AzureKnight

Tales Of Shizuyama (Far-Eastern Monster Girl RP)

Kazenosuke, Dancing Blade

_{@PaulHaynek@Crowvette@Nakushita}

Kazenosuke's House

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An Invitation

Kazenosuke's rebuttal signaled the start of the bout, drawing his sword and immediately showing off his namesake. The whirling blade was not only an effective way to stave off any attack, but also as a distraction to gain an advantage on attackers. His advance would prove Shizuka's deductions correct as Kazenosuke first feinted a step towards his fellow swordsman, then quickly hopping over to Yuki and delivering a powerful kick to stagger her. He then delivered a powerful slash to the oni, only after did he then continue his advance towards Shizuka. The vagrant had a look of concern on his face for the sake of his comrade's well being, but he was confident they would recover quickly. Besides, he had to focus.

Shizuka's eyes were adjusted to high speed movement, and sought to find an opening in Kazenosuke's spinning blade. Using the increased dexterity gifted to him by Io, he would make for a parry that would stop his blade in its tracks, if only even briefly. Then, with the created opening, he would deliver Uryubutosen - a larger onslaught of slashes, at his foe to push him back. Hopefully, he would then be in a position to deliver a decisive blow.

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Yurine the Death Keeper

_{@PaulHaynek@Restalaan@Enkryption@The Irish Tree@Hammerman}

Kozukata Cemetery

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Making a mad dash at the young lord, salivating at the powerful chi that he was emitting. However, she was stopped in her tracks as she noticed a more intense signature. Alice, who had been sitting to the side this whole conflict, has been secretly stimulating her chi to attract the crazed undead. She would find that her plan worked, as Hinami ignored him and darted after Alice. Nearly on the mushroom mamono, Alice likely had a plan of action in store for the jiangshi. However, this would be cut short, as a certain goblin pole vaulted towards his sister-in-law.

Skarsneek, utilizing impressive joint manipulation and body locking, held Hinami in place as he tackled her. Using his monstrous strength, he was able to temporarily keep her in his bind. It may be short-lived, however, as she trashed about. Snarling, her force began rolling them around on the ground. Covered in dirt, the goblin would soon find that his grip was almost lost. That was, until, Gringor came and further bound Hinami using a cloth from one of the dragon warriors. Stringing her up, he held her upside down as she continued to struggle.

However, Yurine warned that even though cloths may not be enough, as they were just a part of the warriors' wardrobe and didn't have any special properties to them. This was prove true as Hinami ripped away the cloth and caught Gringor off guard with her frenzied strength, knocking him away. Despite her continued fury, the other taskforce members would notice that Hinami appeared to be quite fatigued. Her stay in this form put a massive strain on her stamina; blue glowing sweat dripped from her and her breathing was very labored. With quickened, but stumbling steps, Hinami made one last attempt to prey on Alice before she vanished from view. That would never come to past, it seemed, as Hinami would find herself instantly bound by powerful webbing.

"My sweet sister, that's quite enough." Atsuha, using her powerful limbs, held her sister in place as she vainly struggled to break free. After a few moments of trashing, Hinami's cries ending and she passed out. Atsuha gently held Hinami in her limbs, using a bit of magic to sooth her fatigue. Alice seemed to have lost interest in the whole ordeal, which mad Atsuha think that she wanted to fight Hinami out of some sort of leisurely activity. Unsure of what to think of the woman, she watched silently as she walked back in the direction of the temple. She then turned back to the others.

"Everyone, you have my thanks in all the parts you played in attempting to stop my sister. And, I also apologize for everything." Walking over to her lover, she began to wipe the dirt off of him and help him to his feet. "Are you alright, Skars-kun?"

She then turned to Takeshi, noticing the lilies. "I see you brought the lilies with you, I'm glad that you were able to find them. Oh!, are you and Luna-chan alright?! Were you two attacked while you were away?" Since they were attacked in the graveyard, it stands to reason that the young lord would've been ambushed as well.

