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Oomiya Haruo (CirCleS2uare)

"If he is this world's 'God'... then I will be this world's 'Lucifer' and defy his will!"

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a character in “Conquest of Babylon Online”, as played by TnevdaNai

Description


CirCleS2uare



ImageImage
Nickname:
Previously: Angel of Death
Current: -

Age:
20

Gender:
Male

Appearance:
CirCleS2uare is a well-built avatar, 6’2” of 194lbs muscle. Sporting silver hair and piercing grey eyes, CirCle is at the epitome of the typical brooding, aloof male stereotype, complete with the pretty boy look. He is generally equipped with heavy armor, sometimes even mix-and-matching the pieces to bring rise to a unique yet effective set when he lacks a complete armor. CirCle is offensively outfitted with heavy arms, usually a BattleHammer, Two Handed Sword, Halberd, BattleAxe, etc. He doesn’t seem to have a preference of weapons, switching up his style whenever he feels like it.
In ‘Ruin Mode’, CirCle’s hair lengthens and becomes shaggy in appearance, his eyes turn yellow. Two pairs of horns grow from his head, two above his forehead and two branching off each side of his head. A black aura enveloped by white outlines is present around him when in this form. He becomes even more muscular and grows to a height of 6’11”.


Oomiya Haruo



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Nickname:
Miya, Haru

Age:
17

Gender:
Male

Appearance:
Haruo’s appearance is a huge contrast to his in-game avatar, as he is thin, weighing 141lbs at 5’7”. His hair is wavy and black, his eyes are blue by nature. Compared to CirCle, Haruo seems like the generic quiet male who is shy and doesn’t have many friends. The outfit he wore before he got trapped inside CoB was a blue-white striped t-shirt, covered by a light blue jacket with a high collar as well as a hood that even sports ‘ears’.


Personality
Haruo has a rather laid-back personality. He is cheerful and his close friends enjoy his presence. However, Haruo makes very little friends due to his out-going imagination. His imaginations express themselves in forms of random outbursts and sometimes even acting out some of his imagination. This freaks people out. His closest friends are used to his antics and generally get along well with his personality.
As a friend, Haruo is helpful and ready for action when called. Help with homework? Check. Help with shopping? Check. Need a place to stay? Check. Need help with girls...? Ur... kinda? Check? The gist of it is that Haruo is willing to assist a friend in times of need. He will also keep secrets and will never betray a friend. Neither will he speak ill of his friend behind their backs. If he has a problem with them, he confronts them head on without fail. Friendships are one of the things he treasures the most.
While typically looking like the stereotypical shy boy, Haruo is actually the complete opposite. He is rather impulsive and can be rather rude when confronted initially. While he does not mean to, his words tend to seem like Haruo is being rude. Haruo has no problems questioning society’s antics and often asks himself the many mysteries of the world. For a teenager, his thoughts are rather complex and adult-like, even to the point that HE is the one giving advice to his parents. He excels incredibly in school.
While studious, Haruo also has his playful side. Being a person filled with imagination, Haruo enjoys games, where he can be another person without people freaking out and judging him. He also has a geeky side, as he is always up-to-date about any type of gaming console or newly released games.
As a son, Haruo is a respectful child and as such, is generally showered with love by his parents. Despite the spoiling, Haruo is hugely independant.

Background
Game-loving Haruo and his friends got their hands on copies of the Virtual Reality MMO game, ‘Conquest of Babylon’ or ‘CoB’, as they called it. End of story.
Kidding.
Haruo was one of the avid gamers and he became widely known as the ‘Angel of Death’ during his initial playing phase, with good reason. He had played as a highly offensive Angel class instead of the usual supportive healers that the Angel class had to offer. He and his friends were free-lancers, only needing each other to finish certain missions and overcome some barriers, they had no ties to any guild. That allowed them a freedom of movement within the game, not restricted by class differences or having to kill one another.
During the announcement of CoB’s ‘Death Game’ by Ramasama, a fact that would change Haruo’s decisions radically. It was now a man-eat-man world in here, and only the strongest would get out alive but the idea of slaying another human being was now the limiting factor of Haruo’s incredible gaming prowess. From the merciless ‘Angel of Death’, he had become nothing more than a pretty boy with white wings.
He came across a girl one day and was asked to kill her. When questioned, she claimed that it was because ‘My friends aren’t coming back’. Seeing himself as her, possibly in the future, he gave her the advice he thought he would’ve wanted the future him to have and that was to live for his friends. Soon after that event, he and his friends were constantly hunted by guilds. Things were different in CoB now, there was no longer the freedom to choose. Gamers were forcing the talented group of freelancers to join them, and eventually, they met one guild that was more than ready to use violence to get what they wanted.
The commencing battle resulted in the severe injury of his friends. Just before one of the offenders struck a killing blow at his downed ally, Haruo exploded into a hateful rage and cut down his enemy, therefore soiling his hands with the kill. Shocked by what he had done, he fled from his friends, afraid they thought him a monster.
Overtime, Haruo grew to resent the current CoB community, the lack of freedom, the gamers that didn’t feel a damn thing as they took another’s life. What had revolted him the most was the sight of Angels slaying other classes, even those of their own. If anything was screwed to the point of no return, it was the Angel class. To see the benevolent class commit such atrocity, Haruo used ‘The Card’ and thus was reborn.
Haruo, known as CirCleS2uare, began anew as a Demon, a powerful class that suited his playstyle and he did better than he could’ve ever done as the ‘Angel of Death’.



Equipment




Enma’s Judgement
Flavour Text: The Demon Enma bestows upon the worthy his Hammer of Judgement to judge those guilty of their sins and send them to Hell. The wielder experiences an immeasurable surge of power whenever the Hammer is swung, as if the Demon of Hell Enma was with them.
Details: Enma’s Judgement is a Rank S weapon and is one-of-a-kind. Enma’s Judgement is a Non-Elemental, Impact-type Demon-Exclusive Weapon. It has a unique passive that crushes armor and reduces it by 30% of its original value. The passive does not stack with multiple hits.

Great War
Flavour Text: Long ago, the Four Horsemen each turned into weapons of Chaos that would aid the battle between Angels, Demons and Humans. The Horseman War turned into a magnificent two-handed Greatsword that carries the might of War. Only those who have great strength are able to wield this Legendary sword.
Details: Great War is a Rank S weapon and part of the Four Horsemen classification. Great War is a Dark Elemental, Slash-type Weapon. Great War continually builds up damage up to a certain amount of stacks each time it inflicts damage against an enemy. Up to 20 stacks, each stack increases Great War’s damage by 7.

Black Accommodo
Flavour Text: This sword was crafted from an ancient tree. The tree was said to have adapted to several different situations, surviving many harsh seasons and even wars. It has stood the test of time and no doubt the sword will too.
Details: Black Accommodo is a Rank S weapon. Black Accommodo is a Non-Elemental, Slash-type Weapon. Despite having low damage at first, Black Accommodo's passive allows it to adapt itself to rival with the enemy's current weapon after the first clash, allowing the Black Accommodo to reveal its true, limitless potential to become as strong as any weapon in existence. When the passive is in play, the wood turns black just as it's namesake suggests.
EQUIPPED

Abyss of Tartarus
Flavour Text: The Pits of Tartarus became a powerful armor containing the might of the Titans within them. Whoever wears it will be granted immortality and promised safety by the Titans. As dark as the Pits of Tartarus itself, enemies will see a shadow envelope them, sealing their fate in the depths of Tartarus itself.
Details: Abyss of Tartatus is a Rank S Heavy Armor and is one-of-a-kind. Abyss Tartatus is a Non-Elemental Heavy Armor. Abyss of Tartarus’ unique passive grants a 5% possibility of blocking any type of incoming damage and a 10% possibility of returning 20% of inflicted damage as pure damage in AoE.

Blade Mail (Chest Plate)
Flavour Text: Together with the complete set, Blade Mail will loyally protect the user. Enemies beware, else they be injured by the Blade Mail’s barbed defense.
Details: Blade Mail is a Rank C Heavy Armor. Blade Mail is a Non-Elemental Heavy Armor. Each piece of the armor grants a 30% chance of returning 30% of inflicted damage as magical damage to the attacker, after factoring for defensive stats. This Blade Mail Piece is the Chest Plate.
EQUIPPED

Serpent’s Embrace (Left Gauntlet)
Flavour Text: Together with the complete set, Serpent’s Embrace looks as if living serpents had been used to craft out the armor along with metal. It is said whoever equips the Serpent’s Embrace will find themselves reacting with incredible speed and attack with intense bursts of agility.
Details: Serpent’s Embrace is a Rank C Heavy Armor. Serpent’s Embrace is a Poison Elemental Heavy Armor. Each piece of the armor grants a slight boost in speed and agility, as well as poison immunity to whichever part it is equipped on.
EQUIPPED

Hand of Dante
Flavour Text: Dante defeated the Devil, Lucifer and rescued the love of his life, but at a cost. The hand that dealt the killing blow was severed from him as penance. He was forgiven, but all his sins are present in his severed right hand. Those who use the Hand of Dante claim to be bestowed Dante’s strength that rivals the Devil himself.
Details: Hand of Dante is a Rank S Heavy Armor and is one-of-a-kind. Hand of Dante is a Dark Elemental One-Part Heavy Armor. The Hand of Dante grants the user an immeasurable amount of strength that grows the longer the battle drags. The wielder gains a powerful skill.

Voices of the Damned
Flavour Text: A beautiful black skull that seems to be a storage of the souls of those who have died. If one listened closely, they can hear the voices re-enacting the last moments of their death.
Details: Voices of the Damned is a Rank S Decoration Item. There seems to be no use for it other than for displaying purposes.


Magic Abilities




Gehignis
Flavour Text: With the hellfire burning in hand, those who stand in the way shall burn to ashes and added to the flames of Hell...
Details: A dark version of the Ignis spell, sends a dark fireball launching towards the target.

