Amaki
Heavenly Demon
Takeshi
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Post by Amaki on Nov 20, 2011 19:09:02 GMT
This was very bad. Rosutoni and Makamou were detected inside of Fuuto City; the fact that they were appearing in any sort of urban environment spelled disaster for the people if something wasn't done quickly.
Amaki, Ibuki and Kyoki had been dispatched to hunt them down and deal with it quickly. Amaki was on foot, running, having her Disc Animals searching for any signs of the enemy. Hawks flew; wolfs ran, and snakes slithered, all small and easily missed.
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Post by Mikan Sasaki on Nov 20, 2011 19:22:00 GMT
Mikan's phone vibrated twice in her pocket, giving off a specific ringtone that only played for one person. That means it's work, then, she thought, stopping in the street and opening the phone to read the message. 'Proceed to the riverside area. Dopant detected, thought to be Oni Memory. No other Dopants. Target is not working alone. Reward at 1.5x normal rate.' There's only one Dopant but it's not working alone? Mikan took a shortcut between buildings, clipping the W Driver round her waist. Whatever that meant, it wasn't going to be straightforward. ICE AGET REX 'Henshin.' A burst of light shone between the buildings as Mikan transformed, running towards the riverside area on foot. If the enemy were uncautious, this would serve to draw some out.
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Ibuki
Majestic Breath Demon
Takeshi
Majestic Breath Demon
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Post by Ibuki on Nov 20, 2011 19:30:20 GMT
Ibuki stopped and crouched behind a tree, seeing a Rosutoni with...what was that? Just what was that thing next to it? It looked slightly demonic; Oni-like to an extent. He lifted his Reppu and waited, sending a Hawk to inform the others.
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Post by Mikan Sasaki on Nov 20, 2011 21:08:28 GMT
The 'Oni Dopant' bore some superficial similarities to the actual creatures called Oni, but in fact claimed an entirely different origin; its Oni-like powers came entirely from the GaiaMemory- a collection of all the earth's data on those mythical creatures- wielded by a human. Thus, it appeared much as a stereotypical Oni from an old tale, a tall, musculaer, red-skinned humanoid with robes wrapped around its waist. Its face was twisted into the unmoving, snarling visage of an old theatre mask, which worked to conceal the nervousness of the man within the Dopant. He'd agreed to meet with an individual claiming to be an actual Oni, to act as their intermediary in Fuuto, and in return he'd benefit from their power in keeping his own hide safe. 'How much more are we gonna have to feed that thing, anyway? Grabbing folk's not a problem but if we keep this up we'll have to hide it somewhere else, y'know.'
Emerging further down the waterfront, Mikan didn't take long to spot the Dopant. No normal people looked to be around in the relatively secluded stretch. The problem would be getting close without being spotted... and whatever that thing was it was talking to. Just by looking, I'd guess that was another Dopant, but... it must be the other party that was mentioned. If getting close would be an issue, then the other option seemed obvious. She held the Raptor Memory in her palm, waiting for a moment to see if an opening presented itself.
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Amaki
Heavenly Demon
Takeshi
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Post by Amaki on Nov 20, 2011 21:12:09 GMT
The Rosutoni would grunt in reply, speaking in a language of the damned Oni souls who gave themselves over. The Oni Dopant would be able to understand, bearing enough similarities due to its makeup and the Memory it utilized.
"More. You will keep bringing them, or we'll set loose the Bakegani on you!" one growled, lifting the bladed guitar it carried in threat.
The other carried two drumsticks, the ends lighting ablaze in continued threat.
Ibuki was still crouched, ready to move. Meanwhile, Amaki was making her way there, running and crouching within general view of Mikan, just ahead. She didn't notice the other woman as she drew her Reppu.
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Post by Mikan Sasaki on Nov 20, 2011 21:40:57 GMT
'Yeah, yeah, I get it.' The Oni Dopant raised his hands, trying not to seem too intimidated. 'I'm just saying-'
RAPTOR Having spotted Amaki as she advanced forward, Mikan activated the memory and slotted it into the Driver. Someone else appearing didn't matter; she was still within the area she could cover with her Magnum. Moving into view of the Dopant and others, she raised and braced the Raptor Magnum, pointing it at the obvious group of monsters as one ignited its weapons. 'All of you, freeze. Change back to human form immediately or I'll open fire.' Not knowing where the other Rider had come from or who she was working for, Mikan addressed this to everyone she could see.
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Amaki
Heavenly Demon
Takeshi
Posts: 203
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Post by Amaki on Nov 20, 2011 21:44:33 GMT
Amaki actually isn't in Oni form yet.