The Maids Guide to Demon Hunting

A Small Respite

_{@Rune_Alchemist@Click This@VitaVitaAR}

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Maison d’Violette

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Lucrecia walked along the outside path with her fellow maids, doing her part in escorting their new demon comrade. Their walk up until a point went uneventful. That was, until, their peaceful trek was broken by a gunshot. Much like Polina, Lucrecia took a combat stance upon instant reaction. Judging by the point of impact and the angle from which the bullet came, Lucrecia quickly deduced that it was a warning shot and came from above them. If the sniper were truly serious, the demon would've been left with more than just a bruised cheek. Fired by their ill-tempted instructor from a high watchtower, Myrilla quickly jumped down and made a b-line toward the scale demon girl, her sword's steel glistening in the early sunlight.

Eliz, naturally angered by this sudden attack, met Myrilla in kind and brandished her claws to meet their instructor's blade. As they clashed, Myrilla used her free hand to shoot Eliz's chin, then pulled back her blade to make a slash at the demon's neck. An impressive motion, as to be expected from their combat teacher. Eliz would respond by throwing a stone she'd clawed up from the earth as distraction, as she attempted to hit Myrilla in her blind spot. During the whole ordeal, Polina decided not to interject and instead opted to dine on some more pastries she had stored in her pouch. Seem offered everyone else around some as well, though all Lucrecia could do was sigh.

"Merda..." She uttered in frustration. Pulling out a pistol with speed that almost matched Myrilla's, Lucrecia fired a shot at the stone she threw at Myrilla, caused a cloud of dust to come up. With this distraction, she'd use one of her machetes to block the instructor's slash and the other to parry the attack that Eliz had planned in retaliation.

Lucrecia was ordered by Lady Livia to keep Eliz out of any trouble and she'd do just that. Even if that trouble came from another superior...

Genshin Impact - Eikons [Current Chapter: Geo]

_{@Sho Minazuki@Enkryption@The Irish Tree}

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Zweidaya

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Tiziana made note of the magical suppression that the glasses dame made use of; She watched as the tentacles she made began to fade, though not before her fellow witch snatched up the items they were returning. The songstress put on an amused smirk as her fellow witch made her rebuttal, which was hidden behind her fan. Then, at that point, things got a little more...intimate.

John would suddenly appear before the diva, sniffing at her nape and inspecting her being. Tiziana immediately frowned at having her personal space infringed upon. However, as they were both two of a kind, she naturally understood what she was doing. She was trying to learn her brew; Potions, spells, remedies, and other concoctions used on the body were the most general things witches would be curious about with each other. Even the act of walking a couple of fingers down her arm, and eventually holding her hand in public of all things, she realized was an attempt for John to memorize her mana signature. "Correct you are, miss." Tiziana said, confirming John was right in presuming her hometown. In spite of all this, Tiziana wasn't sure what the woman was playing at, feeling she had something else in mind. Getting close to her eye, John finally gave her 'thanks' for her deeds, whispering gently into her ear. Then, in an instant, she was fully dressed and made her way further downtown. Her fan now folded, Tiziana's perplexed and intrigued expression was on full display. Her mannerisms aside, it wasn't often that the performer actually got to meet with others of her kind.

Such was the life of secrecy their kind was bound to...

Out of the corner of her eye, Tiziana spotted an decorated box of some sort. She naturally assumed that it belonged to the glasses woman; It seemed that in her standoffish stupor she had overlooked it. Sighing, Tiziana decided that it would be best to do her another favor. Going off of its appearance, the box was probably something of importance. That was before the other girl interrupted her thoughts, and began to pry into her identity.

Her arms folded, she wore a warm smile as she turned to the young lady. "In the flesh." She confidently responded. "As beautiful as the midnight moon and elegant as the midyear stream!" She looked the young woman down for a moment, sensing a regal air about her. Able to tell she must've been from Lascuta as well, she guessed that she happened upon a fan. Something that she always looked forward to. Then, it finally hit her. Her garb, her looks, the way she carried herself - a member of the d'Aureville house? All the way out here?

