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Tales Of Shizuyama (Far-Eastern Monster Girl RP)

@PaulHaynek

"Look, that's all I know. I swear!"

"Thanks for the info. As a reward, a bit of advice...", Kerry began before suddenly tossing the Varjan up in the air, kicking him with a well-aimed wind-infused foot to the rear and launching him toward the trees and beyond. "...Remember to roll!"

With that taken care of, the hornet landed by Takamori's side, the man still peering out over the valley. His expression indicated his mind was somewhere else. The reason being was quite obvious.

"Well, you may be right about one thing, Takamori: I may very well end up fighting Setsuna at this rate.", she spoke with a sigh, chuckling humorlessly. "Gotta give your girl credit: She works hella fast. You sure know how to teach'em. Still...if push comes to shove, I will do what I must."

Kerry turned to the archer, a gravely serious demeanor on her face.

"Can you live with that?"

Tales Of Shizuyama: Alternative (Far-Eastern Monster Girl RP)

@PaulHaynek @The Irish Tree (VIV)@AzureKnight (VAR)

"I don't know a single thing about your powers, but...utilize your range as best you can. Don't let him breathe between our attacks."

"Very much NOTED!", Zeka responded, yelping on the last word as she narrowly ducked a burning ember Kazenosuke kicked in her general direction, which kinda threw the mouse girl for a loop because how the hell did he know where she was in the fog? "And I agree with Vivian, Vară! He wants you to be angry, chill out!"

The fight had just recently began, but from Zeka can already observe, Kazenosuke was skilled. Incredibly so. Fend off a strong mamono in combat was already challenge to humans, but taking on three? And still be confidently standing?

Well, despite that mouth of his, he can back it up. No wonder this Takeshi guy wants him., she thought to herself before focusing back on the fight. Okay, my swarm isn't enough. So maybe....

Once more, new wave of shadow rats scurried from out of the fog, only this time...

"Umbra Art: Shadow Clones."

Four shadowy copies of Zeka herself rushed out of the fog as well, wisps of darkness emitting from their forms as they locked onto the ronin, glowing spectral claws at the ready.

Tales Of Shizuyama: Alternative (Far-Eastern Monster Girl RP)

@PaulHaynek @The Irish Tree (VIV) @AzureKnight (VRA)

”You…asshole vagabond! All we’ve done is bleed and struggle to ensure your country is saved, and you question if it’s even worth it?! You disgrace Lord Takeshi and your people! BUT! If all you want now is to fight, I’ll give you one more than you bargained for! Camael and I alone will crush you! The others won’t even need to get involved, they can sit back and watch you whimper as my flames cook you! If you fight as badly as you tell jokes, this won’t take long. Prepare yourself, vagabond!”

"....Okay, yeah. He is a bit of an asshole and his integrity is questionable but-WHOA!", Zeka commented before yelping and jumping out of the way as Vară shifted into a more intimidating form and charged at Kazenosuke, battle axe blazing.

"He's deadly serious, little mouse. And it looks like he's riled Vară up enough that we can't talk about it further."

"Y-Yeah.....I can see that.", the mouse girl responded in a deadpanned tone, sighing as Vivian joined the inevitable fray. "And this is why I prefer doing these jobs solo."

Closing her eyes for a moment, she hovered her hand over her Umbral Orb and channeled her mana. The amulet gave a soft violet glow in response before spewing forth a dark fog that circled the surrounding area, aiding Vivian in limiting the ronin's movement while Vară poured on the pressure. Zeka's opened eyes glowed vibrant violet as well before stepping back into the fog, disappearing from sight.

"Umbra Art: Chaos Tide."

Emerging from the fog came a small spectral rat, its entire body glowing dark purple. Then came another rat. And then another....and another....and another...

Soon, a swarming mischief of spectral rats scurried toward Kazenosuke, looking to overwhelm him through sheer numbers. Or, at the very least, distract him from the fire demon's hellish assault.

