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Log Horizon: Elder Tale "The Kyoto Expanse"

Hayakura Agasume

@Suku@mcpop9@Lunar Templar

Thump. Thesound of the scythe cutting through the creature's skull was the final blow that he had to deal to the creature, leaving him with a new problem. Where should I go next? For a moment all he did was watch Dante deal go to distract the ogres but then 'she' gave him a small task to handle. Handle the one at their six, something which seemed very easy for him to do considering he had just finished one now. The male called out, "Okay, better not die over there."

Leaving it at that the male then sprinted to face the Ogre that he had to deal with, noticing immediately that the creature seemed to be a magic caster itself. The creature itself was rather confident in its ability, and as soon as Hyakura went to try to face it fireballs were immediately shot his way. Although he had deflected the other attack with ease what the creature did was suddenly change up the attack, firing rapid ball after ball almost as if it was a 'magic machine gun'. In his defense Hyakura yanked his shield off of his back to defend himself, but even then the attack was definitely something not to be trifled with. Hyakura's feet slid back a bit in the dirt from the initial contact of metal and flame, and part of the fire damage seemed to go through as if it was a piercing attack. He called out, "You could make this easier on me Mr. Ogre, you know?"

With as much as he could muster the bodyguard then took a single step forward, a single step which he believed was a good achievement. Against the firepower he was facing all he could do was take step after careful step, making sure that he was not thrown off balance so that he could get close enough to kill. The Ogre has to run out of mana eventually.. unless it has items too. Regardless of how much the enemy might have had Hyakura didn't let himself stay phased, and eventually he got close enough that the ogre couldn't afford to shoot more fireballs against him. Instead the creature used the last of its mana to summon a sword for itself, but Hyakura knew that it wouldn't be enough to save the creature. Hyakura started to chain blow after blow as much as he could, and although his HP bar dropped a fair amount at the end of the day the creature was dead. With a small grin he called out, "Looks like you're going to need some help, huh?"

Hyakura knew that the next thing he would have to do was help Chiziru deal with her little party, part of him wondered why she would go so far as to try to take them all on but he knew that at least he would be there to help even out the tide. As he ran he noticed that his HP bar seemed to go up from a regen effect, and he couldn't have been more grateful for it. He called out, "You're a hero of mine, Crazy Healer! Hehehe, I think that's a good little nickname. Don't mean anything bad by it, just.. talk later."

Hyakura quickly changed back to his scythe and then charged at them, swinging his scythe at all of them so that maybe they wouldn't focus on Dante as much. As one of the axe wielders and the spear fighter turned to face him a smirk snuck onto his face looking at his new opponents with confidence in his eyes. He apologized, "Sorry I may have been a bit late to the party, I was having fun with the last one. Finish off that one, I'll steal the others from you."

From there his blade became less of a.. blade, but more like a part of him as he used his various skills to take on both of the opponents at once. Thanks to the fact that Chiziru had already worked with them their HP was already lowered, and it was lowered to the point where his swinging chain of deadly attacks was enough to finish the spearman with little difficulty. Leaving it up to him to finish the job with the axe-wilder. (Image representation down below caus I like the images ^^)

Log Horizon: Elder Tale "The Kyoto Expanse"

Welp, I think it's about my turn now ^^ I'll have something up tomorrow when I wake up

Log Horizon: Elder Tale "The Kyoto Expanse"

Hayakura Agasume

@Suku@mcpop9@Lunar Templar

Hayakura let out a small sigh after 'she' tried to correct his words, only then moving to try to kill the ogre that was in the storm. Oh, you're going to be a handful. You and Arro, you both need to get along sooner rather than later. The goof thing was that the mage seemed to take his hint and immediately went to work, if anything he would argue the arrogant mage set everything up for him and Chiziru. Now all they had to do was make sure that each of the brawlers got their fare share.. and oh he was ready to give them a piece of something.

He kept the 'girl's' words in the back of his mind as he glanced at his new opponent, knowing that handling the disarmed creature wouldn't be much of an issue. Feeling grateful Hayakura called out, "That catapult is as good as dead! As soon as I treat this ogre to the best death of its life of course."

