come and get some!”
Crow ducked, rolled, jumped, and twisted in mid-air as the tendrils strike all over him the whole time he was building up raw Natural Energy in his hands and feet. “I refuse to die tonight! I’ve already beaten plenty of enemies tonight adding one more to the list will be no big deal!” Somehow Crow managed to get close to the Predator, despite being cut up and bloody his hands and feet glowing with raw Natural Energy. His eyes held determination as he considered everybody he had fought already this night and how he was still standing, the soldiers at the restaurant, Washi the magnetic Full Metal Yakuza, Uta the sound based one, and most recently the Agent of Hatred Ikari. Crow threw a hard right fist aimed at Masako head, the NE powered strike would crack a normal man’s skull. The Gunslinger followed it up with a left jab and then another right hook to the body. In these short moments Crow was less like himself and more like Gen. However whether the blows landed or not Crow could still feel the heat radiating from the armor slightly burning his hands, it was with this faint stinging sensation that gave Crow an idea on her to beat Masako. The Rail-gun ran up and attempted a powerful NE charged drop kick that would plow through a wall aimed at Masako chest. Afterwards Crow created some distance rolling to the side and moving towards Toramura and Raisa. He was panting and quickly running out of energy but he still had a fight to finish. He looked to one then the other his eyes still bright with determination and a smirk of defiance on his face. “Not bad you two but we need to keep it up. I have an idea that combines all three of us. Toramura how hot do you think you can get your flames? Raisa do you think you can make them bigger with your sword strikes?” The Gunslinger plan was simple enough use the flames of Toramura’s powers combined with slashes from Raisa to get Masako’s armor red hot then instantly cool with a blast of water from the nearby fire hydrants hopefully hardening the armor in place.
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Post by Vapovile on Jul 21, 2015 12:04:54 GMT
"Holy fucking shit!" Sid yells as he notices the cannon inside of the dog's mouth, and leaps out of the way of the blast. He didn't expect there to be Inspectdog Gadget waiting for him on the other side of this fucking door! While Sid began to recover from his dive, Haruko had heeded his scream of obsenities as a warning to get out of the way, so she side stepped out of the way as well. She wasn't directly in front of the door, thankfully, so it was easier to dodge. Observing the blast, she could see what appeared to be space itself bending around the attack, as if this were related to the last FMY's ability, just in a different method.
Not wasting any time to contemplate the possibility, Haruko tosses three explosive knives aimed at the dog's head, while Sid roared as he followed up with charging in, sword raised up high, and trying to stab the FMY through the side of it's body. Normally Sid would have difficulties attacking an animal like this, but it was clearly a robot like the rest of 'em, and most importantly of all...it was pissing him off!
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Post by Kuma on Jul 22, 2015 4:17:37 GMT
-Umh… we got company…- Kago muttered as he kept working feverishly knowing that the intruders were closing in. Mrs. Shishioh glared at him as the alarm, signaling the broken door, blared in the room. Mr. Shishioh started sweating and pacing moving rubbings his hands nervously. He wasn’t made for confrontations; he put the façade in Board meetings but here, without guards or the certainty of victory he couldn’t help but to feel helpless and exposed and his wife noticed it. Mrs. Shishioh clocked her husband in the face making him fall flat on his ass. She had a killer left hook and she never doubted to use it on her husband if he started to waver. –Listen to me you disgusting coward, I don’t care if you piss your pants or crap on them, I won’t take your tiny fears and doubts screw over our plans.- She kicked her husband in the gut. One kick… two kicks… three kicks. Mr. Shishioh was bent in pain, a quivering mass of fat on the ground, covering his head and his groin in fear of his wife. -Do you fail to grasp such simple concept? If they come here before we can leave Masayoshi will die! Will you let your cowardice allow your only son to die? - She kicked him one last time, but between whimpers and cries of pain Mr. Shishioh managed to ask a single question. -¿Why you keep insisting that Masayoshi…ugh… is my only son? - This question managed to stop Gen’s mother rampage. From the intercom Kago’s voice interceded and said. –I can’t tell you why, but you aren’t going to like it. - Clearly the Mad Scientist was having fun.
Even tired and bruised Dan, Sid and Haruko reacted quickly enough to Inu’s attack. Only Dan felt the perilous danger of Inu’s bark, curiously confirming the old proverb something about the bark being worse than the bite. The Robotic Canine easily side stepped the slowed down Pink Comet, FMY 2’s second bark, much shorter in range warped the incoming knives and finally stopped moving. That defensive maneuver would have proved to be truly a bad idea if it wasn’t for the intervention of a third party. As Sid sword moved to stab Inu, a bolt of lightning rushed in between them, kicking the blade off course and aiming a blinding fast kick on the Kickmaster’s temple. They had woken up K-4, who was completely charged and ready to fight as he shouted at them. –What do think you are doing to my dog!?- Any of them with enhanced sight good enough to follow K-4 vertiginous movements could instantly notice, behind the white spiky hair the resemblance with their comrade in arms for this mission… K-4 shared a striking resemblance with Crow Cementerio, the Last of the Gunslingers.
