Kazenosuke, Dancing Blade
@PaulHaynek@Crowvette@NakushitaKazenosuke's House
Shizuka would be the first to say that Kazenosuke's insolent attitude was less than pleasurable, but at the very least he gave them more information. He now knew who the supposed commander of the invasion force was.
Serek'uar He said to himself, I'll have to inform the others about that later. Io and Yuki stepped forward and said their piece.
"They are not my wives, simply comrades who share the fight with me." He said.
"After rescuing the young lord, we informed him of our course, and he accepted our help. There was no coaxing or charming involved."His snide comments aside, Kazenosuke didn't seem like he was quite on board with aiding Takeshi and the Taskforce, saying that they'd have to prove their worth. Shizuka scoffed at the idea that the word of his land's lord wouldn't be worth enough, but he was familiar with Kazenosuke's type. A loner; A man who only answers to his principles and interests.
His proposition, however, caused the fellow ronin to raise a brow. A duel was easy enough to understand, it was a perfect way for a person who lives by the sword to understand someone else. But a one-on-one with Shizuka wasn't enough, it would seem. Kazenosuke chose to handicap himself and offered to fight all three of them at once. Shizuka has heard word of the swordsman's skill, even from Takeshi himself, but he wondered what the point of this matchup was.
Intrigued, and having kept the mission in mind, Shizuka decides to have the group agree to Kazenosuke's proposal.
"I've heard tales of the Dancing Blade, but I wonder if this time perhaps, it has taken on more than it bargained for. Io-san, Yuki-kun, on me! Act as my support for now, I'll engage him directly starting off." He said, his thumb having slightly exposed
his sword from its sheath.
Yurine the Death Keeper
@PaulHaynek@Restalaan@Enkryption@The Irish Tree@HammermanKozukata Cemetery
Regrettable, though a good effort, Atsuha's plan to use a couple of weakened attacks as flails was thwarted by two spearmen who were bold enough to directly charge her. The first one had free his bound comrades, tearing through her webs. Before she could react and counter the lancer, the second warrior made an attack on her, jumping in the air then spinning towards her. With a well-placed lunge, the tip of the native's spear glowed with strange light. It created a magical explosion of sorts that hit her directly in the head. The attack caused a nauseating feeling in her, which was soon accompanied by dizziness and head pain. A bit of blood began dripping down from her forehead. An unfortunate predicament the jorougumo found herself in, under normal circumstances she wouldn't have allowed herself to be put in this situation... She could do little as the two assaulters closed in to deal damage to her carapace.
Thankfully, her fairy comrade swooped in for a quick save. Having just narrowly blocked a direct thrust, quickly channeled her magic and unleashed a powerful water spell that swept their foes away. Having smashed into some gravestones, it seemed they had been taken out of the fight. While Yurine didn't seem to happy about further damage to the cemetery, Atsuaha - still dizzy - was nonetheless grateful.
"Lili-chan...geh... Thank you very much for that." She managed to utter out, still holding her head.
Shaking her head to snap out of it, she began frantically looking around the graveyard. She saw that the others had made short work of all the other warriors. However, her main concern was her frenzied sister, who contributed to the victory in her own way. In her current state, Hinami had no trouble tearing through and draining foes of their chi. The dragon warrior, however, would prove to be not such easy prey. His sorcery would like help in staving off Hinami's draining effects, and his powerful cuts may spell trouble for her even now. Skarsneek would throw himself in front of the warrior as a distraction, however, in an attempt to protect his sister-in-law. It wasn't likely that he'd be able to fight off the powerful warrior by himself, which Atsuha realized and prepared a spell to the best of her ability to aid her husband.
Help would arrive, however, in the form of the young lord. Stabbing the dragon warrior from behind, he instantly ended the lone warrior.
"Takeshi-san!" She exclaimed, finally dawn a look of relief amidst this chaos. This still left the issue of her berserk sister in spite of it...
Skarsneek slapped Hinami's rear-end in an attempt to draw her attention from everyone else, a plan that may very well backfire. Snarling, she attempted to swipe and pounce at him. Perhaps the goblin would be just swift enough to dodge her advances. Had the male monster bitten off more than he could chew? Perhaps so, but soon it would no longer be his problem.
Alice, who had remained completely removed from this battle up until, had secretly been raising the pressure of her chi since the battle started. She, from the start, intended to be the one who would deal with Hinami when the dust settled, not considering the Shizuyama warriors to be worth her attention. Hinami looked directly at Takeshi, her yokai instincts running in overdrive. However, Alice's plan worked. Just as she was about to charge the young lord, her neck snapped in Alice's direction nearly 180 degrees. Moving like a blur, Hinami charged directly at the mad hatter. Hinami would attempt to throw the whole weight of her body onto her and gnaw on the side of her neck.
"Chiiiii...." She uttered in a eerie wail.
"No, Alice!" Atsuha attempted to channel another spell, but still couldn't quick focus her magic. Unfortunate, as magic would be the only think in her arsenal that would be able to keep her sister at bay. Atsuha would attempt to make her way over to the pair, prepared to use herself as a shield if need be to stop her sibling.
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