Ark 12 Episode 11: A Rock And A Hard Place

Participants

 * Keyth Tasanagi (Shinto)
 * Michiko Akasawa (Shinto)
 * Shinto Ayperos Akiyama
 * Densuke Mifunae (Shinto)
 * Shinto Lenris Akiyama

The Twilight
Diversity: Diversity: Michiko remained close to Keyth, her hands in tangled gently in Dino’s fur. She felt the long slit drapes of her black dress hanging down by Dino’s sides, her legs revealed on each side as she had the staff hooked under one of her arms. “Are we close?” She said softly, only to hear Keyth call out ‘Oiiii!!!’. Her lips curled into a brief smile as she would pat Dino on the head when they neared the others. Michiko carefully dismounted the creature as she took her staff into tow, the black animate fabric of her gown dragging the earth. Michiko listened to them all to gather a sense of direction as she began forward to stand beside Keyth. He said he was going to rebel against his father’s word, and Michiko pondered about something long since a dark and distant topic. “No.” She would reach out and brush Keyth’s shoulder with her fingertips. “Don’t rebel, he’s trying to teach you. Be open-minded. He’s being rough on you. But aren’t you rough on every one of your students? Watching him to you, is like watching you unto everyone you care about. Preparing them for the worst.” She cracked a brief grin, before she tilted her head to the side. Michiko would then bow her head. “Good to see you again Densuke.” She still hadn’t described the symbol. They hadn’t had time. Though it hadn’t needed to come up yet. “So what adventure are we on this time anyway?” She had barely noticed another presence, to which she seemed to tilt her head towards and ponder. Was there someone there? “Excuse me…?” She would question aloud, as she would be looking towards Ayperos and Lenris, but her head would be not quite rightly angled towards them. The mask hid her eyes, and she could only hear them as well as a human could if not barely better. “Someone else has joined us?” She whispered. She had no idea it was the suited man who’d saved her once, and his brother. But her thoughts didn’t last long as she felt a prickling sensation on her neck as she turned her head a bit to a direction more facing the shrine’s beautiful prismatic ruins. “Who’s that?” She said, talking about another life presence that the others had not yet detected… ||||| Yuriko had brought them far and long, and while they did not seem too bothered by long endearing journeys, she was utterly worn out by it. Once they’d run into their friends she’d trot up by them and nod. “It was a pleasure to meet you both. It has been a great honor. Ayperos-sama, Lenris-sama… I hope to see you both again one day. If you ever wish to return to the village, you know you have residence in Seikai if you need it.” She flashed them both a charming but innocent smile as she bowed her head forward respectfully before giving another bow to the unknowns whom she knew to be as the other heroes. She then turned on the horse and set back on the two day journey home. 

Diversity: Diversity: ||||| They were waiting for the sun to go down. Not they- Ishima was waiting by himself, as Aiko feared the last few minutes of her freedom before she was truly enslaved by him, forced to give her spiritual essence to him in order to birth a vicious child. But at that moment she picked her head up, smelling something on the air, hearing someone on the wind. Her eyes were wide and they swirled with a twist of bright lavender as she smiled. “Steel on my tongue, bravery in the air!” She stood to her feet and Ishima the Persevering turned quick and harshly as she would begin to wave a hand. “To thee I would give anything, for I sense befitting warriors!” She suddenly felt the hard jerk of the chains as the golem Ishima let out a vicious stony roar. (http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=Z1fTbDJiyrM ) Suddenly several pieces of rock launched from his hand, sticking into four places. Two above in the crystalline roof, two below in the slate stone and dug into the earth. It splayed out the Dancing Zephyr on display as she was strung up by the chains, hanging on the far side of the shrine where the darkness of incoming evening cascaded behind her. She struggled, a blur as she twisted and writhed before they tightened and she began to stretch as if about to be torn into. Her torso pulled and she let out a gasp. “Ishima, nay!” She hissed again as she would set her bright lavender eyes afar upon the glimmering and faint visage of the group. She would suck in a deep breath and then blow, causing a heavy wind to whip through the temple. As it rushed outwards it would almost knock them down and several words would whisper upon their ears. /Help me, hurry, face forth or run!/ They rolled in and out around them until the wind died. /Raise your blades, or make haste to flee before it is too late!/ Her words died as she glanced away from Ishima as he came into the center of the shrine and began to heave out an enraged roar. Though he had no mouth, his words boomed outwards in a way that made the very air unbearably shaken, causing them to most likely fall over. “DARE YOU DISTURB THIS SACRED PLACE, TO TAKE FROM ME WHAT IS MINE?!” Ishima the Persevering stood twelve feet and began to pound his stone fists against his chest, hard and thunderous cracking echoing out though his chest did not crack or falter. His eyes glowed bright and piercing as the air around him began to whip violently. Sparks of electricity began to run over his massive mineral form making his runes light up even more. A mist began to drift here and there where water from the central fountain was being moved by the wind into his small torrential storm surrounding his body like an armor as he then pounded his fists together and took a bestial, barbaric stance to defend the Dancing Zephyr, the Wind Yokai, Aiko Soyokaze. 

Diversity: ChairmenRyoji: Densuke would be making up his way inside, when he’d heard foot steps approaching, and smelled a familiar scent in the distance. If there’s one thing about this place it hones your senses past what the peak of a person should. Densuke would turn and see two faces he didn’t recognize at first until he got the familiar aura from one of them. “Ayperos? Dude! What’s up it’s been to long? And Lenris? The hell have you guys been.” Densuke would offer them both a fist bump, weather they took it or not, Densuke would stop to see Keyth and mIchiko making their way up there. “yo Keyth, you here too?” Densuke would turn to look at his friend. “Ah I see. You sure you wanna do that? Isn’t your dad like near omnipotent or something? Least that’s what my dad says.” Densuke would scratch his head, and look to the group. He’d wave to michi, and nod to her. “Oh, me and you need to have a talk…at some point. Michiko.” Densuke would turn around and begin to descended further into the corridors. “So, is anyone else here to see this pretty wind elemental ooooor is everyone else just here on pleasure business?” Densuke would wait for some positive answers or answers in general when the wind suddenly picked up to an uncomfortable pace. Densuke would plant his bare feet to the ground and fold his arms, only being pushed back a few inches. Densuke listened to the voice on the wind, it had to be the wind elemental, who else would be crying for help? No one else stayed here as far as Densuke knew. “Well now…” Densuke would listen to the big booming voice as it roared about taking what was his. “Ah I hear that alllll the time.” Densuke would shake his head, and analyzed the beast. “electricity, and mist is the only combination im seeing right now..better get a hands on analyzation. “Welp. I’m gonna use myself as bait, study the damn thing and see what it can do from a distance michi. Everyone else” Densuke would squat down. “Have a heyday.” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h90Xtq5nI64 ) Densuke would shift his body weight to his legs, and push off of the ball of his right foot, drawing his right arm back with his left hand forward, holding the staff in a pool cue like fashion, and thrusting it forward. The staff would grow in length, and attempt to move underneath and between the golems legs. If this was successful or not, Densuke would then employ the foot technique Hweh (To Evade): Allows the user to avoid the opponents attack and gaze. This move allows the practitioner to neigh-instantaneously disappear from sight. Even if tracked, the movement still gains a sense of distance and mild confusion, to disappear from his linear path towards the thing, and reposition himself on it’s right side (so densuke’s left side for another view point.) this movement would cause the staff between it’s legs, (if that maneuver was successful) to separate and trip it’s legs from underneath it. The trip would only send it on It’s back with a hard impact, but leave it stunned long enough for Densuke to prep his next attack, weather it was tripped or not, Densuke would raise the staff above his head as if he was holding a sword, but suddenly the staff’s proportions would increase dramatically. The staff then grew to the size of a roman pillar (http://www.andrewspartyrental.com/ShopList/images/Roman_column.jpg ) Densuke would then bring the pillar sized staff down, extending it so it would cover the horizontal axis of the room from his area and over the golem’s position, and attempt to bring the staff down full force atop the golems head (or body depending on if the trip was taken). If it hit, the sheer size and mass of the bo staff would send the beast body plummeting into the ground, creating a massive pile of rubble surrounding it to hold it in place. This would also double as a diversion for the others, if it was successful. If it was blocked or dodged, the impact to the ground itself would remain the same. There was a kicker however as Densuke would employ the atsu no ken (shorter way of typing Atsuryoku no ken) to the slamming staff maneuver, so even if it was blocked or dodged, a SECONDARY impact would become imminanat, which would utterly attempt to crush the monsters rock like body into pebbles, if it connected with it’s head (or body again, only if first trip maneuver was sucssesful) if the secondary impact missed, the force would still collide with the floor sending out a wave of pure pressure that if not properly dodged, would attempt to collide with the beast, sending it flying in which ever direction it may have dodged in. Densuke expected to be interrupted and his moves were head strong, but it was merely to test what this golem was truly capable of, rather than wage full on assault against it, Densuke wanted to “play” with it.





