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Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 4:04 pm
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Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 4:17 pm
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To be honest, Jake really REALLY shouldn't be back here, considering his last encounters, were, well... Let's just say he was lucky to be alive.
But as usual, he was stubborn, and found himself currently wandering through the different rooms in the Haunted House, listening to see if any of those other Halloween creatures were here. If he ended up running into that witch again, or that baku...
Hearing the door creak, he suddenly turned, only to be greeted with a familiar face. "What are YOU doing here?" he hissed, staring at the older death hunter.
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Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 4:43 pm
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To say that Xiu was acting increasingly more strange would have been an understatement. Ever since the day she had fought with Jake, she seemed a lot more...callous. As she wandered through the halls and classes, she greeted her peers not with smiles and friendly waves, but with disgusted scowls. Those who chose to talk to her would find that she refused to reply or even look at them...and it was not only her acquaintances that she would treat in such a manner, but her friends as well. Although she seemed a little more like her usual self around those who she deemed close to her, there was obviously something lingered in her eyes as she looked at them. Some kind of...disapproval, maybe, as if she saw them as something lesser.
Shun was no exception. When he arrived at her dorm room to tell her something, she simply invited him inside without a single word or smile. When he informed her that the shards that had been embedded in his hand were gone, she simply frowned at him, her brows drawn in confusion. Okay, so...why should she care--
--Stop, She ordered herself with a shudder, lifting a hand to clutch her head, Stop it, stop acting like this, stop thinking these things! Squeezing her eyes shut, she took a deep breath, her shoulders sagging as she let it out. Tilting her head back to look up at the reaper, she offered him a small smile, an expression more reminiscent of her usual one. "I'm glad to hear that, aniki--"
And then she froze, every hair bristling at the wave of alarm that suddenly swept over her. Her voice died in her throat, her mind filling only with the knowledge that she was being threatened somehow. There was something here, something close. The Haunted House? Whatever the case, she had to get rid of it. It wasn't only a danger to herself but to her people and her kingdom as well.
Xiu didn't even stop to think about what "her people" and "kingdom" even meant, the thoughts coming to her naturally. "Something's here," She murmured aloud, her darkened gaze flickering up to Shun, "Something's here and I need to get rid of it before it threatens all of us." Without any other warning, she stood up and marched out of the door.
Before long, the baku found herself at the Haunted House. She did not stop to look around, nor did she pause to check and see if Shun was following her. Instead, she took long, purposeful strides in a particular direction, marching forward until...
...There. Two hunters, one of whom was familiar, and the other of which was not. Jake only received a brief glance and a small nod before her gaze slid to Wilson. In an instant, the end of her tail bristled at the strange, threatening air that seemed to be radiating off of him. "Who are you, and what do you think you're doing here?"
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Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 5:00 pm
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Since Xiu was involved, Shun had indeed gone to her to let her know what had happened regarding the crown shard. The way she greeted him was... strange to say in the least. She had invited him in a way that was.. kind of like how he acted on a normal basis. This was certainly not normal for her. But, she seemed to have snapped out of it to an extent.
Something was still bothering her, though. But before he could inquire what was wrong, she seemed to pick up on something. Tensing, he looked around warily, wondering if there was something in the room. Nothing was around. While he didn't see anything, she seemed to insist that danger was here.
And before he knew it, she had gotten up and stormed on out.
"Kuso.." he hissed under his breath, quickly moving after her. He didn't know what had gotten into her, but he wasn't about to let her go head first into danger alone if he could help it. Sure enough, she had ended up in the haunted house; a place that he really didn't care to be in. Many things had happened in this place and none of them were really all too good. Coming here also usually meant an encounter with Hunters.. one way or another.
Just as that thought came to mind, he saw the two hunters ahead. Great. With a sort of grimace, he looked over towards Xiu, who demanded to answers out of them right away. That.. wasn't exactly like her. The crown. Was this the cause of this sudden reaction?