The male then grinned as he charged at the blinded ogre, knowing full well it would only take a matter of moments to deal significant damage to the opponent. He wasted no time as he charged at the creature and then slashed it over and over again, confidently handling it in a way so that the creature would be finished in a matter of moments.

Log Horizon: Elder Tale "The Kyoto Expanse"

Hayakura Agasume

@Suku@mcpop9@Lunar Templar

When the boulder sailed over to Kyoto he felt that playtime was over, they couldn't just waste time arguing with lives on the line. How many people died with that boulder that went up in the air? They're going to hold us accountable if there is any more loss of life. Get your acts together! Of course once Titania raised up a magic shield like she was in control of the situation there wasn't as much to worry about but clearly he could tell that there was friction in the air.

Helplessly he looked between the two 'girls', wondering what it would take to get them all working together as a team. Of course, Titania's talk about her achievement was impressive but at the same time it just made him seem a bit more arrogant. Like 'because he had this great achievement he would try to boss everyone else around'. Unfortunately, this is where he felt there was a lack of communication. Oh, you need to get it through your thick mage-headed skull not everyone works like that. And YOU, Ms. Runaway, you need to not cause a hissey fit. What are you doing?! You'll get yourself killed at this rate!

Hayakura wanted to go to Chiziru since he felt that, as the cleric mentioned, a team was best. sighed before saying, "I need to make sure she doesn't get killed, may as well come along. Arrogant Mage, the question is are you going to save the people that need saving or are you going to keep making a fuss over it."

Since he had already said his part and didn't want to talk anymore the male rushed to join Titania, his scythe spinning in his hand until it rested comfortably in his hand. Hayaura spoke as they advanced, "These ogres here are high leveled, baka. If you face them alone you may as well get yourself killed. So you operate on action rather than trust?-"

As he talked some of the weaker ogres caught their attention, in particular a long-distance fighter that seemed to be aiming right at Dante. As soon as the minion fired off a shot Hayakura was quick to both notice and swing his scythe in front to intercept the attack, the force of the stronger blade attack being more powerful than the shot that was almost perfectly concealed to injure Dante. Hayakura then sighed before speaking, "Listen. I know you probably want to charge at the boss and just destroy him but as much as you may want to it might be easier to wipe all the smaller mobs out first. Let's build our teamwork in a united strike against the boss rather then separating and bringing ourselves to our own deaths. Alright? Save the distrust and disagreeing fits for when you can actually afford it."

Log Horizon: Elder Tale "The Kyoto Expanse"

Hayakura Agasume

@Suku@mcpop9@Lunar Templar

Hayakura gave his attention to Chiziru while the fox girl, he was glad to know that they would have a plan going into combat and that 'she' seemed to also be invested in the idea. As far as he was concerned going in blind was only the cause of death. He chuckled as he said, "Seems like you know your way with strategy too, Chiziru. I'm glad to hear your input on what you think about all this. I guess I don't mind mopping up the weaker guys with my weapons, that shouldn't be too much of an issue. Just keep your end of the bargain, got it? If I catch you slacking on dealing damage I might just have to give you a little help."

Playboy.. baka, I'm more than 'just' a playboy! Pssshhh, you don't have to single me out like that just because I'm the only guy in the group. Is this going to be a nickname.. 'playboy'? Hayakura couldn't wrap his mind about it because he wasn't sure whether to be okay with it or to complain about it. It WAS a girl that was calling him that soo.. maybe things could be worse? Oddly enough, that was exactly what happened. Hayakura glanced toward Titania as 'she' mentioned the concept of revealing any secrets before going into battle. It made perfect sense to try to unite the group further by binding them together, and on that point he would commend her for bringing the topic of discussion over there. He spoke out, "Ehhhh?! You . . . you're not a girl? The one actual female.."

Confused his questioning eyes turned from Chiziru to Titania before muttering, "She's definitely a girl.. Chiziru, a guy? She hasn't ever talked about sticking dicks into things."