Diversity: xXAyperosXx: Ayperos and Lenris Both smile and fist bump Densuke. Ayperos shook his head. "Well, here and there really. been in hiding since the walls went down, Lenris was badly hurt or I would have been helping everyone." He would look back hearing an Oi!! And see keith walking up to them with michiko and wave at them. Ayperos looks at michiko. "The names Ayperos." lenris then speaks up as well. "And i'm his brother Lenris." They look as Densuke starts to go further. Ayperos just shakes his head at Densukes comment, and then goes to speak. 'Well honestl---" Ayperos would then be cut off as he would ready himself putting both hands up infront of him as the wind picked up. Lenris doing falling right on his ass. As the wind died off Ayperos helped Lenris up. and turned around hearing some sort of cry for help. but then a booming voice was heard. And Ayperos smirked. "Seems, we have more to add to the party.." Ayperos hands started to swirl with water as he look at the golem. Like Densuke he could see that it was using mist and electicity that really being a bad sign for Ayperos. But as long as it wasn't touching him, the electical element wouldn't be able to flow back to him. Water projectiles it is then. Water kept swirling around his arm and then into a basketball sized sphere. "Alright, time to get the party started." at this time densuke had already gone off to get a closer expection of it, Ayperos would do the same but withough his armor, an electric current would still hit him. So he had to play it safe this time, atleast till he could unlock his armor. He then ran forword with both arms behind his back, letting Densuke attack before right affter, he would start to spin rather rappidly and like that of a automatic gun would start to sent ice spikes straight at the beast that Densuke attack, the spike though leaving his hands would keep a solid for for atleast 30 seconds, long enough to peirce the golem, if it can hit, seeing that the water spikes are going fast enough that they could go into steel. The water not being a natural element like the armor the golem used around it, unless some other force the spike may pass through.even if it doesn't work, maybe Ayperos could try something else If he could jest get close enough to touch the golem, he could clone it, and keep it accupided while the others attack. Lenris looked as his brother took off at the beast. He then draws his sword and runs forword, but then stops and looks around at the many runes that where scattered all around. He just kept looking at them, there was something bad about them, something was telling him this, but he figured it wasn't important so he ran beside Ayperos. He looks at the beast, looking for an opening, or a weakness. Seeing that he didn't have any real powers he needed a weakness of some sort. But it seemed that this thing was all rock, the only possible weakness was water. So Ayperos was the best bet to kill this thing, or so Lenris thinks, maybe he was wrong, but that was the only real weakness that he knew to rock. Maybe a constent flow of water.

Diversity: Michiko sensed something disastrous as something inhuman boomed from the shrine’s center. The vicious boom it created afterwards without being sonic was oddly enough to make her fall over. She was thrown back with the kicking force of it, striking the ground and rolling a bit as the animate black cloth wrapped protectively around her. Her staff hovered in the air waiting to be taken as she grasped it and came back to her feet. Dino came by her side and nudged her so that she was facing the correct direction as Densuke charged right in. “So be it.” She would mumbled as she began to twist and turn her staff. She moved one leg back and pulled the staff into herself, then pushed it outwards and twirled it with ease, as a light began to accumulate powerfully at its end. |||||| (http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=enLH9BHhwk0) The monkey-man darted in quick, Ishima’s head turning just barely to slow to keep up with him as he came to his side. But Aiko was watching perfectly as he rushed forward. Her expression depicted surprise and hope as she would writhe in the chains at the far side of the shrine’s visage, hanging before the view of the long and eerily dark ocean. The staff connected with the monster’s legs and knocked them out from under him, as Ishima /allowed/ the staff to break his stone legs and send rubble rolling out. His body started to fall back, and before it could even reach the ground a pillar-sized bo staff cracked into him and sent him burrowing into the slate tiles, allowing himself to shatter into thick cracked fragments. Ishima appeared defeated as a stone dust kicked up from such a gesture, a lot of silt from the earth around the shrine on the floors also having been stirred. The water ball thrown by Ayperos would splash against the floor, running along the ground as the wind died down and water sprinkled across the floor of the shrine. It seemed total silence had fallen into place and defeat had been just that easy. But a look up would depict that the Dancing Zephyr would be struggling more than before, as her a bubble of utterly taciturn rushing wind had encompassed her and was forcing her words to be lost within it. None could hear her, though she was screaming to help them. This was not her shell she’d created, but instead another’s. Suddenly the water on the floor began to float upwards towards the ceiling, slow-motion rain in reverse. The wind began to kick up again, this time gentle teasing breezes that brushed around each and every fighter as if feeling them out. A careful eye would notice that some of the raindrops seemed to flicker with a thin and low-level electricity that danced between them, enough to put someone on their ass if they walked into the twenty-foot diameter of enigmatic happenings. The stones began to vibrate as their sound, or perhaps the sound of the air being thrummed like a musician plucking the chords of pressure within the air itself, echoed out inhumanly. They started to float up, and as they began to lift the wind doubled, then tripled. The storm-front level gusts were enough to knock toss a man into the cyclonic wind pattern and let him be lost within it if he dared to step forward. But this was not such a way for long. As if magnetized, the stone broken pieces of Ishima rapidly slammed back into one another and the cracks sealed up, the runes glowing brighter than before as he stuck out his rocky legs and the flat bottoms pressed to the ground as a low and amused laugh radiated from the mouthless Yokai. He was not called Ishima the Persevering for nothing. Suddenly the wind gust going in a clockwise cyclone had been changed, and the rapid 100mph winds slammed downwards in a ring of activity. This ring existed from the point of eight feet outwards from Ishima in all directions, to twenty feet out from his position. The ring was cycling too, but not in the normal method of a cyclone. The wind innermost to him was slamming downwards, creating the effect or feeling that was similar to standing in front of a helicopter as it took off. But one foot from the ground the wind pushed away from him, enough to throw an attacker outwards. The wind lost its strength at about twenty feet outwards, though one could feel it blowing upwards at twenty feet’s radius from Ishima’s form, which was where the air flow was coming from to fuel the powerful downcast gusts nearer the stone beast’s body. He could not be seen easily, a haze, through the massive downcast circle of wind, causing water to be shot downwards and outwards with a stinging speed. Electricity began to crackle over and around his form, sparking lightly around him without any real potency at the moment- but potency was something that Ishima could surely accumulate as his deep and ethereal, emasculating voice echoed out to the warriors who’d come before him as he’d tilt his mineral shoulders back and rock fingers would form at the ends of his arms, allowing him to make fists. “Pitiful.” He sounded out each syllable as he’d then throw one hand up. While the ring of wind stayed up and in place, a single focused burst broke the ring only for a single second to rocket outwards towards Ayperos with enough force and angular consistency to throw him both back and down, inevitably to send him crash-landing into the earth behind him about ten feet further back from his starting position should the hellacious gust strike. As for the smart baboon, if he’d tried to jump into the ring of wind when the blow aimed for Ayperos shot out, he’d find himself in the eye of the storm where no wind existed for a period of time, only to be hit by the recharged return of the downcast wind, moving at 100mph straight for the floor, once he’d come within ten feet of Ishima’s body. The golem was going to play with them, and see just how smart they were. He was overconfident, and saw no challenge. But within her air-replicated shell, Aiko felt a spurring burst of hope. Maybe these heroes would persist and continue, and maybe- just maybe- Ishima the Persevering would fall today. But it would not be easy. 