Tiziana walked over to what was left of John's makeshift home and picked up the parcel. "It's always nice to meet a fan, even in a backwater, unsavory town like this." She said, looking back at Alina. "Though, I hardly expected it, especially it being someone from the d'Aureville house." Tiziana would confirm if her suspicions were correct. "It seemed that peculiar woman with the short fuse had left this cute little parcel. As I've already helped her once, why not make it twice. I invite you to come with me, and we can talk further if it tickles your fancy."

With that, Tiziana began making off in the direction John left for, partly hoping that Alina would follow. She was curious as to what led a young noble all the way out to this sandy hive of ne'er-do-wells.

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It didn't take too long for Tiziana to catch up with the other witch. Her mana signature was easy enough to follow, not like she was trying to hide it. As she approached, she heard a commotion of some sort. She had arrived to see the woman nearly burning a young roughneck alive, stabbing him in the tendon with a knife. Goodness! That along with pulling out a shotgun seemed to be enough to run off the hooligans. Someone else, an older woman with a heavy accent, also seemed to have been watching. The two seemed to have been conversing about something, she couldn't make it out. Whatever it was, it ended with John beginning to follow the old woman, her shotgun pointed at her back.

"I imagine you make a hobby of getting into fights wherever you go?" She said to John, having made her way over to her. "You probably noticed me following you. I came here to return this back to you, you left it. Perhaps, too busy inflicting violence on a poor innocent soul?"

Magus Reaver: Scions of Sorcery

Croc Crush

_______________________________________________ Difficulty: ⭐⭐ Reward: 2000G Inventory: None

@Enkryption@Polaris North@The Irish TreeNPC(s): Lapis

"Oh, sorry about the smell. It's toxic waste... well, toxic magical waste. I got hired to get rid of them." The goggled man replied. "Name's Keith. Keith North, world-class mercenary and a guy-you-hire-if-you-want-something-done kind of guy."

At his answer, Lapis would look at the man as if he were in dire need of a mental evaluation. ”Toxic waste??” She pressed. ”First of all, of all the places you could’ve dumped these chemicals, you chose a populated ecosystem with magical beasts? Second, who hired you to dispose of this gunk in the first place you scoundrel?!”” She was going to yell further, but she nearly gagged and held her nose. The smell of the waste was too strong, which was made worse by Lapis having a stronger sense of smell than others. Shavis also joined in the interrogation, thinking it was strange that he had access to this location in the first place. ”Ugh… Ms. Shavis, how can you tolerate this smell??”

Scarlett had completely ignored the stench and began inspecting the laboratory thoroughly. She paid special attention to the various drums that likely were filled with the toxic substance in question. What she did next, however, shocked everyone in the room, including Keith. Lapis, herself, was left speechless by the side. A part of her felt that Scarlett would quickly expire as a result, but given what she’s seen of her perhaps there was a method to this apparent madness.

When Scarlett dumped her head into a vat of the waste, Keith would join in on the panic. "Hey, whoa, whoa! That stuff's dangerous! Not edible!" He then shrugged. "Well, I mean I haven't tried. Maybe it is and if you like it, I guess I can give it to you. It'll save me all the trouble."

”You know, my teammate may appreciate your sense of humor, but I don’t care much for it!” She said, breaking her silence. ”Ms. Shavis, I don’t understand how you can be so calm about it. Is there something about Scarlett’s biology that you’re aware of that we aren’t? ” She asked, honestly curious. Hector had , in Lapis’s opinion, a much more reasonable reaction to the situation as he and Herne promptly worked to pull Scarlett from the drum.

Fed up with the current state of events, Lapis took it upon herself to escalate the matter. ”I believe it’s obvious to anyone that you’re the source of all the problems that have been plaguing this area! Because of you, the Makara have gone rampage and in turn disrupted the lives of the locals!”

Keith opted to take a stance to defend his character. "Hey, now! I was hired to throw this stuff away and now I'm throwing it away in the place everyone agrees to be the nastiest: The swamp." Keith retorted. "And who cares if the Makara gets messed up, they'll get it out of their system in the next fifty years or so. Not that long, to be honest." He replied, seeming to not care one lick about the ramifications of his actions.

