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Naruto Gaiden: The Will Of Fire!! (AU)

@Rex Gotta say, I think Seth would be able to fight for a bit longer. I mean Rin has her strategy so I think Seth should also have like larger chakra reserves.

Naruto Gaiden: The Will Of Fire!! (AU)

Rin was absolutely oblivious that Seth was unconscious at this point and her attack continued as planned.
As it turned out, the two shadow clones that kept flanking Seth were mere clones without any substance which also explained why they constantly rushed him with a kunai instead of using more powerful techniques. The clones rushing with their Kunais simply passed through Seth’s body and vanished soon after. That was the point where it became clear to what extent Rin had conserved her chakra. Seth fell right into it using his rock biter jutsu and rock pillars to avoid attacks that couldn’t even hurt him. Rin knew the balance shifted, as Seth wasted a lot of chakra in the process while Rin’s had been barely drained at that point, but she still wasn’t aware that Seth was on his last leg.

As Rin was about to strike she disappeared in a puff of smoke, as did the shuriken she had thrown. It became obvious that what Seth believed to be the real Rin was a mere shadow clone as well. However, the disappearance of that clone was not Rin’s doing. She had underestimated the amount of chakra control she required for her next attack.

From the cover of trees behind Seth and the pond he was standing in front, a number of wind chakra infused kunais with explosive tags emerged hitting the water. The wind chakra pushed the water to the side as they hit the soil underneath, ensuring that the explosive tags remained dry. The following explosions created a large wall of water and out of it emerged the real Rin at high speeds approaching Seth’s back. There was no escape from her technique at this range. “Two palms! Four palms! Eight palms! Si-“ she suddenly stopped herself there as Seth flew forward from the hits he had already received. Normally the muscles in the body tense up when hit by this technique as it was a combination of the Eight Trigrams thirty-two palms and a paralysis jutsu using lightning style which both close off tenketsu and disrupt signals from the brain to the muscles. But that was not the case with Seth and Rin could see that with her byakugan. She knew something was wrong but she didn’t know what to make of the situation. Instinctively her mind assessed that this was some form of trap and she scanned the surrounding area with the byakugan while maintaining a gentle fist posture, ready to defend herself in case of an attack.

The Omega Project

The following day Lexx was at the train station. He wore his typical trench coat but this time he had a hoodie underneath, the hood covering most of his face. He observed as people went on with their own lives, while his was practically on hold. As he sat there he recalled how his life was before the event that changed his life. He used to live with his younger sister in Grayshire working as a system administrator for a small company there. His father had been part of the Marine Corps and had died under unknown circumstances sixteen years ago. Or at least unknown to him. And his mother had died of cancer a few years later and as such his sister was the only family he had left. In the end she had to be taken away from him as well in Gray Bomb dropping.

Lexx’s resolve was faltering. He didn’t think he was ready to return to his hometown. Unfortunately he had no choice. He was out of leads. The only place remaining where he could pick up a trail was his hometown. Or what remained of it after the bombing and the intervention of the military.

Hours later he was back in the town that changed his life. Since trains didn’t stop there anymore he had to go to the nearest town and walk the rest of the way. He considered visiting the remains of his parents' house but he decided against it. Being back here in the town was hard enough. He wasn’t ready for that just yet.

As he walked down the deserted streets he occasionally checked his phone. Surprisingly, the Wi-fi of one of the larger stores that had Wi-fi at all still worked. His mind flashed back to how often he went there to pick up groceries with his sister. Being here once again reminded him of his former life and made him cringe. He found a bench opposite of the store to sit down and took out his laptop, scrolling through the news as he considered what his next move should be. In the process he came across the news about JTech and it’s CEO, Daniel Moth. His eyes widened. That’s my next lead, Lexx thought. He began regretting the fact that he had returned here as in the end it didn’t provide any further clues.

“Coming here was a mis-“, he cut himself off as he looked up at the store and noticed a strange symbol that had not been there before. Or at least Lexx thought it hadn't been there before, but he wasn't sure. Once again his mind flashed back to the times he came here with his sister. This time he focused harder on trying to remember every detail about the store. Instead he was reminded of his sister even more and he could feel his chest tighten. “Damn it. Focus.”, he clenched his fist and closed his eyes.

That sign. It was not there before. He was now sure of it. And furthermore, it was familiar to him. “I’ve seen this somewhere before.”, he mumbled to himself. His attention snapped back to his laptop and he began opening various pages that were still in his browsing history. “There it is.”, he said as one of the sites had an add which contained a symbol identical to the one on the building. He clicked it and a new window popped open which lead him to a chatroom. Besides the randomly generated name that was assigned to Lexx there was only one more name in the online users list . . .

The Omega Project

Gotta say, we think alike @Undying Curiosity. I was also going to ask that. xD
I wanted to know if I should wait until the last two people have posted or can I get working on a post now?

Plague-Hunters

Sapphire was rather disappointed that their little game had ended so soon and she promptly returned to her stale and emotionless posture and attitude.
At this point after the long walk to Coalstrike and the quick ‘tag’ game Joshua put them through, Sapphire was starving. She was looking forward to the dinner, especially since she assumed the dinner was on Joshua. Even though he didn’t state specifically it was all on him, he did say he’d bring them along.

Her dreams of having a nice warm meal were shattered and when Joshua decided to deal with their switch-weapons first. Despite this she knew their weapons had a higher priority than anything else.
She then followed Joshua to Harold’s shop. Harold mentioned that he had received a shipment of starmetal and Sapphire was glad Miss Abigail had kept her end of the bargain. Recalling her, to some extent, bad attitude Sapphire half expected her not to. She thought it'd be wiser to not let anyone know where the shipment of starmetal originated.

