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[center]🐉[url=https://youtu.be/2o_PBYrUNcY]A Perilous Rendezvous[/url]🐉[/center]

[sub][@PaulHaynek] [@The Irish Tree][/sub]

Yagata Shipyard
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Success. 

Keith would soon find out that Shizuka is no less of a combat with or without his blade. Wielding his wind-imbued sheath, the swordsman rushed forth from the deluge of afterimages and stuck his opponent's arm. The sword flew from his arm and spun several times before Shizuka caught it; The clones Lili made immediately followed and began to engage the merc without delay. 

His plan now succeeded, Shizuka rushed over to Lilianna, who now was being swarmed with more and more Varjan soldiers. To the point, they took notice of his advance and began closing in on him as well. Not a very wise decision...

[color=0072bc]"Move aside."[/color] Were the only words Shizuka uttered. 

One of the soldiers who reached him first attempted to swing at him with an axe. The man was cut down with a diagonal slash to his chest before he had time to even bring his polearm down. Two more tried to avenge their fallen comrade, one wielding a mace and the other a pair of short swords. The mace wielder received a flurry of kicks, with the last one hitting him square in the face. Before the other could even react, he was sent flying back by a sudden squall into a bunch of his other squad members. Their aggression growing, more of then began to jump at him from all sides. 

[color=0072bc][b]"Uryū Suichū"[/b][/color]

A clear blue stream of water began to swirl around the swordsman's blade. With a swift, clean motion he spun completely around. This created a large column of water that sent the group charging at him flailing back all over the place. Jumping out of the column, Shizuka landed next to Lilianna. [color=0072bc]"Still in one piece?"[/color] He asked her, sheathing his blade. 

He then saw that more ships had pulled up to the docks, unloading more and more brigands to the fray. Soon the duo were completely surrounded with nothing in lieu of a way out. [color=0072bc]"Give me a break, we don't have time for this..."[/color]

Turning to his side, he then noticed a line of crates sitting on the docks. He looked at them, as if pondering for a moment. He then turned back to Lili with somber eyes. 

[color=0072bc]Lili-san, I believe I know what those crates are filled with. This is most certainly a moronic idea, but it's more than likely our best chance at escape. If you're still able to take us airborne, I'll prepare a bolt to shoot at those crates and ignite them. Of course, if you have any other, perhaps more safe ideas I'm all ears."[/color]