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Post by Vapovile on Oct 16, 2015 12:06:08 GMT
The bullet exploded against 'Opal Song's' side, briefly blinding both of the fighters with the dust generated by the explosion. However, when loveline slid her scythe down, it was met with a sharp 'CLANG' sound, and a quiet laughter. As the dust cleared, Loneline could see Yamiko was still there, her left side being torn and bloody, with a stream of blood going from her forehead down to her chin. She had a wide smile on her face as she held up a knife to block Loveline's scythe attack.
"Hehehe...that actually hurt a little. But now...I've got you!" Shoving her other hand forward, the sadistic gem girl attempts to thrust her knife directly into Loveline's chest. While she tried to do her close range attack, she also summons a separate knife made out of crimson red magic to fly forward and stab Loveline in the back.
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Post by TimePuppy on Oct 19, 2015 22:03:39 GMT
Before the vile gem could strike Loveline with her knife, her face met Arthur's foot. He quickly grabbed Loveline and pulled her to the side to avoid the knife coming from the back.
"Right, I let you have some fun, Love. I'll take care of the rest." Before Garnet Rainbow could complain, Arthur flew at 'Opal Song' and attempted to axe kick her into the ground.
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Post by Vapovile on Oct 20, 2015 10:28:45 GMT
Surprised at the sudden attack, 'Opal Song' was kicked backwards, away from her prey. That wouldn't do at all. "Hey! I was playing with that! But...I guess you'll do juuuuuuust fine." She remarks, grinning at Arthur. As Arthur flew at her, the sadist skillfully leans her body to the right...ready to stab Arthur in the back...until she flies backwards and crosses her arms in disappointment. "Damn it, this bitch doesn't have any mana at all. Oh well...I'll carve you both up later, my pets!"
And with that, she bursts into a ray of white light, and soon transforms back into normal Haruko, who collapses to the ground. Raising her head up slightly and sitting on her knees, Haruko clutches her head in pain. "Ow...wha...what happened? Where's that fire girl? Why does my head feel like I was just hit by a truck?" Haruko begins to ask, not knowing anything of what happened these past few minutes.
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Post by TimePuppy on Oct 27, 2015 17:40:42 GMT
Arthur and Loveline landed next to Haruko. Loveline reverted back to he normal form while Arthur knelt down next to Ruko. "Well, the fire girl is somewhere safe. So is Katie, I'm sure she'll be delighted to know you were worried about her. And I think I might have something to do with that headache. Need some healing?" He case a healing spell on her before she managed to say anything.
"Right, so, you don't remember anything while you were Evil Opal?"
"Please, Loveline, the official term is Dark Haruko. No! Darkruko!"
"...That's stupid. Why not... Daruko!"
"That sounds like that Russian from Rocky! Okay, listen. We're going about this all wrong. Haruko's a Japanese name so obviously her evil side is Yami Haruko!"
"But that's too long... Why not simply Yamiko?"
"Yes! Perfect!" Love and Arthur high-fived. "So basically, turns out you have a superpowered evil side called Yamiko who is aware of you but who'm you have no recollection of. She tried killing us, but luckily, you're so weak that even with her power she couldn't take us down."
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Post by Vapovile on Nov 1, 2015 2:34:54 GMT
Her head still spinning from the sudden change back, Haruko became even more confused when they started throwing names around. Evil Opal? Dark Haruko? Yamiko? Tried killing them?! Standing back up, Haruko looks at both of them. "Wait wait wait...back up a second. Superpowered evil side? You've gotta be kidding me. And just what was this 'evil side' like?" She was guessing that they were joking, and she had just passed out somehow. Kate, meanwhile, crept into the group and began healing Haruko's burns. Kate didn't want to explain just what happened...as she was unclear as to what just occurred as well.