Gehigna
Flavour Text: The flames of Hell will rise up to the skies and burn the Kingdom of Heaven, inciting war amongst the high-beings...
Details: An advanced version of the Gehignis spell, sends multiple dark fireballs towards the target. Able to target multiple enemies.

Umbris Gehenna Ignia - 3 word chant.

Mageddi
Flavour Text: Darkness and light will collide, the world will be covered in the flames of Hell and destruction, bringing upon the Armageddon.
Details: The most powerful Ignis spell in existence, burns down an entire area with hellfire that continually burns for 7 seconds and deals DoT to enemies within the area. Enemies that stay in the AoE for the entire duration of the spell will be inflicted with bonus damage and receive a ‘Hell Burn’ status affliction, causing any additional hellfire damage to be amplified.
Gehenna Igni Mundus Mortem Caelum Exitium Futurus Alis Lumine Umbraque Circa Finem Perducat – 13 word chant

White Burn
Flavour Text: There are three levels of heat... red hot, blue blazing and white BURN!
Details: White hot fire envelopes the user's weapon, causing it to deal out magical searing damage and a DoT effect. Even a slight graze can send a painful burn. The effect lasts for a short period of time. Has a 100% burn chance.
Totalis Album Ardere Ensis - 4 word chant.

6x6x6
Flavour Text: The Number of the Beast. Those who declare the number will be shadowed by the presence of the Demon and feel it's overwhelming rage.
Details: A powerful summoning skill that requires 3 chants for each of the 6-style seals. With a life-price to pay, the user can summon the upper half of a gigantic monstrosity from the ground that practically acts as an Avatar. To maintain this havoc-causing beast, the user's health is continually drained until the moment the 'Beast' is released or the user cannot use anymore health. The user cannot die from the health drain. The 'Beast' has its own HP bar and its own separate stats, making it an individual being.
Seals and Chants: The hexagon along with the chant 'Deamonis', 6 triangles on the hexagon's 6 sides along with the chant 'In' and lastly, the Kanji for '6' in the middle of the hexagon with the chant 'Porta'. This forms the 6 sided star associated with the 'Beast', thus releasing it from it's confines.

Fallen Call of Battle
Flavour Text: The voices of the fallen warriors call to those who battle, inciting blood-thirst and the will to kill anything that breathes.
Details: When used, the enemies within a certain AoE will be affected by the Fallen Call of Battle and proceed to attack the user. In this process, the user gains a large boost in defensive stats and deals 50% of original damage to all units in vicinity.
Megalo Theo Ari Evlogisei Me Ti Dynami Sas - 8 word chant.

Ruin Mode: Fallen Light
Flavour Text: Lights that have lost their original luster, now no more than just shadows of their former beings. Overcome by darkness, they find new meaning in causing chaos.
Details: The user conjures balls of darkness infused light that can track their targets down and deal explosive damage. Although the spell involves light, it is a Dark Elemental spell.
Cecidit In Lucem Surgere Et Tollere Fratribus Vestris – 8 word chant.

Ruin Mode: Purgatory’s Prisoner
Flavour Text: Only the most wicked, those no longer even considered humans, are imprisoned in Purgatory. Now monsters, they scream and bite their cages, but they will never escape the confines of Purgatory.
Details: The user sends out shards of fallen light that are well placed to stop the target’s advances. A powerful, single-target disable, the user can imprison the target with the shards of fallen light to form a make-shift cell. For a lengthy duration of time, the target is at the user’s mercy.
Carcerem Cecidit Lucem Prohibere Motus Aeternum Manete Purgatorio Mors Putredo – 10 word chant.

Ruin Mode: Ungodly Lightning
Flavour Text: With the strength of God, pulverize enemies with God’s own weapons.
Details: Black lightning shoots out from the ground in a large AoE from the user. The lightning bolts deal intense damage and ‘Paralyzed’ status effect. Each successive strike on the same target significantly reduces the damage. Also, the same target cannot be ‘Paralyzed’ again even after the initial effect is over.
Ira Cum Fremitu Timeat Impia Tenebris Fulgur Adhuc Retines Eos Percutiat Hostibus Tuis – 13 word chant.

Ruin Mode: Mirabilis Fatalis
Flavour Text: Miraculous fate opened the Doors of Death, and through miracles, it was fated to defy death.
Details: The user swaps health with a DYING target, giving his own health to the target and receiving only 1 HP in return. Cannot be used on a dead target or on a living target. Only on targets that have the split second status ‘DYING’. Requires superior speed and chanting skills to cast in the small window of time. The user immediately reverts back into normal form after this and has the Ruin Bar locked for a long duration of time before becoming usable again.
Miserere Infirma Ego Sum Reus Peccati Tolle Amimam Meam Cecidit Sanare Mortuos Suscitate Dimittam Animas Suas Vocet Lucem Grando Atra – 20 word chant.



Skills




Ruin
Flavour Text: When the Light falls to Darkness, the Darkness becomes light. The Darkness will outshine the Light, and the Light will overshadow the Darkness. When that time comes, Ruin has arrived.
Details: Transforms the user into Ruin Mode, buffing the user up in size and stats, granting horns, larger wings and giving the user a dark aura outlined by light. To transform, the user must commit devastating combos to fill up the Ruin bar and have 50% or less of their health remaining. With Ruin Mode activated, the user’s current weapon is absorbed into the user, giving an outer appearance inspired by the weapon. Ruin Mode gives the user immense boost in stats, as well as a whole new set of powerful skills that replace their previous skill sets for a limited duration of time.

Ruin Mode: Into the Maws of Chaos
Flavour Text: In the Ruins, the sheer strength is enough to devour you without a mouth.
Details: Activates for a short period of time. During that time, any Skills/Spells used against the user will be devoured and become absorbed as a temporary Skill/Spell. This temporary Skill/Spell stays as long as the user remains in Ruin Mode and does not replace the Skill/Spell with another ‘devoured’ Skill/Spell. When the user devours another Skill/Spell it will replace the previous ‘devoured’. After devouring a Skill/Spell, if Into the Maws of Chaos is still activated, the user can still continue devouring.

Ruin Mode: The World’s End
Flavour Text: He sees the battle of the ages. It will be told in the Gardens of Heaven and the Circles of Hell, as the World will be no more when the Apocalypse arrives with all its Chaos.
Details: The user becomes the embodiment of Chaos and gains glowing red eyes. When activated, the user becomes feral-like in nature with a significant increase in both speed and agility. When the user moves, a red afterglow makes it difficult to track down. The user deals two powerful strikes with the afterglow that mini-stuns the target for a very short time and then thrusts forward after a short delay to deal the coup de grace, a pulverizing lance-like motion that sends the target spiralling away with an afterglow. If the target hits an object behind it, the target bursts with the afterglow dealing more damage and causing the object to receive damage as well.

Ruin Mode: Horns of Havoc
Flavour Text: Like a lightning rod, those horns can pull lightning to themselves to use as devastating lances of pure energy that can destroy mountains.
Details: The user gets into a low stance and keeps his head low. Soon after, black lightning will surge from the surroundings and gather around the horns, causing them to turn black with dark energy. The user charges forward with horns crackling to deal a powerful horned attack that has a 30% chance of paralyzing the target. It’s a very linear attack.

Ruin Mode: Victor’s Judgement
Flavour Text: Like a judge who befalls judgement, the victor chooses as he sees fit to bestow the judgement upon the fallen.
Details: The user flies at a fast speed and grasps the target by the neck, lifting said target up into the skies. The user subjects the target to a devastating beam of fallen light shot from his horns before releasing the target and beaming the target straight into the ground.

Ruin Mode: Burning Skies
Flavour Text: The skies were filled with flames, ashes were everywhere... no place in the world was safe from this destruction.
Details: The user performs an aerial attack, flying up into the skies and causing a supernova explosion, infusing the user’s wings with blazing flames before descending down to destroy the target with a meteor-like charge.

Ruin Mode: Sun Eater
Flavour Text: It was in legends when they said the Sun was swallowed...
Details: The user forms a miniature sun in front of their mouth and then ingests it. A short quake erupts in vicinity before ripples of heat flow out. The user then opens his mouth and expels a super concentrated stream of fire that holds the strength of a supernova.

Darkest Flight
Flavour Text: With wings of the night, one can become a fast and merciless killer when bestowed the powers of the dark.
Details: The user develops a dark energy around his hands/weapons and receives a powerful surge of speed. Darkest Flight is a speedy chained skill that deals several hits before finishing off with a 100% critical hit chance. When Darkest Flight is used, the user's status is similar to 'Levitate' and thus will not be affected by ground-based attacks and can traverse certain terrains, such as lakes, small hills, etc.

Dante's Sins
Flavour Text: It was said that Dante's sins are collected in his severed right hand. The power to slay both Demons and Angels are held within it.
Details: Usable only when the Heavy Armor 'Hand of Dante' is equipped and the user's health is below 5%. A powerful strike full of darkness from the 'Hand of Dante' causes the enemy's health to drop to a similar amount as your own. After that, 'Hand of Dante' will become a 'Petrified' equip and all its stats are applied negatively.

Shadowed Hammer
Flavour Text: The last thing you'll ever see... is its shadow. That is, before you see stars.
Details: The user's weapon is enveloped by a dense amount of dark energy, causing it to look like a huge hammer of darkness. The user swings around in a full circle, dealing massive 'Cleave' damage and sending enemies flying, followed by several swings before ending with a massive, earth-shaking downward swing to bring an end to the target. The enemy will be stunned for a short duration of time.