(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzGcj1tH0yA ) Densuke would   frown and furrow his brow a bit as the rocky like creature would seem to have taken little to any damage what so ever. Quicky reforming it’self in a slow process of the sort. Densuke would keep his pace steping backwards a bit as the atmospheric pressure somewhat shifted a good bit. He watched the stone golem not only reform but create a wind around itself more than that…a miniature storm of the sort. Densuke’s eyes could literally track and see the hints of static electricity in the air around it. Densuke would back away and begin to circle the thing. If Ayperos had managed to deal away with the blast that was sent his way, Densuke would stand beside him, and glance to a now k.o’d Keyth. “Ayperos..care for some old time superhero work? I’ve got a plan.” Densuke would take keen notice that when the golem released the blast there was a temporary break in it’s pattern. “The vortex..appears to have similar workings to a tornado, if I’m assuming correctly based on the circular wind around it’s body. Meaning even if we penetrate the barrier we’d be walking into another trap. Michi.” Densuke would nod to her. “Do you have a spell that can give us a heads up? We’re gonna keep testing theories until we can find something…Alright lets go!” Densuke would squat down to one knee and extend his staff at least 15 feet in length. “Ayperos. Perch yourself on it, and whatever you do, don’t fall off. Charge some of the water you have and get ready. If this works it’s a one hitter quitter..”LET’S GOOOOOO!!!!!” Densuke would utilize the Atsuryoku no Tejun. The basis of the technique involves Densuke using his chi to “lighten” the psi around his body in a thin field, only branching off of his body exactly one inch. This is so it only affects his body’s physical vicinity and keeps from interacting with anything around it unless Densuke physically touches an object, person, or chi itself. In short the average psi is reduced around Densuke dramatically thus increasing his physical speed to something equal to that of one inside of a Hadou Kussei, for a brief period of movement. This movement will indefinitely leave behind an afterimage which lingers for a period of 15 seconds (one post). With this Densuke now had base Hadou Kussei speed and with it Ayepros on his staff felt like literally nothing, allowing him to spin his staff around wildly and violently, over his head. The wind from his swing would create it’s on miniature little swirl around densuke’s body, as he twirled the staff intensely with all his might. “HERE COMES THE BIG ONE! BATTER UP!!” Densuke would spin the staff a total of 40 times but due to his increased speed the spinning only took a minute, literally. One the 40th swing he’d take a step forward and swing the staff with Ayperos on the end of it. If Ayperos had coordinated accordingly (if allowed) once his body made contact with the barrier, Densuke was swinging the staff at the speed of sound, attempting to slam aypero’s body into the creature and temporarily bypass and force his way through the storm like barrier. What Ayperos did once he got inside of the barrier was up to him, but even if this attack somewhat blocked, it was still a wide sweep and Densuke would continue his swing to: A) see if he could use his physical strength to push the monster to the opposite side of the room and force it to collide with the wall and shatter it once again like before. And B) give ayperos a brief moment to enact whatever he needed to. If dodged however, Densuke would retract the staff and then place it in his right hand quickly, holding it firm vertically. Ayperos’s actions would still be his own, regardless of whether he made it in or not, but even so, Densuke would   then take his right hand to touch the staff and as he did he would pull back, like drawing a bow. Amazingly the staff would then bend and curve, and a white stream of thin energy resembling a bow string would form. This was another aspect of what Densuke could do with the staff. The staff can also double as an energy bow. By holding the staff vertically or horizontally, he only has to envision himself drawing back a bow string, and the staff will bend with his motion, and create a white line of chi, which produces a gold or blue arrow of solidified chi. He can charge these arrows with an explosive or concussive effect, depending on his will. It should also be noted these explosions are not simply run of the mill. They combust on a molecular level, which then spreads outwards to other forms of matter. In this particular realm, with everything having similar ethereal properties, if an explosion of this brand of energy was to make point blank or radial contact, it would scorch, cinder, or if willed, disintegrate     any person, place, or thing in it's pathway, unless properly defended against or countered. With a golden arrow in place, Densuke would aim for where ever the position of the golem may or may not have moved to (considering the option of dodging was possible) once aim was taken Densuke would fire 5 arrows in a beeline fashion. In an attempt to hit These arrows had a stacking effect, as densuke’s primary targets were the head, the chest, the sockets that connected the elbows and the socket the connected the waste. If any of these area’s hit these designated parts, this would result in a combustion, close range, causing the golem to scatter into not just fragments but micro fragments. If the golem retored to it’s storm like tatics by forming an elemental based barrier, the explosions do take place on a molecular level actually causing the air particles themselves to explode and combust in a gold color fashion, that would disperse the elments form, and distort it momentarily, though damage to the golem wouldn’t be applied, it is still a possible effect. If the arrow shots failed miserably Densuke would immediately redraw another arrow set waiting for a possible opportunity that could be made.





