Re: Volcanic Consequences (WW4 Start Event)

Tue Feb 19, 2019 1:32 am

THE BLADE MAIDEN

KAGAYAKU NO MURASAKI

Volcanic Consequences (WW4 Start Event) - Page 3 6EdIfMt

“Thank you, miss. I'll try to give ya a more fitting thank you when this is all settled, yeah?”

As she continued to hover, looking for any opening in the combat before her, she noted that Ulv's blow was...well, pretty big. But it occurred to her that getting Tatsuya out of here was probably the right idea. Smart thinking... Flashing ahead with Kagayaku, Murasaki did her best to stay out of Ulv's...well, pretty impressive blast zone. It was actually kinda scary, how'd she even pull that off?

Murasaki could also tell that the Vizard was putting up...some kind of protective kinda deal, but she didn't know what. That was a shame, because knowing would probably help right now, but the last thing she had time to do was ask questions. Hopefully there'd be some time for that, but for now she waited well outside the city for where Ulv was pushing Tatsuya. He'd likely be here soon, and when he was...well, there'd be a mean hit on either side of him ready to go.

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Tue Feb 19, 2019 2:31 pm

...Flirting. Well, do it while you can, I guess. The skeletal creature mused to himself. He did not like the idea that it was detracting from their focus, considering the circumstances... but he supposed that was helping them to cope with the current situation. Sonny had lost his taste for such things when he lost the majority of his body, and become... this.

"Kid... if I could get outta here right now, I'd like nothin' better." The skeleton paused, planning his pursuit. "But I'm the only rep left of those Demons... and I can't just crawl back to 'em. I promised." With that, Sonny leaped into the air after Tatsuya.

Making us deal with him like this... making me break my promise... so utterly losng control... Sonny typically did not dwell on things, or let his emotions get in the way. But Tatsuya's hollowfication had forced him to separate from little Rasuca. I'm gonna... Shit! Sonny's bruised arms covered over his face, trying to protect himself from the pulsating wave of force that shot outward from Tatsuya's body. Sonny's body spun in mid air, regaining control as tiny white chips spilled out of his pockets. Sonny's body disappeared again, reappearing beneath where he was standing before, catching each one of his weapons. I'm getting slop-

A great wave of earth was headed directly for the skeleton man. This time, Sonny threw the bones, trying to get his bearings again as he created something like a shield, using his natural speed to hop back on several bones. Bone after bone smashed into the oncoming attack, sweat dripping down Sonny's face..

Before it hit.

Sonny's body was knocked backwards. His bones cracked, trying to hold, but unable to, red blood beginning to drip from his body as he was sent flying backwards... into the air. That had been his main objective; not to get smashed into a building.

Also, with the bones he had planted, the force was getting distributed differently. They acted as hard cushions for Sonny, who allowed for them to break and snap, becoming brittle. Each of the bones was destroyed, and only Ulv's presence weakening the force it could exert on the skeletal man prevented it from putting him down.

Damn you... Sonny panted in the sky, hands still in his pockets. His whole body hurt, ached. He was injured in multiple locations; the back of his right femur had snapped, causing a viscuous dark red liquid to pool around it, dirtying his sneaker.

...I need more to deal with this. I need it, I need it... I know that. But I can't use the Hall; he's not worth it. But I need something...! Sonny pleaded inside of his own thoughts, before a peculiar sensation moved across his face.

His permanently lodged smile shifted the smallest bit... as his eye changed color. A blue fire appeared within its center, becoming a complete eye, no longer just a point of light.

...Aaagh, how? How is...? It was not amazingly difficult to figure out; the only spiritual presence on his body was coming from that muscular woman. This was not the only change; the seeds in Sonny's pockets rattled, and he brought out a handful of them... as they shifted and changed, turning into one of his Judgment Blasters formed in front of himself. ...Can I..? The smile on his face shifted again, unsure. Should he use it? He did have a reason to, a need for it. He needed to find Rasuca as quickly as possible. Fine. Just this once!

Sonny's body vanished.