Masako didn’t see this coming, each blow Crow launched, charged not only with lighting, but with his rage, determination and drive, and was chipping his xenomineral armor. It was just like when he fought against the red-haired witch earlier tonight. There was a clear hole on the Alpha Predator defense, something so powerful, so overwhelming that he couldn’t take it. Even with all the cuts the Gunslinger kept advancing, while Toramaru and Raisa, who almost fell into total despair rallied behind Crow, ready to help out in this offensive. –Raisa-san! I need a path!- Toramaru shouted to his colleague who replied with another Vikhr Razren, creating a pathway through slashed tendrils. This not only helped Toramaru to get close, but also Crow, so he could land the dropkick, that was preceded by a sweep kick by the Half-Oni, who lit the ground with his heel as he did the move. Masako was pushed backwards, stupefied after taking Crow’s unarmed blows, feeling jolts of pain through his body, not unlike the pain he felt against those damned crystals. This situation shattered his concentration, losing grasp of the NE replication he mimicked from the Gunslinger. The Alpha Predator was confused, why did Crow attacks work? As the Berserkering Cannibal tried to stand up, with the imprints of Crow’s fists still on his metallic hide, the Lighting Gunslinger asked the Inazuma Students for help with a plan and both of them agreed. Toramaru clenched both fists and punched into the ground, releasing double the flames than before and Raisa used an enhanced version of her graceful technique to fan the flames into a raging inferno. ONI NIDORYUKEN (Double Demonic Earthly Dragon Fist) + Val’s Vikhr Razrezrom (Waltzing Vortex Slash) =
Waltzing Dragon Inferno A pillar of flame with blinding light surged from the ground totally eradicating the tiles and rising up into the air. The windowed front of the University’s main building reflected the blinding light serving as a fiery beacon easily seen for miles. Thankfully this could easily be confused or a fireworks display, or maybe a fire in a building, thus the Hidden World would keep Hidden. Masako roared in pain as the flames grew larger and larger. This time around the cracks on his armor allowed the heat, and the pain, to pass through the highly fortified exterior and, into the more sensitive core. The Alpha Predator roared in pain as the flames bit hard and deep into his metallic flesh. -i wIlL dEvOuR yOu aLl!!!!! yOu wIlL pAy fOr tHiS wItH yOuR bLoOd aNd gUuUuUuUuUuUuUuTssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!-
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Post by HungryHunter on Jul 22, 2015 14:03:01 GMT
Dan just laughed when the robot avoided him. This was a much better fight than the last. He at least knew the damn rules. He wasn't even bugged by the entry of yet another fighter. He gave the kid a quick once-over. Electrical attacks, so probably no touchy. Presumably a cyborg, so his pheromones would be ineffectual. And now he was less enthused. "Haruko, can you handle the kid?" He didn't turn away from the dog. He didn't know if it had any other powers, but as of now, he felt it was best to stick to flanking it, maybe wearing it down over time.
Or he could be crazy. Everything he had experienced today was, so why not? He dove low, hands grasping for FMY 2's legs. If he managed to get a grip, he would attempt to whip its legs out from under it and slam it into the ground. Not only should that do some damage what with its weight and his strength, it shouldn't be to easy to recover its position and its range of head motion would be even more limited until it could.
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Post by Colt of Personality on Jul 28, 2015 5:21:13 GMT
THE FINAL OBSTACLE FALLS (?)
The heat from the Waltzing Dragon Inferno was overbearing being reflected and magnified by the countless windows in the area made it seem like the very air itself was on fire. The Gunslinger could feel the heat on his skin as even a few hairs burned away from his arms. The flames danced reflected in his cobalt eyes as Masako’s screams pierced the night all the while Crow reloaded Quicksilver. The two students from Inazuma worked fluid together, a testament to some level of friendship and the time they spent together at the famed martial arts school. Yet there was a third bond, a bond that they had in common with the Rail-gun and that was their desire to help their friend Gen Shishioh no matter who stood in their way. If the King of Hell himself would challenge them next Crow was damn sure they would look in the eyes and beat his ass all the same. Crow raised the loaded revolver his determination in his heart as strong as the flames that now burned Masako. “I warned you earlier Masako that this wouldn’t be like last time. Being trapped in that metal wasn’t enough to teach you your lesson. I pray for you sake that this time you will learn.” Crow pulled the trigger and let Quicksilver speak in a language of lead and gunfire however the bullets were not aimed at Masako but just beyond him at the fire hydrant. 5 shots strike the hydrant perfectly each one weakening the cap till it split it two causing a geyser of water to fire straight at the Murderous Predator. If Masako didn’t move then the geyser would hit him dead on, the superheated armor turning to water into steam upon contact as it cooled and harden (similar to a blacksmith making a blade). Even if Masako did dodge the attack or the water hit him indirectly the flames of the Waltzing Dragon Inferno would be turned to steam that would blanket the area in a cloud of white creating a perfect cover for Crow, who smirked a bit. 5 shots had been meant for the fire hydrant leaving one in the gun, one still meant for Masako. Crow focused almost all of his remaining Lightning NE into Quicksilver the blue silver metal would turned near pure white as it became super charged. With uncanny speed Crow maneuvered close to Masako as spoke, “Masako let me ask you something can you feel the droplets of mist and water in the air from the hydrant. It reminds of me rain just like the last time we fought…Now here is the lighting! RAIL-GUN!” While Raisa and Toramaru’s combined techniques may have created Waltzing Dragon Inferno the added Lighting (Rail-gun) created a new technique one may dub: Late Summer’s Storm: RAIL-GUN.
