Ark 14 Episode 22: The Ashes Falls At Dawn

Participants

 * Densuke Ryoji
 * Deryk Young

Fresh Day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tJb8yaDcNI ) The sun was high…incredibly high. It was about…give or take 90 degrees outside. After recent events, Densuke had been doing a lot of work in his underground study, focusing on combating the threats evident to the city. The genocide of Yakuza by the KPD and their unit GOLIATH..the Kagemaru seemingly uprising. The disappearance of Keyth to which Densuke did have a plan. He’d managed to track down scorpions location, all that was left was to confront him up close and personally, to see what information he could score from him. Densuke now rest of the edge of a building leaning back against an air conditioning unit on the roof. His mask was off, and honestly he didn’t care anymore weather he was accused of being the red dawn. It’s pretty much common knowledge, but the fact that he hadn’t been trialed before a jury or anything of the sort left him room for anything to happen. Densuke planned to find some type of legal immunity that would at least allow him to walk around like a normal person. Densuke would look to the sky and sigh. “So many cases to solve…so much to do…and I’m running out of time…I have to sped up my process. Some way somehow. For now my main priorities are stopping t his Yakuza purge, finding Yani and rescuing Keyth, and finding who framed me. Getting my own personal smidge of payback and winning back the people. Then..” Densuke would hold out his hand towards the city, and clenching it tightly to make a fist. “building something even larger than what I had before.” Densuke would nod and then stand himself up, placing his hands on his hips and taking in a deep breath. “then I’ll be able to take my kids out so they can have a life again! HAHAHAHAHA!” Densuke would triumphantly laugh, with heartfelt playfulness. Densuke would push a button on his watch, and call his hover bike the position. Mounting the bike, and revving it one time, Densuke would vroom over the air traffic, weaving to his left and his right, the silent engine humming feverishly as he decided to run his routine check on the city. Whilst investigating some new criminal on the scene known as white rabbit. She’s been on the radar for some time, along with two speedsters that have been making some waves around the city…interesting. While he was a bit noticeable, the KPD have been acting odd…and haven’t made many legit arrest for a while now, except for a recent drug bust. Compiling the data gathered from keyth’s funeral where the KPD attacked the place by storm, this let Densuke knew his time was running short, and he needed to hurry and advance his progress in finding out just what the hell is going on in this city.

Quit Your Whineing.
LightFang: -"Man it's such a hot day, why did there have to be a fire today of all day." An officer would be complaining just behind Deryk as they were heading into a building that had recently been set ablaze. The fire had been delt with by the repective firemen, but now it was the KPD's job to investigate the scene. Normally this would be left to detectives but with the way orders have been lately the units have been spread pretty thin as is. "Oh quit your whineing, where i came from days could get well into the 110 degree range sometimes hotter. This is nothing..." Deryk would snidely respond to the officer. "Oh shut up Officer Young, just cause you got the highest score in the PIT in a long time doesnt mean you can act like your better than all of us. We have been here far longer and seen way more action than you. If your such a hotshot why don't you investigate this fire yourself." There would be a murmur of agreeal as the other officers on duty all had decided to leave all their work on Deryk. Deryk would grit his teeth and respond in a proud tone, "If thats how you all feel then I will, and I will make sure to write you all out of the report as well." Deryk would turn and walk off entering the charred building leaving the other officers outside. The others started to form the perimeter and keep any civilians from entering the area while they left investigation entirely to Deryk. After a few moments of walking arround through the ash Deryk would start to notice strange patterns in the charring of the wood work. The scorch marks all seemed to run in a horizontal grid like fashion. Decideing to follow the marks Deryk would find his way to a heating unit on the outside of the house. "Gas powered, probably through the gas lines of the house. I bet if i pulled the boards from the walls that would show the gass lines and would tell me why those markings were there." Deryk would take a closer look at the heating unit and notice something odd about it. "This valve is turned the wrong way and this clasp is wide open. If left like this any spark could lead to egniting the entire gas system of the house." It was then that he noticed the spent match stick in the grass right infront of the heater. "Welp, this fire just became an arson case..." At that very moment a loud explosion would ring out aproxamately 3 blocks from the current location. In an instant Deryk would bolt off full stride headed for the explosion. 'Who ever this arson is, I bet he is the cause of this other explosion too.' It wasnt a big explosion, enough to set the house next to it on fire. However it wasnt like a bomb sized explosion. The tactic seemed to have been the same, igniting the gas lines. Deryk assumed this because of how quickly the entire house was engulfed in flames. Without a second though Deryk would rush into the building and search the place for civilians. He would find a woman aproxamately mid 30s and drag her out of the burning building. She would be weak but Deryk would carry her to the paramedics who had just arrived on scene. As he turned her over to the medics she would grab his collar and say, "Please, my daughter. She is still in there..." Deryk would turn back to the burning building and rush in disregaurding all of the flames, they couldnt hurt him anyway. Making his way through the burning building he would search everywhere for this suposed daughter but to no avail. He couldnt find her no matter where he looked and he was certain time was running out.-