Ares's Rage
Flavour Text: The God of War descends upon a mortal's body and vents his rage upon those nearby, destroying villages and moving mountains in his rage.
Details: The user is inflicted with the 'Blind' status but becomes temporarily 'Numbed' to incoming damage and gains a tremendous amount of power worthy of Ares's approval. If the user decides to attack while under Ares's Rage, the user will cause incredible amount of havoc and damage to the battlefield and his enemies if he lands a hit. His 'Numbed' status makes him unable to feel the damage caused to him, but after the duration ends, all damage will be calculated accordingly. However, the user cannot die if the damage exceeds current HP but leaves the user with 1 HP remaining instead.

Details:


Passives/Techniques




Quietus
Flavour Text: Smite the enemies that cry out in pain to silence their voices.
Details: A highly valued passive that increases the damage dealt by 10% to an enemy with 20% health remaining. This bonus applies to both physical and magical damage.

Light Elemental Weakness
Flavour Text: Demons are beings of Darkness and they fear Light, just as how Angels fear the Dark.
Details: Receives 200% more damage from Light Elemental attacks, compared to the normal 100%.

Heavy Arms Expert
Flavour Text: Demons enjoy the feeling of heavier weapons in their grasp and the amount of damage it can dish out, making Demons the perfect wielders of Heavy Arms.
Details: Heavy Arms are easier to use than other weapons.

Retarded Regeneration
Flavour Text: Beings of Darkness revel in pain, preferring to bleed rather than heal their wounds.
Details: Lack of regeneration ability.

Demon Lineage
Flavour Text: Demons do not fear their own element, they bathe and glorify themselves in darkness.
Details: Receives 50% less damage from Dark Elemental attacks, compared to the normal 100%.





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As polygons drifted up into the digital skies, Haruo sheathed his great weapon and sat down to observe the blue sparkles in the sky. He had completed another tough mission, once again solo. It was difficult and being a demon, he had to continuously rely on his potions to ensure he would not die. Having 'reincarnated' his character from an Angel into a Demon didn't help either, as he lost all his previous weapons and he had to begin from scratch. He was still a long way from his previous level, but he was desperately. not to mention recklessly, power-leveling his way through, which was dangerous for a low-level player such as himself.

Finally, Haruo decided that his breather was over and stood up, dusting down imaginary dust from his backside.

"Well... can't lolly-gag around." he quipped to himself, quoting a famous line from one of the classic games he played before.

Several months ago, Haruo wasn't a nobody Demon that was working alone... Haruo had been the famous 'Angel of Death' and usually worked together with his close friends as mercenaries. He had been one of the so-called 'Hall of Famers' along with several strong players, among which Haruo knew were still active and maintaining their status, such as 'The Dark Enforcer', 'Scarlet Flame', to name a few of them. Perhaps 'Scarlet Flame' had died out in fame, but no doubt that the incredibly powerful player was still active. However, there were these stories of several new players rising the ranks and becoming new 'Hall of Famers'... although things like that didn't matter in the current state of this game.

The digital winds blew across his face, throwing his white locks all over the place... just the way he liked them. The winds were so soothing and... so real, that it was hard to believe that this was a game. However, as Haruo took a step forward, he knew very well that the hazards were real.

Death in this game meant death in the real world too. This was the Death Game that the players had to deal with ever since it's first announcement. By the 'God', the game's creator: Kenpachi Ramasama.

Haruo's fist tightened with anger as he remembered all the shocked expressions, the depression, the crying, the pleading of the people around him. Haruo had titled Kenpachi Ramasama as their unjust 'God' and had vowed to end the tyranny. In a way, this helped Haruo survive through several occasions when depression attacked. Not completely immune to the matters at hand, even the free-spirited Haruo was affected and would often just want to hole himself up in his room to cry out his heart at the misfortune that befell them all. By imagining that Kenpachi Ramasama was merely the Final Boss and that he was the main character, he could get away from all his depression by thinking it a game. It was a game, but a game where death was real.

Too many have died, too many have lost those they care about, too many have resorted to the worst means of surviving: Killing others.

Haruo trudged along the route back to the village where he was given the quest he had completed without any obstructions. Once back, he received his reward and was about to leave when he heard commotion in the middle of the village square. Knowing not to ignore such a situation from past, he made his way through the dense crowd of low level players to meet a spectacle of a large group of Angels standing before two other Angels who were on their knees.

Haruo knew who they were.

"...Saint's Order." Haruo muttered under his breath.

Of course he knew who they were. He and his friends had given them a good walloping. The Guild had always tried to recruit Haruo and his friends back when he was still an Angel. It was also because of this Guild that Haruo first soiled his hands with a kill when he protected Tano from being killed. Would you believe it when a member of the Saint's Order stepped forward to stab one of the kneeling Angels in the shoulder was...

"...Tano."

Haruo couldn't believe this. He stepped closer forward to get a better look.

"LISTEN UP!" Tano spoke out as he looked around. "THIS IS A WARNING TO ALL OF YOU ANGELS!"

Tano sunk his sword deeper into the other Angel's shoulder, who was yelling in pain while the one beside stared in fear.

"SUBMIT TO OUR GUILD! THE SAINT'S ORDER REQUIRE YOUR ASSISTANCE AND IN EXCHANGE WE WILL PROTECT YOU! THIS IS WAR! WE WILL BE THE ONLY CLASS THAT WILL ESCAPE THIS GAME, KEEP THAT IN MIND!" Tano exclaimed, then pulled the sword out from the victim's shoulder before pointing it at him.

In a softer voice, "He will be an example to those who defy our grand design."

"NO. PLEASE!" the player yelled as he tried to flee, but with a few quick chants from Tano, magic light bound him in place.

Just as Tano swung the sword as if to behead the Angel, Haruo cracked.

"TAAAAAAAAANOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!"

Tano's celestial sword clashed against a wooden sword as Haruo stood between him and the other Angel. There were gasps all around. Tano's eyes widened in recognition as he saw Haruo's username.

"...Haruo?!" Tano stepped back. Haruo also took a step back, but did not leave the Angel's side.

"Tano. What's this supposed to mean?" Haruo asked quietly. "How come you're with THEM?"

Haruo pointed at the group behind Tano, the members of the Saint's Order.

"...Haruo. I'm a prized member of the Saint's Order. They are my subordinates."

"You joined the Guild that were going to kill you?"

"You don't understand Haruo. There is no longer any freedom of choice. I joined them because it was the only way."

"BULLSHIT TANO!" said Haruo angrily. "You were just afraid to DIE for what's right."

"You don't know the first thing about what's right!"

"YEA!? I sure as hell know not to kill an innocent life just to prove a point!"

"DON'T LECTURE ME ABOUT KILLING WHEN YOU KILLED SOMEONE YOURSELF!"

Haruo's kill flash through his eyes, causing a small guilt to form in his chest but his anger was more pronounced.

"I SAVED YOU, YOU INGRATE!"

There was a short silence before Tano finally spoke.

"We won't get anywhere with just words." Tano lifted up his sword to eye level. "You're still a friend Haruo. I don't want to fight you, so step aside and let me finish what I started."

"You've gone down the wrong road Tano."

There was a warning tone in Haruo's voice.

"...You said the same thing that Akio said." Tano said quietly. "I'll have to do to you what I did to him."

Haruo was stunned at the sentence. Akio was the other friend Haruo was always with, together with Tano, they jokingly called themselves the three Musketeers of CoB.

"Tano... no... you didn't..."

A sharp cut through Haruo's cheek pulled him back to the task at hand and he quickly rolled to the side. Tano was in an outstretched pose, his sword pointing sharply in the place Haruo previously was at. Tano looked straight at Haruo with expressionless eyes.

"Yes. I killed Akio because he wouldn't join the new world... the Saint's Order."

"Tano... you... TAAAAAAAAANOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!" Anger flashed in Haruo's voice.

The celestial sword and the wooden sword clashed again, but this time Haruo was thrown aside.

"Your petty little sword can't do anything to me Haruo. You're still a low-leveled peasant... do you really think you can stand up to the might of a powerful Saint's Order member?" Tano seemed to pity Haruo, twirling his sword around as he observed Haruo getting up.

"This 'petty little sword' is the 「Black Accommodo」." Haruo said before dashing forward to attack. "YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?!"

This time when their swords met, Haruo maintained his footing, but Tano was now the one backing up.

"What the... impossible! This is just a weak weapon wielded by a weak person!"

Haruo pushed and Tano was forced backwards, shocked.

"Tano... you, Akio and I used to watch anime together. You should know that the weaker one is... he'll always be stronger if he has hope and believes in himself."

Haruo readied his stance as Tano's vein popped in his anger.

"THIS IS REALITY ASSHOLE! THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS HAPPINESS, HOPE AND ALL THAT NONSENSE! GO TO HELL HARUO!!!"

As Tano launched at himself and the two met in an even clash.

"I've always hated you Haruo. Always the leader in everything, never second to none."

Haruo's spirit dropped and his grip slackened. Seeing an opportunity, Tano struck with great speed.

"BUT TODAY! I'LL ERASE YOU AND I'LL BE FREE FROM YOUR DAMN SHADOW!" Tano yelled as he performed an active skill, effectively chaining several attacks on Haruo.

With his health bar dropping incredibly low, Haruo could not afford to be struck again. Quickly, he dodged Tano's next strike quickly and blocked the next two weakly.

'...I never knew... I never knew that Tano hated me...' Haruo thought to himself as he endured each of Tano's attacks with a defensive maneuver. 'I thought we were best friends... Did Akio have the same thoughts as well...?'

Haruo's spirit was slowly receding as his initial anger and determination was now replaced by a deep sadness and helplessness as he realized just how alone he was in this world. Distracted by his depression that he had held at bay now rushing to comfort him with it's deathly atmosphere, Tano cut through his slackened defenses and struck Haruo, sending his health dropping to the red zone and dangerously teetering between death.

Weakened, Haruo fell back on his back and await his death... with depression being his only comfort.