”Your short-sightedness is making me more ill than all this filth you’ve stored in here!” She spat. ”Since it’s clear that you won’t be backing down from this point, I’ll gladly deign to persuade you by force.” She said coldly. Hachigan grew into its monstrous form, with Lapis channeling watery mana in her palms.

With Lapis already prepped for battle, all Keith could do was rub the back of his head and shrug. Following suit, Keith assumed a defensive position, letting the Reavers make the first move. "Aww, and we were just getting along."

Hector seemed to still be busy with Scarlett, so it was left to Shavis if she decided to aid Lapis in her imminent confrontation with the merc.

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Badland Heist

_______________________________________________ Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐ Reward: 3000G, New magitech inventory available in shop Assigned Reavers @PaulHaynek @Silverstein NPC(s): Evelyn Inventory: None

From the safety of her rock, Evelyn looked on at Leon as he made quick work of more of the thieves. With deft acrobatics, Leon unleashed a fluffy of slashes and punctures via throwing knives; The grace the Fae boy displayed made it appear as those he was flying. That guy…he’s not bad, actually… She said to herself. She then snapped herself out of her stupor, focusing on the task at hand. This may have been her only chance! Her instructors at the academy had taken steps to ensure their students had practiced certain CQC tactics in the event where magic either failed them or was unavailable to them at the time. Evelyn felt that she was decent enough at such maneuvers, though this was the first time she’d have to put it to real use.

Her thoughts were broken by Einer, who hobbled up beside her. She immediately noticed his side wound, blood slowly dripping from it. His speech was labored as he spoke, eyes squinted as he strained to fight through the pain. ”...Eh? Perhaps you should stay back, you look like you’re about to keel over.” She said. ”After already saving you, I’d rather not have your death on my conscience…” But, it would seem that the witch’s words fell on deaf ears, the young bard brandished his knuckles and again threw himself into the fray. Though, perhaps things wouldn’t go too bad for him. Thanks to Leon’s efforts, the herd of bandits had been thinned out and retaliation had greatly weakened. If anything, she was more worried about the look Einer had in his eyes as he went back into the fight. He looked like he was enjoying himself…

She didn’t have time to focus on that though, she had her own matter to worry about. Taking full advantage of the diversion created by Leon, Evelyn had made a mad sprint toward the hooded brigand holding the orb. He as well seemed too distracted by the fae boy to notice the witch coming at his flank, being too busy barking orders at his incompetent lessers. By the time the man noticed her coming, it was too late. Wielding her staff in both hands, she gave the man a harsh bludgeon to the back of the head. Making a pained grunt, the man toppled over and dropped the orb to the ground. ”I’m not a fan of it, but I can get my hands dirty every once in a while!” She taunted. She made a dash for the orb that was now rolling on the ground, but fell as the hooded man grabbed her by the leg. ”Waahh?!” She let out in surprise as she fell. The man, now unhooded, revealed that the mask was part of an elaborate helmet he wore, it absorbed some of the impact of Eve’s whack. Though, it was cracked and the man’s head was bleeding a bit.

”No you don’t, you little shit!” He spat, not letting go of her leg. However, unfortunately for him, with the orb no longer in his hands it wasn’t active. Looking at him with a vicious glare, that was the last thing he remembered before being enveloped by a bright vermillion light. Eve blasted him several yards away with her now restored magic. ”I’m SO over this. Time to clear out the herd…” She uttered. Eve blasted away the mob that Einer was dealing with, then ensured that he and Leon stayed out of the way. ”I’d advise the both of you to steer clear. To be honest, I don’t have much experience with this technique.”

Letting go of her staff, it floated behind her and began to glow a hazy indigo light. Eve made a strange sign using her hands, this seemed to cause the glow to grow in size until it enveloped the rest of the bandits. Soon the glow began to change into a darker color, and starry constellations formed around the vicinity. The bandits found themselves unable to move much at all in this field, seeming unable to even lift up their weapons in retaliation. Their firearms ceased to work at all, either appearing to jam or the bullets immediately fell to the ground upon the trigger being pulled. With confused and fearful gazes, they could do nothing but observe the young witch, wondering what type of spell she was conjuring.