xXAyperosXx: Due to Ayperos spinning He couldnt see that a blast of energy was comeing right at him, but Lenris did and he tackles Ayperos out of the way. The blast would pass right by them and slam into Keith, throwing him ten feet back and into the ground. Even for keith, that his knocked him out cold, but he should be ok, if Keith is anything, he was very hard to kill. Ayperos gets up and nods to Lenris. "Your good at seeing weakness. what cn you tell me about this thing." Lenris glances at it once more. He saw how it broke apart as Densuke hit it. "Well, I don't know if it will work. But maybe if you can break it apart again, But this time, use whater at the same time, Maybe useing both with shater it." lenris was always good at finding weaknesses, but it was so simple, and with this thing, it semed to be elemental to. But this just might work. And before Ayperos could even say it densuke had the same plan. He listened to him and nods, jumping onto the staff as Densuke extended it and squatts down, gripping the staff with one hand and looks straight forword, and like that he grips it tight so not to fall off He would hold tightly as Densuke would start effortlessly start swinging him around. ayperos gip tight enough to even with the speed he didn't evern move, and with the speed he was going all he could hear was the wind. And like that ((if not blocked or dodged) Ayperos would pass through the barrier and then as he would water would start to form and swirl around him and as he hit the beast not only was the force impact on the water around his body but also, but the swirl of water would be like that of a high powered jet, that would cut, through solid metal. if the beast shatter and even if not, Ayperos would grab ahold of it and smirk. The swirling of water started to get bigger and bigger. ayperos would ignore the shocks if any and just increase the vortex, the water still high powered. This would slowly start to break away the rock and turn it into sand. Ayperos would keep this up untill only sand was left and even then the vortex would scatter the grains. Ayperos would then stop, the vortex slowing and seeping back into his body.. If the attack didn't work and it was to be dodge, Ayperos would keep ahold of the staff for the next come around. But if blocked, Ayperos would have been slamed into the creature anyway, and would still grab at the beast if it had put its arm up to block it and do the same if golem hit. Lenris just stood back watching as his brother and densuke preformed such an awsome combo. "surly it will work.." He would say as Ayperos was being flung around. and would eith watch in awe or watch in surprise, depending if the attack was a hit or a miss. Seeing that Lenris wasn't near as strong as the rest of them, this was the best thing he could do to not get hurt or killed, to observe and tell them what he can see, as he looks for weaknesses and openings. Though Densuke does the same thing, and beat him to the punch this time.

<p class="MsoNormal">DeliriousAres: ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1RyRzsnwNU)) At some point or another. Keyth had gotten incapacited his eyes woke up with a glowing red as he pulled himself up to his feet staggering right to left before he summoned his Yamisuki in his right hand. It was brimming with golden chi, the golden chi particles began to flood the air, surrounded everyone within seconds. He watched Densuke and Ayproes go on the move, flicking his right nose back in place he'd stand to his full height with gritted teeth as he cocked his head up. He was about to rush in when he thought about what his father said to him. 'CONTROL KEYTH!' He'd hear his father say in the back of his head. "....Control." Keyth said taking a deep breathe, as he did a steam would stream from his nose in a smoke as he had his eyes closed. " I was gonna hold this one out Densuke... but. Guess you get to see it this time, dont you go getting a drop on me.." He said opening his eyes, they shined a glowing blue as he bursted into the calming Hadou Kusei his body pulsed with sheer power and focus as he watched Densuke and Aypores do there attack. Keyth began to do something he never did... calculate. Forming battle plans within his mind as he watched them ready themselves, there had been lanterns and candles around the shrine. ( So if the attack connected, there combo i mean.) Keyth would clap his hands together, focusing his chi within his body, using his anger to litterally create a fire within his gut. He extended both of his hands, allowing the flames around the rooms to all disperse before making there way to Keyth who had his hands in a praying like stance. His flaming blue hair moved slowly, his dark hadou mimicking a light hadou tint as it shinned and brimmed with blue. Keyt's eyes deadlocked on the sandy structure of the rock. " Heat to sand makes...." He clapped his hands together, doing some kind of Xiaolin like martial art movement to collect the chi and condense the flame within him to grow even more potent. Something Keyth wouldnt be able to do outside of his Calming Hadou Kusei. It's Keyths rage condensed to a focal point, allowing him to think and analyze situations. His mind slowing down, so where he lacks in sheer power, he has in intellect and battle stragety, and control over his chi. Control over his power. He pulled his body back allowing the flaming chi to finally come out of his body, forming in the palms of his hands as he continued to swirll them around allowing the flames to grow in power as he exposed them to oxygen. " MAKES MICHIKO'S CHEAP CHINA GLASSSSS!" He said leaping into the air, throwing his body forward the gust of heat coming out as a ocean blue in contrast with his hadou aura. As it blasted forward it'd follow behind the open barrier slot that Ayperos had left so it'd flow right behind him and smash into the sand, burning it to crisp until it solidifed into a glass crystal on the ground. Keyth would finally be pulling back from the attack as his body hit the ground. ((http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxxngoJB2A1r3qvhzo1_500.gif <-how it looks.)) Though there attacks did not connect, Keyth would stand in the back ground in his calming Hadou state with his eyes closed, moving his hands in slow Tai-chi like movements as the golden particles would continue to collect in potency as he continued to charge his chi ready for dispatch.

<p class="MsoNormal">Diversity: Michiko would pause as she felt Keyth’s life essence zip past her. She turned quick and clutched the staff with worry while rushing to his side. “Keyth! Keyth!” She breathed as Seiketsu Senku-sha’s ethereal calmness took over. “You haven’t even gotten started. Time to get up.” She then turned and got up when Keyth would move, hearing Densuke in the distance as she began to spin the staff quickly and then paused it. “All right then. Let me see your secrets…” Michiko’s mask would disappear, slithering black lines down her face into her garb revealing pale opal eyes that were blind. But as she held her staff up over one eye and closed the other, someone looking through the tip of her staff would see a piercing glittering opal eye with a crosshair shaped pupil within it that was locked onto the enemy { Contemplate- This is a simple ability that gets stronger as she charges it. This allows Michiko to understand a target in ways that appear to be gathered via a brief moment of focused omniscience }. She saw Ishima the Persevering as if looking into an X-ray that would reveal his bone structure, if he had one. But this was like the chi-X-ray. She saw the runes running deep through him, and how temporary they seemed. Like his spiritual circuitry could be rerouted so easily. But she saw something else within it. A single tiny marble-sized spirit gem existed inside of the creature, containing unspeakable spiritual energy within it. Enough to generate the life force of the massive twelve-foot Yokai. But it was also surrounded by a thick, extremely powerful energy barrier that was locking it away. “The stone is not normal stone!” She called out to Densuke. “It cannot be treated like normal rock, the weakness is in the chest, but there’s so much chi in his center… It’s… It’s unreal.” Michiko clutched her staff again as she began to move it, causing light to rebirth itself upon the staff’s symbolic tip once more. She was gathering more energy to create more casts, though she was taking her time and accumulating more than what was needed so that she wouldn’t wear out as quick as last time. As she did so she felt a new boost to Keyth’s life essence, one to which she felt him… calm. Her lips curled into a smile as the ease of his calm made her equally so. It served as a minor catalyst that brought Seiketsu Senku-sha’s consciousness and Michiko’s conscious mind closer together; which their union when the day came would be a most perilous feat for any to face her. |||||||| (http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=LHlCEzIpwhM) Cunning little creatures; but they were playing games with a beast far older than they were, and built for this kind of combat. As Ayperos was launched forward, the very tip of his watery vortex would begin to barely chip away at his chest, creating a small puff of dark charcoal silt that dusted off of Ishima’s front. But by the time he had come forward in such a collaboration, Ayperos would already sense something was dreadfully wrong inside the eye of the wind storm with Ishima. There was a trembling of the world, like an earthquake above the earth and below the sky. It was only there in the eye of the wind storm with Ishima. Turbulence had come into play; an ability that allowed Ishima to basically corrupt, distort, and magnify the naturally flowing pressure oscillations of the given area around himself to create the purest form of raw dissonance. Dissonance that Ayperos wouldn’t just feel rolling around his body and possibly through it (unless he backed away and out of range, range being ten feet), but he’d see it destroying his water vortex. The distortion of pressure oscillations caused the air to vibrate at such a humming, dissonant frequency that water molecules would be plucked free from standing, causing water in his vicinity to become a mist. This did not just affect Ayperos’ attack, but also the water around him. What had been droplets drifting upwards with tiny arcs of electricity between it became a full on thick haze of mist that obscured the vision of the monster within it, so that Densuke, Keyth, and Michiko would struggle to lay eyes on it.