The super charged bullet crashed in the air like thunder and was powerful enough to cut the cloud of steam completely in half. However because of Crow weaken condition and the lingering effects from him enter the Red Storm state this Rail-gun only held a tenth of the power it normally would still it was enough to cause a considerable amount of damage. The gun burned Crow’s hand it was so hot making him wince slightly the bones in his arm cracked a bit as he stumbled on the ground. This was his all or nothing attack he had almost no NE left for anything, he needed another berry soon (but he had given them to Sid). Crow blew the smoke from the barrel of Quicksilver with a weary breath and collapsed immediately afterward towards the two students.
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Post by Vapovile on Jul 28, 2015 17:27:56 GMT
Not noticing the lightening kid as he was fixated on stabbing the FMY, Sid is kicked square in the head and flies backward a few feet, managing to catch himself on nearby wall before he could crash into anything thankfully. He looked at K4 with rage in his eyes. "What the fuck dude?! You can't just charge in here and steal my thing; kicking shit and electricity!" Sid was about to keep on ranting, until a person finally stops him.
"Ignoring him for a moment, your dog is the one who attacked us first. Mind if I have a word with you?" Haruko asks K4 in a calm tone, motioning toward the hallway. If the last FMY taught her anything, it was that these guys weren't all evil, and this one seemed...different somehow, like in the last fight. With how fast he was going, K4 could have easily done more damage to Sid, but chose not to, and sounded confused as to what was going on. There was also one other peculiar thing about this new challenger...his appearance. She didn't know why, but he looked an awful lot like...Crow, of all people. Her enhanced seamstress eyes, which have been trained to spot tiny threads in people's outfits, could notice the resemblance. If he took her invitation, she'd try to reason with him and perhaps even gain an ally. If he refused...she had a few explosive knives on her belt in case he refused.
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Post by Kuma on Jul 29, 2015 2:46:43 GMT
As Dan managed to clutch Inu’s hind legs, trying to knockdown the Mechanical Canine, but as he managed to grab it the extremely swift reaction of K-4 was what followed –DON’T TOUCH MY DOG!- With the Young Clone launching a vertiginous barrage of kicks aimed to Dan’s face. Fully charged K-4 could maintain an Overcharge-like state for minutes with ease, allowing him to move to supersonic speeds with ease, but in exchange his attacks lacked strength behind them, considering the Clone smaller frame in comparison to the Original Material.
Without waiting to see the result of his attack he did a back flip landing over one of the lab counters ready to attack, when Haruko talked to him. The Young Clone, who was basically in “battle mode” after awakening, finally snapped into reality, his energy filled eyes slowly losing their charge, as his hair got a bit less spiky. –But you people broke Kago-jiisan door… Inu was only protecting the door, I trained him alongside Ichi-niisan to be a guard dog. - His posture was more relaxed and his fists unclenched.
-By the way… who’re you people?-
The water did something different to what Crow expected, as instead of rapidly cooling Masako the pressure was enough to scatter the burning metal, punching a hole through the Alpha Predator Chest. This sudden blow, as the Benkeinium was superheated was too much for Masako’s psyche to hold, incapable of keeping cohesion his humanoid form started losing its shape, slipping down into a puddle that filled the air with the sizzling sound of the ground being burnt.
The mass of molten metal started to contort, trying desperately to keep a shape but failing miserably. The barely humanoid metallic pile started changing shape, as dozens of faces surged from the melting metal, screaming silently with fiery tear sprouting from their dead metallic eyes. Masako struggled to advance, trying to reform its arms as it advanced but as soon as he lifted the melting extremity it collapsed back into the puddle under the simile of a body. The main face screamed in agony.
- cEmEnTeRiOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-
The Railgun spun through the air, creating a vortex that sucked the Oni flames behind its trial, turning the usually linear shot into a powerful blast. The attack, further enhanced by Toramaru and Raisa repeating their efforts punched a giant hole in Masako’s chest, leaving only a frame that held his arms and head. He roared in agony and then it went silent, losing any semblance of human shape extending into becoming a large surface of metal on the ground.