Hero Up!
“vrrrrrrrrrrrrrrRROOOOOOOM”. Densuke would swerve a corner, almost having covered the D2 area. Til he got a received linked call from a KPD radio via his watch. Ochigi patched him through and Densuke had a live feed to the situation at hand. “hmm..” Densuke would stop his bike in it’s tracks, and hover over a building a mile out from the scene. “the KPD are on it but there’s no time to waste!. I can’t…no I won’t ignore the various crimes going on. Besides, from the sounds of things there’s no way this is just a “random fire.”( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymted8LHlVY ) Densuke would squat down, before taking off in a sprint. Wearing version one of the suit, all of his attributes were enhanced to peak physical levels. As such, he could dish out 60mph sprints for the LOL’s of the situation. All it cost was the loss of using chi temporarily. Densuke made his way around the perimeter, which consisted of an opposite route that of where the fire trucks and investigation team had made their way to. Scaling the rooftops, with ease, and hoping over, large gaps in single bounds. From rooftop ledge to rooftop ledge, this lead for Densuke picking up the pace, and taking deep and timed cardio breathes, as his arms flailed back and forth. His shield holstered on his back, as he leaned in with his run, looking like an Olympic runner on his final stride. He came to the back side of the building, one building before the burning one and made on final leap of faith. Clearing the landing with a roll, and pressing onward in the sprint. (http://health.lilithezine.com/images/Parkour-01.gif ) Densuke would stop with a skid at the edge of the building. He couldn’t rush in head first, he knew that’d be stupid. Instead using his cowl, with the HUD feature. He also got in a call from Ochigi not a moment later. “Densuke, there was another fire prior to this one. They’re more than likely connected, but, I’ll be using the spy drone to investigate that one myself and get back to you.” “understood” Densuke commented. “Securing civilians..looks like someone’s already headed in on that one, but..” using his x-ray was the only way he could accurately see figures. That being said Densuke would yell out “FUCK IT!” Densuke’s mouth was then covered by the cowl, completely cloaking his face as he leapt form the building and dove straight into a burning window which fumed consistent amounts of smoke in a toerpedo like fashion. Densuke dove threw the window, and rolled onto the ground, landing in a squat. Densuke looked around. The temperature was warm, but it didn’t effect him or his fireproof suit at this point. Densuke could hear feint coffing and quickly rushed to the room on his right. Shoulder blocking it to see a little girl traped underneath a massive amount of chaired wood. She coughed profusely, her face covered in suit and dirty. “It’s okay, I’m getting you outta here!” Densuke rushed over to her, and squatted down. “hmmm!!!!” With a single grunt, Densuke would lift the lumber right off of the girls body tossing it out the side of the building through the wall. Densuke would cradle the girl in his left arm and look around. He was heading towards the stairs, when suddenly they collapsed infront of him. Densuke stoped on a dime and looked around, it almost seemed like he was trapped. To make matters worse, Densuke wasn’t worried about himself more so the little hostage in his arm. “Tch.” Densuke’s X-ray continued functioning, and he could see there was one more person still in the building. “hey! Guy! GET THE HELL OUTTA HERE I GOT THE GIRL!” A piece of debris fell towards Densuke, which caused him to step back a bit. Even worse, there was a hot water heater in the room swelling up about to combust. The screws were popping out of it piece by piece. “. . .it’s got about 3 seconds..” Densuke would draw his shield from his back and holster it in his right hand and squat down. “2….” The heater swelled even more as steam erupted from it violently. “1!” Densuke would cradle the girl like a ball, and jump into the air, curling his own body up, and holding the shield in front of him and the girl, his body looking like sonic the hedgehogs in this scenario. The moment he did this the heater blew, and a rather large explosion erupted from the building with a thunderous “BOOOOM!” Densuke’s body would burst out of the building, the girl perfectly protected and the shield absorbed the entirety of the force emitted by the explosion. As they descended down from the 6th floor, Densuke would flip forward 3 times before landing on the ground, on one knee. Laying the girl down on the side walk. He quickly checked her pulse to make sure she was breathing, which is when the scene caught a lot of attention from near by civilians, that gasped at the situation. Densuke would stand up and nod. Giving a light thumbs up, though he knew the KPD would pursue him not a moment later, he quickly leapt into the air, a good ten feet, landing on…the side of the building. With his gravity grips, they use A.G.F technology, to attract densuke's hands and feet to surfaces, by attracting them using polarity, to attract, but not repel, thus allowing him to scale the sides of buildings at a peaked speed of 65mph, stepping over windows, and literally parkuring in an adverse and aerodynamic way, to attempt to escape from the KPD as not to start any confrontation with them, though in the end they always try. A few of the KPD would start debating on weather to go after him or let the guy go..

Hot Headed Supercop!
LightFang: -The flames would be rising and burning bright. The integridy of the building would be slowly weakening. Deryk knew if he didn't find this girl soon that there was a good chance that he and the girl might not make it out. To make matters worse Deryk could hear the sound of steam slowly escaping the water pipes. He knew that could only mean the water heater would soon be comprimised. Deryk would notice the smoke was starting to thicken making it near imposible to see what was going on. Reaching into one of the pockets on his flack he would pull out a S.M.A.R.T. Tech scanner, placing it on his right ear. A fiber glass screen would form from the scanner and scan the area into an X-ray filter minus lead. "Gotta find the girl..." Scanning past several walls he finally saw the silhouette if a small child about three rooms down. Once he walked out of the room he was in he would see another figure had already grabbed the girl and was starting to move her. The figure would call out to seeming to tell Deryk to leave and that he had the girl. Pressing a few buttons on his scanner he would add filter and color to the person infront of him and be astonished at his discovery. "Red... Dawn.." Deryk would whisper clearly caught off gaurd. He started to peice the scene together however. Two fires in close proximity, obvious arsons yet everyone at the previous place was already hauled out to the front yard before the responce team arrived. This could mean one thing. "You play a sick game Red Dawn, or should i call you Densuke Ryoji. Setting fires in defenceless peoples homes just to "save" them later. Let me guess the first one went off without a hiche but when you started this one you didn't expect an officer to arrive on the scene so quickly. So you paniced. Leaving that poor girl to die. So you came back to play your vigilante game but noticed i was already in here, and now you hold her hostage.Well I won't allow that." Deryk would take one step toward the Red Dawn as he saw him lower down behind his shield, "huh?" The water heater would then burst and project Deryk backward. He would hit the wall of the 6floor and burst through it due to the weakend structure caused by the fire. Luckily he was blasted into the back alleyway where no one would be to see him utilize his chi. Deryk poured his chi into his back and took the fall on this cussion of chi. He would raise his legs and almost kick upwards to flip himself up from the ground to a standing position. He would run briskly around the building to the front where he would see Red Dawn place the girl on the sidewalk. Deryk would draw his gun and aim it at the back of Densuke's head. "Dont move Ryoji. I'm placing you under arrest." Before he could finish his sentance Densuke had jumped to the side of a building. "Sonuva... I WARNED YOU RYOJI!" Deryk would start to take a step when another officer would grab his arm. "WHAT?!?!" Deryk would lash out. "You know who that is right, thats Densuke Ryoji. Better known as the Red Dawn, but famous as Tetsu Ryoji's son. you cant go after him, you will die." Ripping his arm away Deryk would say "I dont care, He is a threat to this city and that makes it our duty to stop him as the protectors of this city. I vowed to do that, even if it meant giving my life." Without another word Deryk would speed off in pursuit of the vigilante wanna be. He would be using his chi empowerment to run at hightened speeds so he could keep up but he made sure to tone it back a bit as to not be suspicious. As he gave chase Deryk would use the telescopic lens of the S.M.A.R.T. scanner to lock onto the feet of Densuke. Taking aim assisted by the scanner he would fire off 4 rounds, 2 aimed for each foot. His hopes was to strike the foot and disable the magnetism effect and stop him from running on the walls. At worst he was hoping the shots would atleast stagger Red dawn enough for a counter measure. "Sease and decist Densuke or I will be forced to result to deadly force."-