”Void Domain: Nebula Field. Plasma Fall”

After stating this incantation, the stars that formed above the brigands began to grow in size, growing in a shining brilliance. Soon the doomed bandits were subjected to a barrage of large star blasts, the impact of which drowned out their panicked screams. After a little bit, the entire force had been completely decimated. Satisfied with the result, Evelyn dispelled her field, and the surroundings turned back to normal. All that was left were the bodies of numerous criminals that littered the ground, which was covered in a multitude of craters of various sizes. With there apparent leader defeated and their forces decimated, it seemed that the Eon team won the night.

From the charred entrance of the stronghold, a young man slowly came out in a sheepish stride, holding his shaking hands in the air. It was the worker from the factory. ”I surrender, please mercy!” He pleaded with the team of reavers. ”I’ll give back the equipment that was stolen, I’m sorry…” Recognizing him, Eve began walking over to him slowly, her walking appeared to be more like limping. ”All right you dolt, you’ve caused us a lot of trouble tonight, so…you’d…bet-” Unable to finish her sentence, Eve stumbled face first into the ground, kicking up a bit of dirt as she made a thud. It seemed that her technique used up the remaining mana she had in her reserves. Barely managing to lift her head up, she turned to Leon. ”H-Hey, Fae boy. I may have…made a small miscalculation and used up too much mana with that last attack. It’s not like I need it but, I certainly wouldn’t mind a little bit of help either…”

The young worker looked at Eve with mixed emotions of surprise, concern, and perplexity. At any rate, now that the thieves were defeated it’d probably be wise to follow the young man into the stronghold and recover the lost goods. The orb that the hooded man from earlier used was also lying on the ground, free for the taking.

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Necropolis

_______________________________________________ Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Special Request) Reward: 5000G, Notoriety increase Inventory:

@Hammerman NPC(s): Ruecian, Rozemyme

Ruecian did his part in holding back the newly formed beast and its bony minions. Lanus certainly wasn’t a slouch either, not faltering once during the sudden development and directed Renee to assist the azure Belua in attacking the beast while he dealt with the lesser creatures. His nymph created a barrier of water that dissolved any monster that got near it, buying Rana more time. The Fae couple then combined their attacks with Rue’s to create an all-out barrage against the giant creature. The creature seemed to be taking a decent amount of damage, covered in singe marks and rime that made it hard to move its large limbs. It was still standing, however, and with a hideous roar began to blow wretched air at the team of magus. Thankfully, Rue’s summon Mizuchi and the barrier that Lanus’ nymph made shielded them from the attack.

Rana looked to Lanus in response to his offer. ”I think it’s better that you focus on killing that thing! I should be almost done here.” At that moment, a hand grasped her wrist, stopping her healing magic.

”You’ve done quite enough, we’re ending this now.” Said Roze, the effects of miasma poison having been purified from her.

”Wait!” Rana protested. ”You’ve been purified, but your wound hasn’t fully closed.”

”It won’t be a problem.” Roze solemnly responded. ”All we have to do is win. Come to me, Icarus!” As the jewel in her staff glowed a bright emerald glow, her giant armored bird familiar materialized before her and Rana. The latter seemed to be rather impressed with the level of summon Roze possessed. ”Icarus, dance your great wings, and rend this fell creature with your frenzied winds! With a great shriek, Icarus flapped its wings with such speed that they appeared as a blur, The gale force winds generated combined with the blast of frost and hydro to create a large blizzard to hit the creature with. The creature bellowed in agony at the blast, attempting to flail mindlessly in a vain maneuver to mitigate the damage. After the snowstorm cleared, the creature was little more than a pitiful mess of its former self. Missing both arms and having half its head blown away, it may one last small snarl before falling to the ground in a large crumble. The lessers around it followed suit, whatever others were already vanquished by Ruecian and Lanus’s efforts.