The Half Oni, exhausted, fell on the ground flat on his ass as he sighed. –Daaaaaamn… that guy was difficult to beat… I can’t wait to tell my brothers about this, they are going to be so jealous…- Raisa placed a knee on the ground and supported her weight with her sword, this took much more of her than what she thought, but seemingly it was over. The Russian Prodigy turned to face the Gunslinger and stood up, offering her hand to help him up. –Good work.- She faintly said, with her usual emotionless delivery, but…
As Raisa extended her hand the metallic puddle sprung to action, turning into a single bladed tendril rapidly moving towards the Prodigy and the Gunslinger. Yet it never reached its intended target as Toramaru jumped in between, tearing his muscles from the effort and intercepted the attack with his only left arm, which got sliced off at elbow height. The tendril would have attacked again if it wasn’t for Toramaru’s blood spraying on it and catching aflame. Oni blood was highly flammable and reactive with oxygen.
The metallic sludge started moving away from them, set on fire, sliding grotesquely towards the nearest canal and jumping into it. Toramaru grabbed his arm in shock that had been sealed by the flames of his own blood, instantaneous cauterization, perks of his genetic material. At long last the battle seemed to be over.
-Who is Gen’s father!?- Mr. Shishioh asked weakly from the ground as he pathetically tried to stand up after the beating his wife had given him. –Who is Gen’s father!?- He repeated louder as he managed to rise up, with his legs still shaky under his weight. Mrs. Shishioh didn’t want to answer and Kago, from inside the operating room laughed happily as he was giving the finishing touches to Gen’s almost empty chest. –You answer what I’m asking right now… who is Gen’s father? - Mr. Shishioh now shouted, finally regaining his bearings. Mrs. Shishioh was about to reply when she was interrupted by Kago who added.
-You should really ask who Gen’s and Rin’s father is. That’s the proper question you should be asking, Mr. Shishioh…-
-Everything is going according to the plan DGT? - Kyotei Oboide asked through his cell phone to the hacker who was working for Aoiminato. –Yes sir, everything is done, we erased your dealings with Aoiminato and we took control of his international assets, the only question is, why do you need his properties in China? - Kyotei expression changed from the reserved butler smile into an emotionless mask. –I commend you for your curiosity DGT, but you aren’t allowed to know this yet.-
Kyotei made a pause and then resumed talking. - But for the sake of rewarding your inquisitive nature let’s leave it on simple terms, I need to get to China undetected to organize a weekend getaway in a beautiful mountain range, plant the seeds for a small conflict between landowners and prepare a welcoming party for an old friend of mine back on his old house. - And with that enigmatic message he cut the communication to then throw the cell phone of the ground and stomp on it until it was destroyed
He had many things to do and little time to do it, crashing a party, visiting a subordinate, arranging a heist, organizing a school, planning an assassination and preparing the stage for a play. So many things to do and so little time… so many strings to pull and so few hands to do it… Kyotei threw his glasses on the ground and ruffled his hair to lose the tidy hair style. He dropped his tux jacket and picked a coat from the car. He clutched something on the coat pocket and walked away from the car as he placed a cigar on his mouth.
He ignited his lighter and behind him the car exploded rocking the hangar as he left walking without looking back. He spent too much time as a butler to ensure his plans in this front were working, it was once again time for him to go back into the spotlight…
Kuro-san was on the stage once again and this time he was set on reaching the last scene of the play...
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Post by HungryHunter on Jul 29, 2015 4:43:28 GMT
Dan, arms and mind occupied with another task, was taken by surprise by K-4's assault. He tightened his grip on the robotic canine to avoid loosing it, choosing the possibility of defeating one foe over defense from another. He tucked his head in to defend at least his teeth and shut his eyes tight, feeling the foot batter his skull what felt like dozens of times before the crushing sole caught his nose. He almost didn't feel it compared to everything else. That sickening crunch that he had heard from other people, but not himself. The warm wetness soaking his lips and chin. Distantly, he thought about how this was the third most painful injury he'd ever taken.
He was furious and elated at the same time. A foe who challenged him without being obnoxious! If the world was truly full of beings like this, he couldn't get enough of it. Of course, his nose was still broken. He yanked with his full strength, perhaps a little more than he could usually muster with the adrenaline he was running on. If he could get the dog off the ground, he would slam it into the ground as hard as he could, side first, then attempt to wrestle it into staying down.
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Post by Colt of Personality on Jul 31, 2015 5:30:08 GMT
ONWARD TO SAVE GEN!
The Gunslinger was grateful for Raisa being there to help him up, his legs felt like jelly, his whole body ached and his head felt like someone was pounding it with a hammer, maybe that is why his instinct were dulled. Maybe his instincts were dulled because everything seemed slightly dulled to him colors, taste, sounds, and more all his natural senses seem to be covered with a filter muting everything. Either way Crow was just as caught off guard by the puddle like Masako to launch a final desperate attack, the Gunslinger spun around and went to grab Quicksilver but was not only burned by the super-heated revolver but by the realization that he was out of ammo. Fortunately for both Raisa and Crow, Toramaru stepped in the way of the attack saving them however it did have a cost. The Last Gunslinger eyes widen in shock and awe, he got up quickly and grabbed the Flame Oni. “Easy there partner. Just take a seat for a minute it’s not every day you lose you’ve become force to learn to write with the other hand. I believe me and Raisa owe your our lives at least. In fact I owe both of you my life.”