"No hard feelings Haruo. I was just stronger, and you weaker. But don't worry... you'll be the light to guide them all to a new order." Tano reassured him in a creepy voice, raising his sword up to deliver the killing blow and erase Haruo from existence.

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It had taken over an hour for Shreya to let her brother's body go, a high level NPC finally breaking through her barriers in an effort to retrieve him. However when she checked the surrounding area map she discovered a congregation of guild members in one of the nearby lower level village. Now that....was unusual to say the least, unless they were gathering to do some sort of quest nearby. But the young woman highly doubted that the Saint's Order were coming out of the wood work unless they were doing something that they deemed important.

When she noticed a red dot enter and then engage one of the purple guild member dots after a few moments and she frowned a little before curiosity began to niggle at her. She bit her lower lip, contemplating her options before sighing and leaving all unnecessary items underneath her sleeping pallet. She grabbed Lady Luck and slid the sword into its sheath on her right hip, slinging her bow and quiver onto her back, her last piece of necessary equipment was the Mask of the Wise. She looked down at the shiny markings on the fox mask for a moment before she tied the ribbons back in place, pulling her dark hair up into a ponytail around the ribbons, hiding them.

This all done, Shreya walked out of the mill, placing various traps about the place as she did so. She stood in the shadow of the white washed building before crouching and concentrating hard on that village where it seemed that something was afoot. In a burst of blue-white she was gone, magic glittering in the air for a moment before going away. The young woman found herself in a much more volatile situation than she had first thought, shimmering into being just behind two kneeling angels. Without a second thought she touched their injuries gently, using Angel's Kiss to heal them.

She turned her head at the sound of a hollow thunk, metal sinking into wood as an angel attacked a weaker level demon. The demon was defending weakly....obviously wounded and the angel was spouting off in a creepy voice.
"No hard feelings Haruo. I was just stronger, and you weaker. But don't worry... you'll be the light to guide them all to a new order." As the angel raised his weapon she took in a breath.
"MAY THIS PROTECT!" She yelled, throwing up her hand and a silvery bubble flew from both of her hands, one going to land on the ground before the demon, the other enveloping the two slightly injured angels. That was the strongest barrier she had...now was a good time to prove that guilds weren't all that they were cracked up to be.

It was a dangerous game she was about to play, a game of bluffs and occasional attacks. The angel it seemed, hadn't really taken notice of the young woman behind him...until this point. Onlookers were murmuring to each other, elbowing others and continuing in the twisted game of Chinese Whispers.
"It's her.....The Bronze Fox.....but why would she defend a demon?" Cold murderous eyes bored into hers and she tilted her head slightly to the side, her main option was to think on her feet now.
"Don't you think it's a little disturbing that angels are attacking others just to make an example of them? It's like bobbing for apples on Halloween but getting a mouthful of worms instead." She said calmly, unsheathing her sword and holding it in front of her.

"Y-...take down the barriers this instant or I'll kill you for defying the Saint's Order!!" The angel snarled at her and she twitched subtly as his goons spread themselves out.
"Call off the dogs otherwise I'll put them down and you'll be left with no back up." She said smoothly and she sensed the guild members move back of their own accord. So they'd checked up on her huh.....darn.
"What right have you to tell me what to do?!" He advanced towards her threateningly and she stepped toward him.

"I have the right to advise you against your current course of action, I have said right because I chose not to live under oppression or fear." She returned in a heartbeat, only for him to strike at her with his blade. The femme brought Lady Luck up in a flash of silver, the distinct clash of metal against metal ringing out in the village square. The tall girl stared into his eyes for a moment before shoving back against him to test exactly how much give she would get. Not much it seemed as she hopped back lightly, meeting his head on charge again and again before....for a moment she had a reprieve, throwing a health potion through the demon's barrier.
"Hey Circle....don't lose faith 'kay? I gotcha covered." Shreya said encouragingly without taking her eyes from her target, knowing that the poor demon was feeling pretty despondent right now.

"It seems....that we are evenly matched, though I never did catch your real name..?" She pointed out when she once again found herself hilt to hilt with the angry guild angel. "We're going to be at a stalemate for a while I think, if we keep fighting. How about...you give me the demon and the two injured parties and we leave it at that. Let the demon get stronger, so you can actually have some honour in beating him when he is at your level....rather than annihilating him now and not saving face." She proposed, blinking those strange lilac eyes for a second before listening to the crowd around the square. For a moment Kaoru wondered if she would have gotten this notorious if she'd gotten into scraps in the real world rather than the virtual one. But this was a very scary situation to be not paying attention in...even if it was for such a brief second, so she refocused her gaze on her opponent's with nothing short of sheer determination. Surely his pride would win out and he'd realise that there was more merit in defeating the demon at a later time. Hopefully? Maybe?

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Haruo laid on his back, expecting to die any moment until he heard a female voice.

"MAY THIS PROTECT!" He heard her say and a barrier formed between him and Tano's blade, effectively stopping it from reaching Haruo.

"It's her.....The Bronze Fox.....but why would she defend a demon?" Haruo could hear the hostility in their voices and he struggled to prop himself up on his arms to look at his savior. It was an Angel.

"Don't you think it's a little disturbing that angels are attacking others just to make an example of them? It's like bobbing for apples on Halloween but getting a mouthful of worms instead." She said calmly, unsheathing her sword and holding it in front of her.

"Y-...take down the barriers this instant or I'll kill you for defying the Saint's Order!!" Tano snarled at her and she twitched subtly as his goons spread themselves out.
"Call off the dogs otherwise I'll put them down and you'll be left with no back up." She said smoothly and the guild members move back of their own accord.
"What right have you to tell me what to do?!" He advanced towards her threateningly and she stepped toward him.

"I have the right to advise you against your current course of action, I have said right because I chose not to live under oppression or fear." She returned in a heartbeat, only for him to strike at her with his blade. The femme brought her sword up in a flash of silver, the distinct clash of metal against metal ringing out in the village square. The tall girl stared into his eyes for a moment before shoving back against him, then meeted his head on charge again and again before....for a moment she had a reprieve, throwing a health potion through the demon's barrier.

"Hey Circle....don't lose faith 'kay? I gotcha covered." Shreya said encouragingly without taking her eyes from her target.

Haruo caught the potion and nodded slowly even though she couldn't see him.

"It seems....that we are evenly matched, though I never did catch your real name..?" She pointed out when she once again found herself hilt to hilt with the angry guild angel. "We're going to be at a stalemate for a while I think, if we keep fighting. How about...you give me the demon and the two injured parties and we leave it at that. Let the demon get stronger, so you can actually have some honour in beating him when he is at your level....rather than annihilating him now and not saving face." She proposed.

Haruo popped the lid and downed the potion, waiting for his health to rise back up. He knew full well how Tano was going to handle being 'evenly matched'... he wasn't going to accept a 'stalemate'.

As expected, Tano struck lightning fast, but this time, metal and ancient wood clashed against each other as a rejuvenated Haruo stood against Tano yet again.

"That's enough Tano!" Tano's eyes widened at the tone that Haruo was using. That tone that he used to use back then when Tano had gone too far.

"Tsk... stop thinking you can order me around Haruo. I'm not afraid of you anymore!"

Tano stepped back from their clash, causing Haruo to fall forward as he lost his balance. With Haruo's balance broken, Tano struck advantageously at his exposed neck.

"Don't make me do this Tano."

"DIE!"

In reply, Tano was shoved aside by a large wing before he could complete his attack. As he fell to his back for the first time in this fight, the square erupted with gasps. A little stunned, Tano looked up to see Haruo floating with his feet slightly off the ground, with a pair of black feathery wings that looked like they were dying, dark feathers strewn all over the place. The wings folded themselves inside Haruo and disappeared, causing Haruo to drop down on his feet and look at Tano.

"BASTAAAAAAAAAAARD! MAKING ME LOOK LIKE A FOOL!"

As metal and wood met again in a deadlock, Tano and Haruo struggled for dominance, Tano growling in anger and dissatisfaction as he failed to overpower Haruo, Haruo grunting and gritting his teeth as he fought to maintain the deadlock. It seemed that Haruo was beginning to lose his footing, he glanced at his savior and rocked his head side to side, telling her not to assist. He turned his attention to Tano again.

"Remember when I said that this 'petty sword' was called the 「Black Accommodo」? Here's the thing-" Haruo smiled at Tano. In response, the wooden sword seemed to darken in shade, turning it into the color of black wood.

"-the stronger the opponent's weapon, the stronger it becomes! It's the ideal weapon for PvP fights!"

In that instant, Haruo weaved backwards as if to force Tano to lose balance, but then moved to the right, then forward. It was almost as if Haruo was doing the hula-hoop. But this was not the case, this wasn't an active skill either... it was a style of combat. A style of combat that Haruo used when he was the 'Angel of Death'. A combat style that all players had learned to associate with the 'Angel of Death', and termed 'Angel of Death's Disarming' by those who admired it and those who feared it.

It was a split second too late for Tano as he finally realized what he was caught in. This time, as Haruo weaved to the side, he flicked his blade, bringing Tano's attacking arm forward, causing him to move out of balance. In a flurry of movement, Haruo slashed, cut, diced, minced Tano's attacking arm, causing polygons to erupt everywhere and Haruo's combo meter to fill up like mad. To finish with a flourish, Haruo swept Tano off his feet and sent his flying towards his subordinates. In that instant, the square stood in stunned silence as they contemplated what they saw, whispering amongst each other.

"W-was that... 'Angel of Death's Disarming'?"

Tano cradled his injured arm in pain while his sword fell onto the ground near Haruo's feet. Picking it up, Haruo approached his fallen opponent. Quickly, the members of the Saint's Order stood between him and Tano, some surrounded him. Regarding them cautiously, he tossed the sword to the ground near Tano and sheathed his own weapon before raising his hands up.

