Blight Bug

Yu-Gi-Oh Soul R (Still Accepting)

The Ghoulish Rider - Traveler of the Highway of Hell had an expression on his face underneath his helmet as he finally found the proper key to unlock the locks; but that was just between him and the Devil. With a gentle touch Konstantinovich opened the bus door. "Ssssssh." Fyodor assured the bus as he began stroking at one of the sides of the newly opened door, "Oh dame, I know what you're thinking. Just quickly fork over what I want and I promise I'll go soft on ya." And so he strolled into the bus.

That is when he saw it. His brick! The Ghoulish Rider - Traveler of the Highway of Hell, and Demonic Detective with no more case, picked up the brick and began tossing it up down, "Good to see you. But..." mused Konstantinovich as his thoughts soon turned to how the mystery was already solved. No one actively stole his brick, despite not returning it to him! Did they not understand the sheer majesty that occurred every time he threw a brick!?

...

A dramatic pause was utilized as a Hellish Command was worming around in The Ghoulish Rider - Traveler of the Highway of Hell's head. There was certainly an expression underneath The Ghoulish Rider - Traveler of the Highway of Hell's helmet; but that was just between him and the Devil. Fyodor quickly shut the bus doors and curled his brick down the aisle. Slamming the keys in the ignition, The Ghoulish Rider - Traveler of the Highway of Hell turned on the ignition and pressed the starter button. There was a brief fiddling with the radio as Fyodor, opened his window, and shifted the gears. The Ghoulish Rider - Traveler of the Highway of Hell looked at the clicker that was surely built to open the doors and pondered for a moment.

And now it was time to put the pedal to the metal.

The bus exploded through the bi-fold doors and was barreling forward on an unholy mission by the deranged driver.

"GWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! GIVE WITNESS TO THE GHOULISH RIDER - TRAVELER OF THE HIGHWAY OF HELL! KNEEL AND BOW WHILE YOU CAN! THE REIGN OF LUCIFER IS QUICKLY APPROACHING! CONVERT TO HIS UNHOLY NAME AND MAKE WAY FOR THE SHEPARD OF FIRE! FOR I WILL ESTABLISHED HIS DAMNED KINGDOM! GWAHAHAHAHAHA!" howled out Fyodor with utter glee as he continued driving, thinking of a spot to store his spoils of a solved case.

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Yu-Gi-Oh Soul R (Still Accepting)

Using a sensitive touch and keen eye, that enigma wrapped around in riddles and clad in pure black known as The Ghoulish Rider - Traveler of the Highway of Hell and Sinful Sleuth felt something in exhaust pipe of the bus. Konstantinovich mused, "Every dame has got got her secrets, what're you hiding in that sensitive area?" The Demonic Detective placed his fingers in the exhaust pipe and continued to feel around,

"Oh. I know you're hiding something, and I'm gonna take it." Fyodor said as he fished out a ring with keys on it. There was certainly an expression on The Ghoulish Rider - Traveler of the Highway of Hell's face underneath that helmet; but that was just between him and the Devil.

"But why would a key-ring be hidden there...? The case grows even more curious than that forty-percent scrapmetal robot." Fyodor mused aloud as he walked around back to the front of the bus.

"Now let's see if we can get a closer look here." spoke The Ghoulish Rider - Traveler of the Highway of Hell and Demonic Detective as he began going through the assorted keys and looking to see which ones were similar to the bus lock. The Sinful Sleuth began testing these 'probable' keys by inserting them into the lock and trying to open the bus.

Yu-Gi-Oh Soul R (Still Accepting)

The Investigation Begins.

The Demonic Detective fiddled with his duel disk to get an appropriate mood set up for his investigation; that's when the lights turned on. The Ghoulish Rider - Traveler of the Highway of Hell placed his palms together as he looked around the scene. From this starting point the garage seemed to be of an average design, with nothing in particular standing out. But what kind of occasional Demonic Detective be if The Ghoulish Rider - Traveler of the Highway of Hell didn't thoroughly examine the investigation scene? He stretched out his hands with his palms facing outwards, "Finally, I can proceed with my investigation."

