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[color=#008b45][H2]ASAHI GOROSHI[/H2][/color][/center]

And so everything went to hell.

Asahi should have seen that coming. Of course the Ivory Masks would attack during the festival. Fortunately Asahi had the insight to assign some of his friends to protect the Black City, and with their repairs done even without their full strength the Black City wasn’t going to fall any time soon. However that didn’t change the fact that Chiyo had attacked them not just in DGO, but real life as well. He was certain she had some hand in sabotaging their show and may have even gone after Yoshino somehow. Initially Asahi suspected that Eris was the assassin, until he activated the night vision HUD on his chip and noticed that Eris herself was front stage, watching the performance the entire time.

[color=008b45]”What!? How could I have missed her?”[/color]

Things didn’t really improve when some goons showed up. Asahi vaguely recognized them; they were stagehands helping him and the others set up the performance today. Asahi had no idea what they were doing, and Asahi couldn’t blame them if they felt she was somehow responsible for this. Asahi himself felt the same. But she quickly escaped and Asahi jumped off stage to give chase. He turned to the trio that initially cornered Eris and spoke sternly to them. [color=008b45]”Deal with these fucking mooks around here, I’ll go after Eris myself!”[/color] Sure enough some Ivory Mask goons had made their way inside the auditorium. Asahi may have said that the Sweepers were going to go clean this time, but that doesn’t mean they were going to be weak. If they wanted a fight, Asahi was going to give them one.

He saw two of the Ivory Masks goons, dressed in their fancy maid/butler outfits, and Asahi proceeded to lift one of the fences off the ground and hurl it at them. It was only a 30 pound fence, barely three feet wide, but in this darkness they never saw it coming. Using his bulk and a gratuitous amount of elbows Asahi knocked his way past anyone else trying to stop him and went after Eris. Of course Eris had him beat on speed, but Asahi knew where she was running back to: the White Guild maid cafe. There’d be nowhere else she’d go, and even if she wasn’t heading there, Asahi would at least be able to find Chiyo. Sure it may have seem suicidal for him to go there alone, but Asahi was the same one who also took on Eclipse Princess by himself. And he just got shot. Dying wasn’t really a thing Asahi concerned himself with. Fighting for what he beleived in was.

Still he wasn’t too shortsighted. He at least popped a message over to some of the others to let them know where he was going. It was short and to the point.

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[color=008b45]To:[/color] Kosuke Kimura, Shiro Kawabata, Akane Himura, Jiro Katsurou, Retsu Goroshi, Yoshino Tsugumi, Yuuno Kurogami
[color=008b45]From:[/color] Asahi Goroshi
[color=008b45]Subject:[/color] Find somewhere sage
Black and Blue Guilds under attack go defend them
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[@Jedly][@Mega Birb][@RoflsMazoy][@Kol][@TheWindel]

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[color=#cd2626][H2]RETSU GOROSHI[/H2][/color][/center]

Retsu noticed something was off when Moon Rider’s movements were laggy. Retsu had tested the machine herself, it had nearly perfect synchronization. The only way there’d be lag is if there was some feedback issues with Yoshino herself, which could only happen if… Something was happening to her. One moment and everything went dark. The hologram machine shut down, forcing Retsu off DGO. When she opened her eyes she saw Bel choking Yoshino, shortly before she was tackled by some guy Retsu was only vaguely aware of. Doesn’t matter what the details were, Retsu knew what was going on: This was a hit.

Retsu turned to Yoshino and picked her up in her arms. Adrenaline was pumping through her body, allowing Retsy to lift Yoshino and run out of the door. She didn’t even bother opening it and simply kicked it off it’s hinges. She ran down the stairs and it was utter bedlam; the Ivory Mask had sent their agents here and are fighting the Ebony Strykers. In real life no less. This was the sort of mess one would expect from Sweepers, and no doubt the blame would be placed on them. In hindsight maybe it was for the best that Asahi had disbanded them, even if he lacked the authority to actually do that. Regardless Retsu needed to take Yoshino somewhere safe.

Fortunately Retsu saw her uncle waiting for her, along with his two bodyguards and his attendant. They seemed oddly calm all things considered, but it wasn’t as if this was the first time they’ve gotten involved in an improv gangwar. Retsu went over to her uncle and explained the situation as simply as she could. [color=cd2626]”This is a gang fight and I need to take my friend somewhere safe. She’s very important to me.”[/color] One of the bodyguards took Retsu off her hands and together they all left the auditorium. The attendant called for their vehicle and Retsu informed her of the backstage road he could take. Normally only for trucks to bring stage materials, but Retsu could make an exception here. It only took five minutes for their ride to arrive, and everyone filled in.

Around this same time Retsu just received Asahi’s email. [i]Of course[/i] he was going to go face the Ivory Masks on his own. Frankly Retsu didn’t care and hoped he gets himself killed, she was getting tired of his antics. But as she thought that, her uncle was looking at her. Not just in her general direction, but right at her, as if he knew exactly what Retsu was thinking. She tried not to notice but knew it was pointless. Her uncle may have… Problems, but he wasn’t blind. He knew how Retsu and Asahi fought and how he thought about it. Family was suppose to stick together and help one another. It didn’t matter if they were only half-siblings; they shared blood, and if needed they’ll spill blood.

Sighing Retsu closed her eyes. While the hologram projector at the auditorium was down, there was still one more place at the festival she could use. She was going to use this earlier before Yoshino had distracted her, but now was as good a time as any. Retsu logged into Deep Ground as Dark Wraith. Soon after, Dark Wraith herself appeared at the Ivory Mask cafe.

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