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[h3][i][color=red]Eclipse Princess vs Arms Slave[/color][/i][/h3]
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While Eclipse Princess waited for Nies' arrival, sat on a stone, beside the Black City's Gates, Arms Slave finally decided to show his helmeted face and spew a load of crap on Princess' face. [i][color=darkorchid]"God, is that how people see my arguments as well? That's just so... annoying."[/color][/i] Eclipse Princess sighed deeply before turning her head to face Arms Slave with a half-hearted glare.

[color=darkorchid]"Can you please tone down the yelling? I think I'll have a migraine whenI log out just from it. By the way, you're late for the advice, Obi-wan, anyway what I do or don't is not of your concern. I'm, tired of this all."[/color]

[color=darkorchid]"You say I don't respect anyone here? Yeah, you maybe mostly right. Outside of our King and the few non-Sweepers around, that is. You say I'm a honorless bitch? That I may be, but it's still a world better than being a monkey yelling nonsense around while trying to impress a crowd that largely doesn't give a damn about it. And, before you say it, I'm talking about myself, I just don't care about yours and your lackeys' actions anymore as long as you get one thing straight."[/color]

[color=darkorchid]"You are not gods, you don't have the right to judge people in the real world. That said"[/color], Eclipse Princess said as she finally got back to her feet, her avatar barely able to reach Arms Slave's lower chest, and drew her sword once more. [color=darkorchid]"I'm not some one to run away from fights and There's still my promise to pay you back for that image of your dismembered phallus. What effect did you thought that something as irrelevant as that would have on me?"[/color] Eclipse Princess readied herself for the battle, saying just one last remark before closing her eyes and summoning and summoning all the concentration she could, [color=darkorchid]"Just one last thing, you can quit the Strikers all you want, because I won't, even if you win by some manner of miracle."[/color] Relearning to fight with her head in the right place was, but somehow Eris had to manage it, otherwise she would be squandering all that she fought for up to now.

Arms Slave grunted. Honestly, he didn’t expect Eris to actually agree, so he had no obligation to do so either. [color=00a651]”Whatever. You’re no different from me, little miss Black Fox, so you can quit with the ’I’m better than you bullshit’. We’re both killers and we love it. That’s all that matters, don’t you think?”[/color] Arms Slave spun his daggers in his hand, waiting for Eris’s attack. As a tank he often fought on the defense, but he could always get the first strike in if he had to. Plus he wanted to annoy Eris, which would be easy to do simply by talking to her. [color=00a651]”So come on, edge whore, let’s see those attacks you’ve been dying to show off. Let’s just see how strong and overpowered you really are, and let’s see just who exactly it impresses. Give us a good show, entertain the audience! Indulge in your little power fantasy."[/color]

Since she was fighting a brainless brute, Eclipse Princess wasn't going to offer her costumary courtesy swing, after all what was the point? Furthermore, someone like Arms Slave would never understand,the difference between he and Eris, this wasn't really a fight, but a pure slaughter. Arms Slave goad was obvious, indulgin him for a bit wouldn't hurt and perhaps he would notice how much stronger Eclipse Princess truly is. Following the childish provocation, Eclipse Princess's sword traced a shining elipse in the air as she swung it diagonally upward and then downward, behind her. On the return path to her default stance, Princess' blade scraped the ground bellow them, throwing dirty on  Arms Slave's eyes. Well, he had four arms, didn't he? Who knows if there are spare eyes under that helmet?

Fortunately for Arms Slave, he wore a helmet. Thus the  dirt landed on his helmet, but he could still see just fine. As the dirt was thrown at him, he launched on of his chains at Eris. He intended to disarm her by grabbing her sword, possibly grabbing her. Failing the aimed so he could also grab the wall behind her it pull himself into it. But in the most probably event that she simply dodged and tries to strike the chain, Arms Slave had one more trick up his sleeve.

Eclipse Princess simply stood her ground as Arms Slave tried to chain her, in fact, she extended her left arm, allowing the chains to catch her with ease. She was stronger than him, after all, a mere tug of war was no thing for her. Whatever result that came from it was good for Eclipse Princess in the end, since she didn't exactly had the time to to spare on Arms Slave and planned to end the fight by the next couple moves. All she needed was a sure hit and that was more than likely now.

The chain wrapped around Eris's arm, but it didn't stop there. The chain overshot her, only for Arms Slave to yank it back, hooking her from behind to wrap up her other arm and her sword. At the same time Arms Slave fired off two more chains, aimed at her lower body and legs this time.