Densuke would be breaking into the sprint, his arms moving with Olympic grace, shaking his head at the words that were said to him by the red haired cop that accused him of committing this crime. Whilst running, Densuke simply shook his head while running. “it’ll take some time but…I know I can redeem mys-“ Densuke’s head started to tingle a bit, vibrantly at that. “SHIT!” As a Koikonjitto, The user can sense nearing dangers and sense unwanted or hectic threats to their wellbeing. The user has anxiety just before a hazard (such as being ambushed). The intuition usually regards themselves at low level, then regarding their surroundings (a distant car-wreck) at middle level, then dangers regarding loved ones at high level. s. Another thing is that it can be fooled by people he trust, or those he deems close to him. It is also indefinite to whom the danger might occur, it’s..random in a sense. If the danger affects The Koikonjitto in anyway, that is the only time it will go off, it will not go off if others are in danger hundreds of miles away, but only in close to mid range mile proximity. The level of danger can be predetermined by how severe the feeling is, but it’s not clear to what it might be. In short if the danger effects him, his loved ones, or people in his immediate proximity. Or even aid in predicting the impacts and trajectory of enemies attacks, via upfront or blindside. it gives him a low grade precog sense enabling him to enhance his own reaction time, and see any speed of attack in a "quick time" sense. Based off of this he can also trace the location of the danger, by simply "tracking the feeling". User is capable of incorporating a sense-related power into their fighting style, helping to anticipate attacks, fight illusions, remember where an opponent is, etc. That being said Densuke could track that the feeling of danger was aimed at his foot, mainly the gravity grip. The bullet hit the base of the right foot only, due to the fact that when running one foot is usually higher than the other foot regardless. This allowed Densuke to position his left foot higher than the aimed trajectory for it, but the right foot took the shot. Thanks to the material of the grips, and the armor included, Densuke took little more damage than a sting in his right foot, and with the quickness of a peak human, squatted on the foot that still had it’s adhesive ability, and leapt from the wall of the building, in a 20 ft leap, his body still carrying his 60mph momentum which made him look like a blurr as he zipped across the air, and managed to land in a window, crashing through the glass and rolling onto the floor, only to stand again. “Geez. These new recruits now adays really like to play hardball. None the less, if I can gain the distance I should be sufficient.” Densuke wasn’t an idiot. The entire time he spent talking to himself, he’d already traversed the hallways, of the building and made his way to the back window, leaping from the 5th floor, and landing on the ground in a roll, whilst continuing his striding run. Leaning forward, he’d dart across roads, pushing his body to 65mph, on will power, and darting and ducking corners. A peak human can clear a 40 yard dash in 2 minutes, so it’s no exaggeration that Densuke was able to sprint 3 miles away from his original position in less than five minutes. “I know he’s tracking me..he’s heated. That’s kpd tech, so he’ll have no issue finding me. Means I need to get to an open area, since he’s brave enough. If he’s persistent then I’ll have no choice but to apply deadly force myself.” If the red head didn’t begin pursuit immediately, Densuke would probably clear 3 more miles. Keeping tight to the ally ways, and the actual streets, instead of the rooftops, makes for better evasion. Densuke did however manage to catch a glimpse of the kid after he made the leap, to see his position. He caught up to Densuke’s position rather quickly…he potentially could’ve caught up, but it would appear he held back and slowed down for some reason. Was his enhanced physically? Perhaps a chi user, as Densuke did manage to feel a change in the red head cop’s demeanor for a second. Densuke went over and pondered these theories whilst attempting to make his escape.

No Where To Run Ryoji..
LightFang: -Through the telescopic lens Deryk would notice the spark of one of his bullets connecting with Densuke's boot. He could tell by the way Densuke suddenly squatted down to one knee that he had deffinately damaged the magnetic boots he was using, at least the right one. He then would take note of Densuke's sudden leap to the other side of the alley and through a window. "Running only makes it harder on yourself!" Fortunately there was a dumpster in place that Deryk would jump ontop of and use to launch himself up to a roof top that ran parallel with the building that Densuke jumped into. The level of the rooftop would be exactly the hieght at which the window he jumped in was. Once on the rooftop Deryk would notice Densuke through a series of windows on the outside of the hallway he was running down. Applying a bit more chi Deryk would keep a closer chase to Densuke as he used the S.M.A.R.T. scanner to analyse perfect trajectory angles and fireing rates. He had instantly calibrated to perfectly time one shot through each window at Densuke. There were 6 windows, so six shots, all aimed for the lower body, whithin the thighs. Deryks hopes was still to attemp and take Densuke allive. By aiming for his thighs he was attempting to cause discomfort while running or even disable Densuke's legs. Either way none of the shots were particularly lethal other than the off chance of striking an artory. Deryk would notice he was running out of roof as he fired the last shot. He would holster his pistol and lunge off of the roof following Densuke. He too would hit the ground with a roll and sprint after the costumed boy. Deryk would realise now that attempting to aprehend this man on his own would be difficult so he decided to call in help. "Communicator," Deryk would say activationg the police comunication in his scanner. "All officers in District Two, This is Officer Young requestiong back up. In pursuit of suspect Densuke Ryoji, repeat Densuke Ryoji. All available units please respond. Suspect is on foot. Sending location through the GPS system. Please respond." After waiting a moment with no responce Deryk would attempt again to call in back up, "All units in District Two please respond. In pursuit of Densuke Ryoji, a.k.a. Red Dawn." Keeping pursuit of Densuke he would realise no one was going to respond. Deryk would grit his teeth and say, "Cowards, the lot of em." After a moment he would notice that Densuke didnt seem to be going anywhere particular but the longer he pursued the more desert parts of the city they seemed to reach. "Give it up, Ryoji. Even if the entire city is too afraid to help me, I still believe this place deserve justice."-

