[b]Rui Shinichi | Mirror World [Glam Pitheatre - Shadow Noboru]
12/4/2015 Sun.[/b]

[indent][color=slategray]"I don't think that's quite right... The Shadow won't listen, we'll need to subdue it somehow",[/color] he began. He found himself sliding back as his Persona's attacks were repelled yet again. Magic was working, but that wasn't most of his power, so it was hard to just keep using magic. Though going back to what he was talking about... This was not a matter of feeling alone. It definitely wasn't... He listened, there are quite a few years between their encounter as children, and recently.

[color=slategray]"It's been years since I last saw you..."[/color], he straightened up, flicked his sword to the side before he began to sheath it again. He turned slightly to Noboru, who was laid down in the back. The Shadow seemed to be bent on killing him, so Rui, Kami and Sachiko were the only ones between him and likely death.

[color=slategray]"I don't know what it is you've gone through, and frankly I don't really care what you've been through. No one has, no one will, why? Because all they see is you, we may never know what it's like, and I don't think we will, it's as your Shadow says",[/color] he lowered his stance, into a proper one, blade in the back and hand at the ready. As he did this, his Persona was preparing itself also. He turned back to the shadow.

[color=slategray]"You can hate us all you like, you have a right to, we don't understand your pain after all... But, we won't leave you. I know for a fact that you have people waiting for you back at home, and I envy that. If I have to beat you up as well after this shadow, and then drag your limp body back, I'll do it. I won't go back on that"[/color], a green aura surrounded Rui, slowly turning into a whirlwind, before the area around him calmed, for a single moment.

The next thing anyone knew was a blade, travelling right down the shadow Noboru. The blade, actually managed to get through... It looks like Kami and Sachiko's assaults earlier softened it enough for his blade. In response the Shadow sent it's chains flying at Askr, normally he would be too slow, but earlier he buffed with Sukukaja again. The Persona moved with enough speed to be able to simply advance again as the chains retracted. Rather than using his blade though, Rui had it use Garu instead, right at point blank. The attack was effective, causing the Shadow to yell in anger as it staggered back. 

[color=slategray]"That's what friends are for right? Even after years, even if we stopped hanging out regularly, this is what friends do"[/color][/indent]