<p class="MsoNormal">more-so, for Ayperos, it would stretch the electricity so that it was now fully zapping around, unseen but heard buzzing and cracking like a live wire. The electricity would not be enough to hurt him though, only to make his muscles convulse in brief spasms if he remained within the Turbulence range (ten feet). The man had desired to grab onto Ishima but he took a quick step back and the wind storm seemed to move with him, keeping the beginning of the wind ring at eight feet radius from his form, and extending to roughly twenty feet out before the wind essence died. Whereas Ayperos might pursue another step, his speed surely something to behold- Ishima had no doubt- Ishima had spotted an incoming attack and turned himself so that the attack coming towards him would instead crack through his storm aura, perhaps having been weathered down a sliver of its potency, and would be aimed to slam into Ayperos’ back. Now whereas the storm aura created a bit of a fifty-fifty visual obscurity of Ishima, the mist now made it one hundred percent, impossible to define him completely unless one was on the inside of the downcast wind ring (storm aura) unless one was looking for life essence or power signatures instead of physical sight. To someone outside of the storm aura, it would look like a massive, thick cloud had emerged inside of the wind ring and was being contained by its force, causing not just Ishima but also Ayperos to be obscured inside where Turbulence was in effect. The first set of arrows became lost in the storm aura. But in their being trapped in the wind flow and sent to the floor, the ignition caused the essence of Ishima’s power in those given areas to break apart. The effect Densuke’s first set of arrows thusly had was creating a small oblong gap about eight feet tall and two feet wide in the storm aura, they mystically forbid the wind ring to reform as quickly as it normally would. The elements remained neutral as they would without anyone acting upon them in that space, thus the air was calm and the water previously trapped in the wind ring just dripped to the ground. Densuke would have clear sight into the thick obscuring mist within, but the mist would begin to pour out. It tried to surpass the spot where the arrows had landed but could not, though Densuke would see that the mist was shock-positive, meaning that it was electrically active. But as Ishima stood within, able to see through his own mist as it was, in an odd way, an extension of himself in the very air, he would see Densuke. Just a glance was all he needed, before providing his full attention back to Ayperos and the possible chi ball that was coming towards the man and possibly Ishima locked in the storm’s eye. Without Ishima needing to concentrate hard on Densuke’s location, his standing still to draw the staff-bow, Densuke would barely begin to feel a strange, unsettling change in the air around him. The air pressure was beginning to rocket. Higher and higher around him in a perfect invisible bubble. If Densuke tried to step out in any direction, he would notice great difficulty with doing so (though if he put his focus into it, taking his focus off of Ishima and more upon survival, Densuke would be able to persevere through the air bubble). But if Densuke remained, he’d start to feel some adverse effects from the rise in air pressure. First would be sudden nausea and dizziness, and pounding heart. The nitrogen in his body would begin to turn into bubbles within his bloodstream, muscle tissues, and fatty tissue, and if he did nothing, these tiny little bubbles would prove imminently fatal. <e>

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<p class="MsoNormal">Densuke took note of what happened to Ayperos…”Dammit!” observing everything his eyes flickered. The arrows did their jobs and created a rift inside of the wind as the arrows did their jobs, but Ayperos would find extreme difficulty being on the inside. Let alone Keyth’s new Kussei was impressive. It was still dark, but with a different fixture color. Keyth’s aura has always been random, the man may as well be a living rainbow sometimes. Gold, Red, Blue. Densuke swears he evens aw a tinge of black once upon a time. In any case keyth’s attack was redirected, and worst of all Densuke found himself trapped in some sort of bubble. He didn’t feel the effects right away..a wave of nausea was coming over him. It was a familer feeling..similar...to one he used to feel when he first learned to manipulate pressure. With high air pressures it usually gets colder, as and becomes denser, making mobility hard enough. Along with what Densuke felt, being the first sign. He knew there was no time to act…however this was right up his ally. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gcshz4lBJPQ ) Densuke knew the only way he could fully counter was to burst into his Kussei. He didn’t like showing all of his capabilities, but he figured this time would be an acception. He did catch wind that it’s weakness was it’s chest, which would’ve been an easy target except the fog did cloud some of densuke’s vision. Densuke smirked, with his inhuman genious he’d already calculated a plan of action. Using a method know as Basuto or "Bursting" is a means of using the technique of transforming but only for short burst of time

<p class="MsoNormal">-C- What happens in a usual Batsuo usage inserted of spanning it for long periods of time. For example in a situation of complete and total danger, one could use this burst into the transformation and quickly utilize the speed and escape the situation using blarring speed or increased sterngth,and then return to a normal state. With this Densuke gains Pressure Manipulation:  Within the Galliant Hadou Kussei, Densuke gains complete and utter control over the pressure feild sourrounding his own body. This allows him to manipulate the PSI in this fields vicinity without causing any harmful effects on his own body thanks to the qualities of the Kussei. Densuke through physical touch can even expand this arua around his allies or his opponents effecting them in his feild of pressure to.(seeing as how le bubble had to become physical to contain air, effects apply) Densuke can either increase the pressure of matter i,e his body or an object, and increase it's weight dramtically to the point where he becomes signifigantly harder to life, even for a peak human. This can aslo apply to weighting his blows down and increasing the force of his punches and over all attacks. This can also work in reverse. Densuke can lighten the amount of pressure around himself, an ally, or an opponent. Usually he will lighten his own pressure allowing for swift combat movement and travel speed faster than that of his 300mph motor bike on footl. with pressure lightening he can also lighten the pressure of an opponents physical attack, rendering it much less painful than what the full effect of it would've been. These attributes can be used in the "Burst" method for quick outstanding feats, but densuke has learned that limiting himself is the best way to better himself. Only if he feels his opponent can take the full force of what he's capalbe of will he do such outlandish things with his power. While this seems outlandish, pressure directly deals with any form of matter, weather it be solid, liqud..and lastly gas. With that in mind, did Densuke adjust the pressure inside of the bubble to   remain in the same spot? No. instead he adjust his pressure to it’s regular volume levels only to then employ the foot technique Tweh (To Retreat): Allows the user to retreat or create distance between user and opponent. This move is also near instantaneously within the blink of an eye. Only to reappear exactly 2 inches behind the spot of the bubbles origin. This would’ve posed great difficulty if it weren’t for the kussei’s ability to overcome this hindrance. Densuke would hold his bow in it’s same position, now with a charged arrow of origin he’d hold his position, but then his tail..would raise itself up, and tap his hand holding the chi string, only to extend another arrow from that position.”Keep him in place Ayperos! Keep his chest exposed!” Hoping Ayperos could at least overcome his position and stall for time. Densuke now looked like some freak that had two appendages drawing back arrows. “. . .Triple shot. For. The. WIN.” Densuke would utter and as he did with the flowing energy of his Kussei, it would all begin to swirl into the staff, create a bright glowing light. Densuke would then release the bow and from it 2 arrows   with his hand, pure of golden origin all moving with lightened pressure to strike at 300 miles per hour. The first shot was designed to pierce straight through the bubble of condensed air, popping it in a sense and causing it to combust and an explosion of wind to erupt from it. The second shot, was specially charged with a high amount of chi that would be aimed for the golems strom barrier except this time it would seek to create a giant tear in it’s defense’s completely at 300mph the explosion created would cut it’s wind ring into a literal semi circle, disintegrating the air and particles needed to form it’s front end. This also allowed Ayperos a form of retreat should he choose to take it. That’s when Densuke let his tail release the third and final shot, which would be a direct beeline arrow aiming for the golem’s chest, but this was the trickiest arrow. If one looked   closely at it..they would see the arrow was thicker than the others. This was not the case, but in fact a SECOND arrow would be in it’s shadow, underneath the more visible one. Densuke used his tail to actually draw 2 arrows instead of just one, but shot them so perfectly close together, it would fool any beast or man into thinking it was merely one arrow. The arrows would both be aimed at the chest cavity of the golem. If the first one were to connect (since the previous arrow If connected of course, would’ve given Densuke clear visibility)   it would hit with the Atsu No Ken properties, meaning not only would stone crack and crumble against its’ chest, but it would have a secondary impact which would completely blow away even more of the rocky layer that protected the chest cavity, into pieces of dust, and pebbles. The secondary arrow shadowing the first one would have the same effect, but it would completely annihilate the chest cavity opening it complete, and with the atsu no ken effect added the beast would literally have only a small cavity of rocks remaining there floating around what must have been the core of this beast. This could be heavily inferred as michi did comment on the glowing runes running like a wire network, this would have to be the center of it all. Densuke would only nod to Keyth, as at this point (if the chest aimed hit connected) and mentally contact him. “Go crazy, just make sure you pound it’s chest into oblivion.” If the chest wasn’t damaged, Densuke would then draw his bow back once more, and ready himself by darting 7 feet over to left and taking a corner and squatting down on one knee. Hopefully Keyth and Ayperos would act as foot soldiers, while Densuke too a snipers position. Regardless this attempt should open up an opportunity for someone to at least finish this thing off with michiko’s advice.