Fyodor slowly strode through the garage as saxophones played. The first bus didn't seem special, just a standard model. Then came the second which was the same as the first. But the third bus caught his eye. Konstantinovich went closer to take a look.

"Window's been smashed harder than a Hitotsu-Me Giant against a Big Shield Gardna; but not shattered." The Ghoulish Rider - Traveler of the Highway of Hell took a moment to reflect on the statement and the scene. Briefly he focused upon simply breaking into that vehicle, but presumably if that window didn't shatter from what was likely his assault on the bus it wasn't getting broken into any time soon.

He'd try that method later.

For now the Ghoulish Rider - Traveler of the Highway of Hell and Demonic Detective would wax some poetics as he searched around the outside of the marred bus for any other abnormalities, such as loose hubcaps, strangely blocked exhaust pipes and potential compartments.

"The sun keeps on shining as the world acts like everything is just peachy.
As for me, I skulk in these dark alleys they call Mystery.
Like a rat I scavenge for the missing pieces that the rest of man leaves behind; it's the only way to solve the case.
And now I've wormed into this place.
Lights brighter than the gleaming sun out there,
but the leads are still in the dark.
So I'll keep searching like the Devil in the Desert until I find that one piece..."

The Immortal Honor: Ghost Serpents of Onan (Fantasy Kung-Fu Epic)

Yes hello there. This looks neat and I have sensed that no one has specialized in one of the finest techniques of Ancient Asian combat... So I am going to rectify that.

Appearance

Name/Nickname: Du Gang "Yaoguai of Shanshui"
Age: 39
Gender: M

Theme Song:

Political Affiliation: Pro Government
Fighting Style: Will of the Fire Dragon

Du Gang's martial arts derive from the teachings of the 'Fire Dragon', which is the more poetic name for incendiary based weapons. Gang's is trained in handling various incendiary weapons from the Fire Lance, to land and sea mines and many other incendiary weapons detailed under the Teachings of the Fire Dragon. However Gang's preferred incendiary weapons of choice are grenades, flaming arrows shot from a regular bow instead of a balistae, and even celebratory fireworks used for militaristic purposes rather than festive purposes.

Personality: Du Gang is a straight-laced individual. While he is a traditionalist for following societal customs, he is an avid technocrat and will go against society's natural flow if it means an expansion in urbanization or technology, especially militaristic. Despite what one may presume about someone who brings forth fiery destruction, Du Gang is a rather subdued individual who rarely gets worked up or emotional.

History: Du Gang was born in the Eastern Peninsula as the son of a retired low-level military officer Du Li. He was the middle son of three sons. While not a high class family, the Du's were respected for some military achievements alongside their artisan craftsmanship when it came to the production of fireworks. Du Gang, as a middle child, was not fully expected to take over his line of the family business, but was instead encouraged to find himself a scholarly position. He was tutored for this, but as he was growing up he saw others of the Du Family join up with the Sky Rebellion due to their loyalty remaining with fellow soldiers. So in order to serve the will of the family he was re-positioned into militaristic training from the Iron Schools where he learned the ways of archery, scouting and, the subject where he was particularly adapt in, demolitions and incendiary warfare. When Du Gang was fully trained and sent out he was at the tail-end of the War, and did not to see much conflict other than some skirmishes and focused fire-strikes at priority targets. During a brief period of leave Du Gang finally met the woman he was arranged to marry Fan Nuan. They married and he returned back to the war.

Fortunately for him and the Du Family, the Sky Dynasty proved successful. For a time there was peace for Du Gang. Then came the plague which struck down various members of the Du Family, like Gang's older brother. As if that wasn't enough, then came the Dragon Fang Liberation Army that Du Gang fought against in many proper battles, fire-strikes against their outposts and some skirmishes. During one of assaults to burn down a prominent outpost, Du Gang was captured by the Dragon Fang Liberation Army. As a POW, Du Gang was treated fairly poorly and was subject to torture. After a few months of incarceration, Du Gang was liberated after the Sky Dynasty military launched a successful attack on the outpost. Du Gang took some time to recover, but he knew damn well he was going to destroy this menace once and for all. During the period colloquially known as "Phoenix Blessing", Du Gang was among those personally responsible an intensive scorched earth policy against both the Dragon Fang Liberation Army and against those who caught the plague.

