Kuusou

"Who did this?!" The unsuspecting pedestrian bellowed as he had began to try to move away from the slime that was now dropping off his body onto the ground. It was almost to much for Florence while she was suppressing her laughter so she took a step behind her male friend as a precaution. She snickered slightly watching over Raze's shoulders as the victim searched around for the culprit in a great fit and it was overly doubtful he would even be able to see her behind her male friend.

She was enjoying herself thoroughly until all she heard was a loud, "YOU!" And she saw the man heading towards them.

"Well... Oh my... I think we should be on our way," The red head whispered and tugged on the back of Raze's coat. She hadn't even realized till now that the man had been an inn owner who she had pranked last year by setting of a blue dye bomb in their lobby. Slowly she began to back up sticking her hand back in the jar and flicking another piece of the goo onto the man creating another flash and more slime everywhere.

Florence sighed while chuckling watching the guy have another fit but being more or less immobilized, "I think he won't be moving for a little while..."

Kaiyo let out an uncomfortable smile as the female rushed her inside. She wasn't use to people making voluntary physical contact with her. Then again, these people didn't know her. Didn't know her abilities when active. Chidori was a nice name for a nice girl. Kaiyo was about to introduce herself when she was cut off by the male now making his presence.

Kaiyo was shocked at how she didn't sense him earlier. Who knew suppressing her magic would have this many drawbacks. Now that she was realizing this, she starting faintly sensing the presences of others in the vicinity as well. Realizing she was staring at the male she quickly let out a nervous chuckle and bowed slightly.

"My name is Kaiyo.", she then straightened up and brushed away the wet hair against her face. That's when she realized her red bandages were still wrapped about her body. Yikes, that probably didn't look too normal.

"I apologize for coming here unannounced but I don't think I can survive outside tonight, honestly. Chidori let me in. You're lucky to have such a doll on your hands.", Kaiyo said with a giggle. Oh man, this needed to end fast. She didn't know how long she could play this f*cking game.

"You can probably tell.. But I'm not really a threat here since I'm just an average human... Though I do have a few knives on my person. Feel free to impound them if you'd like.", she said with a smile as hazel optics followed the man as he walked. She noticed how cautiously he was acting towards her. No.. Not cautious... More uneasy. She wondered what that was about, but of course didn't ask.

Len didnt trust this woman, who was now identified as kaiyo. Nor did he buy her little act. he could tell there was something funny about her from the minute he saw her. People dont just randomly show up injured at the base.
"so, miss kaiyo..how did you get that injury?". He said in a monotone voice. He could tell that setsugie and the others were going to arrive shortly so he thought he'd ask a question, just to pass the time until they got there.

"In the middle of trying to escape the clutches of a vampire I stumbled and got a bit messed up.", she said calmly. That's when her hazel optics darted straight to the new male making his appearance known. She could feel her heartbeat rising. She didn't sense his magical aura at all and was taken off guard, again. Was she loosing it? No... She was no longer feeling some of the faint magical aura she felt only minutes ago.

Kaiyo probably couldn't answer what three times two was, but her wits and instincts were unrivaled and it only took a split-second for her to put the pieces together. Figuring auras were now being suppressed only meant one thing- she wasn't being taken lightly. In fact, this wasn't going well at all. It didn't surprise her, she was no actress after all. Oh well, she was inside and more than confident of herself. Now not caring so much to keep up her appearance, she reached to the back of her kimono and pulled the half empty bottle of sake out of her Obi to take a swig. Damn, she needed that.

"Don't get me wrong. I wasn't expecting a welcoming party or anything, but is there at least a medic here?", she asked with a smile.

"Y-yeah...." Razeluxe agreed to the suggestion. It was only a smart move to leave before anything actually bad happened. However, Razeluxe couldn't help but chuckle a little bit as the man was paralyzed by the green goop. "Anyways.... lets go so we don't have to listen to him," he suggested as he raised a hand to his face to keep himself from bursting out in a fit of laughter.