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Post by TimePuppy on Nov 2, 2015 17:58:41 GMT
"Kidding? Nah, I'm kinda angry at you so I can't joke around like that." Arthur started walking towards where Hazel was hiding. "So you want to know what Yamiko's like, eh? She's crazy. And cruel. See, when you tried turning into Opal Song, you actually turned into her for some reason. Then she easily slaughtered the salamander. Tried torturing it as well. Not sure if I approve of that, but it did try killing ALL of us and it was made of fire, so... Anyway, when she killed it, she turned her attention to her." Arthur nodded toward the knocked-out girl who was previously trying to set the park on fire. She was now played in a sitting position, leaned on a wall with Hazel sitting next to her. "But when I stopped her, she tried killing me! And when Loveline saved me, she decided to turn Loveline into her plaything. So I'm understandably not in the mood for jokes."
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Post by Vapovile on Nov 5, 2015 2:31:28 GMT
Staring at Arthur in slight disbelief, Haruko feels a cold chill go down her spine. She tried...to torture someone? And attacked Arthur and Loveline?! Snapping out of it for a second, Haruko looks at Kate, whom had been poking her right arm to get her attention. "Uh...yeah. What he said. You were kinda scary back there." Kate didn't really know what exactly to say in this situation, but who could blame her? Shaking her head slightly, Haruko looks at both Arthur and Loveline. "Well...first thing's first. Sorry for trying to hurt you both, I honestly don't remember any of it. If you want, I can treat you all out for lunch or something. It's the least I could do." Looking away for a second, Haruko begins to think for a moment. She wasn't going to try going into gem girl mode anytime soon, not until she had someone see what the heck that thing was, and if there's a way to get rid of it.
Beaming at the proposition, Kate pipes up. "Yeah! You guys wanna come? Huh?!" Kate asks, mind now having moved onto a happier subject.
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Post by TimePuppy on Nov 6, 2015 20:18:06 GMT
"Free food? Hellz yeah!" Loveline cheered.
Arthur was fiddling with a silver necklace chain and said, "Awww, who am I to say no when Katie asks me to come? Here, Kate." He gave her the chain, now adorned with an icy butterfly. There was a strange symbol inscribed on the butterfly. "If this happens again while you have this, I'll show up no matter where you are."
"Come on, Haze, it's lunch time!" Loveline took her sister's hand and noticed the arsonist again. "Oh, right. What do we do with her? We can't just leave her here, can we?"
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Post by Vapovile on Nov 7, 2015 0:55:40 GMT
Kate accepted the necklace, placing it around her neck and moving it around to a comfortable position. "Thanks! It's really shiiiiny." Kate says, admiring the way it shined in the sunlight. Haruko instead pays attention to what Loveline pointed out, looking at the arsonist. So, she really did knock this woman out cold. "I can call my sister and she'll send someone to arrest this woman. Or do you have a better idea, Frosty?" Haruko asks, smirking at him slightly.
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Post by TimePuppy on Nov 9, 2015 10:39:13 GMT
"If you want a different shape, just tell me any time." Arthur told Kate with a smile. Then he turned to Haruko. "No, no better idea. Just tell her to go easy on her. I don't think she was in control of herself."
"And you might want to fix her shirt! She deserves some decency, no?" Loveline added.
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Post by Vapovile on Nov 12, 2015 18:12:51 GMT
Noticing the arsonist's ripped shirt, Haruko's keen seamstress senses kick in as she reaches into her coat and hands a black cell phone to Kate, who looked mildly confused at the gesture. "Kate, call aunt Aria and ask her to send some people down to pick up an arsonist. Don't worry, she'll know where we are." And with that, Haruko walks over to the arsonist's unconscious body, takes out a needle and a length of threat, and begins work sewing the damaged parts back together at surprising speed.
Staring at the phone for a few seconds, Kate flips through the contact list until she came across Aria Miyata's name. Pressing the name, Kate holds the phone up to her ear and waits for the HWIC president to pick up. "Hello? What do need, Haruko?" A female voice asks on the other end. "Uh...this is Kate, actually. We just kinda fought a fire lady and her giant pet lizard...and we need someone to arrest her. J-just go easy on her, ok?" Thinking for a moment, Aria begins talking once more. "Alright, we'll send someone over right away. Watch her until then so she doesn't get away. Goodbye." And with that, Aria hangs up the phone.
Minutes later, a familiar tall red-headed woman walks up to the group, nearly tripping over her own shoes a few times. "H-hey! You said something about a pyromancer being here?" Erin asks, glancing at Haruko and Arthur.