It was here where he earned both great admiration from his militaristic peers and great hatred from the common folk from his task of precise fiery destruction, earning him the moniker of the "Yaoguai of Shanshui". However he was not promoted as much as he should've been for his years of loyal service. Unfortunately politics caught up with Du Gang and higher ups did not wish to promote this man due to fear of causing the people to get even more riled up against the Sky Dynasty for making this figure who was known for purging civilians with fire into an even higher ranking military representative.

Fortunately for both Du Gang, and the military at large, came the Pale Hunter serial killings. The public would be distracted by this and if Du Gang was partially responsible for solving this mystery, theoretically it would improve his status in the eyes of the common man and thus wouldn't cause much trouble to finally raise Du Gang's standing to one he deserved. So it was an easy, but perhaps not the wisest, decision for Gang's superiors to send him out to help a motley band of collected folk-figures in solving this case.

Inventory:
Laminated Bamboo Bow
Quiver and Arrows
Fur Backpack [mostly filled with grenades and fireworks]
Two Gourds of Pitch
Dirty Rags
Pouch of Hot Spices
Pouches of Gunpowder
Flint/Tinder
Iron Wok
Cleaver


Other: Du Gang is married to Du Nuan. [Age:37] Their children are consist of the eldest son Du Min [Age:20], eldest daughter Du Na, [Age:17], the middle son Du Ru [Age:13], the youngest son Du Huang [Age:7] and the youngest daughter Du Shufen [Age:5]
After particular events done by Du Gang, many in Shansui alongside their nearby villages have taken to using various phrases involving the Du Family name as replacements for intensive swearing.
Du Gang makes a mean wok-fry.

Yu-Gi-Oh Soul R (Still Accepting)

As the automaton designed for academic purposes made the first clicking noise, Fyodor briefly pondered upon what function of the robot that action corresponded with. He didn't think about it for long. A closer inspection of The Ghoulish Rider - Traveler of the Highway of Hell revealed more or less the same as an analysis from a distance. He was fully clad in jet black motorcycle leathers and helmet with a matching color duel disk, not an inch of skin showing. The only new bits of information that would be gleaned from a closer inspection is noting the gloves each had an orange pentagram on the palms, and if one was privy to fashion they'd know the leather ensemble was an expensive set from Stakhanov. The Ghoulish Rider - Traveler of the Highway to Hell watched as Professor Furiko gave him access to the garage.

Now the Demonic Detective could truly begin his investigation work. He walked right on into the garage eager to find the information he needed for his case.

Yu-Gi-Oh Soul R (Still Accepting)

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As the Solid Vision began to dissipate into nothingness, The Ghoulish Rider - Traveler of the Highway of Hell (and now a Demonic Detective free to move on with his case) knew he was gonna have to jump. So as the Everliving Underworld Cannon was fading away and transforming into pixels, The Ghoulish Rider - Traveler of the Highway of Hell ran a few paces on top of it before jumping off. He flailed his arms a bit, as was movie style fashion, as the cannon rose up in such a large quantity one could've mistaken it for perhaps a poorly done explosion effect.

He hit the ground rolling before popping back up, pointing at Tekkan then at Furiko."HAIL SATAN!" Fyodor exclaimed as he thrust both of his arms into the air for a moment before lowering them back down. He strode back towards the academic machine and the fresh neophyte as he began settling some cards back into his duel disk.

As Professor Furiko inquired on if he could answer questions, Fyodor cocked his helmet to stare at one of the wooden doors."Open it and give me access to the garage. I have work to do. Once you do that, I may allow you to ask some questions at my convenience." The biker rolled his shoulders around as he focused his attention on Tekkan, "New assignment. You will keep watch for anyone else who dares to try to interfere with my task. Addendum. You will make sure Rustbucket there does not bother me after he opens the garage and will not consistently pester me with questions that I do not feel like answering. Understood?"