"So hey. Do ya know what makes a Hollow a Hollow?" Directly in front of Tatsuya's body, Sonny reappeared, just out of reach, already speaking. He was standing standing completely still, as if he had just done sonething over in the sky on Tatsuya's right side. "That'd be the Cero." Sonny merely stood there as the Judgement Blaster reappeared next to the Hollow's head. And proceeded to release a blast. Sonny watched as the beam crashed towards Tatsuya's body. Meanwhile, his thumb flicked seeds to the left and right of the creature.

And next to the Hollow head, two others shot forwards. Both were aimed to the left and right of Tatsuya's body. If the hollow was not fast enough, it was possible that these would be enough to spear him into place. If that happened, then his torso would then be rent asunder from the bones that were sprouting directly behind him.

Meanwhile, there was the Judgment Beam. If it properly honed on his opponent, it would allow for the laser blast to continue pushing down on him, for up to ten seconds, though Sonny would not hold it for that long. All the while, Sonny was flicking his seeds, body swaying slightly as he disappeared once again, reappearing next to a nearby building.

" And now..." If the Judgement Blaster was still intact, it would appear next to its master's body. One hand pointed directly outwards, and in that moment several things would happen.

The first, and most important, was the bean that shot from its mouth. It was completely overcharged, the jaw of the blaster cracking as it released the attack. A beam the size of a small house would crash down on where Tatsuya's body was located, likely decimating everything... except for the bones.

As the rubble cleared, the chips that Sonny had tossed up would come back into the ground, pinning down in a scattering pattern of a seven.

Standing there in the air, Sonny rested his hand against the building. I'm losing blood... even with this, it's probably not gonna be enough... damn. The blazing blue eye in his face was distorting, blurring, the cracked Judgement Blaster looking at its master, allowing for Sonny to examine the damage to his own body. The entirety of his assault had occured in just a few moments; the charging of the Blaster had been the longest span of time, and it was likely the Hollow would have seen that attack coming.

If I can just... hold him pinned like that... in the bones...

We can make it through.....

Wed Feb 20, 2019 3:06 pm

THE BLADE MAIDEN

KAGAYAKU NO MURASAKI

Taking a deep breath, Murasaki held both zanpakuto quite carefully, and closed her eyes for a moment. This was all just...too much. She was tired of it, and she wanted it over with quickly. She just wanted to fix all of this. There was only one recourse for her to take here... And so, with one more breath, she shut her mind off from distraction and entered into Musonzai. Her state of nothingness was so detached that even her own existence was called into question, and she felt any superfluous thought...melting away.

Things were quiet now. Tatsuya, before her. Ulv, talking. She wasn't sure what she was saying. Didn't matter. Bone man hurt. Bad. Acceptable loss. Murasaki would be alright. She walked forward. Spiritual exertion was zero. No chance for hoho. That was fine.

Bala. Bones. Tatsuya locked in place. Good. Murasaki approached confidently. Kagayaku, sheathed. Keifu, held evenly. Murasaki's focus remained perfect. There was nothing beyond this moment now. She felt the blade in her hand. She felt the opponent before her. She spoke a single word.

“Suzuran.”

She swung. Tatsuya had nowhere to go. Suzuran did not care for his defense. A slash at the conceptual level. The very idea of a sword strike. It would surely be enough.

(Murasaki will remain in Musonzai for two more posts.)

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Wed Feb 20, 2019 4:54 pm

Huh. Wonder what's... gotten into her... The skeletal man thought to himself as he panted in the air, his rib cage moving back and forth. This was in contradiction to his apparent lack of lungs; maybe it was force of habit. Or maybe Sonny's physiology was quite odd. Both of Sonny's arms fell onto his sides, lifting up his leg as he winced.

Blood... too much blood Sonny focused the entirety of his body... but it was no use. He had sustained too much damage from that attack; he needed something external to seal this wound.

But I'll need to get to safety first... Damn thing. It was at this point that Sonny would notice the peculiar green haired Shinigami. Most of his attacks had been far more effective than expected; but with that little of defense, a scattering strategy of weapons like Sonny's would be helpful.