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<p class="MsoNormal">xXAyperosXx: Ayperos would be trapped in the vortex and notice that his water was being evaperated. But thats not what caught him off guard. As the mist sets in his body is hit randomly with electicity, make him drop to his knee, but if that wasn't enough he could sence a massive force coming in behind him and it crashes through the vortex hitting him in the back shreding his shirt to peices, though the the water inside him trys to protect him, only a bit of it was able to block it due to it being turned into mist. So the attack from keith, did burn his back a bit. He would look at the ground and then his swords beside him. he had no use of his powers right now, so the best tghing he could do ws to fight the old fashon way. they electicity would be hitting his body radomly, he would fight through hit, the muscles in his upper torso flexing to the point it looked as though his skin would rip. But he then gets up to his feet gripping both his katanas tightly. 'You think a little shock will stop me? I've faced worse than you, and I will not be beaten by a rock...' He could hear Densuke as he yelled to keep its chest exposed. He smirked as he looked at the beast. what looked like blue flames started to flow from the corners of his eyes. And come off his shoulders and back. He would then run at it and slide between its legs and roll as he got behind it. After he rolled he would then jump straight up to its back and the with all his strength would attempt to stab both swords in the back it. at this tame it would most likely be trying to reach back to grab him. but then Ayperos uses his uper body strength to pull himself up and basicly jump with his arms and then stand on his sword woith both feet. Knowing he didn't have much time now, seeing the opening from Densukes arrow, if it left one Ayperos right arm muscles would then double in size as he started to focous a good amount of chi in it. He would extend that arm all the way back. "Fuck you..." And after he said this Densukes arrow would most likly have hit the front of the golems chest and Ayperos would then slam his fist into the back of the Golem. the force of all his chi comeing out from the nuckles, this would most likly completly explode whats left of the beasts chest area. ((If Densukes arrow hit)) and shatter the rune in its chest. Even if the arrow didn't hit and the golem turned so it would his Ayperos. He would have jumped straight up to avoid it and then come straight down, his chi filled arm smashing down on its head with the same effect. But if they didn't even pass through Ayperos would then fill the other arm with chi, the blue firelike in his eyes and comeing out of his back only getting brighter. He would then start to send decently fast and powerfull blows to the golems back. The for haveing the same effect.. and He would keep hitting untill he got to the rune, or if he was knocked off, but even one punch would have abliterated a good chunk of rock.*Lenris* Lenris stand there feeling utterly helpless, not thinking he could help at all. This made his stomach ach, never has he felt so helpless. All he wants to do is help, but doesn't beleive he was strong enough, not knowing what powers he has unlocked.