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Chidori wanted to raise an eyebrow as Setsugie addressed Len as if he were of a higher status, but she realized why that might be. "Uwahh.....we should help her..." the blue haired angel insisted lightly, looking towards Len since he was the superior at the moment. Chidori wasn't stupid, just.... she didn't like the sight of seeing someone hurt, and that kind of clouded her view sometimes. It was only as she realized that she wasn't sensing Len's full presence, nor Setsugie's that she realized she might do better to keep her guard up. She would suppress her own energy, had she needed to. Being part of a sword had its benefits, and there really wasn't an actual way to feel her own power, and concentrating on finding it would just cause you to have a headach.

Instead of answering, she looked towards Len for an answer, to see what he wanted to do. All while slowly stepping back from this woman, of course.

Len immediately picked up on setsugies plan. Quickly realizing that he'd have to lie pretty well in this situation...
" we will chidori.." len said. " well, Miss Kaiyo. If you woud kindly follow us to the infirmary, we can get you patched up." Len said in a friendly tone. Len only used the nicer tone to hopefull make the woman believe that he didnt already know that she was threat. Len glanced to both setsugie and chidori, signaling them to follow.
Len took a few steps towards the infirmary then said. "So, tell me about how you managed to escape the vampire that attaked you."
Len wasnt a very good actor, so he that his prayed that his little act was working at least a little bit.

Rin glanced from Setsugie, to Len, to Chidori, and then to the mystery woman. She then glanced back to Len and followed him. She knew that everyone was suppressing their powers, but Rin didn't really know how to do that. All she knew was that she was trying really hard (Which didn't matter because it didn't work either way.). She stayed close to Setsugie the whole time like he said while also keeping the same distance to Len. She had to keep the same distance. If this lady somehow figured out that she was the destroyer, then she would know she'd be keeping close to the leader, which in this case, was Len.

Kaiyo's eyes narrowed at seeing how Chidori, who was now backing away, even realized something wasn't quite right in the atmosphere. She turned to Len and began to follow him. Despite his friendly words, Kaiyo couldn't help but ponder if he was leading her into a trap. That's when he asked her about the vampire, and she grinned lightly. Ahh, so he is suspicious.

"Let's just say, they're not the sharpest knife in the drawer.. Know what I mean?", Kaiyo said happily, tapping her head with her index finger. That's when she couldn't take it anymore. She had to look back, had to see whom it was that held such a deep, magical aura. It was hard pin-pointing if it was all Rin's, or Setsugie's and Rin's combined. She merely flashed a smile towards Rin and looked back at Len.

"Actually, forget the medical attention. All I really need is some rest and I'll be on my way.", she said, stretching her arms forward.

"You seem to be the leader.", she said to Len. "Would it be too much of a trouble for me to simply spend the night?", she asked coyly. Either way you looked at it, people were never likely to throw out a young injured female into the cold, raining night.

(OOC: Hey guys! School got me for a while, but I finally made some time to post! Yay! Expect some future posts!!!)

Dimitri nearly leaped out of his skin as his name was cried out and a random person began to hug him. He relaxed as he recognized Rin being extremely worried in the angry sort of way that reminded him of his mom...or possibly any mom. He chuckled as he embraced the hug. A feeling of warmth crept over him. He stared at Rin, smiling. She looked beautiful, heavenly...
I am so in love with you...
He had to bite his tongue to stop that remark from slipping out. It would practically be embarrasing. His face turned a deep crimson.
The hugging stopped.
He looked up and saw Rin backing away in what appeared to be embarrasment.
"C'mon, Rin. I don't bite. It's okay!" he tried to sound cool, but his bravado ended when his voice cracked at the end. Once again, his face turned crimson and he had to swallow his pride.
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Willow's eyes shifted to where she saw a blurred movement in the corner of her eye, breaking away from the paralyzing trance she was in with her tail. A girl was hugging Dimitri. Immediately, an aura filled the air, a warm, lush aura. Willow instantly recognized it...the aura of love. Willow watched in fascination as the girl back off and Dimitri's face turn red. Her eyes lit up. Unpronounced love, she thought. It was the kind of love usually found in teens and young adults. It was a thing of beauty in her own eyes. It was nature.
He heard a high-pitched crackin Dimitri's voice and had to put a...paw in her mouth to keep herself from laughing. Oh, this was TRUE unpronounced love, she thought.
Suddenly, her predator senses were tingling and her Guardian senses reeked of evil presences. Willow immediately got up. "Well, I'll leave you two alone to...catch up," she muttered before bounding out the door to the presence. It appeared to lead her just outside of the Chikyuu no Mirai base...
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Lance chuckled inside as Zero ignored him, apparently annoyed...or at least that's what he thought was the emotion Zero was relaying to him. Another person could be sensed and he turned to find Kaiyo Souretsu. So this was our infamous new leader, he thought. I guess the plans changed...