As the creature dissipated, it revealed itself to be made up of countless malfested corpses. As Rana looked on, her eyes widened in bewilderment as she caught a glimpse of some of the bodies. They were ones she recognized from that night. She began to shudder, having memories of that skirmish flood her head.

”Gods above, we’re finally done.” Rue said, stretching his arms. ”Nice one on that whirlwind, Roze. I’ll admit that got a little dicey, but that just comes with the job. Gotta say, Lanus and Renee, you guys kicked some ass on this mission.” He said, complimenting the couple.

”I’m inclined to agree, despite the sudden development, you both adapted quickly and responded impressively. Roze added. She winced as she held her side, now on one knee.

”Shit, Roze! Rana said that your wound hadn’t closed, don’t over do it! Hey, can you continue healing her?” Rana didn’t respond to Ruecian, only continuing to shudder. ”Hey, c’mon, I know you heard me! What’s your problem?

”Those were the men who were under my command.” She said in a hushed tone. ”It’s my fault that happened to them. This is, all my fault…” Tears began to flow from her eyes as she began to break down. ”I - we - didn’t ask for any of this…”

Rue got a bit uncomfortable, realizing he came off as being insensitive. ”Uh, look, I’m sorry about your fallen comrades. But, it’s not your fault! You did the best you could given the circumstances. Besides, this way they’ve been put out of their misery.”

”You think this is mercy.,, huh?! She snapped, her sudden anger catching Ruecian off guard. ”Is it mercy that they initially gathered a bunch of ragtag magus with no real battle experience as an expendable team to assess a situation they weren’t equipped to handle?! What a joke?! She said, sobbing.

”Rue, you never were good at pep talks..." Roze chimed in.
”Godsdammit Roze, you’re not helping! Rue retorted in an exasperated tone. ”Lanus, can you heal Roze? I’ll…try and help Rana.”

Regardless of the situation, the mission was now over. The matter of fully purifying the area was best felt to the encampment, who should now go undisturbed with the bulk of the monsters having been destroyed. There was also, of course, the matter of fully healing Roze and Rana’s current mental state to think about.

The Lion's Banner: A Fire Emblem-Inspired Anime Fantasy RP

_{@VitaVitaAR@Crimson Paladin}

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Hraesleg Lions Base Camp

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Val had make her way back to the base camp, not too far behind Hector. Though he had a flying mount and should logically have faster maneuverability, she was quite confident in her own agility in slithering among the tree branches. Arriving back, she looked toward the largest tent in the camp. Velvetica would soon call for her subordinates to regroup there and report their findings. She quickly made her way there, seeing her other allies following suit. She honestly was still a bit nervous in working with so many people from different backgrounds, but Vel would push those thoughts to the side for now.

Convening in her tent, Valmyra had looked intently at their leader. She had already met Velvetica once before, when she personally came to her rebuilt village and recruited her. She was smaller in stature than most, and even more so compared to a lamia like Val. Despite this, her presence came with an undeniable authority and reliability that a seasoned leader would naturally give off. Besides, Val was not one to give assumptions based on another's appearance. As a lamia, she could tower over everyone in the room, depending on how she coiled her lower body. In this case, she did just that, but only because she didn't want to take up too much standing room. She blushed with a bit of bashfulness, not wanting to have drawn too much attention to herself.

She listened as the griffon rider gave his report. "While I was there to observe as well, my near-sightedness prevented me from being able to properly see the effigies" She said. "Thankfully, Hector and his steed didn't have that problem." It didn't even occur to her that she could be getting the man's name wrong.

Apparently, the signs they saw indicate several different things. The leader didn't think that it was the work of bandits, or due to Ithillin criminals. Val's eyes narrowed with a predatory rage at the mention of that nation. She won't be forgetting what an attack from their warriors took from her. Velvetica told the group that the perpetrators were likely cultists, those who worshiped fell spirits. The thought of such people caused a sick feeling to well up inside Valmyra's stomach. She'd never understand what could lead a person to follow such a wretched faith.