"I'm clean boys." he told them, then to Tano. "You're lucky you're stronger than I am, even with 「Black Accommodo」, that's all I could do to you."

Haruo pointed at Tano's health, which Tano glanced at. Nothing really changed that much at all.

"You know what would've happened if I was any stronger, don't you?" he asked, the matter-of-fact tone evident in his voice.

"Tsk..." Tano signaled to his subordinates, some which helped him up. With the help of the members, Tano took his sword back and sheathed it, although he continued to cradle his arm. Slowly, he and his assistants backed away.

"I know... that's why I can't let someone as strong as you walk free outside our guild." Tano explained slowly as he looked at Haruo. The remaining members of the Saint's Order that did not accompany Tano began to circle around Haruo. Haruo looked around him warily. "You should've let me kill you, for being old friends' sake, Haruo."

As Tano slowly backed away, he laughed rather hysterically and turned back to give Haruo one last crazed look before he teleported.

"Have fun, friend."

That was it before they disappeared in a flash of light, leaving Haruo to deal with the other Saint's Order members. As they drew their weapons, he glanced at his savior.

"...I need your help again. You down?" he asked, drawing 「Black Accommodo」 from it's sheath again and readied himself for combat.

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Apparently this guild angel didn't like being evenly matched with a girl...? She she narrowed her eyes slightly as she saw the flash of his sword and she expected a blow. But none came because of that familiar sound of wood against metal, the demon had come back into the fray.
"That's enough Tano!" She wisely ducked out of the way as the two young men decided to have another scrap after exchanging a few words.
"Tsk... stop thinking you can order me around Haruo. I'm not afraid of you anymore!" Shreya almost winced as 'Tano' stepped back and then went for Haruo's neck.


"Don't make me do this Tano."
"DIE!"
The resulting reaction from the angel made Shreya think that there were a few screws loose in his head. Though she was still a little perplexed at the gasps in the square....what, was this angel that high up in the guild that everyone thought he was untouchable? Honestly....the foolishness that could come of believing the mythology surrounding some players.
"BASTAAAAAAAAAAARD! MAKING ME LOOK LIKE A FOOL!" Ohhh she was so very tempted to point out that the angel had started this whole hullabaloo but no....that would be silly, better to keep her mouth closed than have her tongue cut out.

The two males had deadlocked again, struggling for dominance as the de-Haruo looked over at her and shook his head. No interfering....gotcha. Shreya then covertly looked through her inventory and grabbed out a teleporting scroll. She scuttled over to the barrier with the angels still in it, passing the item to them by pretending to stumble for a second.
"I'm assuming that you guys don't have a teleporting spell of your own yet. Hold onto each other when you use it and be good to each other, okay?" She murmured gently, listening to their whispered thanks before one of them managed to bite onto the other's clothing and they then used the scroll. The only reason that they were able to do it was because the scroll itself hand an anti-binding clause on it...funny how the world works right? She then dissipated the barriers and reabsorbed the mana they'd cost her.

"Remember when I said that this 'petty sword' was called the 「Black Accommodo」? Here's the thing-" Haruo smiled at Tano and the girl watched as the wooden sword seemed to darken in shade until it was black wood."-the stronger the opponent's weapon, the stronger it becomes! It's the ideal weapon for PvP fights!" Confusion made her tilt her head to the side slightly as Haruo did a complicated- ohh.....it was a combo move. One that she remembered trying to replicate the footwork for jokingly when the game had still been 'safe', her brother laughing as she fell into the mud on the side of the road. Shreya's skin crawled as she watched Haruo practically make mincemeat out of Tano's attacking arm before he sent him flying back to his subordinates.

"W-was that... 'Angel of Death's Disarming'?" The murmurs filling her ears again as everything else happened a bit quicker than she expected. Hmm....maybe the Saint's Order wasn't all it was cracked up to be....but you gotta admit, they weren't stupid. They were protecting their unit's leader and surrounding Haruo at the same time.
"I'm clean boys." Then the demon male spoke to Tano. "You're lucky you're stronger than I am, even with 「Black Accommodo」, that's all I could do to you."

Shrey tuned out some of the conversation, deeming it none of her business. She opted for watching as Tano signalled to his lackeys, some of whom helped him up. With their help, Tano took his sword back and sheathed it despite still cradling his arm. Slowly, he and his assistants backed away.

I know... that's why I can't let someone as strong as you walk free outside our guild." Tano explained slowly as he looked at Haruo. The remaining members of the Saint's Order that did not accompany Tano began to circle around Haruo. Haruo looked around warily and Shreya sighed a little...what a mess they were in. "You should've let me kill you, for being old friends' sake, Haruo." As Tano slowly backed away, he laughed rather hysterically and turned back to give Haruo a look that let his mental status as obvious as a Made in Australia sticker on the bottom of a kangaroo plushie before he teleported.

That was it before they disappeared in a flash of light, leaving the two unlikely allies to deal with the other Saint's Order members. As they drew their weapons, he glanced at her and she inwardly groaned. No chance of getting out of here without bloodshed then huh?
"...I need your help again. You down?" He asked, drawing 「Black Accommodo」 from it's sheath again and readied himself for combat.
"You're not just going to let me teleport his ass out of here are you? Alright, alright....I get it, you're meant to murder us and then report back to your master. Haruo...if you want my help you'll have to accept my party invite or my spells will hurt you instead of the dogs." She said the first parts to the Saint's Order, the last to Haruo as she sent him a party invite.

"I'll help you because you're a demon, if you were human I would have left you here. Humans are in my black books at the moment." She said, her voice sounding just a little hollow because of the mask as she did a little slide between two Order members. She ducked as they went to strike her, only to slice into their ally. She tutted at them like she would at a puppy's antics, moving to protect Haruo's rear. "So why the change from angel to demon?" She asked almost casually before deflecting a hasty attacker, the edge of her sword slicing into the foolish angel's fingers as his hilt failed him. She kicked him away, leaning against the demon for support at the briefest of moments before bouncing forward to begin her attacks.

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"You're not just going to let me teleport his ass out of here are you? Alright, alright....I get it, you're meant to murder us and then report back to your master. Haruo...if you want my help you'll have to accept my party invite or my spells will hurt you instead of the dogs."

<< Shreya Nila >> has invited you to join a party. (Accept)?

He pressed the (Accept) option and quickly retracted his arm, nearly getting his finger chopped off when one of the Saint's Order members slashed at him. Off the corner of his eye, he saw the fox-masked player moving into action.

As one of the enemies moved towards him, he retaliated with 「Black Accommodo」, giving both of the player's knees a good rap causing the player to collapse into a roll. Haruo observed the others and readied his sword.

"I'll help you because you're a demon, if you were human I would have left you here. Humans are in my black books at the moment." He heard the girl speak in a hollow voice.

"Ah... sounds interesting, no doubt. Perhaps we can talk about it after we get rid of our problem?" He replied with genuine interest as he fended off another attacker. They met blow for blow, a higher leveled fighter against a lower one, yet Haruo was able to stand his ground, using his previous experience to assist him in battle. He could hear his partner fighting, although he could not see it. As he flicked his sword with expertise to send one of the fighters off balance and blocked the next attack.

"So why the change from angel to demon?"

He heard one of the Saint's Order being kicked then felt someone leaning against him for a short moment before it left him.

"Well, you see. Healing, barriers, support, bows. All nice things, yes. But-" Haruo shoved one of the Saint's Order members backward. "-as you can see, that didn't fit me at all."

"But that's not really the point. It's the second reason. The Saint's Order." Suddenly, Haruo's eyes seem to look threatening as his posture changed while he looked at the Saint's Order members.

Darkest Flight skill activated flashed on Haruo's optics.

"They are everything an Angel isn't." Haruo's dying black wings spread and he began to float up, a dark energy forming around his sword and body. "They hunt others of their own kind down, and give them no choice but to join them in order to live. Angels with wings should not be held down. We are free. We have our own choices to make!"

A battle roar erupted from his lips as he charged at anyone within his AoE range, darkness and polygons spreading around like wildfire as he struck with 「Black Accommodo」.

"If the Saint's Order is a corrupt light, I became a Demon to strike them down with just darkness!"

As he finished, several members were down, either on their knees or their backs as they stared at the Demon before them. He floated down slowly, his wings folding into him and the darkness fading. Dropping to his feet, he pointed his blade at the nearest member and walked towards him.

"Unlike you guys, I don't kill so I will let you leave." Haruo told them before sheathing his sword. "But if you do not heed this warning, I will kill you."

"Go back to where you came from and tell Tano that I will be waiting for our next meeting." He told them in that deadly, quiet tone that they feared. "And when we do... warn him that he will be facing the wrath of a fallen angel."

He looked towards his teammate, "Is it safe to assume that I can leave those to you?"

As one of the members behind him recovered and charged him, he managed a quickdraw and deflected the guy away, sending the man sprawling into the ground.

"Oh... and don't kill them... if you can help it." he added.

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"Ah... sounds interesting, no doubt. Perhaps we can talk about it after we get rid of our problem?" Her ally replied with what sounded like genuine interest as he fended off another attacker.
"Oh no, quite a sorry tale....I'm likely to turn into a crying damsel in distress when I tell you." Kaoru said in a very ambiguous tone as she stepped to the side and weaved her way through the other angels. She only struck when necessary, slicing into shoulders and if they didn't get the hint to move back then she attacked parts of their legs.

"Well, you see. Healing, barriers, support, bows. All nice things, yes. But-" Haruo shoved one of the Saint's Order members backward. "-as you can see, that didn't fit me at all." She was about to respond when one underhanded little upstart grabbed her tunic and pulled her backwards, the demon continuing as she brought Lady Luck down to stab her very hands on opponent.
"But that's not really the point. It's the second reason. The Saint's Order." After that she twisted her blade and she heard a sharp screech as she was released, her turn to face her opponent was unnecessary because he had backed off.