"I didn't realize you'd be one to be seeking out a fight with hunters," he murmured lowly to Xiu. Really. She wasn't the type. Though if that wasn't her intention.. well a fight was probably going to be breaking out very soon. He didn't summon his weapons just yet, but he was staring down the two ahead. Hunters. He hated them all. And they could die for all he cared. Fighting them was not an issue for him.
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Syusaki rolled 2 12-sided dice:
8, 10
Total: 18 (2-24)
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Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 5:05 pm
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Patrolling. The answer should have come easy to Wilson when he heard the voice, but instead he jumped and pointed his weapon at Jake. But once he realized it was a trainee, he lowered while never tearing his gaze away from Jake. “I could ask you the same thing, actually,” he noted coolly as he gestured for the other hunter to enter the room with him. While the house currently seemed empty, one could never know when it would deign to drop off another surprise guest.
The hairs on the back of his neck began to stand on end. Wilson tugged Jake even further into the room. “Do you feel that?” he hissed. Jake was a fellow death hunter. Surely he too could sense the large presence. “We have to get rid of it. It has to go away now or…” I will never get what I want. My desires will be left unfulfilled.
His muscles tensed as he heard the door creak open. They’re here. His cannons clicked quietly as he readied his first shot. He could vaguely recognize the two figures blocking the door way. Perhaps Wilson had fought with them during one of the giant battles hunters often got dragged into, but that didn’t matter. He glanced at the reaper, but instead spoke in a low voice toward the baku, “I could ask you the same thing.”
Despite the paranoid jitters flying around in his stomach, Wilson pointed one of his cannons at Xiu. “I hope you brought a mask.” He fired.
HP: 60 Damage: 12 Charge: 1/3;0/3
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[A.V.] rolled 2 8-sided dice:
4, 8
Total: 12 (2-16)
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Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 5:51 pm
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Seeing the cannons pointed at him made Jake flinched, bringing the tonfas closer to himself. When Wilson didn't end up shooting, he relaxed slightly, and frowned at him.
"What's it look like?" he muttered, trailing after him. "So, what are you-HEY!" He jerked forward as Wilson pulled him, and yanked his arm away when the hunter seemed to be looking around for something. "Feel what?" Jake may have been a death hunter, but unfortunately, he was never that perceptive.
He did, however, hear the door creak open, and when he turned to see who it was, his eyes widened. "You." Just his luck, he had to run into that baku again, but it seemed she wasn't alone this time. His gaze fell on the reaper, and as Wilson started off with the first attack, he turned his attack on Shun.
After last time, he really didn't want to get caught up in that gas.
---------------------- HP: 40/40 Action: Attacking Shun Result: 6 dmg Charge: 1/3 [0/2] (Y2 Headlights) Items: Tusk of Ares
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Kaiyumi rolled 2 12-sided dice:
10, 12
Total: 22 (2-24)
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Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 5:56 pm
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So Shun had followed after all. She turned her head slightly to face him but her gaze were fixated on the two hunters as she spoke. "That's no ordinary hunter," She answered, her voice a low growl as she jerked her head in Wilson's direction, "I don't know what he is, but I do know that he's dangerous."
And as if right on cue, Xiu found herself being surrounded by a cloud of gas, sputtering and coughing as she accidentally sucked it into her lungs. Jack damnit! Eyes watering, she tried to seek out her target as gas and tears obscured her vision. Still, it wasn't too hard--she could feel the power that radiated from the figure close by, pinpointing on him before lunging forward.
She swung her fist around, aiming right for the black-haired hunter before jumping backwards, quickly glancing to the side at Shun. At the same moment, the scene in front of her began to flicker again, fading in and out between reality and the strange dream kingdom that had been plaguing her lately. Before she knew what she was saying, she barked an authoritative order out at the reaper.
