[h2]Mako Moritomi//Seto, Hyuga, The First Step - Fields Trail, Hut[/h2]
[h3]Thursday, July 23, 2015[/h3]

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Mako clenched his fists tightly as they began to move in on their targets. It would be good to get some exercise, no matter what the subject of his ire would end up being. He did raise an eyebrow, however, as they approached, and the Shadows took on forms that he hadn't seen before. Odd. How many varieties of Shadow were there? These ones could even talk! Not that that meant much- his own Shadow could speak, too, and... well... that was a nightmare.

He stepped forward, weapons at the ready, when New Guy decided to try and reason with the Shadows. While a novel concept, it was ultimately pointless- the Shadows began mobbing the rookie, trying the damnedest to rip him apart. Thank the gods his Persona seemed designed to tank hits. New Guy eventually got the hint, calling forth his Persona to slash at the enemies, killing one instantly. Ryan summoned his own Persona, looking far more glorious than before (he'd mentioned it had changed, but damn- that was impressive) and annihilated one of the remaining two with a wind spell. Mako grinned. [color=0076a3][i]My turn.[/i][/color] An ethereal Tarot card appeared before him briefly, before being slashed into shards by his hatchet, calling forth Israfil in a roar of energy.

[color=0076a3]"Let's go, Israfil! Freeze 'em!"[/color] Israfil stabbed forth with its trumpet-lance, calling forth a Bufudyne, causing crystalline branches of ice to erupt forth underneath the third and final Shadow, impaling it and killing it nigh-instantly. Satisfied, Mako turned toward the new kid as Israfil faded away.

[color=0076a3]"Look, guy. I realize you may have thought what you did was a good idea, but these things? They don't negotiate. They can talk sometimes, sure, but either they're trying to kill you, or beat an epiphany out of you. There's no middle ground. So if you try to make nice with the solidified dark urges again, I'm gonna slap you upside the head. Understand?"[/color] With that, he turned to his other two companions, shrugging his shoulders.

[color=0076a3]"Well... that was painfully easy. Shall we check and see what's in the hut?"[/color]

[@Sen][@Letter Bee][@floodtalon]