Seeing that no-one intended to begin first Sapphire stepped forward facing Harold and began explaining the design she had in mind. “I’d like the base weapon to be a double bladed scythe, meaning two blades next to each other. It should be able to transform into a double ended glaive form by shifting one blade to the other end of the pole and straightening the other. The blades should also be large enough to allow rune placement on them.” She also pulled out her Kris and held in front of Harold. “This has a. . .” she paused for a moment “. . . significant sentimental value to me, so I’d also like a custom made holster for it attached to the pole of the scythe. Is all that achievable?” She finished with her question.

The Omega Project

@hagroden How exactly does one 'click' on the icon if it's spray-painted on buildings? Is it in both spray paint form and a digital add or what? Just wondering, cause I'll probably have Lexx interact with it in the next post or the one after that and I'm a tad confused by it.

The Omega Project

A muffled scream resonated amidst one of the narrow avenues between skyscrapers, filled with trash cans, where the light of the streets didn’t reach at night. Blood was dripping from the man’s thigh as a spike made out of a dark material was sticking out from the wound. He was pinned to a wall. “Last chance to tell me what you know. If you don’t I’ll have to kill you.” A calm voice said. The other person pinning the man to the wall was Lexx Reeve. “Oh god please, don’t ki- I swear I don’t know anything! I swear!” the man begged for his life. Lexx was standing in front of him with another dark object in his hand that had the vague shape of a very crude military knife, pointed at his face. The man was almost on the verge of crying. “Please . . .” he said in an almost whispered tone. Lexx merely stared at him a few more seconds before pushing off him violently. At the same time in a split second black dust took the shape of spikes above his shoulders which were then propelled forward. All of them just narrowly missing the man’s head, one even leaving a gash on his cheek. His message was clear. If he valued his life, he'd just forget what happened here. Lexx then turned around and disappeared in flash of light that was quickly obscured by a black mist which dissipated a few seconds later.

Lexx reappeared on the far side of the avenue a few meters away from where it linked with a main street. Another dead end, he thought as he began walking down the crowded street. Being one of the last trails he had it was also one that was likely to prove unfruitful. He was unsure of this individual’s involvement in the omega project so he was one of the few that didn’t die at his hands. Those he was sure about would end up as mangled bodies in rarely frequented, dark alleyways.

Maybe it’s time to track down the masked man.

He arrived at an abandoned building about 4 storeys high at the edge of the city. He walked up the stairs and through the hallways passing by abandoned rooms reaching the one he had claimed as his own. He turned on the light revealing a desk with a laptop, an old bed and a sticky board with various images and lines drawn between them. Among those images was also one of the masked man. Lexx stood in front of the sticky board.
So far he had tracked down four people involved with the omega project. Unfortunately they were only marginally involved with the project and Lexx couldn’t break them in order to reveal more information. Even marginal involvement was enough reason for Lexx to kill them in the end.
He had another good look at the image of the masked man. “He’s my last lead.” he said as he began walking towards the bed.

Naruto Gaiden: The Will Of Fire!! (AU)

Rin was in absolute awe that he was able to still muster enough chakra to use such a Jutsu. “I’d like to show Rin how pathetic her strategy really is.” Her mind flashed back to the moment Seth had said that and she was still angry about the comment.
I won't allow the confidence in my abilities to falter. Rin thought and at the same time decided this was the right moment to capitalize. She had drawn out her plan finale for far too long.

Rin and the clones rushed forward. “Wind style: Vacuum Blade!” she shouted while pulling out a shuriken. As she threw the shuriken it began visibly distorting the air in a circular pattern around it. Now infused with wind natured chakra, the cutting area of the shuriken would equal that of Wind Demon Shuriken. It’s trajectory would circumvent the water dragon jutsu, targeting Seth. With Rin and the clones following shortly afterwards with their own attacks regular attacks. Rin aimed for a central leg blow to the chest. While the left and right clone lunged at his feet and head respectively, intending to strike with their kunai.

Plague-Hunters

“Hmph, rude.” Sapphire said as she stood up after being throw to the side by Joshua. She immediately continued her pursuit of the bagman and was rather amused at the scene that ensued, with Imgor ordering the bagman to halt. She noticed Alexander take position near a roof and instinctively looked at him only realizing too late that he’d be using his flare. Luckily her hood obscured the spell to some extent, not blinding her for as long as Joshua. As the bagman was still busy rubbing his eyes she proceeded to apply an air burst to his legs hopefully causing a comical tumble on his posterior. Ruby immediately knew where her place was in the ensuing struggle and would attempt to land on Joshua, hopefully keeping him down with her sheer weight. “Hey Joshua, does a familiar immobilizing you count as a capture?” She would shout in a not very serious tone as Ruby approached preparing to land on top of him.

Naruto Gaiden: The Will Of Fire!! (AU)

Rin was picking up on the fact that Seth’s chakra reserves were low, noting his small sized viper and hesitation. “How’s your chakra doing?” She teased him with a smirk on her face. Despite this she knew it’s time to use up some chakra herself. The previous 2 clones proceeded to once again surround him and prepared another regular attack. Rin considered what might work best against the Rock Viper. She knew earth natured jutsu were highly susceptible to lightning based ones and based on that she considered what to use from her wide repertoire of jutsu. “Lightning style: Heavenly Thunder” Rin said as she jumped up proceeding it with a few hand seals. The heel of her foot began emitting electric arcs as she did a forward flip midair to add more momentum to her hit preparing to strike his Rock Viper with the jutsu.