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPBE2uFU-Sc&list=PLEAD1AD744DC5C032 ) Densuke would be keeping the pace of his run through the hallway, taking in breathes. His HUD would direct and prompt   him to look the opposite way from the wall, over to the windows, where he’d see none other than the red haired cop wonder. Keeping up his sprint, Densuke would sigh and shake his head. “what are they feeding the kids now adays!” The kid withdrew his gun, and densuke’s mind went to calculating right away. He could see he was going to shoot and where he was going to shoot. It wasn’t very hard, the zoom feature was able to get an exact lock on the kid’s structure and posture. Combo’d with densukes Photographic Deduction, which enabled the User tp have amazing deductive and information processing ability of anything they've seen. If they see someone moving their hands to draw something the user can create an image of what they are drawing in their head without being able to see the canvas. As such Densuke immediately deduced that his aim was a slight tier lower than his upper body, and also judging by the rooftop’s angle, he could in his head approximate the trajectory of his shot, and their level ground should almost be about even. That being said Densuke would draw   his shield and leap forward into the air in a lunge so to speak. When the lunge happened, one of the six shots fired, would graze the back of densuke’s knee. The Kevlar and nomex doing it’s job, it was ripped to shreds and left a red whelp on densuke’s knee that did draw a bit of blood. As Densuke ascended downwards his body would begin to curl up, whilst he simultaneously drew his shield with his left hand via the window facing side of his body. Another bullet would bounce off of the side of his cowl, leaving quite a distinct and irritating ringing noise in his ear. It didn’t slow down his momentum, but it dead give a hell of a headache. As Densuke finished out his formation, one more bullet would happen to graze his inner thigh, and ping off of the armor plating that was at its end, causing it to ricochet away. Again leaving a considerably bloody whelp, but nothing to fatal due to the closing of densuke’s momentum and his peaked muscle structure allowed for a tougher skin of sorts. The whelps hurt but they were merely flesh wounds. For the next 2 bullets however they would all prove ineffective as Densuke would now be rolling on the ground at 70mph due to build up momentum, with his shield facing the windows side causing the bullets to bounce right off of his shield and to other places away from his being. On his ascension however one more bullet did a repeat and hit him upside the head, pinging off of the cowl and giving him another light headache. After the windows ran out Densuke would recover to his feet and continue his run, only this time the red haired cop trailed his ass and rather quickly to. He began calling for back up, which judging by his words didn’t exactly seem to be going anywhere or coming close. Densuke’s police scanner however picked up some form of disturbance. Talks of deployment of the KPD cyborg by the name of “Jet Frost.”   Densuke heard the kid’s words and grunted. “give it up? Sorry but there’s just something’s you can’t do when play by the RULES!” Densuke would break his run, pivoting off of his right foot, he’d turn his body, and fling the shield off from his left hand, in a horizontal fashion, aiming it at the red head kid’s ankle. Namely the curve of his foot where the calf and the foot curve and meet. He aimed it at the boy’s right foot curve. If it connected the boy would be sent in a literally instant stumble, falling face first, and if not breaking, injuring his nose as his face   hit the ground. The shield would quickly bounce off of his foot, and return to Densuke’s position as fast as he threw it, which was around the speed of a well thrown MLB fastball (around 70-80mph). if it was dodged by side stepping, either left or right, or by a sudden back step, the shield would ping off of the ground, bouncing back into densuke’s direction, allowing him to catch it proficiently either way. (i.e hitting the foot or it missing.) if the shield was somehow caught, or knocked off course, densuke would simply allow it to be. Simply taking a CQC stance, with his arms outstretched and bent at the elbows, as his open hands kept their relaxed posture and he’d squat down at the knees a bit, readying him self for the kid’s next tactics. Densuke finally decided to address the kid up front instead of running. The kpd were busy with some threat down town regardless, so it would be just him and red head for a while. They’d find themselves in an ally way with the street opening beginning behind densuke’s area. Ground based cars rushed by, and so did air traffic.

It Begins...
LightFang: -Deryk would dilegently be listening to his scanner hoping for someone to respond. He would hear alot of static about an altercation some few blocks over, however, it seemed no one would respond to his call. Meanwhile he could hear Densuke spouting some bullshit about not playing by the rules. Reaching up carefully Deryk would silence the static on his communicator but keep it patched in to only those within a 50 meter area to his own frequency. In a split second he would recognise the shifting of Densuke's feet. He saw Densuke pivot facing him straight on. He noticed the arm raise an launch out his shield at him. Deryk was still in full stride and didnt know how else to evade the shield. He ended up taking the shield straight into his right ankle. The force would knock his right leg out from under him forcing deryk to stumble forward. Raising his hands out infront of himself Deryk would hit the ground hands first and carry his momentum into a forward roll. As he rolled along his back Deryk would draw his pistol again, and once he felt the soles of his boots hit the ground he would spring straight up. The force created from standing suddenly would launch Deryk 5 meters into the air. Once in the air Deryk would hold his pistol in his right hand taking aim assisted by the scanner at Densuke. By placing his left hand on the forearm of his right arm to reduce the recoil, Deryk would let out 3 rounds all aimed for the chest of the Red Dawn. One was aimed for the heart directly, and the other two were aimed just below the final rib in the rib cage. The shot to the heart was obviously intended to kill while the other two were intending to piece through the soft tissue and damage the diaphram. This would cause it to randomly spasm creating difficulty breathing. After the shots were fired Deryk would prepare to land in a tumble. This time during the tumble Deryk re holstered his pistol and drew from the fourth pocket of his flak jacket. He would slip the two gravity knuckles onto his hands. When his feet touched to ground this time he would stand up and continue forward momentum in a full speed run. At this point Deryk would be mere feet from Densuke. If the Red Dawn had managed to survive the initial shots Deryk wouldnt hesitate to let out a heavy handed straight punch with his left hand. This punch was aimed for the dead center of the Red Dawns chest. If the punch landed the knuckles would emit a magnetic force that would first create a compressed pocket of air and then expand rapidly creating a large shockwave effect to his punch. The design of this was to sink the compressed air into crevices and crack of the targets armor and/or clothing and expand to blast these into a larger hole or more heavily damaged area. Even if the punch didnt connect with Densuke directly the compressed shockwave would be created and emit from the knuckles coming into contact with any surface.-