"Hey....angels aren't all pretty little darlings that are useless up close and personal. But with the Saint's Order...I'm not surprised that they've left me alone till now. They'll probably come after the both of us eventually though." She mentioned, switching to Cupid's Bow before activating Battle Blitz as her own wings unfurled. The colour of crushed pearls and just as shimmery, they stretched out and propelled her into the air, three volleys coming from her to strike out at the players that weren't fighting with Haruo.
"They are everything an Angel isn't." Haruo's dying black wings spread and he began to float up, a dark energy forming around his sword and body. "They hunt others of their own kind down, and give them no choice but to join them in order to live. Angels with wings should not be held down. We are free. We have our own choices to make!"

His battle cry sent a chill down her spine as her lilac optics flicked over the square, many of the spectators had scattered, others were staying to see the outcome.
"If the Saint's Order is a corrupt light, I became a Demon to strike them down with just darkness!" At this she felt her wings fold into her again, despite her being up a few feet in the air.
"Oh shiiiii-....." They were weak from lack of use....this was the one moment she cursed that fact as she fell down straight onto her back on the ground. "Ow..."

She hastily rolled and then scrambled up to her feet as many of the other angels about were on their knees or backs. She watched as Haruo pointed his blade at the nearest angel to him, walking towards him.

"Unlike you guys, I don't kill so I will let you leave." Haruo told them before sheathing his sword. "But if you do not heed this warning, I will kill you." Kaoru on the other hand kept her weapon out, listening to the rest of the demon boy's words before smirking beneath her mask as he asked her a question.
"Is it safe to assume that I can leave those to you?" She looked back at him and gave him a nod before shooting an arrow into one of the other angels' thighs.

"It is safe to assume that, though I could easily just try and stun them all then teleport us out of here....unless you'd prefer to give them more time to try getting reinforcements?" She pointed out, pulling the draw string back and loosing another arrow before switching back to her sword.
"Oh... and don't kill them... if you can help it." He added and she laughed softly, striking a player in the stomach with the flat of Lady Luck before kicking the back of his knee when he crumpled on the ground.
"You haven't heard of what I'm like then, have you? Otherwise you wouldn't be asking me that." She teased in response as she fought her way back to his side....oh my this boy was interesting. She wasn't so egotistical to think that everyone should know her...but the mask had given her the new name, wasn't he the least bit curious about the girl helping him right now?

"So...you wanting to keep fighting? Or stun and run?" Kaoru asked before an Order angel charged at her, only to get the hilt of her sword brought down on the back of their head, knocking him out. She pushed the male angel's body to the side as it crumpled under its own weight. "....and before you ask, yes I have a safe place for us to stay." She added as an afterthought, wondering if the Order would be bothered enough by her aiding this guy...to come all the way to the mill to get them.
"My real name is Kaoru by the way....but if you call me Ru-ru I'll kick your ass, 'kay?" She mentioned to him before continuing to fight while she assumed he was thinking everything over.

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"You haven't heard of what I'm like then, have you? Otherwise you wouldn't be asking me that."

"Not exactly, that's why I wanted to talk after we get away from all this. I'd like to learn more about my savior. Especially an Angel like you." He told her as he rested against a wall. "And, I'd like to take a look at the face beneath that mask."

"So...you wanting to keep fighting? Or stun and run?" She asked before an Order angel charged at her, only to get the hilt of her sword brought down on the back of their head, knocking him out. She pushed the male angel's body to the side as it crumpled under its own weight. "....and before you ask, yes I have a safe place for us to stay."

"My real name is Kaoru by the way....but if you call me Ru-ru I'll kick your ass, 'kay?" The girl, Kaoru, mentioned to him before continuing to fight.

"Nice to meet you Ru- eer... I mean, Kaoru." Haruo told her, giving his mouth a small pat for almost calling the girl Ru-ru. "Real name's Haruo."

"I'd like to see this 'safe place' of yours, so let's stun and run." He told her, but made no move to attack. With much embarrassment in his voice, he added. "Uh... I'll have to rely on your for that, because I haven't learned my stun skills yet."

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"Not exactly, that's why I wanted to talk after we get away from all this. I'd like to learn more about my savior. Especially an Angel like you." She looked over at him as he rested against a wall and she tilted her head slightly. "And, I'd like to take a look at the face beneath that mask." So he was in fact curious....that was all well and good, but once he knew, what would happen then? A small part of her wished that she'd just left it all to fate rather than intervening, but the majority of her being remained glad that she'd helped out. After all, one good turn could one day be beneficial...right? Kaoru realised that making contracts with people was....much like romance, partly necessary, partly just..empty fluff. It was much better to become friends through helping others out, even if they weren't of your race.

"Nice to meet you Ru- eer... I mean, Kaoru." She let out a genuine laugh as he patted his mouth for almost calling her Ru-ru. She still wasn't ready for someone other than her late brother to call her that. Heck, maybe she never would be...but she just had this feeling that one day she could let someone call her Ru-ru again. "Real name's Haruo."
"Ahh...you almost called me Ru-ru~" Kaoru teased, stretching as she checked if she had enough mana left to try her moves if he chose to let her teleport them outta there. "It's a pleasure to meet you to Haruo."

"I'd like to see this 'safe place' of yours, so let's stun and run." He told her, but made no move to attack. With much embarrassment in his voice, he added. "Uh... I'll have to rely on your for that, because I haven't learned my stun skills yet." She blinked before nodding her head slightly, sprinting over to him and with or without his protests she then reached up as high as she could. Just before she covered his ears, lilac looked up into steel grey and she cleared her throat...darn...Haruo had certainly put a lot of effort into Circle...if this avatar was in a manga in the rea word she'd be drooling right now.

"Hold onto me real tight...don't want you flying off into some unknown area, if I have to fetch your ass out of a dungeon I won't be happy." She said the last part half-heartedly, the grin showing in her voice before she covered his ears to block out the spell she was about to cast.
"GIVE ME SPACE!! She cried out, a ring of concentrated magic blasted out around them with enough force to stun the Saint's Order angels for at least 3 seconds.

She then wrapped her arms around the large demon and concentrated on the doorway of the mill. She closed her eyes and let out a slow deep breath, the pair then disappearing in a flash of blue-silver just as the stun wore off. They appeared moments later and she released him gently, not wanting him to get giddy as sometimes her teleports did that to first timers.
"Well...here we are, let me break the barriers for you when we get to them and remove the traps." She said letting her hair down as she undid the ponytail, touching the slight blue sheen in the doorway of the mill. There was a shattering sound and then a hastily whispered message that she'd left embedded in the barrier.

She moved on quickly, picking up traps and breaking barriers for him until he was in the main living quarters. Her brother's old pallet lay undisturbed and she cleared her throat before going back out to put the barriers up again.
"Make yourself at home...you can look through the stuff here if you want any of it. I shared with a demon so there should be some gear that he left behind just in case." She said as she came back, going through to the wash room to get a damp cloth before she pulled the ribbons that kept the mask on her face.

Kaoru pulled the mask off then wiped her face with the cloth to cool it down a little. The mask may have been pretty, but porcelain didn't really breathe. She put her weapons down beside her pallet and then stretched her arms up as she turned to face him. Lilac eyes shimmering a little as her delicate features were revealed to him.
"Can you tell that I put a lot of effort into Shreya's face?" She asked with a slight smile before tucking some loose hair behind one ear. "Oh yeah, are you hungry or anything?" Kaoru questioned as an afterthought as she looked through her inventory.

"So....Haruo...sounds like a Japanese name, whereabouts do you live in the real world?" She blurted out before looking down, yes...if she was a cat she too would be dead because of curiosity but she couldn't help it. Now that she wasn't fighting her own kind, she was wanting to know everything that he was willing to tell her...but she'd try to leave well enough alone if he told her to stop prying.

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"Ahh...you almost called me Ru-ru~" He could sense that she was teasing her. "It's a pleasure to meet you to Haruo."

She sprinted over to him then reached up as high as she could. Just before she covered his ears, Haruo caught a glimpse of her eyes before she cleared her throat.

"Hold onto me real tight...don't want you flying off into some unknown area, if I have to fetch your ass out of a dungeon I won't be happy." Humor showing in her voice before she covered his ears for a reason he would soon find out.
"GIVE ME SPACE!!" He could hear the muffled sentence through the hands covering his ears, watching a ring of concentrated magic blasted out around them with enough force to stun the Saint's Order angels.

She then wrapped her arms around the large demon, to which Haruo reciprocated, placing his arms around her to make sure he wouldn't fly off as she described. He heard her let out a slow deep breath, the pair then disappearing in a flash of blue-silver. They appeared moments later and she released him gently. Haruo stumbled about for a short while before shaking his head and recovered.

"Well...here we are, let me break the barriers for you when we get to them and remove the traps." She said letting her hair down as she undid the ponytail, Haruo admiring the way her dark-brown hair flowed down. She touched the slight blue sheen in the doorway of the mill. There was a shattering sound and then a hastily whispered message that she'd left embedded in the barrier.

She moved on quickly, picking up traps and breaking barriers for him until he was in the main living quarters. She cleared her throat before going back out to, if he was right, put the barriers up again.
"Make yourself at home...you can look through the stuff here if you want any of it. I shared with a demon so there should be some gear that he left behind just in case." She said as she came back, going through to the wash room to get a damp cloth before she pulled the ribbons that kept the mask on her face.

Kaoru pulled the mask off then wiped her face with the cloth to cool it down a little before putting her weapons down beside her pallet and then stretched her arms up as she turned to face him. Haruo stared at her with wide grey eyes. Her appearance was dazzling and her lilac colored eyes seemed to draw the attention of his grey ones. Noticing that he was staring into her eyes, he blinked and looked away.