((OOC: Okay, I'm gonna quickly go back in the past to catch you up until Rari posts))

Rin chuckled as his voice cracked. She also was blushing slightly from what he said.

"Be on guard I smell blood." Setsugie said. "Len and Chidori are close to the unfamiliar presence it doesn't seem their fighting but one of them is injured. And Dahlia is farther away in one of the corridors." Belldandy stated shortly after. "Rin and party stay close I will protect you if anything happens." Setsugie finished.

She nodded slightly and followed Setsugie close while also keeping close to Dimitri. She didn't know what was exactly out their with Len and Chidori but she knew it was no good and that Len probably was the reason this all happened.

(OOC: Sweet! Thanks Kaire...I was dreading having to read everything that I've been missing for the past month!)

Dimitri saw the group get serious. It was him, Rin, Setsugie and his accomplice, and Willow all aproaching the scene cautiously. He didn't know what to expect, but something in his gut told him it had to do with the Shikaku. In his world, it ALWAYS has to do with the Shikaku. He sighed, cleared his head to regain total concentration and focus, and pressed on with the group. He held Rin's hand as they went, not wanting to let go...
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Willow had stepped out of the infirmary when she realized that she had NO idea how to navigate the halls of the Chikyuu no Mirai base. She turned around to find Setsugie, Belldandy, Dimitri, and his lovergirl exiting as well, the lovely aura replaced by one of caution and curiosity. Willow went behind Setsugie and Belldandy, who appeared to be leading the group and trotted in front of Dimitri and the girl. She sniffed the air once more and now a new clue was revealed...blood. Someone had been injured. Probably the vampire that left the room when Rin entered, because his scent was also in that same vicinity.
And then another scent hit her...one that made her blood freeze. A scent enveloped with power and destruction behind the innocence of a normal body. She studied the Legends books carefully and knew that only one thing was in their midst...The Destroyer...

((OOC: No problem XD ))

Rin took awhile to notice she was holding Dimitri's hand and when she sensed someone else in the base, her grip tightened. She didn't like the thought of someone that Setsugie was cautious of. She hated to admit it, but she was slightly afraid. Upon noticing they were getting close, she quickly let go of his hand. It was nice to be close to a friend for support but she knew someone would take it the wrong way.

"Hey boss what happened here?" Setsugie said in serious and empty tone as he looked at Len. "I was wondering why I smelled blood." Setsugie said looking at the new girl with his empty and sad blue and yellow eyes.

"In the middle of trying to escape the clutches of a vampire I stumbled and got a bit messed up.", she said calmly back as she reached to the back of her kimono and pulled the half empty bottle of sake out of her Obi to take a swig. "Don't get me wrong. I wasn't expecting a welcoming party or anything, but is there at least a medic here?", she asked with a smile.

"Uwahh.....we should help her..." the Chidori insisted lightly, looking towards Len since he was the superior at the moment.

"We will Chidori.." Len reassured Chidori. "Well, Miss. Kaiyo. If you would kindly follow us to the infirmary, we can get you patched up." Len said in a friendly tone.
He turned around and started walking while signalling for them to follow. "So, tell me about how you managed to escape the vampire that attacked you."

Rin glanced from Setsugie, to Len, to Chidori, and then to the mystery woman. She then glanced back to Len and followed him. She knew that everyone was suppressing their powers, but Rin didn't really know how to do that. All she knew was that she was trying really hard (Which didn't matter because it didn't work either way.). She stayed close to Setsugie the whole time like he said while also keeping the same distance to Len and Raze. She had to keep the same distance. If this lady somehow figured out that she was the destroyer, then she would know she'd be keeping close to the leader, which in this case, was Len.