<p class="MsoNormal">DeliriousAres: " Michiko... do that thing you do... when you make people go ape shit..." Keyth said refering to one of her spells." Hit me with it..." He said still in his Kusei mode. The calming one. Keyth would watch as Densuke did his thing, creating some kind of opening for the shot to fall through. " Crafty mother..." His ears perked when he heard his orders from his comrade. " Just what i was thinking."Keyth said in a montone voice as he stood to his full height. ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhnfSqVvJZU))" YOU... MOTHER...FUCKIN... BIG... HUNK... OF DRIED... DOG SHHHHHHHITTTT!!!!!" Keyths Yamisuki began to react to his body, his anger litterally broke his Calming Hadou Kusei as he reverted back to normal." OH FUCKING THANKS DAD! THAT CALM SHIT DOESNT WORK! THATS YOUR WAY IM NOT YOU, SO IM GONNA DO IT MY WAY GOT DAMMIT MY WAY!" Keyths memory raced back to desperate time in his life, his memory of Zetsui making him feel so helpless allowed his Yamisuki on his black to split into three blades on his hip." WH..what." He'd say pullin out two of them. His eyes narrowed as he turned his attention to the mist. A frown broke across his face as he pulled one of the blades into his mouth and got into the stance... ((http://static2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130331023450/yakuza-mob-roleplay/images/8/8b/Images_%285%29.jpg)) Pulling both blades up as he readied himself his ehanced bite allowing him to hold the blade in his mouth with ease he crouched down low. ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhbwOd2ETsM))" You dare play games with me you stupid piece of playground... i'll crush you into dust....I'M A TASANAGI! AYPROES GET OUT OF THE WAY NOWWWW!!!!" He'd say after watching him beat the rock into nothing. If Aypreos moved (Or didnt.) Keyth would proceed with his attack ( If it connected) By now both boys had beaten the creature down to a good bit of nothing. Keyth with slanted eyes would burst into his rageful Hadou Kusei his hair blazing a bright red as he looked over at the golem with a sick smirk on his face, the ground picked up from the sheer force of his power. " Time to fuck you up..." He'd say as a grin broke across Keyths face, and like a bull out of hell he'd take off running full speed into the fog, he couldnt see a damn thing but he didnt care. Using his Shadow Sweep he'd start to swing in massive arrays of areas almost seeming like he had been in 15 places at once untilll..CLANG! Slashing through each corner of the fog radius, he didnt even care if he hit Ayperos. Once his blade would finally make contact with the rock, the sonic boom would cause the fog to explode out forward. Keyth began preforming techniques that he had forgot had been stored in his memory bank.First using the Santoryu Ogi: Sanzen Sekai (三刀流奥義 三・千・世・界 Santōryū Ōgi: Sanzen Sekai?, literally meaning "Three-Sword Style Secret Technique: Three Thousand Worlds"): Keyth holds two of his swords at an angle against each other and rotates them rapidly while running towards his opponent to create momentum; he then slices up the foe with full speed and power, this attack is a kill on impact, but with the massive rock creature it'd simply blast off a massive chunk of the creature into peeble dust if connected. He'd take a step back by 4 feet, darting slashing all around the massive creature swiftly swinging his blades around flipping them from hand to hand in mid run to blast out chunk for chunk along its body. Soon stopping on the right of the creature Keyth would toss all the blades into the ceiling and kick back into the air allowing the golden particles from the attack prior to all swirll into both of his arms as they began to glow a bright golden aura of raw physical power. His chi unloading with such a high potency that it caused the ground around him to shift from its quaking force. Blasting off into the air at the creature he'd start to slamm his fist into the massive creature chest over and over again. " YAYAYAAYAAYAYAAYYAAHHHHH!" Each punch would cause the dust to explode from its body as he'd knock it left to right with his sheer force. DeliriousAres: He'd flip backwards afte sending out 50 punchs within 10 seconds and then kicking back into the air and landing on his right knee only to blast himself right back at the golem with his fist cocked back. The attack consists of him unleashing a powerful barrage of punches and kicks at an extremely fast rate, 6 kicks, 3 with the left, 3 with the right, all aiming at the stomach, 3 punches with the left and the right. Each punch with a bone chilling effect. All aiming at the chest area, before ending with a powerful kick to the face, using the explosive technique of thunderous paw, launching the opponent backwards by 15 feet and inflicting a large amount of damage. The last attack would cause the massive rock creatures head to lope itself side ways from the sheer force of the attack if it connected. In Mid Air, Keyth would have kicked off the creatures chest, and summoned his blades back in his hands as he twisted himself in mid air and landed on both feet. Hyo Kin Dama (豹琴玉 Hyō Kin Dama?, literally meaning "Leopard Koto Ball"): Keyth jumps forward while spinning in the air, forming a ball shape with his blades. This is basically a feinting maneuver, so even if the target manages to read the pattern of this attack and move out of Keyths trajectory, they will still be cut as Keyth careens past them. The attack would leave the golem in utter shambles as Keyth then landed right under it's legs, allowing his chi to explode from under him.Keyth would pull both of his fingers into points as he began to slam his index and middle finger from both of his hands into the lower part of the golem trying to break him from the bottom. " YAYAAYAYAYAYAAYAY AHHHH!!!!!!!!" His fingers moved in quaking blurss as he broke his hands through the creature before he opened his eyes and gritted his teeth. " SEEYA LATER...!" ((http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGjwsowDDhI)) With his body cocked back his chi would sky-rocket from his form like a blasting and flaming wave that engulfed his body burning under the golem like flames to a furnace." AGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!" He'd shout at the top of his lungs as his eyes reverted to a bright and crimson red. " SAVAGE... SHOOOYYUKKEENN!!!!" This attack can be a rush or a counter depending on the situation, Keyth will luanch a boxing style uppercut, though with this particular uppercut it's much more deadly and potent, simply because of it's posture and speed. The punch itself is between a hook and an uppercut. It is also known in boxing as a three-quarter uppercut, or as a shovel hook. It strikes from an unexpected angle and can catch a fighter unaware. The Smash is best suited for in-fighters, that relies heavily on sheer power to destroy opponents who come in contention with it. In this case keyths body would bend itself towards the back angle in which case Keyth simultaniously takes a step inwards, pushing off of what ever foot he chooses from his posistion. With that he then thurst not only his attacking arm, but his upper body into the smash like punch, aiming towards the golems crouch area, In any case if the move itself hits his direct intened lethal point the golems body would completely implode from the bottom as Keyths body would blast up as he fired his fist right into the opening weak point, and with his bare hands, attempting to smash his fist right through it causing the shrine to shake once his fist connected to the beacon of weakness. Soon a bright light would begin to flare from the weakspot ( if connected.) Causing the orb to flux and fling out flashes of light before it soon imploded in his face knocking him back. -E-

<p class="MsoNormal">Diversity: (http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=1Nd4pvnkPUY) The arrows were failures to be seen, as Ishima saw and felt Densuke break the air pressure bubble. He shot out an arm, launching it from his body as it became only stone. Eight feet from his body the arrows connected to his stone arm and instead of being able to retreat it back to his body, the arrows completely annihilated his arm. Ishima found himself suddenly very pissed off as he also noted his storm aura had been ripped almost literally in half, to which he dropped it completely. He shot out his other arm as Ayperos began to bang on the back of his chest, causing cracks to form and reseal, though the more he worked, very slowly, the spiderweb cracks were beginning to wear in. His second arm had disconnected and launched at Keyth as he used wind to enhance his speed, pushing himself back a good seven feet (possibly running over Ayperos’ rapid attacking ass) and leaving Keyth to send out his bladed attacks fully around the stone arm, demolishing it. Ishima the Persevering began to levitate upwards, his legs disconnecting and floating up to form thick, broad boulder arms as he turned his head towards Ayperos, throwing one flat-bottomed fist down in an attempt to completely flatten the man and crush him to death under the impending force and speed. But as Ishima looked back up, that bastard brute was rushing forward. As the barrage of attacks began, he’d use his levitating legs to defend himself, but with attacks from front and back, Ishima had to fall back on a last resort. His head even sank into his chest to help defend his core, the fortified chest far harder than actual stone and far more dense. As the pounding continued, a massive air control bubbled formed around himself and also Ayperos and Keyth. He was dropping the air pressure so fast he was trying to bottom it out in the fifteen foot radius around himself. Both men would notice the drop, as dizziness and nausea would rapidly set in. If he could bottom out the air pressure completely, it could create a vacuum around himself, which would rip the air and gases out of their bodies by force. Thus, basically, making Keyth and Ayperos pop like grapes as the air in their lungs was torn from their chests into the vacuum to disperse and attempt to even out in the given container, just like the air in their skulls, digestive tracks, and the oxygen in their bloodstream and tissues. But before this could happen, the final crack struck and the air pressure stilled before slowly rising up. The rocks all levitated calmly around a singular, powerful orb that glowed bright, a squishy little marble-sized spirit gem. Ishima was dead, though if left to be, he would reform. The heavy clattering of chains in the distance noted that the Dancing Zephyr was set free, and faster than most would dare see, or perhaps without being solidified at all in the first place, Aiko Soyokaze appeared right there in a ghostly fashion as the delicate young girl reached up and plucked the orb from between the rocks. “At last…” She whispered, her voice echoing around the lot of them as she popped the spirit gem into her mouth and… ate Ishima’s essence. Gulp! Her eyes flickered bright lavender as all the stones crashed haphazardly to the floor and she turned around with a dainty smile as she put her hands behind her back. “I am free; too long now have I been taken by that ill Yokai. I am in great debt to you all… What favor could I do, to repay the bravery and sacrifice you have all given?” She said, leaning up on her tip-toes as the youthful girl’s silk gown swayed in the ever present gentle and warm breezes that tangled around the good-fortune Wind Yokia, the Dancing Zephyr, Aiko Soyokaze… |||||| Michiko was preparing a massive amount of energy for the sake of healing them all, and as soon as she sensed the life essence of Ishima perish, she would hold out the staff and thrice would it disperse lights that flowed to all three of her faithful companions. One hit Daisuke, healing him of any ails he’d undertaken in battle. Then another hit Ayperos, saving him of even a harsh or fatal wound if need be. And lastly was to Keyth, whom she always was sure had been hurt just paid it no mind. “There.” She said as she began to blindly approach. As she did she would tap the bottom of her staff against the slate, walking closer. She suddenly stumbled over a chunk of Ishima’s now normal stone body, only to feel a powerful wind lifting her up and straightening her before clearing the path. Michiko nodded and came closer to the essence she knew to be Keyth, as she would reach out a hand blindly for him. “Are you all right? All of you?”