Because of the fact the scythe wielder didn't want to interrupt the cleric while she spoke he pressed his hand firmly over his mouth, as if sealing it away so that it wouldn't mutter another word. From what he heard the male felt bad that the 'actual girl' happened to have personality issues starting from last week, the timing couldn't have been more.. off. Last week.. that reminds me of something. Hayakura glanced down towards the amulet that he kept around his neck and grasped it with one hand, remembering that it had also acted 'different' than he expected. For some reason on certain random times it would become clouded by some dark mist which immediately led to some sort of danger afterwards. He had no idea if his luck was just sour sometimes or if there was a deeper meaning relating to how his amulet acted, but regardless with his experience he knew that there had to be some truth behind her reasoning.

Although he was a courtesan and a diplomat of sorts he did his best to live his life in honestly, shrugging away from the abuse his position could cause for the sake of being just and right. This is what a diplomat should do anyways, keep the people in mind and serve their interests. I know that when it comes to a battle not everyone can win but it's up to diplomats to try to settle everything in the easiest way possible. He spoke, "I don't know if I have much to say when it comes to me and secrets, despite my job description I happen to be well-off and have a small fortune hidden away. I don't use lying or deceive people for the sake of personal benefit, I'm not like that... I just want to do whatever I can to protect as many people as I can."

Hayakura glanced toward the catapult once more and reached for the scythe with a scroll through his inventory as he spoke, "Now, I don't know much about Kyoto. I don't know anything about the people in charge here nor do I know where I would even start. But I know certainly that these people need our protection, just give me the signal and I'll make sure to get the first hit on all of those pathetic ogre minions." Seeming to be ready for combat at a moment's notice Hayakura kept his scythe slung over his shoulder, with one arm bracing it close to him while the blade hung over his back.

(Visual for how the scythe is positioned ^^)

Spells in the Dark: The Shadow Queen (18+ For dark and suggestive themes)

@Ellion Yay! I've been waiting for those words from you XD

Log Horizon: Elder Tale "The Kyoto Expanse"

Hayakura Agasume

@Suku@mcpop9@Lunar Templar

Hyakura smiled a bit when he heard Chiziru respond to his question, giving him her name on top of saying who to go to. As the fox girl approached him his eyes stayed on her, noticing full well that she seemed to ignore the drops and instead go to him. Chiziru sure is nice.. anyways. I have to go to the other girl, the cleric... I hope she isn't still angry. I would actually be concerned if she... I-I shouldn't have to worry about her! The male tried to shake his head to keep the cleric and Chiziru from invading his mind as he tried to see where the cleric was, since as she said his acceptance into the group would largely depend on her.

And yet when he thought about turning over to speak to the cleric he heard the other 'girl' talk about not wanting to stick her 'dick' in that. Now that was a whole different subject, a subject that made Hyakura's eyes shoot wide open as he stared blankly at Titania. What is this girl talking about? Why in the world is she talking about sticking dicks anywhere? She has no dick! Unless... could it be? A cross-dresser?!?!?!?! Hyakura shook his head rapidly as he whispered to himself, "No... no... a girl like that wouldn't be a guy, maybe this girl just likes talkin about dicks." He wasn't exactly what to make out from the words that came out of Titania's mouth, but he figured that maybe the girl was just disoriented from having to shoot the mega blast that she unleashed on the two PKers. Yeah, that's it. She's just tired from all the hard work... nothing to note from her at all... just forget it. There's something else I need.

Knowing what he had to do next Hyakura then turned to the healer and sent her a request to join her party, hoping that now he would get the chance to travel along with his newfound comrades. It didn't take long for him to get accepted into the group, and a casual smile came on his face as he received a notification saying that he was now a part of the group. Now, he would do his best to help them out with their own situation. The ogres. With the ogres threatening people he knew that they had to do something about it, there was no way the people inside could be left as victims to the monsters.

The male was slightly more relieved to hear the cleric talk as if she wasn't the 'psycho' that she appeared to be with the assassin, he felt that even taking the confession into heart that there was no way that any person should dare to try to mess with the healer. But at least he knew that if he were to tick the girl off maybe he wouldn't be tortured like the unfortunate soul that dared to cross her path . . . probably.

While keeping the smile on his face he then turned to Chiziru, confidently placing his hand on her shoulder for a moment as he said, "Hey, I don't know about you but I think it's time we kick some ogres out of this place."

