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Post by Shiki on Dec 31, 2012 17:44:39 GMT -5
Shiki jumped backwards and away from another demon, swinging a fistful of flames its way. "They just keep coming!" Behind her she could hear the popping of a gun, Damon's illusion weapon knocking out more and more lessers. Still, the Crossing was nowhere near ending.
"You holding up, kid?" He looked over his shoulder at her and she huffed, "Of course I am! I've handled tons of these!" Damon chuckled, "First time I've seen you fight in a while."
She rolled her eyes, "Shut up and focus." He turned his attention ahead of him, "See the big guy?" Shiki glanced over to see the lead demon, claws extended, "Couldn't miss him."
Shiki sighed and whispered, "It would be nice to have some back up right now."
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Post by Neku Sakuraba on Dec 31, 2012 19:24:50 GMT -5
The text message had indicated a Crossing going bad, the area it was in, the reason the sender couldn't jump in and help. It would be up to me, but...
I couldn't participate in Crossings as a simple Otherborn anymore.
Short of another deal with Izaya, there was simply no way for me to stay 'human' while entering a Crossing, and there was no way I was playing games with that fox again. So I was going to have to finish the Crossing quickly, and disappear without my identity being discovered.... because there was an equally nonexistant chance of me letting Shiki and whoever her companion was fend for themselves.
That was how I found myself on top of a building overlooking the Crossing, wings partially open, and taking a deep breath as I onsidered the crazy stunt I was about to pull.
Then I closed my eyes and jumped.
Air caught under their outspread canopy, but I pulled them closed and plummeted, headfirst, toward the massive creature. Green auras glowed around my hands with the pure cutting power of concentrated rage, and I snapped my wings open just before I hit, torquing my body into a curve half with my wings and half with my telekinesis so I could slice a gash into the large creature as I flew around it, then flapped my wings, levering at the air and forcing myself back upwards again.
It was an exhilarating feeling, but I didn't have time to consider it. I swooped downwards for another slicing pass.
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Post by Shiki on Dec 31, 2012 20:08:24 GMT -5
Damon stopped fighting for a minute to watch the new arrival. Seeing as he was attacking the lead demon and not them, he decided to withhold his fire. There was a roar from the large demon, causing Shiki to look up. A lesser ran at her, allowing her to barely get a glance. It was enough for her to realize that someone else was there. As to who, she didn't know.
"I'll take the lead kid. Watch the lessers," Damon began to fire on the lead demon while Shiki attacked the others.
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Post by Neku Sakuraba on Dec 31, 2012 20:22:22 GMT -5
"Careful where you're aiming that thing, I'm here to help!" I yelled at the guy I didn't recognize. I sliced down towards the large demon again, searching for a weak point as I rose back up into the air, hovering briefly. I knew they could see that I wasn't human; I was worried I'd get shot or burned by Shiki for my troubles, so I tried to stay in positions where aiming at me wouldn't be easy.
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Post by Shiki on Dec 31, 2012 20:34:34 GMT -5
Shiki paused, she recognized the voice. There wasn't enough time for her to put a face or name to it though. She lifted her leg and kicked a demon in the jaw, "Ugh, these things have thick skulls."
Damon called out to the one helping them, "There's a space between the spikes on it's back. Hit that!" He fired at it's face to distract it and it turned towards him, leaving it's back part way revealed to their assistance.
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Post by Neku Sakuraba on Dec 31, 2012 20:40:58 GMT -5
"Oh, you've gotta be..."
I glared. Since I was an up-close-and-personal kind of fighter, I'd just have to get....
Oh, well.
"BANZAI!" I yelled, diving again until I landed on it's back, in the un-spiked area. Then I concentrated all of my anger, all of my power in my hands until I had a glowing green blade-like aura..... and stabbed deep between my feet.
I was, of course, immediately shaken off, so I grabbed one of the spikes and held on for dear life.
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Post by Shiki on Dec 31, 2012 20:59:11 GMT -5
Shiki just happened to look up at that instant. As soon as she saw him dangling from the spikes she turned in Damon, "Would you do something?!" He ran around the demon, "Would you like to step in?"
She growled and ran from the lessers, swinging her hand out and wrapping a string if half solid flames around the creature's legs. Shiki pulled hard on it and the best fell, except landed on four legs.
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Post by Neku Sakuraba on Dec 31, 2012 22:02:59 GMT -5
I dropped off the spike, then leaped back into the air, slicing across the creature's back again with my force. "Come on, you goddamn thing, die already!" I growled, feeling more strength come into my power from my anger and frustration.
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Post by Shiki on Dec 31, 2012 22:17:52 GMT -5
Damon watched as the demon turned it's attention on the other guy. Using that as his chance he used another demon as a springboard to get on top of the lead. He grabbed onto a spike and changed his illusion so that his fun was a sword, stabbing it into the demon's back. It wavered, close to falling.
Shiki looked to Damon as he jumped off and landed next to her. He said, "Distraction." She took a stream of fire and smacked it across the demon. As soon as it turned to her Damon called, "He's all yours!"
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Post by Neku Sakuraba on Dec 31, 2012 22:25:27 GMT -5
I glared at it, back still to Shiki so she couldn't see or recognize my face. I flapped twice, three times, then dove, green arcing out into a sword that sliced deep into the monster's back... and it screamed, its corpse dissipating into a thousand, a million specks of dust. I found myself kneeling in the midst of its remains blowing away on the wind, wings outspread.
It was really, really cool, but now I had to go. I stood, my wings flipping closed. Flying away right then would probably have been the smart option...
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Post by Shiki on Dec 31, 2012 22:36:04 GMT -5
The lessers fled at the destruction of the lead demon. In turn the Crossing faded, bringing them back to the Outskirts. Shiki sighed, "Finally that's over." Damon chuckled, "Tired out?" She straightened up, "You wish. I'm wide awa--Neku?" She stopped as she took notice of the orange hair, assuming it was him.
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Post by Neku Sakuraba on Dec 31, 2012 22:38:13 GMT -5
I flinched; hopefully not visibly.
"Wh-who?" I asked. Probably not entirely convincingly, especially since I still wasn't looking at her. I slipped my hands in my pockets. "S-sorry, I've never met a guy by that name..."
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Post by Shiki on Dec 31, 2012 22:48:18 GMT -5
She rolled her eyes, put her hands on her hips, "Neku Sakuraba I know your voice. Don't bullshit me." Damon took his own look at Neku, sending something he hadn't in the Crossing since he hadn't been paying attention. There was something demonic about him though. Very demonic.
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Post by Neku Sakuraba on Dec 31, 2012 22:52:01 GMT -5
I have wings and horns, Sherlock; duh, I'm demonic, I told the guy Shiki was hanging with and giving a roll of my eyes. Then I turned my head towards Shiki.
"Who's this guy?" I asked, green eyes settling on her over my shoulder.
THis wasn't good. This wasn't good at all.
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Post by Shiki on Dec 31, 2012 23:05:28 GMT -5
Damon smirked, so he was a mind reader. I was taking notice, Orange Spikes. There are some things I forget aren't normal here. Shiki blinked, looked at the demon next to her. Damon was supposed to be gone when someone she knew was around. Why is he still here?!
She muttered, "Someone I had hoped I wouldn't have to introduce you to." She raised an eyebrow, "Should I ask why you suddenly have wings?"
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