As Crow spoke to the two Inazuma Students he did not look at them instead he was looking at the spot where the metallic puddle that was Masako was. “My gramps would say I walk the world with my eyes close if I were to say we seen the last of Masako. But I believe that he is in no condition for a round two. For that matter If he did come back we would most likely lose instead coming out on top.” The Gunslinger moved and motion for Raisa to help him with Toramaru, as he put the Oni’s remaining arm over his shoulder. Masako....The Gunslinger rolled the name in his head for a bit and the memories that had come back to him. There were still fuzzy parts and blank spots but he felt like there was an important piece of a puzzle he had been putting together almost all his hidden in the fog and black. However for now Masako would be another name, another face, another clue that Crow would lock away in his mental vault and write down later on the board in his garage. But that would be later, that was the one fact Crow knew was a constant in this world, the time for answers was always later maybe the answers would come when fate would crash the Predator and Gunslinger against each other again. Now Crow had to get to Gen and save his friend this night, he needed to catch up with Sid, he needed to help Haruko and he needed to bring justice to the Shishioh name!
The Rail-gun turned back to the other two as he helped Toramaru, if the Half Oni needed it, he was going to support him with the help of Raisa on the other side. “We need to get to Sid and the others. When I sent Sid ahead I gave him a bag of berries that contain healing and rejuvenation properties, there should be enough berries to split between the whole group. Hopefully we aren’t too late to save Gen’s life because if that bastard dies before I save him I swear to god I’ll kill him for all the trouble he has given us.” As Crow and his small group made their way forward to hopefully catch up with the others he senses something he had sensed much earlier in the night. A slight shift in the electro-magnetic field similar to before this surge of sorts was strong but was slowly fading as time went on. However unlike last time this surge of energy felt pretty far away this time around it seemed a lot closer and Crow was being drawn to it like positive charge is always drawn to a negative charge. He wasn’t sure what this meant but he had a feeling he would learn soon enough.
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Post by Vapovile on Aug 17, 2015 5:46:11 GMT
Sighing in relief at K-4's willingness to talk with them, Haruko politely bowed to him, a custom she had learned was appropriate for the country she was in. "Hello, my name is Haruko. The others and myself are only here to rescue our friend, Gen Shishioh." Noticing that Dan was still attacking the robotic dog, Haruko frowns at him, then looks back at K-4. "One moment please..."
As Dan was trying to lift the dog, Haruko walks over to him, winds her hand back...and open-palm slaps him across the side of his face.
"HEY! I said I would like a word with the person who just arrived. Negotiations are quite hard if you're still attacking the creature he is trying to defend."
Turning to K-4 again, Haruko motions toward the dog. "Could you call off the dog please? I don't want more people getting injured." She spoke with a tone of sincerity, as she much preferred settling these matters with words rather than more senseless bloodshed. She couldn't save the last FMY...but maybe this one she could.
Meanwhile, Sid stood leaning against a nearby wall, munching on a few of the berries Crow gave him. He was quite tired of fighting, and just wanted to take a nap at this point. Damn it Gen, where are you already?!
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Post by Kuma on Aug 19, 2015 3:38:41 GMT
-Boy! Down! - K-4 shouted an order and Inu followed to the letter, lowering its snout to the floor in a submissive position. –Haruko-oneesan, my name is K-4. - The young clone extended his hand with a radiant smile and without waiting for her to pick it up he continued talking with upbeat tone. – Kago-jiisan is working on a guy, with short hair and many scars, maybe he is that Shishioh guy you’re talking about…- His eyes went wide with wonder. –But I don’t know why you come to rescue him… Kago-jiisan told me he was really ill and he was helping him. – With absolute innocence he continued speaking about it. –His parents are here checking him out… that must be nice, Kago-jiisan doesn’t talk about my parents, I think they died in a fire long time ago..-
A sudden shade of pain crossed the young boy’s face and sparks of statics flew of him, making the lights flicker, but that stopped as soon as it started and he returned to his sunny disposition. –I can take you there if you want.- He blushed a bit because of the attention and other stuff and then continued talking. - Kago-jiisan told me that I could enter to his operating room if there was an emergency… - He timidly extended his hand towards Haruko. -Can I take you there Haruko-oneesan?-
-And with this I’m finished, you can stop your marital struggles in the showroom and take the organs to those amateurs you call surgeons so they can do the change with your eldest organs.- Kago dictated as he removed his gloves, Gen was an empty husk, his skin pale as chalk, eyes sunken, body almost deflated like a popped balloon. Maybe it was too late for them to rescue him, but something was still alive, beating like a heart hidden in the trashcan of the room with Gen’s clothes, the Gainen Medal of Battle, releasing light luminescence under the fabric that covered it.