<p class="MsoNormal">(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yYMicbSf98   ) Densuke would sigh as the battle took a deactivation of sorts. Ayperos and Keyth both took the opening and made it work as best as they could, though Keyth was curing the new form his father helped him obtain. Densuke would snicker a bit at the thought. He’d stand himself back up and look at the woman with bright eyes. “She really is a stunning one isn’t she…” Densuke would be the first one to take a step forward, and bow to the majestic looking creature. “You’re quite welcome ma’am. I’m glad we were able to assist you in such a way. No one deserves such a treatment.” Densuke would swallow hard, trying to not to admire her to hard. She seemed so innocent, and harmless. Manning up Densuke would clap both of his hands together. “My ‘lady, your power is vast and wonderful. Please allow me to possess manipulations over the four winds of this great world as you do. let me sample it and find my own wind, with your guidance. That is all I ask.” Densuke’s speech drastically improved for a moment, before his inner personality took effect. “Oh and can you put in like one of dem gat damn Magamata necklaces? I had some a while back but…yeeeeeah…pwetty please?” Densuke would flash the pearly whites, holding two thumbs up. A small sparkle could be seen emitting from his teeth.

<p class="MsoNormal">DeliriousAres: ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FaZQoZf4OY)) " I'm all good here." Keyth said feeling woozy and light headed from the Golems last attempts of living. "... Fucking.." He said holding his head, he'd turn to the young lady and pull her by her arm. ' See those two guys that look alike? Yah.. kiss the big brute fucker with the black hair.' Keyth said whispearing in her ear before leaning back. " That'll also be 400 gold pieces for our services." He said nodding his head. After Michiko had healed him he'd make his way down through the shrine to investigate a bit more. Squatting down he'd pick up a pendant... it looked like a lion of some sorts and it gave off an eminent glow. Not paying it any mind he pulled the pendant into his pockets and made his way back over to Michiko and the others.

<p class="MsoNormal">xXAyperosXx: As soon as he could hear Keith telling him to move He would then put his legs together And drop down, grabbing his swords once more and then plats his feet on the golem in a crouched position and then shoot off, his swords sliding out. Using his massive strength and speed Ayperos would shoot off of the golem at very high speeds off into the ocean This would avoid the attacks from the golem and also out of the area of the bubble. Shooting a good 20 feet away from the golem and hits the water going under. He would stay there for a moment and then slowly start to rise up and out of the water, his feet on the top of the water like he was standing on regular ground. He would watch as keith would start to hack it to peices and suddenly see the rune like object float up from the rock. and then slowly make his way to the rest of thim as some beatiful girl then just takes the run and swallows it make Ayperos have a rather strange expression on his face. But he shook it off and then got back to the area where they all stood. Hearing the woman ask what they would want in reward for saving her. ayperos blades stayed in his hand and his boddy dripped with water. at this time the girl that was with Keith hit him with some spell and he suddenly felt rather refreshed. He would put one of his sword on the ground and pick up the sheath for the other one and return it to its slumber. He then pucked up on of the longer shreds of his shirt and tight it to the scabberd and them put it on his back, and then do the same with the other one.He would let someone else ask her for a reward first befor asking his, if he even wanted one. At this tame. Lenris would walk up beside Ayperos and look at the girl stunned by her beauty. But he kept his cool. And unlike the others, he didn't help so he wasn't going to ask for anything unless she offered it. Guess you can call it being repectful and not asking for payment when work wasn't done. As Densuke ask for his though Both Ayperos and Lenris simply said. "I don't want anything. I'm just glad i could help."

<p class="MsoNormal">Diversity: Aiko bowed her head to Densuke as she would smile. "Of course." She would reach into the top of her silk gown and pull out one of her necklaces, a jade magatama. She would then blow on it softly before she extended it to Densuke. "The air around you will kneel when you command it, will rise up when you praise it, and will fly when you inspire it. I am honored to entrust the wind of this world unto you." She would then glance aside as Keyth approached her. Unknowing of him she would blink and smile, the woman looking quite young and barely eighteen though her age was truly beyond even theirs- double or triple easily. Aiko Soyokaze walked over towards Ayperos with her hands behind her back, swaying her hips in a meandering, naive fashion as she tilted her head to one side and peered up at him. "Forgive me for being brazen." She said, as she'd then lift off of the ground, the wind sweeping her up into the air as the breeze danced around him as well. Aiko wouldn't give him much chance to dodge, she was after all quick as the wind itself. She brushed her lips in a bare graze against his, having never kissed a mortal man or any man really. She then sank back and her feet lowered onto the shrine floor as she turned her head away with a warm hue to her cheeks. "I thank you all..." She glanced up to Keyth then. "And I have not these four hundred gold pieces, but I will try to keep my debt in mind until I see you all next." She would glance up to Ayperos and offer him a wink, her wispy pale lavender hair that darkened nearer the root drifting around her neck. "Farewell, my heroes." She would look back to Densuke, Keyth, and Michiko then with a bow and just before she made the notion to leave she looked over the ocean to see that countless Funayurei were beginning to climb out of the water, howling lowly and looking for the living who'd disturbed the ocean waters. "No worries." She whispered as she would disappear into thin air, but a powerful multitude of gusts began to blow down around the shrine's edge, keeping the Funayurei from crawling onto the land. /Go friends, and take rest elsewhere for this eventide./ ||||| Michiko listened and shook her head no when offered something in return. She wanted nothing, she had what she wanted in her friends and her beloved. As at last Keyth returned to Michiko she would reach out, having to fumble a bit before she found his hand and let her fingers slide between his own. Michiko was a bit tired, and yet she was starting to realize that she didn't really sleep here in this realm. Just like she never got hungry, or thirsty. Her fear of being just an object and not a person was growing daily as she would give Keyth's hand a gentle squeeze. "Shall we return to the hut? Or make camp in the woods off to the North?"

<p class="MsoNormal">(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA_dMjRSSLk ) Densuke would watch as she pulled the necklace from her kimono. Densuke watched her gently hold the necklace in her hands, and extend it out to him. Densuke’s eyes lit up. It was nice and beautiful to see a Magamata again. Densuke slowly reached out, with his right hand, and grasped the necklace, only for a random tune to begin to play, and he’d hold the necklace up and above his head. The necklace oddly floated above his hand, rotating. Densuke would withdraw the necklace, and place it around his neck. “thank you kind spirit!” Densuke would clap his hands together, and bow to her. Densuke would then offer her a hug, as he did their bodies would emanate a gold glow momentarily. “I gave you a chi link with me. You need me, you let me.” Densuke would then turn and head outwards following Keyth. When he stepped down on the sand, he’d wince, as he felt something dig in his foot. ‘Ah shit!”..Densuke would look down, and see a small pendent, with an eagle as it’s medallion. He’d shrug it off, and continue to walk behind Keyth and michiko.

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