Hyakura chuckled lightly to himself before pulling his hand away, meaning nothing else of it other than what he had said. Their party was going to kick some ogre ass and then they could worry about what to do next from there. He knew that his other problem could be addressed later, but for now saving the city was much more important.

Using that mentality the group started to head toward where the catapults were. Hayakura brought up in a hushed voice, "Maybe we should talk about our formation first? This is almost like a mini-boss fight.. so we need to work together to kill these pains off. I think that it would be best for Chiziru and I to take the lead, we could take their attention pretty easily with our blades. Then Titania could act as a mid-range attacker and our cleric can be the support. That way Titania shouldn't have to worry about being attacked as much, I think..-" Hyakura froze up at the end because of the thought of her possibly getting upset at him, even if she didn't go berserk like before he didn't want to end up on her bad side. He commented to clear the air, "At least I think that would be the best strategy. Anyone else got a better idea? I don't know how much time we have but I don't know if we have the time to scout out the location."

Log Horizon: Elder Tale "The Kyoto Expanse"

Hayakura Agasume

@Suku@mcpop9@Lunar Templar

Hyakura felt like he didn't really want to have to deal with the third untouched opponent on top of the other two that had worked together to try to take him down. The male almost felt like having the third person getting involved would have at least evened things out for the triad of PKers, if not maybe even tipping in their favor. But before that possibility could be tested Hayakura was surprised to hear the sound of someone else coming to join the fray. There's no way, there's no way that this.. well I'm glad to have more members to this little fiasco we have going on here.

Thanks to the moment of confusion he was able to get a glance at who had come to his aid, a woman with purple hair and fox ears which were easy to notice. Once Hyakuya saw the one who killed the leader he knew that he would have to thank the 'Fox Girl' later after the other two were dealt with. A small smile came to his face as he heard yelling coming from the one in charge followed by his death, the scene was so shocking that the other two goons were almost horrified to hear it. One of the males mumbled, "They set us up.." Of course when the two tried to escape they were then faced with something that would shock them even more.

Hyakura let out a small sigh as he stepped closer to the two that tried to get away, his scythe slightly dragging on the ground to make a trail of dirt along where he walked. Before the male could get close enough he saw that another person come to keep the PKers from escaping blocking their only route so that they would have no choice but to fight. He grinned then as he said, "Well.. I guess I don't have to worry about cleaning this mess up alone after all."

Wow, one person very under leveled trying to stand up to the two of them? She has to have a trick up her sleeve, who in their right mind would go up against an opponent without a plan? They're sticking their necks out for me.. I need to see what's going on. I have the feeling . . everything is going to work out.

Keeping the smile on his face Hyakura watched as the mage interacted with the two fighters, acting as if she had everything under control. When he saw Titania's stats change drastically the male raised an eyebrow in slight shock, noticing that the girl's stats rocketed to a place that they normally wouldn't be. For some reason his instincts told him that it would be best to back away, just to make sure that he wouldn't be caught up in the aftermath of whatever she had in store for the two goons. Following through with his own plan Hyakura stepped back and watched the show, with his jaw dropping when the girl used the magic known as 'Astral Cannon'. Surely he knew that the magic the girl casted would be devastating to the weakened players, but watching the two getting evaporated was something that one could never get 'tired of'.

If I had interrogated them or had them brought somewhere for questioning maybe I could have pried answers out of them. Regardless he could tell that he now had to address the new situation. The fact that he was now being accompanied by not one, but two 'girls' that had bothered to help him mop up the mess. Part of him wondered how lucky he was to have managed to bump into this group of nice people, and it was because he was so interested in these new people that he hadn't even thought of the chance there could be more of them lurking...

Hayakura blinked when he heard the voice of another girl not too far away, seeming to have some vendetta with a guy named 'Dave'. The male turned towards that scene and then he was greeted by the sight of an assassin on the ground, trying to scramble away from the girl that rained arrows down on him and then healed him. Torture? Are you . . are you a part of the group . . this girl looks serious. Like the others, she's different. I . . . I will never try to piss off that healer. Choosing to remain a bystander Hayakura did nothing as the male was played with before she cast magic out of a bottle, the crushing force ably to pulverize him and make a crater where he once was.