That was starting to get boring, why couldn't Arms Slave be a bit more proactive? He was the one who came and taunted Eclipse Princess when she had just got bored of fighting for nothing, then why was he being so slow to actually do something? Perhaps, was it fear that forced him to be 110% sure of every move, after all Eclipse Princess could have killed him a lot of time ago if she wanted to. Yet those chains were far too obnoxious and Eris was tired of it. 

[color=darkorchid]"Can you stop being so passive, please? If you want me to lead, all you need to do is ask."[/color] Eclipse Princess said to Arms Slave, breaking her silence just to get a faster conclusion to this fight. Knowing Cassandra she must be on route to the Black City right now and Eris wasn't very keen on making her wait. It's better that this fight ends now, before she loses herself to bloodlust again.

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Nies Helum would arrive just as Eclipse Princess was entangled with Arms Slave's chains, asking her question with a nonchalance that impressed Eris. [color=darkorchid]"You arrived earlier than I thought, Nies Helum. To answer your question, yes, I do have plans for the evening, but we can at least dine early because I don't think there'll be another pizza incident this time. However, I seem to be on a bind right now. If you do not want to wait, while I unravel this Gordian Knot, I can rendezvous at the place of your choice in a few minutes. Even if you stay, please don't interfere with this fight, otherwise you'll get hurt because of troubles that I have brought onto myself."[/color]

[color=darkorchid]"I know I have caused nothing but trouble to you ever since we met. However, please, allow me to fight one more battle on my own. After this one I promise that things will change."[/color] Eclipse Princess said to Nies, with an apologetic voice, while rolling her right fist around Arms Slave's chain, standing her ground against his pull.

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[h3][i][color=gold]Itsuko M. Kanzaki[/color][/i][/h3]
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[color=gold]"Thank you."[/color] Itsuko replied to Hibiki, [color=gold]"I would like the company. Also, sorry again for causing trouble for you."[/color]

After about a few minutes of a tense bus travel, with Itsuko trying to find a subject to talk with Hibiki, but ultimately failing, the duo arrived at a Downtown [url=http://i.imgur.com/WLfnebr.jpg]apartment complex[/url] with four towers. The looks of the place passed an impression of high-class habitation and the cars coming and going from the underground parking lot cemented that, most of them being luxury vehicles that costed more than your average people would earn in a few years. The first couple floors, as well as the courtyard, of the building complex were actually taken by the Purple Crown Shopping Arcade. There was a separate lounge for residents on the third floor, with the actual entrance for the towers being there and a heavy security personnel guarded the place, on their uniforms one could clearly see a black fox insignia and the logo RPSC (Reinhardt Private Security Corps). Clearly, this was a place were some VIPs lived, to deserve such a tight security.

After arriving at the lounge, Itsuko turned to Hibiki and bowed, [color=gold]"Thank you, Toho-san. I'm grateful for what you did for me would you like to come and have a few snacks? I would like to... hmm, repay you somehow."[/color] The whole time, Itsuko exchanged nervous glances with a glasses-wearing woman dressed in a dark blue suit. The woman was wearing a Social Services badge and had a tablet with her where a photo of Itsuko was barely visible from this distance.

[color=gold]"Anyway, erm... if you have anything else to do, or don't want to come, I'll understand. In that case I want you to at least have my number so that we can speak again. Would that be ok, Hibiki-san?"[/color] Itsuko asked politely, though the woman tapping on her watch clearly caused Itsuko to become more nervous. Either way, it was Hibiki's choice now.

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[h3][i][color=deepskyblue]Absinthe Blue[/color][/i][/h3]
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[h3][i][url=https://youtu.be/hSaTknBsjbM]Congratulations![/url][/i][/h3]
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Absinthe checked her HUD as soon as she logged up and found that she had gained a level, level four not being that big on anything, but Absinthe was divided between Staff Mastery and Attuned. In the end Staff Mastery won because it's more cost efficient, smaller cooldowns are good, but it consumes much more mana while a fixed bonus with always there to help.

Anyway, after checking her list of chores Absinthe noticed that somehow, Mercury Titania had slipped on more near the top of the list. Meet the new recruits. Usually this was the King's job, but since Maribel was off right now, it was on Absinthe's hands to see it done. Not wanting to deal with any setbacks, Absinthe immediately set about to fulfill this obligation.

[color=deepskyblue]"Well, who's it that want to join us? Please, come here! Meet your one and only, the azure star of temptation, Titania-sama's number one secretary, I, Absinthe Blue!"[/color] Absinthe proclaimed enthusiastically as she reached the gates.
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