Densuke watched as the shield throw connected, as such he’d be waiting in his CQC stance. However this kid was KPD alright, to recover from that hit with such finesse only to make himself airborne. Slick one indeed. Densuke would watch as he went airborne, and drew his gun. Densuke began to study the child. His face. His muscle movement and his battle tactics. It was a   habit of Densuke’s, he really couldn’t help it. “You really are naïve aren’t ya kid…feeding into the media’s lies about me.” The shots were fired. The first bullet would hit Densuke in the chest, but seeing as how it was covered in ragnite, the bullet would merely bounce off in veering direction, though it does leave a significant stinging feeling as if he was shot, it’ll numb itself after only a short period of time. Densuke placed the shield in front of his abdomen however. Reading the path of the bullets is easy, especially with his Enhanced Dexterity. He could slip through them, but the range isn’t far enough. The bullets would deflect off of the shield, and each bullet he fired was now imbedded in the brick walls beside the two. Densuke never took his eyes off of the red head for one second, as he turned his body opposite the direction he was facing, a minute ago to meet the kids new position. “it doesn’t seem funny to you, that the arrest rate has dropped significantly in the past weeks? I bet you have the highest arrest record as of recently don’t you.” Densuke not taking time to speak to slow as the battle went on, but it doesn’t take long to say a simple sentence. Densuke watched as the boy landed in a tumble, and strapped his shield to his back, preparing to meet him head on. The red haired   kid was now sporting an interesting pair of knuckles. Force gravity knuckles to be exact, invention by Densuke’s own grandpa of course. As the boy came in for the punch he’d notice Densuke would simply stand in the same CQC stance he had before. Densuke’s peak human reflexes kicked in, and he saw the punch coming, in what his perception seemed slow, but the boys punching speed was actually pretty fast. “I know what those knuckles will do to me. Even in this armor. The initial mechanism must have a ballistic effect behind it, hence forth the last inch of the knuckle that’s wrapping around his fingers, one can clearly see the switch to enact the mechanisms. That means…” Densuke would be thinking at rapid speeds. By the time the red haired boys punch reached densuke’s chest, by a mere inch away, densuke’s hands would suddenly become blurs of their former selves. Moving in a motion, that would be an attempted counter, to grab the boy’s extended arm, his left hand grabbing the forearm, and his right hand, grabbing the index of his opponents extended arm. In a quarter of a second, kudos to the formless fist style, Densuke would divert the trajectory of the boy’s punch, and send his own fist, plummeting into his own gut. The force of   this maneuver if successful, would trigger the force gravity knuckles mechanisms, which emits a magnetic force that would first create a compressed pocket of air and then expand rapidly creating a large shockwave effect to his punch. The design of this was to sink the compressed air into crevices and crack of the targets armor and/or clothing and expand to blast these into a larger hole or more heavily damaged area. In this case, if this last minute counter was successful, with such a high rate, the boy would be sent flying backwards, with a loud “BOOM” Effect. Thanks to his hand already being in a fist, this would only be made easier. The compressed air even going as far as to dent the brick walls that surrounded him in the alleyway, and send the boy stumbling backwards on the ground for a whopping 15 feet, into the side of a dumpster. He’d probably be okay thanks to the vest, but the force is what would really pack a wholop, especially at that range. if that happened Densuke would stand up and look at the kid with a raised eyebrow, and touching his hand over his wrist watch momentarily, fixing up his glove, but also pushing a button on his watch, that from a frontal angle, would appear to be the case at all. “The KPD have been corrupted. Someone..or something. Has diverted there attention to the wrong places. Since when does commander colt, order a purge on Yakuza. Maybe a mass arrest but a purge? Take into consideration, the fact that the only clan you haven’t touched..is the Kagemaru clan. That doesn’t sound like something fishy to you officer? The top of the underworld, not taking any hits?” Densuke would point at his head. Assuming he was uninterrupted he’d continue. “Talent like yours, needs to be put in the right places. Haven’t you ever thought for one second that what your seeing, and what your getting could be two different things?” Densuke would wait on a reply. If his counter failed, he could handle himself accordingly, but even whilst talking if interrupted, he’d have no choice but to take defensive action.

"I Am The BEST Cop In This City"
LightFang: -Deryk was certain the first bullet hit its mark, however something seemed a miss. That shot should have been a fatal wound but he shrugged it off with much less than slight discomfort. The other two being deflected didnt sway Deryk from leading into his punch with full momentum. He noticed Densuke place the shield on his back and knew that meant the punch would be on point. However, that didn't make sense. If he could see this punch coming point blank in front of him then why would he put away his line of defence. UNLESS! In the last second Deryk would change his momentum by leaping upward. Densuke would still manage to catch his punch but, when the strike was redirected instead of it being turned on Deryk it aided him in flipping behind Densuke. After releasing the trigger to activate the gravity knuckles, Deryk would quickly slip his right arm under the wrist of his left hand and draw back with all his strength to attempt and place Densuke in a choke hold. Adding to this, if the hold was success full then Deryk would throw a couple strong knees into the right side of Densukes abdomen. The false ragnite kneepads the Deryk was wearing would add to the power of these knees if they connected. The power in them should be enough to crack standard armors and even take the wind out of some people. "To answer your question i DO have the highest arrest reCORD. Not because of some CONspiracy, but because I am the BEST cop in this city." Each time a knee was let out the strain in Deryk's voice would raise as he was putting all his force behind them. Four kicks in all. "And for your other concerns the answers are obvious. Goliath is taking out the smaller organisations before taking out the head Yakuza. I dont even know why im telling you all this, In a few minutes it wont matter one way or another. Your gunna be behind bars and the city safer for it."-