"Let's just say, they're not the sharpest knife in the drawer.. Know what I mean?", Kaiyo said happily, tapping her head with her index finger. Suddenly, she turned her head and flashed a smile at Rin. "Actually, forget the medical attention. All I really need is some rest and I'll be on my way.", she said, stretching her arms forward. "You seem to be the leader.", she said to Len. "Would it be too much of a trouble for me to simply spend the night?", she asked coyly.

Rin smiled back as best as she could but she knew she was freaking out inside. A voice in her mind was making the situation worse by giving horrible ideas like 'What if she's the leader of the Shikaku', which she immediately dismissed for the reason of being obvious bull shit. She also just specified the voice as her freaking out instead of her power's sense of people, which it seemed, to her, that she would never master it.

((OOC: Sorry for all the copying and pasting guys. Trying to sum it up with many big points))

Dimitri watched as words were exchanged between Len and Kaiyo. He kept his hat down and tried to remain as a background character. He didn't know who this person was and for all he knew, she could be with the Shikaku. Although it was highly unlikely, he didn't take chances. Fortunately, he was also the best at being unnoticed. While she stood there, bleeding, he tried to sense any magical being inside of her and came up with nothing. She was probably a simple human who just ended up here, hurt. Things like that happen. he thought, trying to rationalize everything.

"Let's just say, they're not the sharpest knife in the drawer.. Know what I mean?", Kaiyo said happily, tapping her head with her index finger.

"Not the sharpest knife in the drawer, eh?" Len said, hoping that he could play the angry card long enough that she'd either get discouraged or he'd think of what to do.
"In case you didn't know," He started before looking back at Kaiyo straight in the eyes as his narrowed. "I'm also a Vampire. Got anything else to say about my kind while your at it?"

Oh, man. Nice job Kaiyo, insulting the leader like that. She sighed, she just knew she blew all chances of being liked enough to be trusted.

"I hope your kind is fast.", Kaiyo said as she threw her body weight to the side, lifting her left leg in an attempt to tornado kick him in the side of his face. As she did so, she slid her right in between her kimono, grasping a miniature throwing knife between each finger in case anyone else made a sudden move.

Dimitri hopped into action immediately. The moment the mysterious girl said her little quip, he knew it was going to be an attack. Dimitri jumped forward, blocking the kick with his wrist. As he did so, his other hand had grabbed a throwing knife and tossed it at Kaiyo, grabbing another one with his other hand, ready to throw it as she saw the woman with six knives between her fingers. Now where do I go to learn that?
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Willow was laying down, trying to distinguish this new person and the extremely powerful one that was SOMEWHERE around her, when the woman went on the offensive. Honestly, she wasn't expecting this and her sudden tornado kick caught her off guard. Luckily, it didn't phase Lance as he was able to block it with his fist. He caught the gleam of steel as Lance and the girl drew knives. Willow watched in fascination, waiting for a chance for her to enter the fight.
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Lance watched as her accidental insult led her into going onto the attack. She nearly tornado kicked Len and Lance was about to celebrate in his head when Lance approached the scene and blocked the kick. Oh the little twerp...

Part of him wanted to join the fray and kick a few teeth in. And yet...

A part of him wanted to see this fight rather than watch it. He could step in if she needed it, but he wanted to see how great of a fighter their new leader was and if she was worthy of the position. He had a little envy that he didn't become the new Shikaku leader. He wanted to see the competition and how much better was her fighting compared to his.

So he hung back, watching as Kaiyo drew knives as well as Lance. He'd also step in and stop the fight if Lance was near death. He didn't want to watch Kaiyo kill him. He wanted to kill him and laugh while he gutted him. That fight was going to be between brothers and no one else is to lay a finger on him...and not even the leader of the Shikaku was going to stop him.

Rin's eyes widened as she got ready to fight. She didn't want to give away that she was the destroyer so she slid out her twin swords that she spent the beginning half of her life mastering... and if anything went wrong, she could always use her powers as a back up. She quickly slashed at Kaiyo while keeping her guard up. She was not going to be surprised and if she was, she already had gotten a blast of power ready if needed. She was not going to let everyone else fight without her.