'It's a digital avatar, a digital avatar. No need to get so attracted stupid Haruo.' he thought to himself. He knew it was useless though. He had always admired video game or anime girls, even jokingly referring to them as his girlfriends.

"Can you tell that I put a lot of effort into Shreya's face?" She asked with a slight smile before tucking some loose hair behind one ear, to which Haruo regretted looking at. His face heated up as he tried to prevent himself looking at her. Shtap!

He quickly nodded, not trusting his mouth to say anything right now.

"Oh yeah, are you hungry or anything?"

"A-a bit?"

"So....Haruo...sounds like a Japanese name, whereabouts do you live in the real world?" She blurted out before looking down. The display made her look cute, which Haruo once again tried to beat it out of his head that the avatar was not real.

"I'm from Akihabara, Japan." he replied, scratching his cheek. "Kaoru's a Japanese name too, where are you from?"

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Kaoru tilted her head to the side a little as she saw Haruo's face heat up as he tried to avoid looking at her. Had she paid too much attention to Shreya's face then? She then giggled a little as he nodded quickly, clapping her hands together happily.
"Yay~! Your avatar's very handsome, though you ah...haha you probably already know that though so you can disregard all that..." She said, covering her mouth after accidentally letting it slip that she found his virtual persona attractive. She was such a dork! He probably thought that she was so weird for randomly saying that to him, mentally she smacked a hand to her forehead before she sneaked another look at the well built demon. Hmm...the only downside was that in real life she liked the skinny guys, which kind of sucked because the skinny guys ignored her.

"A-a bit?" She nodded and thought for a moment about what they could possibly eat for a meal.
"Any preference for food?" She asked, trying to work out if she had the makings for anything he'd like or if she had to go foraging/hunting.
"I'm from Akihabara, Japan." he replied, scratching his cheek. "Kaoru's a Japanese name too, where are you from?" Her eyes widened as she looked up at him....no where had she heard that-.....oh goodness. Akihabara as in...in Tokyo?

"Akihabara as in....Toyko's Akihabara?" She asked in an unsure manner before rubbing the back of her neck a little nervously. "Well, it would be ironic if you lived in Tokyo's Akihabara....because I live in Uchikanda, Tokyo. Kanda station is on the same train line as yours right?" She mused, half wishing that they weren't opposing classes, otherwise they would have been able to possibly meet up in real life. Wouldn't that have been cool? To meet someone from a game....though she figured that she'd have to ask him one day that if he survived, if he would visit her grave or something.

But...that was way way in the future hopefully. There was a bitter-sweet feeling to that thought...he seemed like such a nice guy that it'd be a shame not to meet him outside of the game. Don't get her wrong, she'd been liked well enough in school...but not one guy had decided that she was in the same sort of area as cuter girls. The guys hadn't gone out of their way to do anything with her, treating her more like a guy than a girl which she'd found to be irritating at times but whatever.

"Feels so weird to not be in school...I'm probably missing English with my best friend Yukie right now." She said lightly, the face of said best friend however was starting to fade a little now...she couldn't remember just how much green Yukie's eyes had in them, or what her hair had been styled like that last day. However Kaoru pulled herself out of trying to remember and got to work, tidying up the place a little as best she could. Despite being a girl, she wasn't the best at cleaning...she was a lot better at cooking. So she stopped after a few minutes and came back to sit down on her pallet, nervous energy expended for now.
"So....where do we go from here?" She asked him after a good few moments of quiet, pulling up her knees enough so that she could rest her forearms on them.

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"Yay~! Your avatar's very handsome, though you ah...haha you probably already know that though so you can disregard all that..." She blurted out before covering her mouth. He looked at her with surprise and then tried to hide his small smile.

"Any preference for food?" She asked. He shook his head.

"Here? Not really. Back in the real world? Hamburger steaks." He replied with longing, his grey eyes staring off into space.

"Akihabara as in....Toyko's Akihabara?" She asked in an unsure manner before rubbing the back of her neck a little nervously. "Well, it would be ironic if you lived in Tokyo's Akihabara....because I live in Uchikanda, Tokyo. Kanda station is on the same train line as yours right?"

"Uchi-kanda... Uchi-kanda... yes, same train line if the one you're talking about is the Keihin-Tohoku line." He answered, now more interested in the girl player. That would mean they were within visiting range. How nice if they could just log out and hang out with each other. Who knows? What if she was single?

'Haruo. No.' He whacked himself. 'No thoughts like this!'

"Feels so weird to not be in school...I'm probably missing English with my best friend Yukie right now." She said lightly. Suddenly she went around tidying up the place. Then she stopped after a few minutes and came back to sit down on her pallet, nervous energy expended for now.

"So....where do we go from here?" She asked him after a good few moments of quiet, pulling up her knees enough so that she could rest her forearms on them.

"I don't know. I usually just pick up mission after mission after mission. Hardly lingered in one place for long." Haruo told her before collapsing down on the floor and stretched. "I wanted to level up as fast as I could... but I'm tired."

"...Maybe... we could talk about why Humans are in your black books?" He asked with interest, rolling onto his stomach and propped up on his arms to look at Kaoru. "We have some time to kill while I take a short rest."

"Or if you're not comfy with that, we don't have to talk about it."

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"Here? Not really. Back in the real world? Hamburger steaks." Kaoru groaned as she thought of hamburger steaks...because although she liked sweet things above all, hamburger steaks were one of her top rated meals. She was like a little kid in one respect though, always drooling at the thought of sweets. What she'd do for some dango right now....heck, she'd even go for some melon bread! On second thought, if she had some pocky she could share with-...no no no, back up there sister. She would have to try her damnedest to avoid that zone like she'd avoided doing her brother's laundry back before Babylon.
"I have.....roast beef or....hmm...vegetable soup. No hamburger steaks here I'm afraid."

"Uchi-kanda... Uchi-kanda... yes, same train line if the one you're talking about is the Keihin-Tohoku line." He answered, now more interested in the girl player. She tilted her head to the side as she sensed his interest in her, a quirky little half-smile turning up the right corner of her lips. She wondered if she'd ever seen him, even in passing when she had used the Keijin-Tohoku line to get to school. Kaoru reached up and touched the hair at one side of her neck, laughing a little as the game tried to compensate for the fact that in real life she was touching air;the ends of her real hair ghosting across the back of her hand. It was the little things that reminded her of her real form now...like how she had her ears pierced, but Shreya didn't...all that sort of stuff.
"Funny huh...if it wasn't for the fact that we couldn't log out, I'd want to visit you in Akihabara. I mean, I dunno about you, but I look real different from my avatar. You wouldn't recognise me I reckon." She said with a laugh, pushing a hand through the dark locks that she'd gotten used to over the months.

"I don't know. I usually just pick up mission after mission after mission. Hardly lingered in one place for long." Haruo told her before she watched him lie down on the floor and stretch. "I wanted to level up as fast as I could... but I'm tired."
"Ahh...trying to power level on your own huh? I can see why you're tired, I haven't done a mission in just over a week." She sympathised before giving him a little bit of a sad smile. Her poor brother...Kaoru wondered if her mum had already put her brother to rest. She wondered who would be at his funeral... because at the last time they'd looked, none of their friends had made it out of the arena. They'd stopped looking at the username lists after a while, the sadness still too raw over their loss...and now she had lost her brother too.

"...Maybe... we could talk about why Humans are in your black books?" He asked with interest, rolling onto his stomach and propped up on his arms to look at Kaoru. "We have some time to kill while I take a short rest." Ahh....yes, she'd said that she'd tell him. Well, she was always true to her word and she wasn't about to stop now.
"Or if you're not comfy with that, we don't have to talk about it."
"Well ah, last week I did a dungeon raid with my brother. W-We came out and there was a group of humans waiting...Yuuta tried to fend them off but my barriers kept breaking because they were working s-so well together. He was hurt really bad and I just...I had to get him outta there. I used all my remaining mana to bring us back here but he ah...he didn't...h...he-.." Her eyes filled up with tears, a slight sniffle coming from her as she couldn't go on.

Her throat tightened and she swallowed thickly as she blinked several times, swiping at the tears that had slid down her pale cheeks.
"I'm s-sorry, I just..." She choked out before turning her face away from him a bit, her hair slipping down to hide her features. "Told you i-it was a sorry tale." Kaoru murmured, her shoulders shaking just a little as she took in a deep breath. Despite the tears and the grief, she was glad that she'd told someone...kept her brother alive and well in her heart, with his goofy smile and the way he used to ruffle her hair. It was all part of her now and always would be.

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"I have.....roast beef or....hmm...vegetable soup. No hamburger steaks here I'm afraid."

Haruo shrugged and had an expression on his face that seemed to say 'I'm fine with either', since well, he had no preference for food in the game... maybe save the fact of the grub stew. That... was nasty.

"Funny huh...if it wasn't for the fact that we couldn't log out, I'd want to visit you in Akihabara. I mean, I dunno about you, but I look real different from my avatar. You wouldn't recognise me I reckon." Kaoru said with a laugh, pushing a hand through the dark locks. She did have a very nice laugh to listen to.

"Don't fret it. Same here. I look the complete opposite of what I am in-game." He laughed in reply, then added with a wink. "Visiting huh? I'd visit you in Uchi-kanda too... but Akihabara has more things to do."

"Ahh...trying to power level on your own huh? I can see why you're tired, I haven't done a mission in just over a week."

"A week? I'd be restless out of my mind by then. I like moving."

Finally, she started telling him the tale she promised to tell him after the fight with the Saint's Order.

"Well ah, last week I did a dungeon raid with my brother. W-We came out and there was a group of humans waiting...Yuuta tried to fend them off but my barriers kept breaking because they were working s-so well together. He was hurt really bad and I just...I had to get him outta there. I used all my remaining mana to bring us back here but he ah...he didn't...h...he-.." Her eyes filled up with tears, a slight sniffle coming from her as she couldn't go on.