Now, this green haired woman... ...That... that's far too dangerous...! The light in Sonny's eye flickered, the floating skull next to him vanishing..

And landing on the ground next to Murasaki's body, deactivated. The blue light had faded from its gaze, and Sonny up above cursed in his mind. ...No good...! His body shuddered, before finally disappearing once more, just landing on the ground. He hunched over, trying to get his breath and off of his wounded leg. All he could do was watch... as the woman successfully slashed into her opponent, causing a massive wound.

Through all of his defenses... as if they weren't there... Sonny realized that it must have had something to do with that peculiar state of mind she had undertaken. Ulv seemed to snatch up the woman shoetly after, putting the Hollow into a weird box. What is that thing...? NNNRGH! The skeleton winced, before finally taking a deep breath. "Nobody'll laugh at this..."

The light returned to the eye of the skull, rising off of the ground as it darted off of the ground. It stopped just in front of Sonny's leg, opening its mouth... and firing an extremely small Cero. Sonny's bone like fingers gripped hard into the ground, a strangled noise leaving his body. At length, the Judgement Blaster returned to his side, before darting over go the box. Sonny could see out of its glowing eye, after all, and he wanted to inspect what was happening for himself... or at least, when the blistering pain subsided.

These old bones really can't take much, huh? He thought to himself as his mind cleared, one shoulder digging into the ground and pulling himself back up. His presence of mind had returned; his leg still flooded his mind with pain, but he had plenty of experience working through this much.

Up off of the ground he floated, arms still laying on either side of his body. His head was at least upright, looking over at Ulv and Murasaki. "...I uh, don't really like this." He informed them, looking over at the way the Hollow was pinned down. "You're real strong, kid, but uh... why wouldn't ya tell me that when I asked if you knew any magic? I coulda saved myself the broken femur." Sonny informed her, floating closer to he box.

"Yeah... don't really... like the look of this." By this point, the bones that Sonny had pierced the Hollow's body with had shattered, reaching their limit. "..." Sonny did not have much energy left. Truth be told, he wished that he had been able to keep blasting the thing into unconsciousness. He most certainly lacked the energy for that, though. Which meant that Sonny would have to make do with something else. "Both of ya quiet down. I want this thing over with."

With those words, the blue stream of light in his eye could be seen whisping a bit stronger along his skull. Out of Sonny's pockets came several dozen of the white chips of bone. His eye shone as he focused as hard as he could, letting the small shards float up into the air with his abilities, moving them in a careful array around the hollow. Sonny let his body lower back onto the ground, his behind sitting there as he kept both hands outstretched, focusing as hard as he could to keep them in place.

"There... only... question... is.. can you raise... and lower... this box...?"

I just hope I stay conscious long enough to fire this; my body's on the verge of giving in to the fatigue. Shuddering breath after shuddering breath left the small sleleton. His clothes were marred with dark substances, ripped and torn in several places. He could see that the Hollow was still awake; and if someone like Sonny could collect himself to this degree... how bad would it be if a beast like that recovered...?

Wed Feb 20, 2019 5:41 pm

THE BLADE MAIDEN

KAGAYAKU NO MURASAKI

Slash connected. Good. Very good. Hollow looked harmed. Didn't look dead. Even better. Ready for another slash. Hm. Grabbed. Unexpected. Eyes darted to Ulv. More expected.

“Don't like it either. Not many options.”

Her voice was curt. No time for too much detail. Good that Ulv grabbed her. Very bad circumstances overall. How long would that box last? It wasn't clear. Murasaki knew this was a bad time. She was curious what the skeleton man was doing. Moving the box, dangerous. Maybe smart. Would depend on his approach. Previous actions seemed intelligent. She trusted him.

“Capitalize on the wounds. Obvious, I know. More pain is better.”

It was difficult to convey ideas right now. Focus was not something she could turn off so easily. Upsetting. Oversold the duration. Had to keep calm, couldn't lose focus now. Would think about it later.

“I can hurt him again. One more time. Bring me back.”

(Murasaki will remain in Musonzai for one more post.)

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