Read Between The Lines
Densuke caught the arm, but the cop kid was slick kid. His anger was clouding his judgment, which is actually a bonus. The kid flipped behind Densuke, completely taking the momentum of the blast and using it to put Densuke in the chokehold. However there would be slight complications. Seeing as how the hand was grabbed, thus meaning the shield is on Densuke’s back, thus even in the chokehold some of the kid’s leverage isn’t as effective as it should be, even when leaning back. Added to that Densuke’s neck portion of the cowl, was also armored. Even with the applied force, the armor portion was solid, and thanks to its density, even with applied force of a titan, it wouldn’t place any strand on Densuke’s neck. Allowing him to talk clearly. The first knee came, and Densuke took it. His eye closed, as   his body winced. The knee pads were false reignite after all. The Kevlar and nomex did take away some of the impact, and left a pretty considerable bruise on   his   side and caused a mild cough. He knew if he took many more of those his ribs would probably get a nifty little crack under them. As such when the second knee came his way, he’d shift the weight of his body, pushing backwards with his feet. Thus causing the kid’s thigh to hit him instead of his kneepad. Once the thigh connected Densuke would grip it, with his right arm, under hooking it and locking it in place, preventing anymore knee attempts. At the exact same moment he did this, he’d stomp his left foot on to the cop kid’s left foot, a metal boot stomping his foot in place. Densuke dead locked the both of them in a position, and odd one, but thanks to his gear, he could casually talk. “You might be the best cop in the city, but that doesn’t make you the most observant cop in the city. A real cop would’ve noticed the change in allies. Cops working with Maru Jitai,   a YAKUZA private military corporation? They’re usually always at each others throats. Allies, especially cops and mobs, don’t just become buddy, buddy. Ever wonder why colt sends Maru Jitai instead of his own swat force?” Densuke would go on, his grip on the boy’s leg, and foot not wavering at all. “You’re not an idiot. Don’t act like it. I’m telling you this because you have the skill and the drive to do something more than what you’re doing now. Potential wasted is a terrible, terrible thing.” The entire time Densuke was talking, his hand hovered over a button on his watch. Since one hand under hooked the thigh, the other was perfectly free. As such Densuke would literally push the button on the last syllable and the watch would emit a sonic frequency. Emits a high frequency noise at a high level with enough intensity to cause heavy damage to normal and high hearing. To a normal person, this would be an uncomfortable experience that would no doubt cause them to shriek in pain and cover their ears. Densuke’s cowl would pad itself ear section, the moment the noise began to ring, and since the cop was more so focused on the chokehold, he’d get a literal “earful” of sonic vibrations. The longer he held Densuke, and didn’t cover his ears, his eardrums would more than likely start to bleed if this continued onwards. However Densuke didn’t stop there. Once the button was pressed, if he choose to continue on and hold the choke, Densuke would use free hand to rear his free arm forward, and drive it back into the cops vest in an attempt to use the sound to throw him off and land a blow causing him to recoil and retaliate, thus letting Densuke go. He knew the vest was made of false ragnite, so he used the actual back of the bicep to land the blow, and not the elbow, as he didn’t want to hit bone on metal, but muscle with metal. However thanks to the principles of formless fist: The User utilizes the principles of the "One Inch Punch" made famous by bruce lee, but invented by early day wing chun. This allows the user to be in CQC situations, and throw the full weight of their blows, and not be restricted by the lack of space or arm length, weather it be clench, grapple, submission lock, etc. Depending on a person's physical stature, Densuke for example is able to throw simple "jabs" with over 2,000 psi in pressure. This is the equivalent to being shot in the face with a pump action shot gun (minus the ammo and shrapnel but the force itself). This is thanks to his peak human muscle structure. The final part is energy. Speed and Power are great, but that's not what's going to put down an inhumanly bigger opponent than yourself. This is the energy aspect of the style. The Kinetic energy aspect. This is the energy of movement and a martial artist of small statures number one weapon. This is done, by again focusing on the loose muscle movement and placing all intent and impact upon the desired area of effect, which if the user wishes can be internal. yes punches in this style can be used to hit internal organs via the kenetic force that is put behind them, and what ever area is desired to be hit. This is highly effective against anyone, because even with an enhanced physique, one doesn't simply "train their organs". Most people train the bones, the physical muscle, and the brian, but the vital organs are as vulnerable as the skin itself. The user is able to use kinetic energy to attack these internal organs if they envision or wish to, but this is only to be used if one is trying to truly put down the opponent. As such this elbow would be thrown at full force form a minimum distance, but even with the protective vest, ragnite is a metal, which is a perfect conductor for energy. Leaving it to physics, the kinetic energy from Densuke’s blow would bypass the vest completely, and shoot a searing pain into the boys left bottom two ribs, rattling them, and bruising them to such a degree it would emit a loud POP noise. Not only that but via the martial art the user can expand the force of said blow through the entire body. In essence if this elbow connected, the effect in the ribs would spread through the muscular system and the skeleton., with the same painful effect mind you. He could stop it by removing his own arm and blocking it, but that would only lead to Densuke preforming his escape maneuver. If the boy didn’t let go, the sound would continue, and Densuke would keep his free arm loose and flexible, knowing the boy does have some form of leverage here. If however the cop was smart and let go by any means, Densuke would quickly enact the fancy foot work of formless, fist, shuffling his feet in place, and in only an quarter of a second, disappear from the kid’s view completely, only to appear behind him. 7 feet behind him to be exact, with his arms folded. “Tell me anything I’ve said sounds untrue, and that you haven’t had the same suspicions.” Densuke would watch for either the boy’s reaction or his next move. If he didn’t let go even through the sound and the elbow, the second his opponent attempted to remove his hands form around Densuke’s neck, (if he’d bypassed the sound, and the elbow in anyway), it would literally take Densuke a tenth of a second, with his peak human combat, to grip the under hooked knee with both hands, and lift upwards, moving his foot, and throwing his own body backwards, landing on top of the male, and his body weight pressing the shield into the cop’s chest with an extremely forceful “THUD”. The shield crashing down on the chest, would surely cause some breath loss if not a little.. Densuke then utilizing the fact, that the metal was slick and the boy had no true grip on it, Densuke would forcefully turn his body around, now side mounting the red haired kid from his left side. Densuke would attempt to wrap his left hand around the kid’s head, while using his right hand to attempt to bombard his forearm, into the boy’s cranium over and over again. each hit   had a massive amount of force, that if not handled properly, would draw blood from the forehead. “I’ve got to see how far he can go..’ Densuke thought to himself.. “Look through the liens kid! Prove to me your not some two bit cop who can’t even read between the fucking lines!” Densuke would continue to bombarded the kid, until he did otherwise. (this attempt. only happens if the sound maneuver or the elbow is successfully countered.