(sorry should've made that clear only her right hand is holding knives. Her left is still holding her half empty bottle of sake haha)

Kaiyo pushed her leg off from his wrist and spun around fully, waving her left arm whilst letting a small throwing knife in between her thumb and index finger go and collide mid-air with the knife Dimitri threw. The knife wasn't the only thing that left her quickly waving arm. The rain water that collected at the bottom of her kimono sleeve was forced out by the momentum, and would likely splash both Dimitri and Len in the face. Kaiyo hoped it would put them into a temporary state of blindness/confusion and buy her a moments time as she saw another person make their move.

She stopped her spin to face Rin, who was now aiming to slash at her with one of her swords. The same hand that threw the knife stopped, palm facing Rin, to intercept the blow of the sword. She merely loosened the grip between her fingers so that the top of the three remaining knives could slid down the palm of her hand. Metal on metal clashed as her sword made contact with the metal knife handles against Kaiyo's palm.

Now it was Kaiyo's turn. Her eyes narrowed as she stopped suppressing her magical energy. The aura was powerful and despite Kaiyo's appearance, didn't give off a dark or evil presence. Even though her magic was available to use, she went with a more physical approach.

Kaiyo grasped the sword's blade with her hand, the handles of the knives protecting her hand from the sharp side of the blade. Being naturally very strong, Kaiyo went to pull the sword down to the side in an attempt to twist it out of Rin's hand. It would force Rin's arm back until she'd have to either let go, or let her arm itself snap at the elbow. Most likely Rin would be forced to let go, and once that would happen Kaiyo would aim to smash the handle of the sword straight into Rin's stomach. If the hit connected with her stomach or was blocked by Rin's other sword, she'd merely retaliate by tossing the sword in her hand towards the opposite end of the room.

Rin gasped in pain as her arm twisted and she quickly slashed with her other sword. She didn't want to lose the sword just then and give this girl any advantage by having a sword in use. Not being able to hold on any longer without her arm breaking, she let go and continued her attack with her other sword. Her other hand grabbed for the sheath to use as something to block attacks and once in hand, she pulled it out of it's tie and held it semi close. This way, she had another back up plane before letting her powers out.

((OOC: Sorry for my delay. I had to run 3 miles in the Mountain West Classic X-C Race. 19:53 was my time, my best yet!!!))

Dimitri only saw the clash of steel as his knife collided with hers and both went spinning in another direction. Then, a gush of water splashed onto his face and he stepped back, wiping the water off with his sleeve. He saw Rin go on the offensive and the mystery girl countered effectively. A powerful aura emitted through the air that could've only came from the girl. It sent a shudder down his spine. It neither had an evil precense nor a good one. What kind of magic was she hiding?

He stepped forward now, taking the opportunity of the girl being distracted by Rin to let loose two throwing knives, then unsheathed his short sword, a loud hiss emerging as the metal slid along the leather sheath. He twirled it around his head, then brought the blade down, aiming at the shoulder of their attacker. He didn't want to kill her or really anyone. His main goal was to get intel and he was usually pretty good at getting that, passively or aggressively.
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Lance watched in almost perplexed fascination as he saw Kaiyo's tactics. She was as fast as Dimitri, if not faster. Then The Destroyer stepped forward and now it was a fight between the two. While Rin went on the offensive, an aura went through the air, a very powerful and yet unknown aura. It had no hint of darkness or light. It was...neutral. So that's how she did it, Lance thought. It was a unique form of magic that Kaiyo had aquired that not only had a physical effect on her opponents, but a mental one as well. Very impressive...

Just before Kaiyo managed to pry the sword from Rin's arm, Rin went to slash at her with her spare sword. Kaiyo avoided it by twirling over to Rin's side. Of course, she twirled to the nonthreatening side that held the sword she was currently disarming. From Rin's side she was just as easily able to twist the sword free, only for Rin to grab a sheath in it's place. That's when her eyes spotted the knives coming right at her. They spotted them to late. Kaiyo had little experience with using swords, and it didn't help that she was holding it so awkwardly. She out of sheer luck managed to deflect one of the knives with the long blade, but the other one pierced her kimono and lodged into the front of her left arm right under her elbow. It made her take a step back and grasp the bottle of sake even tighter. Luckily for her it just missed the bandages covering most of her arms.