"Just give word, and my lance will be at your ready."

The Maids Guide to Demon Hunting

A Small Respite

_{@Rune_Alchemist@Click This@VitaVitaAR}

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Maison d’Violette

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Lucrecia wasn't amused by Eliza's snide rebuttal, but supposed it wasn't surprising given what she is. Livia's final say on the matter superseded whatever conflicting feelings she still had. With a bow, she acknowledged her master's orders and saw her off. She then turned her attention back to Eliz. Lucrecia noticed Akantha anxiety building up whilst still in the presence of their new teammate. Thankfully, Mariarca took the initiative and led the girl away to another task. That's one less thing to worry about!

As they were about to be on their way, Siegine, an elven woman and another veteran to the Maison, had walked up with them. Taking a curiosity to their demon comrade, she inspected her head to tail. While she eventually let up on her examination, a comment she had made didn't seem to sit right with Eliz. This caused her to go on a tirade, making a display of herself in front of everyone present. Lucrecia didn't say a word. Instead, dawning a complete look of perplexity on her face. Demons, creatures she was led to understand were blood-thirsty eldritch horrors, have among them one that is tantamount to a child throwing a temper tantrum. Over her height no less.

Polina attempted to calm the childish demon down, refocusing the group to continue onwards to duty. A sentiment that Lucrecia completely cosigned with.

I suppose I still have a lot to learn about these "malicious" beasts... She silently thought to herself.

Tales Of Shizuyama (Far-Eastern Monster Girl RP)

Wait, wasn't the "I was sick that day"-guy referring to Yuki and Io as being Shizuka's wives? Did I misunderstand that? :o

@Xaltwind

He was. But no worries. The misunderstanding on Yuki's part can be comedic in of its self XD

Tales Of Shizuyama (Far-Eastern Monster Girl RP)

Added the edit for the Hangai sisters.

Tales Of Shizuyama (Far-Eastern Monster Girl RP)

Kazenosuke, Dancing Blade

_{@PaulHaynek@Crowvette@Nakushita}

Kazenosuke's House

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An Invitation

Shizuka would be the first to say that Kazenosuke's insolent attitude was less than pleasurable, but at the very least he gave them more information. He now knew who the supposed commander of the invasion force was. Serek'uar He said to himself, I'll have to inform the others about that later. Io and Yuki stepped forward and said their piece. "They are not my wives, simply comrades who share the fight with me." He said. "After rescuing the young lord, we informed him of our course, and he accepted our help. There was no coaxing or charming involved."

His snide comments aside, Kazenosuke didn't seem like he was quite on board with aiding Takeshi and the Taskforce, saying that they'd have to prove their worth. Shizuka scoffed at the idea that the word of his land's lord wouldn't be worth enough, but he was familiar with Kazenosuke's type. A loner; A man who only answers to his principles and interests.

His proposition, however, caused the fellow ronin to raise a brow. A duel was easy enough to understand, it was a perfect way for a person who lives by the sword to understand someone else. But a one-on-one with Shizuka wasn't enough, it would seem. Kazenosuke chose to handicap himself and offered to fight all three of them at once. Shizuka has heard word of the swordsman's skill, even from Takeshi himself, but he wondered what the point of this matchup was.

Intrigued, and having kept the mission in mind, Shizuka decides to have the group agree to Kazenosuke's proposal.

"I've heard tales of the Dancing Blade, but I wonder if this time perhaps, it has taken on more than it bargained for. Io-san, Yuki-kun, on me! Act as my support for now, I'll engage him directly starting off." He said, his thumb having slightly exposed
his sword from its sheath.