Ashes To Ashes
LightFang: -Deryk would be caught off gaurd as his knee came up the second time and he was pushed back. That would throw off his trajectory making his thigh impact densuke instead of the ragnite kneepads. He was also a bit taken back gy how easily his leg as caught on the second kick preventing him from throwing others. Then with the foot being stomped on his left foot and essentially locking him in place Deryk seemed stuck. He would write trying to tear his right leg out of the hold to continue his attack, but all attempts seemed futile. When the Red Dawn started to speak to him about the KPD's use of the Maru Jitai Deryk would only shake his head. "Your not very observant yourself. The Maru Jitai will work for any one that pays the most, KPD included. The only reason we are using them is to take out the other Yakuza, then it is my theory that we will extinguish them just the same. We only use them because at this time we need them on our side rather than the other alternative." Deryks grip on Densuke's neck would tighten even if useless he felt he was doing something. Densuke would go on about wasted potential and what not but Deryk wasn't having it. "I have joined a force that puts my life on the line to protect justice, how is my skill being wasted here? I should throw the same question back at you. Heroes for Hire, So you only protect people when there is money in it, or when its convenient for your image. Your nothing but a band of mercinaries, at best." Deryk would notice something ould the corner of his eye. Densuke had been reaching for a button on his watch the entire time he was talking. His eyes would widen slightly as he wondered what it might be. When the button was pressed and the high frequency was released at first it didnt affect Deryk. However after a second his ears adjusted to the sound and would begin to ring painfully. Deryk would only clentch up trying to squeeze the life out of Densuke as he braced from the sonic vibrations. His body heat was starting to rapidly highten. The heat should definately be noticable to Densuke for being this close in proximity. Deryk would quickly look around, 'No one in the vicinity,' He would think to himself. About the same time that Densuke would bring his arm back to elbow Deryk, a change would happen. (http://images.gamersyde.com/image_infamous_second_son-22743-2661_0012.jpg ) As the arm came in contact with the vest it would seem to burn away into ashes. However it wouldn't stop there, the flames would spread over Deryk's entire body in an instant and convert him entirely into ashes. The ashes would then pass like a cloud of smoke through Densuke. The ashes burn like red hot embers and will cause 2nd degree burns to any exposed skin and 1st degree to covered skin. They also can set fire to raw fabrics which flames will cause a 3rd degree burn. After passing through and around Densuke the ashes would reform into Deryk's body with him kneeling down on one foot 7 feet away. He would quickly raise to his feet and turn to face densuke. He was sure the man would be a bit shocked to see a man "burn" away into smoke and then reform infront of his eyes. Noting that Densuke had retreated 7 feet away aswell there was now 14 feet between them. "I cant deny, you have good points. However that doesn't excuse your crimes. Tell me what reason you had to kill that family, or those that died in your assault on that corperation. Adding your multiple violence violations and hate crimes, You have been sentanced death. I was hoping to take you in alive, for a higher reward, but now i see. Since i had to use "that" technique against you, I CANT LET YOU LIVE TO TALK ABOUT IT!" In a flash Deryk would rush toward Densuke turning his body into ashes again. The ashes would flow around in multiple angles, making his aproach and attack unreadable. In less than a second Deryk had already reformed behind Densuke with his knee placed behind Densukes and his hands gripping the collar bones. (http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130223224104/infamous/images/d/d7/DRowe_2.png ) With a powerfull tug Deryk would attempt to throw Densuke to the floor on his back. Deryk realised the shield was still on his back and it could prtect him in the fall, however with the force used the shockwave should pass intot eh shield and still deliver a powerful strik into Densuke's back using the shield as its medium. Continueing with the movement of the throw Deryk would draw his gun again quickly aiming it down into Densukes face. Deryk would whisper, "No Regrets." As he fired his gun one time directly at Densukes face aproxamately 2 or 3 feet away. The shot would be that of a normal bullet with enough force to puncture through a mans skull and destroy the brain. If the gun shot was successful then Deryk would radio into dispatch and confirm the death of Densuke Ryoji and would take the body into custody for reward purposes.-