-I’m okay, I’m okay, the wound closed as soon as it opened, but I could use some of those berries…- Toramaru tried to calm both down, but he was clearly a bit woozy from the experience, as even with the instantaneous cauterization he lost quite some blood. He advanced taking two wavering steps. –Let’s go the others are waitiWHOA!- His knees gave out and he almost fell to the ground, but Crow and Raisa helped him to avoid the fall. –Okay I think I’m not okay… but I can walk… with some help.- He was still a bit lightheaded but at least he was in good spirits.
As they walked Raisa couldn’t avoid hearing Crow’s statement about Gen and quite opposite to her usual laconic behavior she replied to the Gunslinger’s half hearted threat. –I won’t allow that Mr. Cementerio, I have a debt to pay to Shishioh and I can’t allow him dying here, no matter who tries to.- This was the first time she spoke so many connected words and so clearly, but there was something hidden behind that prideful declaration, maybe there was something more than a debt, something important enough to fuel her desire to risk her life in this mission to save the Hot-Blooded Boxer.
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Post by HungryHunter on Aug 19, 2015 7:27:31 GMT
The slap hurt more than the broken nose. He released the robot and stepped back in shock. His wide eyes narrowed into a glare within seconds. He looked down at this tiny woman with displaced rage for just an instant before he had the decency to look ashamed, wandering off into a corner and feeling his sore face. He fell into blankness. No more glares, no more expressions of any sort. He was done. He just wanted to go home and play his saxophone until he passed out. After he got this damn nose fixed. That tiny bit of reason and selfishness that remained in his shutdown demanded that he continue the quest, promising Haruko's approval to his baser nature. He looked up, feeling like the avatar as he waited for her to lead.
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Post by Colt of Personality on Aug 30, 2015 4:39:53 GMT
CROSSING OF THE TWIN LIGHTNING BOLTS
Crow help support Toramaru, despite the Oni’s attempt to be strong losing one’s arm was not something you just walked away from, besides the Gunslinger felt weaken himself so the 3 way support they create also helped him. The Rail-gun was a bit taken aback when Raisa replied to his comment. He didn’t know the girl for very long but from the time he spent with her he could tell she wasn’t very talkative. Hearing the Sword Prodigy’s conviction to save Gen brought a smile to the cowboy’s face. “Hey Raisa, we are going to save Gen. I swear on my word as a Gunslinger that he will be up and cussing up a storm by tomorrow morning.” As Crow attempted to the reassure the Inazuma Student he couldn’t help but think of Gen and how even though the Hot Blooded Boxer was brash, blunt, and brutish Crow would be there to save him when needed. The Gunslinger looked over at Raisa and spoke to not only her (and Toramaru if he was listening) but to himself as well.
“You two are students with Gen at Inazuma Gakuen correct? I hear many things from that place plus the headmaster is always sending me invites to come and teach a class or give a speech. Anyway I don’t know what they teach you about the Gunslingers there but I’m sure you know that I’m the last one. What they probably won’t teach you is that when the Silence of the Storms occurred it wasn’t just the Gunslingers who were killed is was also everyone in my village. On that day I lost a lot of people I cared about, idolized, and even loved including my family. I lost my mom and sister on that day.” As Crow spoke one could hear the pain in his voice no matter how hard he tried to fight it back he had never really spoken about this to anyone. “Anyway I never really had a brother…that was until I met Gen. While me and that idiot boxer don’t see eye to eye often he is the closest thing I had to a brother in a long time. That’s is why we are going to save Gen because I swore I would never lose anyone close to me ever again.” As Crow spoke there was some painful truths in his words and while he may never know this or maybe he did but purposefully shut it out. When Crow’s mother died there were two lives lost that of his mother and of his unborn baby brother. The Gunslinger gave the Russian Sword Prodigy one of his smiles even though it was sincere one could tell that behind those cobalt blue eyes and charming smile was a soul who had walked suffered more than one could bear.
As the trio came upon the group that had gone ahead Crow was anxious when he saw the remnants of a battle probably similar to the ones he had face earlier. But his fears were put to the side as he saw that everyone was still there with a quick head count. The second thing Crow saw comically made his blood boil with anger as cartoony anger bubbles grow around him…”SID! SERIOUSLY WHAT THE HELL?!” The Rail-gun wanted to face palm himself into unconsciousness as he saw Sid munching away on the berries that Crow had given him. “I gave you those berries to share with the group not hog them all to yourself!” The Gunslinger did he best to limp over to Sid pulling Raisa and Toramaru with him and attempted to comically punch Sid in the back of his head. “Not only did I have a limited number of those berries but it dangerous to consume too many berries at once. At MOST you could have ONE every few hours. Not half a damn bag in a matter of seconds! They are tart because they are enriched with Natural Energy if one consumes a dangerous amount of Natural Energy too fast it could poison and kill them! While I don’t think you will die you probably get sick and well the other side effect is you can take on animalistic or plant like traits.” As Crow berated the Kick Master he noticed someone out of the corner of his eye and again felt that surge that magnetic draw stronger than ever he turned to the source…K-4.
