AfriCatastrophe: Ringo D

"WAAAAGHN!"

Came the screech, it was a horrid mix of a shout and a dog's bark as the giant creature emerged from the hole. He was a fast big lad, easily as high as a two-story building the giant hollow came out in a blur as he ran through the ruins with his mouth closed. It took only a few minutes for him to setlte himself and loud out another horrid sound which sounded like a frankenstein of different creatures. The poor living sould standing around him were being burned alive, his very presence being corrosive to their insignificant bodies - the ones not trampled by him anyway.

"Augh augh arrrckf! Huntang time!"

He screeched finally before the gargantuan creature opened its mouth to reveal the strange two figures inside, bound to it by flesh and more like grotesque tumour like structures jutting out of its lower jaw with the black-clad figure banging his drum to fill the air with the horrid sound of the giant hollow's presence. The honcho was loose and ready to hunt in this new terrain. There were so many little creatures to hunt down now that it had finally crawled out of the hole. Where did Ringo begin?

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Some creatures moved in the world with a quietness about them. A swiftness and stillness that was on the edge of non existence. For others, they thrived as a flame. Burning light loud and ravishing, for all to hear regardless if they wanted to or not. Safe to say, this big creature that was managing to blitz around like a bullet was leaning more on the LOUD side of things. The biggest Hollow that Tento had ever seen so far in all honesty, large and in charge. Blazing speed that in all honesty was impressive, for a giant the Hollow was not moving as if its size had impacted its speed at all. Thrashng and bashing about as it got itself situated in his destructive movement, letting out a horrid ear splitting pained howl. Just what was this thing? It looked like a mixed of Hollows than one, and even then, there was no synergy, as if no one Hollow had become the dominant one.

Tento let out a tired sigh as he watched the living souls unfortunate to be stuck around the Hollow to be burned. The air seeing to be corrosive to their bodies simply by being nearby. A freighting ability that Tento wondered would cause him and his team mates issues today. Did that ability impact everyone or only ones weaker than him in his spiritual energy? Either way, it was something to be careful about. Lets he turn out like the living he was not able to save in time. The sight of him stepping on the other just made him more ready to end this. But anger was not what was needed hear. And although seeing the dead, the wounded, the vanished homes and teary eyed scared people before him. This anger needed to be controlled and steered, not let to explode and aim out purposelessly. It wouldn't allow the to help these people in need any faster.

They had done good so far: cleared some of debris in the immediate area, located some of the few survivors, and consuled them while they sought out friends and family. Thankfully Igen was here among some of the second division. Ameterious in his own healing ability, the number and spread of the injured was far more than what one lone warrior could handle alone. Thankfully he was not alone, and he would help where he could. Following the instructions of the division that held more experience, who cared about his rank if tasks were better off to others insight or plans?

With this massive pit swallowing all like an abyss, it was times like these that made Tento thankful that there were in an era of piece. His knowledge of past relationships practically small in comparison to his pears, but, they were on good terms with the Vandenreich. They had sent allies to help in this cause, one being the representative of the Sternritter. Tento had not gotten his name yet, well, he did not get the name of a LOT of people right now. Chaos and emergency and all. But, this guy had a plenitude of energy in him, even in his relaxed state. If and when things hit the fan, it made it all the more easier to protect the civilians with him around. And that was SOOOOOON.

The sound of a loud, horrid screech, and dull, distant roars growing closer cut through the thoughts and urgent work. Causing a tense pull at Tento's back as he looked up. Many and numerous, various ranges of energy but all holding a power that was normal than what he usually felt. This was not good.., As Tento heard Igen speak giving out quick instruction to people nearby, he hastedly finished the bandaged treatment of a injured man's arm. "Sorry if this is a little bit rough, but I need to get you out of here now". Tento said with an apologetic voice. "Grrrrr.. ah, in all honestly. Better than seeing those things getting closer", the man said in a clear terrified voice. Borderline of panicking. With a quick motion he called over a unseated memeber of the second division urgently asking him to take the man away as he stood back alongside Igen and Solomon to feel out and hopefully stop the largest one. The other ones though... "If you are combat specialized form up in teams of 4 minimum and stay close to each other to combat the Hollows as they come! Remember, watch each others back, feel out their abilities, and don't let them get past you. If they get to our allies healing and trying to put barriers up, it will be chaos!". Boomed his voice, trying to rang out to the moving bodies and panicked voices all around. If any heard him, if any minds were cleared and the threads of stability were being formed. That was all he could ask for. "ONE HOLLOW AT A TIME. GO".

Well....here was to that hopefully doing some good. Whirling around, he unsheathed his sword as he saw Igen yank a metal pole out of the ground before hurling it out towards their group's primary target to see how it would respond. Solomon, working in tangent with Igen's actions as a follow up, Generating a wide arc of swathe electrified reish before thrusting it forwarding in a magnificent bolt of lightening. Even if that blow missed the beast, hopefully it would find its way to some of the other Hollows behind it around the battle field. Monstrous hollows were rapidly pouring out from the abyss, splitting off in several directions. The miniature battles between the teams of defenders already starting against the Hollows. Sword drawn, Tento used his free hand to pick up a slob of earth before hurling it forward at the beast. Aiming to have the mass of earth fall from above while the other's attacks happened. After which he would dash forward, bringing his sword down over the head of a different Hollow that began to draw a little bit too close for comfort. To the people behind them.