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Post by TimePuppy on Nov 15, 2015 18:28:20 GMT
Little Hazel was the first to react to Erin's appearance. She quickly hid behind Arthur and peeked at her shyly.
"Hey Erin. Yeah, she's right there. She's a bit unconscious now though." Arthur pointed to the girl who's shirt showed no signs of ever being cut. "Just a heads up, I think you should go easy on her. I'm pretty sure she's harmless now and that she wasn't in control of herself during... This." He gestured towards the burnt trees.
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Post by Vapovile on Nov 18, 2015 8:43:14 GMT
Glancing around at the surroundings, Erin couldn't help but feel a sense of slight dread. Just what happened here?! All she was told was that Haruko beat a pyromancer and her...giant lizard? After making a new notes on her notepad, Erin begins walking over to the unconscious woman. "So...how do you know she wasn't in control of herself? And did she hurt anyone during all this besides you all?" Erin began to roll the pyromancer over, attaching a pair of power-cancelling handcuffs onto her wrists, waiting for Arthur to respond. Haruko stayed silent, as she was 'unconscious' for half of this battle and didn't know all the details.
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Post by TimePuppy on Nov 19, 2015 15:23:12 GMT
"Well, the fact that she had a magic gem in her chest that's shattered now, the fact that her hair and eyes were a different color, the fact that once the salamander left the gem her hair went back to normal and that she tried to run away from it the second it came out until it started commanding her. You know, classic signs of possession and stuff." Arthur listed off his reasons for believing the girl wasn't in her right mind.
"She asked for a reason, not an essay. Sheesh, dad." Loveline complained.
"I'm hungry." Hazel chipped in, still hiding behind Arthur.
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Post by Vapovile on Nov 22, 2015 9:16:35 GMT
Writing down the descriptions Arthur gave, Erin flips her notepad shut and places it back into her pocket. "Ok, that's about all the information I need. I may have to ask you to come in later if they want more information. I-if that's alright." Erin hated asking friends to take time out of their days to do boring legal stuff. Smiling at her sister, Haruko walks over to her and hugs Erin. "No problem, I can testify all you want! I'm sure it won't take too long."
Noticing that there was someone behind Arthur, Erin looks over to the ice mage. "Uh...is she alright? I-I'm not scaring her, am I?"
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Post by TimePuppy on Nov 22, 2015 12:29:27 GMT
"Don't worry, time is something I have plenty of. Just call us when you need us. And don't worry about her. Hazel is just a bit shy with people she doesn't know." Haze looked away with a slight pout. "She'll get used to you soon enough."
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Post by Vapovile on Dec 4, 2015 12:39:53 GMT
"Oh...ok then." Erin felt especially awkward having Hazel afraid of her. What exactly was intimidating? Her face? Height? Outfit...size of chest?! Pushing away those thoughts, Erin grabs onto the arsonist's wrist, and looks back at Arthur and Haruko. "I'm headed back to the headquarters. If we need you, I'll just text Haruko and she can get a hold of you. I-if that's alright." She still wasn't used to giving other people orders. "See ya later, Erin!" Haruko calls out as Erin activates a teleport scroll, making both Erin and the arsonist disappear in a flash of light. The job was done.
Clapping her hands together, Haruko motions the group toward the southern part of town. "Welp, that was an...experience. But hey, food's on me, so you all can enjoy yourselves from here on out. You ok, Kate?" Kate nods her head, not having gotten in the middle of the fighting that had gone on. "Yeah, I'm ok! Loveline and Arthur did everything, really." "Glad to hear. Alright, let's go!" And with that, the group moves off into the town, prepared to continue their day of fun without any more mishaps. Though while Haruko was still having fun, a strange sense of unease now gripped her mind...now that there was the possibility that transforming into Opal Song would unleash a monster instead. Could she afford not to transform at this stage?
Deep within Haruko's subconscious, a menacing laughter echoed throughout the expansive unconscious space. "Soon...soon you'll have to bring me out again. You're just too weak not to. I am not going anywhere...hehehehehehehehehehehehe..." The cackling laugh echoed out, for nobody to hear the menacing laughter of...Yamiko.
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