Tales Of Shizuyama (Far-Eastern Monster Girl RP)

@PaulHaynek

...Huh......So this is what Alice felt when I yelled at her back then...

Closing her eyes, Kerry took a deep breath to calm herself before gazing back at Takamori, her own anger simmering in her hazel eyes.

"First off, you better cut that tone. Last I checked, you're the one who asked for help on this personal family drama of yours, so drop that shit. Second, the hell you mean 'playing with my food'!? You saw me asking them where your kid was with those 'legendary' eyes of yours, didn't you!? Also, the fuck is wrong with you, shooting them dead like that!? Trying to get info here, dude! Now I gotta go wake up one of the idiots I knocked out!", she snapped back before trotting back over to the Varjan she impaled with Dusk. "Oh, and what makes you think I'm going to fight Setsuna? She's YOUR kid, therefore she's YOUR problem. I'll help you get to her, but when the time comes, it's on YOU whether or not you can convince her to come back to you....or, if not..."

Kerry stopped walking to turn back to Takamori with a sharp look of finality.

....Kill her. Think you got the balls to do that?"

With that said, the hornet strode over to the unconscious Varjan, grabbing him by the leg before flying over the cliff's edge, the man's life literally in her hands as she dangled him over the valley.

"Wakey wakey, dirtbag! I'm not done with you!", shouted Kerry, shaking the man awake. Her eyes turned to Takamori. "What are you, a bump on a log? You want answers too, right? Or was I wrong when I pegged you as the type that didn't 'shoot first, ask questions later'?"

Tales Of Shizuyama: Alternative (Far-Eastern Monster Girl RP)

@PaulHaynek @The Irish Tree (VIV) @AzureKnight (VRA)

"I know! How about a spar? You three against me. What do you think? Those are pretty even odds, no? You win, and I join you. Lose, and you go tell Takeshi that I wish him luck with whatever he's doing to this island."

"Wait, hold on. You'll answer Takeshi's call....if we beat you in a three on one spar? You're.....serious?", Zeka responded, somewhat in disbelief at Kazenosuke's request as she turned to Vivian and Vara while gesturing a thumb at the ronin. "I think he's serious."

There's cocky. There's arrogant. And there's whatever the hell this guy was feeling.

Tales Of Shizuyama (Far-Eastern Monster Girl RP)

@PaulHaynek

Yup! Saw this one coming!, Kerry thought to herself as she took action, flying high enough to where the wardogs couldn't reach while being agile enough to dodge incoming arrows from the archers. When the dogs were far enough away from their masters, she immediately dove down between the two groups, hitting the ground with a palm raised toward the hounds.

"Wind Art: Squall Blaster!"

A shotgun blast of air slammed into the wardogs, blowing them away and over the cliff. Half of the problem taken care of, Kerry's antennas twitched in alert as she performed a backflip, arrows zipping past where she was a second ago. Without missing a beat, the hornet twirled Dusk before throwing it hard, impaling an archer as he was sent to the ground. Before his comrade could respond, Kerry was already on him, a wind-infused kick crashing dean center into his chest. Several cracks were heard as the second archer was sent flying into the base of the watchtower, hitting the post before sliding down into unconscious heap. Raising her hand, Dusk flew back into her grasp before pointing the spear at the two remaining Varjan archers.

"Help from a traitor and y'all still can't hit the broad side of a wurm's ass.", spat Kerry, taunting yet still focused on why she was here. "Now unless you want to end up like your two friends over there, where's Setsuna?"

Genshin Impact - Eikons [Current Chapter: Geo]

@Sho Minazuki

Of all the obstacles he's faced so far, this one was looking to be an actual challenge. On one hand, the thief had finally stopped running, in no small part thanks to the three sand worms. On the other hand.......well, Garrick couldn't let the thief get eaten. He had information the Sand King needed.

With resolve, Garrick ran forward, crossing the river of sand to catch up to his target. The ever-shifting surface slowed his progress, but he remained undaunted as he marched forward. The sand worms were a fearsome sight, but
the cryptid could tell that these were merely juveniles, meaning there was a nest nearby. And when there's a nest.....