Amaki ran from her hiding place, drawing her Onteki as she ran and blowing the whistle, holding it to her forehead and swinging her arm aside, bringing up wind to assume her Oni form. She lifted Reppu and stood beside Mikan.
"Oni," the drum user hissed, directing to the Dopant, "Deal with the gun user."
Ibuki ran from his cover, rushing over after seeing this happen.
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Post by Mikan Sasaki on Nov 20, 2011 22:00:20 GMT
[Ah. Whoops >_<]
The Oni Dopant turned to see a gun pointing at him. 'What the- aww, crap. A Memory user!' He hesitated for a moment, before summoning a spiked war club to his hand and charging at the Riders. 'You better back me up!'
Mikan would have preferred to further question the individual who'd just transformed before her, but her priorities lay with the Dopant charging them. It would have to wait. This could be a setup, but I'll have to assume I can trust her for now. She started snapping off shots at the Dopant, and it twirled its war club like a baton to deflect the condensed balls of ice. It closed the distance quickly, and swung the club wide at the two Riders. Mikan dodged back, Raptor lending her the speed to evade the club, But the power behind it was still a problem.
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Amaki
Heavenly Demon
Takeshi
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Post by Amaki on Nov 20, 2011 22:02:19 GMT
Don't worry about it.
Amaki slashed her left arm up, the claws projecting off of the back of her hand, wind assisting her swipe at the club. Her claws were unbreakable, while her wind was rather weak compared to Ibuki's; but it should work, she figured.
"Get the Oni," the guitar user said. The other ran for Amaki, flames dancing around the end of the drumsticks, ignoring Mikan.
Ibuki fired at the back of the other, stunning it, drawing that foe away for now.
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Post by Mikan Sasaki on Nov 20, 2011 22:50:58 GMT
Now with backup, the Oni Dopant was able to focus its attention on W. Recovering after its club was evaded, it moved back a bit and swung a large sack over its shoulder, opening it out. Strong winds came out of the bag, throwing Mikan up in the air and making her last couple shots go wild. It's strong... can't use a Maximum Drive while it's scattering my shots like that... what Memory should I use?Mikan landed heavily on the ground, losing her breath for a second. She rolled out of the way of another club swing, and switched her Memories back. T REX With the extra strength she was able to block the next attack, but she still felt the force. The Oni Memory's atack power was obviously high.
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Amaki
Heavenly Demon
Takeshi
Posts: 203
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Post by Amaki on Nov 20, 2011 23:16:59 GMT
Amaki fired on the drum user while Ibuki focused his attention on the guitar user, keeping the two Rosutoni occupied between the two of them. But these were stronger than usual, it seemed like; they were smarter, too. They were acting more like actual thinking beings, rather than monsters with Oni powers.
That was disturbing.
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Kyoki
Strong Demon
Takeshi
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Post by Kyoki on Nov 20, 2011 23:30:37 GMT
Kyoki, as it turned out, was just arriving, pulling his tuning fork free and ringing it against a tree, sending the pitch ringing into what had become a battlefield, signalling his arrival to all six fighters.
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Post by Mikan Sasaki on Nov 21, 2011 0:18:42 GMT
The gale winds roared from the Oni Dopant's bag again, rushing across the waterfront and smothering the noise of the tuning fork. While he didn't want to fire the attack near where his allies were fighting, he directed it to sweep across Mikan and the newly-arrived Kyoki. Mikan found herself knocked to the ground again. 'That wind's a real problem...' Perhaps the best tactic here would be to match power with more power. Grumbling at having to switch Memories again, Mikan ejected Ice Age and replaced it with another. METEOR Re-equipped, she charged back at the Oni, accelerating as she went. For the first time, she managed to land a solid punch on the Dopant, and she pressed the attack with a thunderous rain of punches.
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Kyoki
Strong Demon
Takeshi
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Post by Kyoki on Nov 21, 2011 0:21:06 GMT
Kyoki ran out of the flames, joining the battle in his Oni form. He drew a Rekka into hand, launching a fireball to just above where Mikan was striking in order to assist her. He flipped his other Rekka into hand and ran to join her, watching as the other two peppered their foes with their Reppu weapons.
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Post by Mikan Sasaki on Nov 21, 2011 21:10:16 GMT
Once she had the advantage, Mikan grabbed the Dopant's shoulders and got it in a grapple, so it couldn't use its club or wind-bag. It was unable to dodge in the hold and so Kyoki's fireball smacked it in the side of the head.
'Argh! Damnit, that hurt!' it yelled, pushing against W to gain some ground back. She let go, punching it another couple times. She needed to keep it from attacking and soften it up for a maximum.
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