Her throat tightened and she swallowed thickly as she blinked several times, swiping at the tears that had slid down her pale cheeks. Haruo got into a crouch and shuffled over towards her.

"I'm s-sorry, I just..." She choked out before turning her face away from him a bit, her hair slipping down to hide her features. "Told you i-it was a sorry tale." Kaoru murmured, her shoulders shaking just a little as she took in a deep breath.

Feeling guilty, Haruo scratched through his white locks trying to find the best course of action. Finally, with a small sigh, he reached under Kaoru's dark locks to wipe her tears. Finding that difficult, he hesitantly tucked her hair behind her ear so he could see clearer. After a while, Haruo's gaze was averted, searching around the ground for imaginary rubbish. He was biting his lip, guilt already gnawing away inside him.

"H-hush, hush." He said softly, almost a whisper. "Sorry for making you cry... hush."

Slowly, gently, he placed a hand on top of her head and moved it slowly, ruffling her dark hair. Haruo's expression was hard to read, a combination of pouting, frowning, blushing. Even he himself was probably confused.

"I don't know what a guy's supposed to do if he makes a girl cry...okay?" He tried to reason for his actions. "Shhh, hush."

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"Oh!" Kaoru gasped as Haruo's fingers brushed against her cheek, surprising her as he brushed away a tear. However he must have found it a little tricky because she then felt him tuck her hair behind her ear. She blinked and gave him a wobbly smile although it was just as he averted his gaze to look at the ground. She frowned slightly in confusion as he bit his lip, had she said too much?
"H-hush, hush." He said softly, almost a whisper. "Sorry for making you cry... hush."

She had to lean toward him to hear what he was saying, eyes widening a little as he placed a hand on top of her head. When he moved it she stared up at him in amazement, her cheeks going a light pink as she saw the mix of emotions on his face. However she felt comfortable regardless....it was a kind thing for him to do, though she could sense how awkward he felt about it all.
"I don't know what a guy's supposed to do if he makes a girl cry...okay?" He tried to reason for his actions. "Shhh, hush."

"You're doing well...you didn't mean to make me cry, it's alright." She said softly, trying to soothe the both of them as she reached up and dried the last of the tears away. To make him feel a little better, she knelt and then wrapped her arms around him in a gentle hug. Kaoru rested her chin on his shoulder for a moment and sighed. "I kinda needed that....to talk about it...and it never hurts to have a good cry every once and a while." She explained before she hurriedly let him go.
"S-Sorry...I just thought that you looked like you needed a hug." She blurted out, sitting back on her heels for a moment as her cheeks turned a slightly darker pink.

OOC: Short post is short...but my nephew just woke up from his nap and he be wanting foooood......lol.

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"You're doing well...you didn't mean to make me cry, it's alright." She said softly as she reached up and dried the last of the tears away. Haruo was a little surprised when she knelt and then wrapped her arms around him in a gentle hug. Kaoru rested her chin on his shoulder for a moment and sighed. "I kinda needed that....to talk about it...and it never hurts to have a good cry every once and a while." She explained before she hurriedly let him go.

With the hug and a short moment of intimacy as she rested her chin on his broad shoulder, Haruo's face was an instant fire engine red.

"S-Sorry...I just thought that you looked like you needed a hug." Kaoru blurted out, sitting back on her heels for a moment as her cheeks turned a slightly darker pink.

Haruo blinked a couple of times, mouthed like a goldfish and grey orbs met lilac ones as he looked at her. That was very... very unexpected. Time for a change of subject.

"Eer... I'm new to all of this... hugging and stuff." he bounced onto his feet, cleared his throat. "Now... is there anything you need help with around here? Cooking?"

He walked around for a little, then did a comical twirl, one he usually did back home. It's good to know some habits never die even when your body was half dying in the real world. When he completed a 360, he struck a pose.

"I'm actually pretty good with cooking, even back home in the real world." He boasted sweetly, then made a dorky smile that surprisingly fitted well with CirCle's features. "Even then since I was so caught up with education and games, I tend to just pour hot water into a styrofoam bowl..."

"Now then... what's it gonna be? Or are you going to do the cooking?" He raised an eyebrow. He really didn't believe in all the 'kitchen equals female domain'. It was stupid in his opinion. What if a guy wanted to eat and his wife was away from home for several days? Starve to death? Eat outside?

'And that is why, knowing how to cook is never a bad thing.' Haruo thought to himself.

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She noticed how his face changed colour and he started to resemble a goldfish. A little confused as to why he was looking so surprised, she was about to ask when he decided to explain.
"Eer... I'm new to all of this... hugging and stuff." She looked up in surprise herself when he bounced to his feet and cleared his throat. "Now... is there anything you need help with around here? Cooking?" She wracked her brain to try and find something he could do, eventually coming back to the cooking as he had originally suggested.
"I suppose you could help cook.....are you any good at cleaning too?" She broached the question gently, suddenly feeling a little emotionally drained from the tears.

She got to her feet after a moment on her knees, looking at him just in time to catch his random comical twirl. A slight giggle coming from her as the large framed demon really was quite funny looking when he did that.
"I'm actually pretty good with cooking, even back home in the real world." He boasted sweetly, then made a dorky smile that she found fitted CirCle's features quite well...not to mention made her respond with her own dorky smile. "Even then since I was so caught up with education and games, I tend to just pour hot water into a styrofoam bowl..."

"I used to cook when mum and dad were working late, so I've gotten good at it...cleaning still isn't my forte." She said with a slight grimace as she hoped he wouldn't call her femininity into question.
"Now then... what's it gonna be? Or are you going to do the cooking?" He raised an eyebrow at her and she poked her tongue out at him, leading him into what appeared to be the kitchen. A pot hanging on a hook above a pile of embers, which she added some slivers of wood to.
"I would like a little help if that's fine with you Haruo...would be nice for a change of pace." She said easily before looking in a small wicker basket that had ingredients in it. "So...what do you think we can make with this stuff?" She asked as she moved to the side so he could see in too.

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"I suppose you could help cook.....are you any good at cleaning too?" She broached the question gently.

He did the little tap salute to his forehead.

"My room's a mess, never had time. Mum always told me that if we set our heads to it, we can do anything so... we'll see what I can do about cleaning. Cooking's a-okay with me."

"I used to cook when mum and dad were working late, so I've gotten good at it...cleaning still isn't my forte." She said with a slight grimace causing him to laugh lightheartedly.

She poked her tongue out at him, leading him into what appeared to be the kitchen. A pot hanging on a hook above a pile of embers, which she added some slivers of wood to.
"I would like a little help if that's fine with you Haruo...would be nice for a change of pace." She said easily before looking in a small wicker basket that had ingredients in it. "So...what do you think we can make with this stuff?" She asked as she moved to the side so he could see in too.

"Always around to help people, me." Haruo joked about his position, then peered over at the basket. "Well... we probably won't do much with those..." He brought up his menu and prodded several items, all appearing and accumulating on his palm, then winked at Kaoru. "What if we added these?"

Dropping the items into the basket, it was filled with many different things, ranging from red garlic-like things to white spring onions and several outrageous looking vegetables and slabs of meat. This was a game after all...

"Nobody ever says no to the big prize." Haruo added before slapping down a large piece of rather aromatic meat, the <Zernes Meat>, claimed to be the game's greatest food item drop from the crystal-like deer creatures and said to taste heavenly. "Don't ask me where I got the <Zernes Meat>. All I can say is that those critters are really annoying, hard to catch and even harder to get drops from."

Slapping his hands together and rubbing them with delight, he smiled at Kaoru, "Now then... shall I get to cleaning and you to cooking? Or do I need to work double time with as many limbs as I can manage?"

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She smiled at the salute he gave her and she nodded as he explained about the cleaning but said he'd readily help out with the cooking. His laugh caused her to respond with one of her own as he followed her into the kitchen, a slight frown furrowing her brow as he came over and looked in the wicker basket. So they couldn't do much with it huh? Figures...ahh well, as she turned to see him wink at her and then she spotted the things in his palm.
"Hey...last time I checked, I saved your butt back there. So maybe I'm here to help you out from now on?" She teased in response to his joke, a slight softness in her expression as she winked back before he dropped the items into the basket.

"Those look good, though I'm not quite sure what you have in mind for us to make?" She questioned before spotting a vegetable that looked like a potato and she laughed.
"Apparently whichever world you're in, there's still potatoes in it." Kaoru commented as she picked it up and showed him, the potato looking perfectly ordinary compared to what he pulled out of his inventory next. Her mouth forming an 'o' of surprise as the white haired demon pulled out a large piece of <Zernes Meat>. She found a new respect for him right then and there....he would have had to have stealth up to the eyeballs to even get near one. Or he lost patience and tackled one....At this she imagined him tackling one of the majestic beasts. She smiled a little as he comented on just that...how hard they were to catch and get drops from.

"I'll now admit that I just imagined you tackling one of them...not gonna lie." She said before he clapped his hands together and rubbed them with delight. She grinned and shrugged a shoulder before removing her mini-jacket and tunic, leaving her in a black lacy dress as she put the items of clothing back into her inventory for now.
"I'll let you do the cleaning while I do the cooking....anything in particular you want me to do with the <Zernes Meat>? Seasoning it or anything? Or we just roast it and have vegetables with it?" She queried before tying her hair up in a bun and planting her hands on her hips as she looked at the meat before her.

She'd only ever cooked it once before but she'd done it in a stew with vegetables...simply because her brother wouldn't have put up with the slightly burnt bits of meat that could have resulted from roasting. However she went and started peeling and chopping vegetables regardless, she was going to give him a balanced meal. She put the cut up veggies in the pot to boil and then looked at the red garlic shaped thing in the basket....would she dare put it on the meat? Or leave it as it was? Oh the dilemmas of cooking.