Fyodor paused for a moment as he pulled Tekkan off from his assault on Furiko. "And leave the violence against machines to me. I know how to hurt them more."

Yu-Gi-Oh Soul R (Still Accepting)

So it was his move now. The Ghoulish Rider - Traveler of the Highway of Hell pondered for a brief moment about things brought up by Tekkan and Furiko. He quickly decided he had an itchy trigger finger.

"Now listen closely..." The Ghoulish Rider - Traveler of the Highway of Hell solemnly said to Tekkan as he drew his next card.

Dramatic Pause.

"Here's a little lesson in trickery!" Fyodor declared as he began mosh dancing slamming first into Tekkan and then into the Solid Vision Mezuki, who just focused its attention on Deskbot 010. "Psst Defense Mode Mezuki." was the command delivered in a stage whisper, which the manhorse followed by crouching down and holding its axe in a defensive position symbolizing him entering Defense Mode. Fyodor returned to moshing, "This is going down in history!"

He gestured to Tekkan, "If you want to be a Villain Number One-" The Ghoulish Rider - Traveler of the Highway of Hell pointed towards Furiko after a brief spin, "-You have to fight a hero on the run!"

Konstantinovich placed a card in his Spell and Trap Zone as throwing his hands to the sky, "Everliving Underworld Cannon!!" The Ghoulish Rider - Traveler of the Highway of Hell had the earth rumble underneath his feet as the artillery weapon forged of bones rose up as Fyodor was perched upon it. Squatting upon it, The Ghoulish Rider looked down at the barrel itching for some soul ammunition.

"Time for lust! Time for lies! Time to kiss your life goodbye! This baby is powered by Soul Residue after a Zombie-type Monster is Special Summoned! And what do you know..."The Ghoulish Rider placed a card from his hand to the top of his deck to activate Plaguespreader Zombie's special effect. "I've got Plaguespreader Zombie in my Graveyard which means I could say, place a card from my hand to the top of my deck and since I did I can Special Summon him."

Plaguespreader Zombie emerged from an explosion of purple goop in Defense Mode. The ooze flowed upwards against gravity into the Everliving Underworld Cannon and charged it for the burst of damage since a Zombie Type Monster was Special Summon.

"Gwahahahahahahahahahah!" The Ghoulish Rider - Traveler of the Highway of Hell cackled, "I AM NUMBER ONE! HEY!" He declared as the Everliving Underworld Cannon fired a spectral purple blast at Furiko for 800 points of damage.

Yu-Gi-Oh Soul R (Still Accepting)

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The Ghoulish Rider - Traveler of the Highway of Hell was getting closer to getting rid of this roadblock, so he could resume work as the Demonic Detective. Behind that helmet, Fyodor could smell the metaphorical scent of victory edging ever so closer. It was within his grasp now.

Well that was before Professor Furiko began to make his plays. The first of which was him destroying the wicked hellish landscape he crafted.

"OH COME ON I PREPARED THAT SCENERY TO LAST LONGER!" The Ghoulish Rider - Traveler of the Highway of Hell howled up towards the heavens as he dramatically shook a fist. It was at that moment, when he noticed that some manner of delinquent, at least it surely wasn't a preppy, grabbed his fist. Just how long this one was here Konstantinovich did not know. Clearly they must've shown up during the performance of the monologues.

There was certainly an expression known between him and the Devil underneath the helmet of The Ghoulish Rider - Traveler of the Highway of Hell's face as he ripped his hand out from Tekkan's grasp. He cocked his helmet to glance at the boy who wished to be a servant of the Servant of the Lord of the Flies.

"Wel--", the statement was interrupted as Deskbot 010 avenged its school supply brethren and destroyed the Revived King Ha Des. The solid vision shrapnel that used to be the flesh and bone of the Revived King knocked down The Ghoulish Rider - Traveler of the Highway of Hell down. Surely there was an expression underneath The Ghoulish Rider - Traveler of the Highway of Hell as he took that attack that reduced him to 1550 Life Points; but that was between him and the Devil.