She had just enough time to get her footing as the male quickly drew his sword, spun it, and brought it down towards her already pained shoulder. Sword still in hand she bent her knees and launching behind Rin who was right besides her. Since she was crouching, she was shorter than Rin and was so close she was practically against her back. From that angle he wouldn't be able to slice Kaiyo without slicing through Rin first. A human shield was the best shield. Only after she relatively felt safe from Dimitri's attack did she slide the sword away to the back of the room.

Being behind her anyway, she decided to drop her sake bottle and grab at Rin's right ankle whilst she was there. It wasn't to hurt her, simply to make skin contact and keep Rin from easily moving away without tripping up. Being so low, the sake bottle didn't break just rolled a bit.

Dimitri cursed as the female dodged the stroke, the blade bouncing off the tile floor. Picking it up again, he was about to deliver another stroke when he saw her behind Rin. No stroke was possible to hit her without hitting Rin first. Sighing, he backed up a little bit, the sword poised at the woman in case she made sudden movements. While he was doing this, she grabbed at Rin's ankle. Now he saw his chance. Her arm was exposed just by a bit. If he had the training, which he had, he would be able to toss a knife without hurting Rin in the process.

And that's exactly what he did, tossing the knife from it's sheath in one fluent move, the blade spinning through the air at a remarkably fast speed. There should be no way that the girl would be able to see the blade coming, for she was behind Rin. And even if she did, the sheer speed of the toss would at least nick her elbow.

Rin saw in front of her that the girl got injured before ducking behind her. She almost spun around until she felt someone grab her ankle. Eyes widening slightly and seeing Dimitri getting ready to throw a knife as Kaiyo's arm, Rin dove forward so it wouldn't hit her arm, but her back instead. Landing on her hands, she quickly rolled over and delivered a hard kick infused with some of her energy down at her head. She knew this would give away who she was, but she just needed to get away from Kaiyo right then.

Big mistake. Rin's dive forward also drove Kaiyo's attention forward, and she caught sight of the knife aiming her way. Since she was already crouching, it was easy for her to jump up and get just enough air to dodge the knife in time. Unfortunately Kaiyo was brought back down to her feet as the foot slammed upon her head.

"Haha... Hahaha...", Kaiyo couldn't help but snicker happily with the impact. Since Kaiyo made contact with Rin's ankle only a couple of seconds ago, her ability, Neutral Authority, was still in play. Rin's use and control of magic was negated, and she'd be nothing more than a mere human girl for a good five or so seconds. Without the added energy, the kick was nothing a hard-headed brute like Kaiyo couldn't handle.

Now that Rin was in a rather awkward position, Kaiyo took the opportunity to slash at the leg above her head with the three knives in her hand.

Dimitri watched and cursed as Rin dove forward, giving clear sight to the knife, and the mystery girl dodged the knife. He heard the thud as Rin's magic-charged foot connected with the top of the girl's head. She started snickering and Dimitri knew it would have no effect on her. Who was this girl and what ability did she wield? And now the woman was about to slash her leg into sushi. He couldn't let that happen.

He dove forward, his sword directly in front of him. He hit the ground and slid the remaining couple of feet towards Rin's leg. He heard the clang of steel as his sword hit her knives, blocking the stroke she had delivered and sparing Rin's leg. He spun around and kicked the girl, not necesarily to hurt her, but to push her away from Rin and himself, and got up, sword still poised, his other hand on his knives. "Alright, seriously. Who the hell are you?!" he cried to her, wondering why she's on a mission to kill Rin.
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Willow was continuing to watch the fight. The girl charged her foot with a strong magic and now Willow could pinpoint exactly who The Destroyer was. Unfortunately, as she connected with the other girl's head, the precense was gone...like completely gone. As if it never existed. Did the other girl take her power away? She stood there, wide-eyed, as the other girl attempted to slash at the first girl's knees only to be blocked by Dimitri's sword.