The Last Gunslinger tensed for a brief moment as his cobalt eyes met the eerily similar eyes of the young boy who was speaking to Haruko. Crow ease himself away from Toramaru and Raisa and approached the boy. With ever step he felt the magnetic charge pull him closer and closer to his boy. He seem so familiar yet he had never seen or met this boy in his entire life. The Rail-gun didn’t even speak to Dan, Yuriko, or Haruko nor did he care what they made have said he was most fascinated with the child before him. “Who are you kid? And why the hell do you seem so damn familiar? Anxiously Crow stuck his hand out in a friendly but reserved gesture however one could hardly predict the outcome of what would happen when the clone and source came in contact with the positive and negative charges met. THIS WAS A CROSSING OF TWIN LIGHTNING BOLTS.
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Post by Vapovile on Aug 30, 2015 17:43:11 GMT
"I would be delighted if you showed me, K-4." Haruko says as she takes his hand, smiling as she does so. Strangely, this boy seemed to be more in control of his actions than the other FMY, and was obviously working with the kidnappers, since he was able to command the robotic dog. She also couldn't shake the feeling that there was something...familiar about this kid. In addition to this familiarity, Haruko learned a crucial detail about K-4; he supposedly had no idea what was going on with Gen. Why would the kidnappers tell all of their other agents what was going on, yet leave out this person of all people? What was special about him?
While this was going on, Sid stopped munching on the third berry he was chewing on and spat it out onto the ground. He had only eaten 2 berries beforehand, so there were plenty of berries still in the bag. "Blaaaah! What the hell?! Ya could have been more clear earlier dude! I don't wanna start growin tree limbs or some shit!" While Sid tried to cough up whatever amount of berry he could from his stomach, Haruko gave a small wave to the trio who just walked in...and widened her eyes when she saw Toramaru. What happened to him?!
However...something peculiar was going on. Crow was walking toward K-4, also saying that the boy looked familiar. While she didn't know what was going on...she couldn't help but take a step back, unaware of what business Crow had with the electric kid.
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Post by Kuma on Sept 1, 2015 0:08:56 GMT
Crow and K-4 handshake made the lights flicker and the Clone face reacted even more than the electromagnetic fields around them, which made the tools around them start shaking, as anything metallic in sight. Some kind of connection, maybe thanks to the Natural Energy flowing through them both, or some sort of quirk in the Cementerio DNA, established between them, but mostly it went from Crow to his clone. A torrent of memories flooded the young boy’s mind as years of events, pains, sadness and suffering flowed from the Lighting Gunslinger into him. He didn’t get Crow’s skills or anything like that; he just started seeing flashes of memory, blazes of feeling and scents of the past.
-Ah….aha….ah…..ah…- K-4 was almost catatonic, babbling and mumbling as he released the hand and started moving backwards, with weak and staggered steps until he crashed against one of the stainless steel counters and fell to the floor in fetal position. It was too much… too much for him… all these… memories… -I can’t…. I don’t… not…- The young boy started sobbing and hyperventilating as his sense of self was shattered. –What’s happening to that guy? You gave him your hand and he is sobbing? - Toramaru asked without understanding what was happening at the moment. –Hey kid! He only wanted a handshake, I would kill to be able to do one right now. - He waved the freshly cauterized stump he got from fighting Masako. Joking in the face of dismemberment, he truly had Oni genetics on him.
Raisa looked at Haruko and explained in few, spaced words. –Metal man… fought him…. Bad loser… Toramaru blocked…- She was clearly exhausted and that didn’t help her already nonchalant and detached attitude. As they talked something happened at the other end of the lab, a lift door opened with a very fat man dressed in a very fancy suit pushing a trolley with a refrigeration unit, while a woman, tall and regal, with her black hair in a tight knot dressed in smart business fashion was following behind him with an expression of complete disgust on her face. Both of them didn’t notice the heterogeneous group in the other side of the lab and were walking at a quiet and calm pace.
Under a waterfall in Sakurajima Reiji Fukuma, Master of 11 Styles was meditating, expanding the reaches of his ki with every breath. He started this exercise in the morning and seeing as nobody came to disturb him asking for training or with crazy stories about detecting small surges of Gainen energy around the world, he decided to keep doing this. He needed to stay calm, as he couldn’t go help his disciple Gen in an hour of need since the JHWAB didn’t want him leaving the island at any cost. Not only because of his immense strength, but truly he was the guardian of the Gainen Gateway and the remaining Medals. Still he couldn’t avoid feeling worried, even with his legendary discipline he couldn’t shake off a feeling of unease.
He re-directed his efforts towards the north, instead of the south as he was doing. The flow of his Ki, moving like a wave over the Japanese Territory, was too thin to be detected, unless by especially sensitive individuals. He could use it to attune to individuals he knew before, to know their location. He searched in Osaka, slowly creeping through the streets, feeling the after effects of the battles in the city.
