[b][h1]Meanwhile in Japan...[/h1][/b]

[i]"Cái tháng chó đẻ..."[/i]

"Your strange tongue still eludes me," the taller hooded woman reminded her companion. "But I gather that you are not happy with the way things are going."

"Not particularly," the smaller figure said, stepping back to distance herself from  the bolts of lightning the Oni King sent towards the insane blue-haired woman. "This might call for more aggressive negotiations..."

"Time to fight then?" the first woman said eagerly. "The angry looking woman looks like a formidable challenge,"

The shorter one stewed a bit, her hood twitching as she glanced between the imperial brawl and the fleeing crowds. The Court's interest was with the Oni, and she was sure that they would have told her to make sure the fight went his way if they were here. But that would mean the war spreading to the whole of Japan, maybe even all the way to the mainland. A deranged oni king, or innumerable innocent lives? A pretty easy choice, all things considered.

"We need to stop this before it gets out of control," the woman concluded. "I'd better handle the Oni Emperor and his friend, do you think you can gather the other nomads here and work on protecting civilians?"

"Does it still involve fighting these devils?"

"As many as your fists can handle."

"Then I can definitely gather the other nomads and protect the civilians!" the taller woman said gleefully before turning around and charging towards an ongoing fight, unleashing a battle-cry that easily caught the attention of everyone involved. Her companion rubbed her forhead beneath her hood in frustration.

"Worry about it later Binh, emperor first," she reminded herself. Planting her feet, she recited a mantra to herself, causing her robes to flutter independently from the wind before darting towards the Oni Emperor, unfastening the clamp around her neck with her free hand.