If there was one thing that he could say about the three, he wouldn't know what to say at all. This was . . . A LOT to take in. The guy was speechless, his voice rendered obsolete by the drastic turn of events that unfolded all around him. The PKers were all obliterated, every last one of them. T-This is a party? A party of great adventurers I stumbled into? I... I couldn't be happier but . . they screwed my mind. Hyakura swung his scythe for a moment before jabbing the blade on the bottom of the weapon into the dirt underneath them, putting his weapon to rest so that he could speak to the three 'girls' properly.

With a smile Hyakura bowed slightly to the group before speaking, "And who are the three stunning ladies that I have the pleasure of meeting on this fine day? You've spared me the trouble of having to kill them alone, and for that I'm grateful. My username is 'Light Duelist', but for business associates I prefer that they call me Light. I feel that these people had more sinister plans. Because of the fact you have come to my aid, I wish that there was a way I could come to yours? Can I be of any service? I hear that you're off to slay some ogres, I could join you." And maybe at least be half the level of badass you three combined were..

Log Horizon: Elder Tale "The Kyoto Expanse"

Hayakura Agasume

@Suku@mcpop9@Lunar Templar

Even after he stared at them the male seemed to get no response from the three that faced him, all he saw were the smirks that covered their faces from the thought of acquiring his precious loot. After getting nothing from the people that threatened to fight Hayakura he spoke, "I'm not chicken to fight when I have to, I just don't see a point in wasting time and effort trying to fight some cowards that think they can just steal whatever they want and get away with it."

The party snickered before two of the three out their swords and saying, "Whatever, no point in trying to stall this any more. We'll just be taking your stuff now."

Almost as if it was a signal the two people with swords then charged at Hayakura, with both of them swinging their swords over their heads to come down with a vertical strike. Of course for the simple attack the male was ready to counter it, swinging his scythe up overhead to block both of the sword strikes with one effective block. Tch... looks like I have no choice.

Following that, the battle became a blur of blades clashing against each other. Even though he was facing off against two fairly skilled opponents he managed to hold his ground. Hayakura knew that his advantage in level was compensated for by the number of opponents he had to face by himself. But even then mostly the male was holding back, since part of him didn't want to get the yellow/red crystal above his own head. I can stall this out if I have to. I don't know how long it would take until these people give up. He then asked as sparks flew in the air, "Do you people work on your own or do you work for someone else, hmm? Answer me." As Hayakura kept note of his skills the leader of the pack laughed mischievously before speaking, "We don't have to answer that for you, we can't leave loose ends on this one."

Hyakura stared coldly towards the leader for a moment before having to dodge another attack from the two fighters who seemed relentless in their mission, something about this just didn't seem right. Like there was a bigger picture to this whole event. Who would... this is too fishy. I want to talk but- Because of the fact Hyakuya was taken away from his train of though he was then hit with back to back strikes from the sword duo, forcing his feet to grind into the dirt as he slid back. It was then he realized he had to make some sort of opening so that he could get answers from these people, because if not then who knew when the next round of attackers would strike. When one of the males used another sword skill to try to get through to him Hyakuya whipped out his shield to protect himself, and it was then that he made his move.

Using the strength he could muster Hyakura forced the first attacker to stumble back from his shield, the power he exerted being more than enough to force back the sword that pressed on it. With the male on the ground Hyakura swung his scythe in the air while another skill started to become available for use, thanks to the spinning of the scythe not only was the male powering up his attack but he also was able to use it to fend off the second attacker. Once he was ready he called out with his attack, "Aura Saber!" With one mighty swing downward Hyakura brought the blade of his scythe to slash across him, making the opponent's HP drop down to even lower levels.

(Picture if you want to visualize the attack)

After unleashing the attack he turned to the leader and said, "Loose ends? What're you talking about, you're making this sound more than just a simple snatch and steal.."

The man shook his head as he finally said, "I guess those two aren't enough? You're still running your mouth, maybe I should be a part of this so that you can shut up when three people are fighting you." Seeming tempted to join the fray the leader took out a purple/red dagger, running his finger along the blade as if he was out for blood.

Log Horizon: Elder Tale "The Kyoto Expanse"

@mcpop9Ohhhh, well... then I'll fix that right away! Can't be off in some other world XD