"Don't kill him, just knock him out if you have to! We don't need any pointless bloodshed here, but this is between me and him!" She made a rough gesture in Wilson's direction before turning her attention back to him, her tail still bristling. "Just who are you?"
HP: 108/120 (lol |: ) Damage: 16
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Blade Kuroda rolled 3 10-sided dice:
2, 2, 8
Total: 12 (3-30)
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Syusaki rolled 2 12-sided dice:
5, 8
Total: 13 (2-24)
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[A.V.] rolled 2 8-sided dice:
4, 2
Total: 6 (2-16)
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Kaiyumi rolled 2 12-sided dice:
1, 2
Total: 3 (2-24)
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Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:48 pm
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Just a student? It was true, yes, and technically not anything to be ashamed of, but something about the words made her blood boil. No, no! She just not just a jackdamn student! She was a--
The answer to her was clear, but she never got to finish her thought. The spew of gas successfully distracted her, and she instantly threw up a gloved hand to cover her mouth and nose in an attempt to protect herself. However, what she had not be counting on was the Hunter suddenly bursting out of the smoke to kick her, sending her stumbling back in pain.
"You are the danger here! Why don't you keep your hands off of my people?! Don't bring them into this!" Any other time, she probably wouldn't have stopped at his words. He wanted to protect his friends, she wanted to protect hers--logically, there would be no reason to fight. Unfortunately, all sense of this "logic" had been thrown out of the window, the simple desire of eliminating this supposed "threat" consuming her thoughts.
HP: 101/120 Damage: Miss!
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Blade Kuroda rolled 2 10-sided dice:
9, 4
Total: 13 (2-20)
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Syusaki rolled 2 12-sided dice:
10, 9
Total: 19 (2-24)
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[A.V.] rolled 2 8-sided dice:
7, 2
Total: 9 (2-16)
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Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 9:44 pm
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His FEAR shield managed to absorb most of the impact, but the attack made him stumble back, glaring at the reaper. It was getting harder and harder to ignore the other two, and he shot a quick glance at Wilson, seeing how he was faring.
He hadn't seen Wilson look so angry, and wondered if this had anything to do with how Xiu had snapped last time. He hadn't forgotten about the confused expression on her face as she seemed to be fighting against something, and... didn't something similar happen to Wilson too, when the hunter had managed to knock him out?
At least he didn't have to worry about him losing, since he seemed the hunter was able to hold his own. If he wasn't mistaken, it was almost like the two were on equal footing...
He turned his attention back to the reaper, swinging the blades at him. "You shouldn't turn your attention away from your opponent, reaper."
---------------------- HP: 33/40 Action: Attacking Shun Result: 3 dmg Charge: 2/3 [0/2] (Y2 Headlights) Items: Tusk of Ares
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Kaiyumi rolled 2 12-sided dice:
11, 4
Total: 15 (2-24)
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Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 9:48 pm
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Damnit! Damn this hunter and damn this attack of his! The baku found herself choking on the fumes, her throat burning as she tried her best to wave away and disperse as much of the gas as she could. Each breath that she took while surrounded filled her with a unpleasant wave of dizziness and a pain in her chest, but surprisingly enough, she still felt...okay. Whereas the flurry of attacks would have once brought her to her knees, she found that she still had enough strength in her to remain conscious and mobile.
She barely even considered his deal, bristling with suspicion the moment the offer left his lips. "Say that I back off first...and then what? And then you sweep in while our guard is down? You come in, hurting my people and slaughtering them for your own selfish desires?" She let out a bark of disgusted laughter, her lips twisting into a scowl. Using his voice as a guide, she darted forward, bringing her leg up as she aimed a kick for his stomach.
"How can I trust you? How can I know that you will just not turn on us the moment that the situation becomes opportune?"
Xiu was caught up in her own bubble, blinded to Jake and Shun who were fighting one another nearby. Her focus was fixated completely on her opponent, the waves of--what was, in her mind--malice rolling off of him.
HP: 88/120 Damage: 9
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