One hollow at a time, eh? It was a good strategy and Igen's spear did hit Ringo square in the black-clad figure that was hitting his bongo to an excited cadence. The air went still around Ringo D for just a moment and maybe he was dead after the sound of drums had come to a close. That would be to easy though, wouldn't it?

"AAAAARGHFF!"

It let out an angerered roar at having the thing jutting out of his lower jaw be hit like that. Flailing around just a moment before he glared...? It was hard to tell given his grotesque appearance. His eyes were fixed on the one that had thrown the sign at his head. The dog was struck with the lightning and charred in the next moment and it had only added to the beast's fury.

From his back another sickly growth began to happen, it launched out about fifty metres away from Ringo D before it began to grow and take on a grotesque shape. In less than a minute the gang would see another perfect copy of Ringo D that had been made by the honcho. They could take a moment to appreciate what looked to be an exact self-replicating ability, or they could deal with the fact that the honcho was shooting a massive bala in their direction.

Brining his sword down he cleaned through the Hollow's mask with a sharp strike. Landing to the ground with a soft tap before shifting his eyes back towards the major concern in this pit. At first things were quiet, in truth. Too quiet, an unnerving stillness that made the hairs on Tento's neck stiff. The enraged roar broke the silence as it flailed about. It eyes was on Igen, .....welp, guess they knew who to help defend. But perhaps that was good. Bait and distraction, even though the thought of a person having to play that role made him sick to his stomach. At least the dog was struck with the lightning and charred in the next moment and it had only added to the beast's fury. That had to at least deal a decent amount of damage that would take time to-

cue second Ringo D growing and shooting out 50 meters away.

OH WHAT THE HECK??!!

Yeaaaaaaah. Screw time. And the bala that Honcho was charging up towards all three of them!! It was good to see that their attacks were effectively, but perhaps a little too effective. That fella was rearing to blow anything up it could. They had to move, and thy had to come up with plans to take right now. As Igen said and Solomon as well probably knew, they could not play the withering down game with this thing. There were other Hollows nearby, and with the energy attack this one could bring out just by the field of it, the thought of letting it shoot an energy blast that could fly off and hit anyone was absolutely a bad idea. A fact that had Tento ready to move. "On it!", he yelled nodding his head towards Igen's gaze at the short glance before moving. Flash stepping away, hopfully, from the oncoming bala before heading towards the larger Hollow in a slight approach while beginning a dual kido casting chant. "Bite, hide, o web in the dark. Strike in the shadows at the heart of of man", as Tento chanted these words a thread of reishi was created, shooting out and expanding in a spider like web net sliding across the ground. An opaque color to it as it tried to blend in with the environment. The technique traveling the opposite path that Igen would working as a pincer action. "Hadō # 12, Fushibi".

As this transpired, Tento watched as Solomon faced the roaring bala headed on towards the team. He charged forward with his blade, coating and generating a large bolt of electric reishi to clash with the attack. It was yet to be seen how effective this would be against the blow. But Tento would speak still in the aftermath if able. "Hopefully the small ones won't get in the way. I'll leave it to you", Tento said with a deep breath as he concentrated his energy. It was nice to have warriors on his side that were willing and ready to pick a role for a task. All it took was for him to fill in the gaps were he could. Apply pressure over the weak points they were trying to create carefully while looking out for his team. He stuck out his sword, stabbing it into a lingering thread of the extending net that reached around, and hopefully under, the large Hollow. A soft electric current generating in the start of the chant before sparking out in a lightening current that ricochet through the nets' threads. "Spark, stun and leave in awe. "Hadō # 11, Tsuzuri Raiden!". It may not be the strongest kido spell he could use, but it was only that served purpose. He needed speed and utility, and with a subtle modification in the Hadō, it would do more than just shock the large Hollow if struck. A stun, not enough to likely keep it permanently down, but enough to do something hopefully beyond just damage it.

Regardless if Tento's approached would be successfully, he would continue to move. Jumping into the air to hold an airile angel against the Hollow, eyeing out for how the field was transpiring with the beasts responses to Igen's and Solomon's responses. There were a world of possibilities right now and there was only a wonder to what was going to happen next.

You know how it goes lads. From the frying pan into the fire. If you thought it was ending with one Ringo D then you were sorely mistaken because the Honcho himself shot another blob out which landed a little next to the smaller one. They were quickly growing to be the same size and shape as the original.

"AHAWANHAWA."

The air became thick with three shrieks of laughter from the three Ringos until the honcho was all caught up in Tento's trap. He fumbled and thrashed, coming free after a moment before getting zapped and shocked stupid. Unfortunately that didn't change the matter of the acidic field around him and Tento would quickly get the sensation of his skin burning, a bit like an open wound with lemon on it but it had yet to corrode him by any degree. It just hurt.

Of the two behind him they all lumbered towards the caught Honcho. Eager to attach the one who thought he'd hurt one of them. As they all got closer together though the aura became a lot more intense and the closer the three of them became the more potent it was in their overlapping areas.