Young and Naive
(http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=zoyiRis_-ds )   Densuke merely shook his head, in response to what deryk was saying. ‘Young and naieve. Greeeeeat.” Densuke would think to himself. During the ringing however, Densuke felt some type of confidence he’d let go but in response his grip only increased. However Densuke also felt a large increasing source of heat coming from..behind him. His danger sense flailed rapidly and violently, letting him know defensive action was completely imminant, and needed to be taken. “Damn..” Densuke’s cowl responded accordingly thanks to the link with the watch, and the visor immediately took holster over his eyes, and the rebreather function of the cowl, collapsed over densuke’s mouth at the touch of his belt (which due to the elbow would take no time at all via his hand already being beside the belt.). The heat was fellable, however not only was the suit fireproof, but The suit has built in climate control that reacts with the users bodily temperatures, which protect from overheating, or freezing. The suit will usually keep the wearer at room temperature. As such the only troublesome part about the experience was that there was a thick black ash emanating from around Densuke. A hushed breathing noise could be heard, as the kid re-appeared in front of Densuke, 14 feet away. Densuke would take breathes, eyeing the kid down and squatting his eyes just a bit. “That was a chi technique…similar in origin to Craigs bodily transformation into lightning. Putting two and two together, could this kid have had similar training, but a differing source?’ these thoughts raced into densuke’s mind. Densuke would let the boy talk. Hearing about the family that was killed, angered Densuke, but only to a degree. As the red haired kid deformed into ashes yet again, Densuke merely stood there. His danger sense, already gave him forewarning the attack was coming from behind. As such he laxed his body completely, even his shoulders slumped slightly. As the kid reappeared, and grabbed Densuke by his armored colar bone, Densuke would find his body pulled backwards, and landing flat on the shield BUT! This slam would do no harm what so ever, thanks to it’s properties. the shield is not only nearly indestructible, but it absorbs a great deal of kinetic energy from impacts because of its Vibranium component. That is why he can tank massive amounts of damage and all forms of force, while Dawn is holding it, without simply sending him into the ground or the air unless he wills it. As such the energy that would’ve been dispersed through Densuke’s back, simply dispersed into nonexistence, and became harmless potential energy. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymted8LHlVY ) Densuke was still perfectly conscious and aware of his surroundings. When he’d hit the ground, the very second the kid’s feet touched the ground, Densuke would utilize his Formless Fist combat speed and his arm strength. Densuke would pull his legs up to his chest, retract his arms behind his head, AND push up from the ground in a reverse kick up like fashion, aiming to send the base of both his boots into the cop kid’s chin. This would all be preformed in the short time interval of the kid’s landing and the drawing of his gun (basically the moment he landed and before he drew it), however it could be faster, as Densuke did these actions in only an eighth of a second, the speed of a jab from the late great bruce lee. The user's arm(s)/legs possesses immense physical strength capable of breaking strong material such stone or steel with their bare hands.This is because a user of this style will usually practice their kata's or style on breaking bricks and denting metal. This also applies to a muscular level. As such if the kick connected, the kid’s skull would literally vibrate multiple times multiple times, give him a pretty gnarly concussion. As such Densuke is able to push a rather considerable amount of kenetic energy into his opponents. The user can create strikes or attacks that create a pulse-like wave that can cause massive impacts, push enemies back and destroy foundations of structures. Meaning the kid’s entire body would feel the same amount of pain his skull would, and send his body dropping like a limp noodle. The only reason there was no knock back is because Densuke is able to focus all of the kinetic energy into a focal point if he wishes, instead of letting it pulsate. The kid’s body would take the entirety of the force if it hit. Even if the kick didn’t go through, Densuke would’ve propelled himself, 25 feet in the air, into the depths of the ally way, only to hop off of a 3rd floor fire escape, and leap further up 20 more feat, then latch onto a flagpole with his hand, semi circle swinging around it, and uplifting his body unprecedented boost in the air!( file:///C:/Users/Team%20Fist/Downloads/alex-mercer-o.gif   minus building run) About 25-30 feet to be exact, thanks to the peak human athletic state his body was in! This would all result in him now standing on on top of a small building, which lead back to the open rooftops of the city. The speed of densuke’s movements all still propelled by his kick up maneuver, so it’d actually be even faster to get to this point thanks to the principles of momentum. Densuke would merely turn to look at the kid. “You should be observant. You’re loyal to your job, your leader, like any soldier would be. Never willing to break their commanders law. That being said, don’t you think the Maru Jitai have the same code of honor to their true commander and not the people they’ve been warning with since before either of our generations? You’re a cop. New but all be it, even you should know grudges don’t die..” A giant black plane, would slowly hover over to Densuke’s position with a ladder deployed. A red haired woman could be seen in the cockpit of it, flipping her hair, and looking at the cop kid as well. Densuke gripped the ladder, looking at the kid with a look of respect. His electronic contact lenses didn’t take long to identify who the kid was thanks to his official standing as a KPD officer. “Deryk..you can label me with every name in the book. But why don’t you ask that little girl back there who the real hero was. Chasing after masked men should’ve been the last of your concerns. You’re lucky she had a pulse...” at this time the plane would begin hovering feet in the air, and Densuke would speak   loudly over the roaring jets. “Read between the lines Kid! While your at it, you should talk to commander colt and tell him I said hello!” By this time the jet would’ve speeded off, breeching 450mph with Densuke on the metal corded ladder, towards the vast distant horizon of the city.

Red Head to Red Head.
LightFangLightFang Whisper: -Realizing that the ashes had little affect on Densuke's suit he immediatly was pushed into a physical altercation. He knew something was wrong when he had started to form behind Densuke and it was far easier than expected to throw him back. When his gun was draw Deryk had almost no time to evade the kick. However he did refocus his chi inwardly to brace his chin for the sweet music it was about to recieve. The kick connected causing Deryk to look straight up and take two steps back. His gun flew out of his hand and across the alley way. Deryk was staggered as he lowered his head to look for Densuke again. He was gone, "Shit don't tell me i lost him." Deryks hand would quickly go up to his head griping it. That kick had caused a painful ringing in his head. However due to the chi enhanced brace he had just avoided a concussion or worse.Deryk closed one eye in a feint attempt to get past the splitting headache and used the other to scan the area for the Red Dawn. He only found him when he spoke out. He was on a building just at the other end of the alley way.The words Densuke spoke would ring through Deryks head. Deryk would continue to shake his head, trying hard not to believe what he was hearing. Unfortunately there was nothing to go against it. Deryk couldn't shake the fact that Densuke made valid points. He had no arguement left. The battle was over, physically and verbally. Now the real battle was starting, the mental one. As the Jet soared over head Deryk would retrieve his pistol and make his way back to the station. Once there he would approach his locker. Inputing the combination he would grab a cardboard box and throw everything from his locker into the box. He would carry that box to the front desk where he once again saw ashley and would tell her, "I'm gunna take a few vacation days. Oh and one more thing, I paid bail on that Nagara kid. We cant hold him here if the tests are all negative." With that Deryk would step out side the Kasaihana Police Department to meet Aiden who was standing between two other Officers still held in cuffs. "Alright, release him.." He would say to the gaurds before staring straight at Aiden, "You and I need to talk." Aiden would stare back at Deryk and reply, "Yes, we do."-