....the mother may not be far from it.

Tales Of Shizuyama: Alternative (Far-Eastern Monster Girl RP)

@PaulHaynek @The Irish Tree (VIV) @AzureKnight (VRA)

"And for the record, Takeshi's not my lord. His father is. I am friends with Takeshi, no sworn oaths or anything like that....And tell your other friend to stop hiding in the shadows. I'm not gonna fight any of you... At least, not yet."

.....Huh?

There was no way, right? The guy was bluffing. That had to be a wild guess. There's no way that samurai actually knew she was the-

"...Being honest, I thought it was only Varã and I here. Whoever's there, might as well give up the ghost. The ronin has your number,"

At first, there was silence. Trees rustling to the gentle breeze of the wind...

....Then....

"HOW THE HELL DID YOU KNOW I WAS HERE!?"

From the shadows of the trees comes Zeka, red in the face from embarrassment as she briskly joined Varã and Vivian.

"S-Sorry. Zeka Willows. Newly arrived.", the mouse quickly introduced herself to the duo before turning her attention to Kazenosuke. "Dude, how did you do that? In all my years as a professional thief, no one has ever caught me....without having to see me. You're human, right?"

Tales Of Shizuyama (Far-Eastern Monster Girl RP)

@PaulHaynek

"Since you said you didn't snag a native, I assume you shared beds with a fellow taskforce member then? That Shizuka guy seem to be the only choice, but I doubt it's him you got. Regardless, I suppose I should be glad you're not tainting our island. That tea party that Mad Hatter threw is still suspicious, however."

"Shizuka may be the only human on the team, but he wasn't the one I fucked and that's all you're getting out of me, hawkeye.....and maybe some taint would do this island some good if it meant pulling that ignorant stick out yo ass.", Kerry replied, the second part of her statement said under her breath. Then she rolled her eyes at Takamori's comment on Alice's tea party.

Because anything a mamono does, even when done in kindness and goodwill, HAS to have an ulterior motive, right?

Soon enough, the duo came upon a cliff, looming over a wide valley. On the other side of said valley was a lone wooden watchtower.

"Look there. Arrows. Varjan and Zipanguese. We can pick up the trail again by the practice targets."

"That's good and all, but where exactly are the targets?", asked the hornet, to which the archer answered by taking one of the arrows near the setup and fired it at the base of the watchtower with his bow. The arrow flew true and hit a straw dummy on the other side. "...Oh. Those targets."

"Fly to the watchtower, yokai. Find out where they went. I'll catch up with you."

"Don't keep me waiting.", Kerry said before taking off, crossing the valley as she flew. Not wanting to be caught flat-footed, she drew out and held Dusk in her hands, just in case.

Tales Of Shizuyama: Alternative (Far-Eastern Monster Girl RP)

@PaulHaynek @The Irish Tree(VIV) @AzureKnight[VRA)

Zeka had arrived, just missing the Varjans as she stood at the treeline, staying hidden and watching a samurai and two mamono talking to each other......Though, the conversation was turning sour, from the looks of it.

He must be Kazenosuke, though who are the other two?, she thought to herself as she observed the duo. The one sitting on a log had light bluish-green skin, a flowing dress that exposed her midriff and spoke in a somewhat condescending tone toward the ronin. The other was a fiery redhead in a flashy red dress with, given her aggressive stance toward the man, an attitude to match. Were they with the taskforce as well? Zeka wasn't sure. She was close enough to see them, but too far to hear what they were saying.

Kazenosuke still had a hand on his weapon, Zeka decided to stay where she was and see what happens next. Thanks to her transparency and the shadows from the trees, they didn't notice her, which was perfect for the mouse. If the situation deescalated, she'll come out and properly introduce herself. If a fight broke out.......well, that's why she was here and not over there.

Mama didn't raise an idiot.