Quickly getting up, Fyodor glanced towards Tekkan and forcefully shoved in front of himself and closer towards Professor Furiko. He pointed at the automaton professor."That thing impedes my mission. SELL YOUR SOUL TO ME! SANCTIFY YOUR DEMONS! If you wish to learn a fraction of the seeds of darkness I can sow, you will make sure this machine does not continue to wage war on the Kingdom of the Damned and impede my work any further. Failure will not be tolerated if you follow the Path of Darkness."

Yu-Gi-Oh Soul R (Still Accepting)

The Ghoulish Rider - Traveler of the Highway of Hell, and a Demonic Detective still not yet able to investigate, looked upon the scene that had been crafted by both him and the automaton's clashes. It appeared that The Ghoulish Rider - Traveler of the Highway of Hell had secured a metaphorical high ground that the non-compliant machine once had. Behind the helmet of The Ghoulish Rider - Traveler of the Highway of Hell there was surely an expression; but of course that just between him and the Devil.

Drawing his next card, Fyodor plotted about what move he would go with next. "You just had to impede my work, you will soon be able to calculate why that was a very bad decision. Well, if you don't glitch out on me that is. The Revived King grows dull of this uninspired terrain. SO ALLOW ME TO SET THE SCENE!"

Konstantinovich did a flourish of the hand as he placed the Field Spell, Zombie World into play. A purple fog enveloped the two duelists, as Solid Vision was crafting bones, skulls, pools of blood and of course the fog into reality.

It was now time for a dash of monologuing.

"Lo did we witness the Age of Metal
Where the Automatons of Scholary Design tested their mettle.
But much like the living, so too did these machines rot.
Alack! What of our Revived King?
Ha! Fear not ye oh weak of heart!
For the Infernal Reign is Eternal!
Yet...
... This Damned Kingdom feels all too small.
A new actor shall be Summoned to play his part."

And like he said in the monologue, The Ghoulish Rider - Traveler of the Highway of Hell summoned Mezuki onto the field. The monstrous zombie manhorse snorted as the Revived King Ha Des tapped his bony fingers together.

"And so did the soldier of the damned Mezuki arrive
He knew his task.
That Deskbot 006 would surely not survive
As Mezuki is quite capable with the axe."

Mezuki charged forth to attack Deskbot 006 to destroy it. Meanwhile it seemed like The Ghoulish Rider had an good opportunity after that blow. He pointed towards Furiko.

"The Revived King Ha Des looked upon the field of war
Remembering that aggression that had came before.
The machines attempted to overthrow him!
From that move, revenge he did swore.
Now for the Empire of Iron, things looked rather grim.
As Revived King Ha Des charged forth
Eager to cause ENDLESS GORE!

Fyodor performed a flourish of the arm as he took a bow, unaware anyone else other than the robot might've been watching his performance, as he sent Revived King Ha Des to attack Furiko directly.

"With that I end my turn." He declared as he arose from his bow.

Yu-Gi-Oh Soul R (Still Accepting)

The Ghoulish Rider - Traveler of the Highway of Hell watched as the robotic menance, which threatened both him in this game of cards but more importantly in his current quest, call forth a battleship made of school supplies. It was an odd choice to build a death plane out of, Fyodor personally thought it should've at least had some badass skeletal decals, but it was a strong threat that needed to be taken care of. This matter was even more pressing due to the fact that Deskbot Jet was activating a dangerous ability against the Revived King Ha Des.

This simply would not do.

Raising out his left arm, Fyodor shook his head, "ACCESS DENIED! ACCESS DENIED!" he droned in as much of a monotone voice as he could, "No can do tin can, because I activate my face down card. Behold! Dark Illusion!" The face down card flipped up to show Dark Illusion as the spectral being popped up to defend the Revived King Ha Des and go forth with its task.

"This card can be activated when either a spell, trap or monster effect targets a Dark Type monster, and as you can clearly see the King is truly a wicked Dark. Your monster effect is negated AND DESTROYED! Hail your new King!" Flickering in and out of reality the spectral Dark Illusion popped near the Deskbot Jet to destroy it.