The Flow of Ki followed the trail of destruction left by the team recruited by Rin Shishioh, Gen’s sister until he reached them inside the lab, piercing through Kago’s defenses with ease, as the Mad Scientist was more worried with mages, a pet peeve of his, and technology, always dismissing Ki as something muscle bound idiots would use, not to mention he didn’t knew about the multitude of applications of this source of Hidden Power. Reiji felt the presence of Crow, similar to Buho’s, of Rin and Yuriko, who he meet a month ago or so when Gen was captured and others he didn’t know, he was surprised that Alvin left, maybe he should have been stricter on the slacker teleporter training.
But he couldn’t feel Gen. Not a hint of Fighting Spirit or Ki… nothing… Gen was dead. His disciple was dead… And he couldn’t do anything… Gen Shishioh was dead…
In the coasts of Japan, the ones forming the bay were Sakurajima was in, were peaceful and silent, just folksy fishing towns and some old temples. They didn’t expect what happened. With Sakurajima as epicenter a massive shockwave of wind exploded around, pushing down trees and downing some of the feeblest buildings. A mighty roar, like nothing on this world echoed around the region as even the clouds far above the island parted apart at the rage of Reiji Fukuma. The JHWAB scrambled their forces hidden around the island to contain the Old Master furious display of power but as they quickly discovered he was staying in the island as a courtesy.
Three of the JHWAB boats were torn asunder as Reiji, running over the sea with powerful steps, crashed through them as if they were made of cardboard. The Master of 11 Styles was rushing to Osaka, like a whirlpool of destruction advancing without control in a straight line, while the JHWAB still in Sakurajima started with some damage control and thought about asking for reinforcements, like heavy duty member of the Military Branch or the JHWAB to stop this from happening again.
Hm... The old man is coming here... perfect, he will solve this out and then I can get the brat to listen to me...
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Post by HungryHunter on Sept 1, 2015 1:59:01 GMT
Dan, a bit further from the group and not paying as much attention, was first to spot movement at the lift doors. With a rush of wind and a pink blur, he got behind the two leaving the elevator. With a minimum of effort, he swung his foot low to sweep them. Hard enough to knock them down, not so hard they would be hurt if they weren't hidden world. He wasn't in a talking mood, so he'd leave it to Haruko to ask them who they were. They could just answer from the floor since he wasn't in a very charitable mood.
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Post by Colt of Personality on Sept 11, 2015 4:58:47 GMT
THE TWIN LIGHTNING CONNECTING POINTS
K-4 wasn’t the only one who had an adverse reaction to the handshake between the clone and source material. The moment the two made contact Crow felt something akin to an electrical jolt go straight to his brain and flood with brief flashes of images. Fortunately for Crow he was not subjected to the painful flood of memories that K-4 just experienced however what he saw gave him quite the traumatic shock. Images of test tubes, chambers, the lab, and an older man in a lab coat. The Gunslinger stumbled backwards as the images went on in a near infinite loop in his head until finally it began to piece together and make sense. The similarity between the two this electrical exchanges the mental images Crow added it all up. He looked towards the other the shock still in his eyes as he muttered, “That boy is a clone of…..me. At least I think.”
Crow stood up and cautiously approached the child, a part of him was repulsed to see this copy of his genetics created by some mad scientist probably for some counter measure to the Gunslinger’s own powers. However no matter what purpose this kid was created for he shared blood to Crow and that made him kin. And while Crow didn’t realize it himself there was more connecting points between him and K-4 other then being clone and source, both were essentially without family, were the very few of their kind left, and even shared a few key memories. Crow kneeled down next to K-4. “Hey Kid calm down. I’m sorry I didn’t realize us touching would cause this effect. I’m guessing you just experienced some painful stuff from our…I mean my. My own past. Hold on I got some that always calms my frayed nerves.” Crow took out half a bar of chocolate offering it K-4. “This chocolate is made by Native Americans who use secret herbs and ingredients that calm the nerves, I always eat some when I’m to do something crazy like go on an airplane. My name is Crow, Crow Cementerio. What’s your name kid? Because I have this thing against calling people nicknames. I referred to Haruko over there as Flat Chest for a while before I learned her name.” Crow offered the young boy a smile with the chocolate hoping to reassure the clone child and at least make him laugh even though Haruko may not find that funny. “Listen you weren’t the only one got a transfer of memories I saw some things as well. I saw some old guy in a lab coat do you think you can take me to him. I really….really need to speak with him.” Crow didn’t just want to speak to Dr. Kago he may end up putting the old man through a wall if the Gunslinger learned more about this cloning process.
Before the Gunslinger could get some real answers it seemed Dan sensed something and made his move, Crow turned to see Dan rushing towards some people who just emerged down the hall from them. The Rail-gun only thought was even when Gen isn’t there, there is always someone with his over eager spirit. “DAN HOLD ON!” Because he was injured Crow couldn’t keep up with the pink comet like he normally would and was a second or two behind him. Before one of the people Dan got with his sweep kick feel Crow was there grabbing the person by their shirt and holding Quicksilver to them. “Hey guys I would hurry on down here bring the young kid to. It’s time for some questions to be answered.”
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