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Yurine the Death Keeper

_{@PaulHaynek@Restalaan@Enkryption@The Irish Tree@Hammerman}

Kozukata Cemetery

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Feral Hunger

Regrettable, though a good effort, Atsuha's plan to use a couple of weakened attacks as flails was thwarted by two spearmen who were bold enough to directly charge her. The first one had free his bound comrades, tearing through her webs. Before she could react and counter the lancer, the second warrior made an attack on her, jumping in the air then spinning towards her. With a well-placed lunge, the tip of the native's spear glowed with strange light. It created a magical explosion of sorts that hit her directly in the head. The attack caused a nauseating feeling in her, which was soon accompanied by dizziness and head pain. A bit of blood began dripping down from her forehead. An unfortunate predicament the jorougumo found herself in, under normal circumstances she wouldn't have allowed herself to be put in this situation... She could do little as the two assaulters closed in to deal damage to her carapace.

Thankfully, her fairy comrade swooped in for a quick save. Having just narrowly blocked a direct thrust, quickly channeled her magic and unleashed a powerful water spell that swept their foes away. Having smashed into some gravestones, it seemed they had been taken out of the fight. While Yurine didn't seem to happy about further damage to the cemetery, Atsuaha - still dizzy - was nonetheless grateful. "Lili-chan...geh... Thank you very much for that." She managed to utter out, still holding her head.

Shaking her head to snap out of it, she began frantically looking around the graveyard. She saw that the others had made short work of all the other warriors. However, her main concern was her frenzied sister, who contributed to the victory in her own way. In her current state, Hinami had no trouble tearing through and draining foes of their chi. The dragon warrior, however, would prove to be not such easy prey. His sorcery would like help in staving off Hinami's draining effects, and his powerful cuts may spell trouble for her even now. Skarsneek would throw himself in front of the warrior as a distraction, however, in an attempt to protect his sister-in-law. It wasn't likely that he'd be able to fight off the powerful warrior by himself, which Atsuha realized and prepared a spell to the best of her ability to aid her husband.

Help would arrive, however, in the form of the young lord. Stabbing the dragon warrior from behind, he instantly ended the lone warrior. "Takeshi-san!" She exclaimed, finally dawn a look of relief amidst this chaos. This still left the issue of her berserk sister in spite of it...

Skarsneek slapped Hinami's rear-end in an attempt to draw her attention from everyone else, a plan that may very well backfire. Snarling, she attempted to swipe and pounce at him. Perhaps the goblin would be just swift enough to dodge her advances. Had the male monster bitten off more than he could chew? Perhaps so, but soon it would no longer be his problem.

Alice, who had remained completely removed from this battle up until, had secretly been raising the pressure of her chi since the battle started. She, from the start, intended to be the one who would deal with Hinami when the dust settled, not considering the Shizuyama warriors to be worth her attention. Hinami looked directly at Takeshi, her yokai instincts running in overdrive. However, Alice's plan worked. Just as she was about to charge the young lord, her neck snapped in Alice's direction nearly 180 degrees. Moving like a blur, Hinami charged directly at the mad hatter. Hinami would attempt to throw the whole weight of her body onto her and gnaw on the side of her neck. "Chiiiii...." She uttered in a eerie wail.

"No, Alice!" Atsuha attempted to channel another spell, but still couldn't quick focus her magic. Unfortunate, as magic would be the only think in her arsenal that would be able to keep her sister at bay. Atsuha would attempt to make her way over to the pair, prepared to use herself as a shield if need be to stop her sibling.

Genshin Impact - Eikons [Current Chapter: Geo]

_{@Sho Minazuki@Enkryption@The Irish Tree}

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Zweidaya

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"Oh...?"

Seeing her fellow spellcaster's eyes change fill Tiziana with a bit of intrigue, though she also was put on edge after seeing her pyro vision flare up. Before she had time to process the scene, the woman rushed her. In an instant after a pained grunt, she had Tiziana pinned to the ground. Her foot pressing against her neck, the songstress would also feel the heat around that area start to increase. The woman was heating up her own body, the moisture that lingered on her evaporating. Honestly, it was already hard enough for her to breathe, but soon it wouldn't matter if she removed her foot or not...

Having a naked woman standing on top of her certainly isn't how she'd thought her day would start. Tiziana thought that she was oddly tone for a witch; Do some witches work out? She didn't think it was necessary, given their mastery of the mystic arts. She supposed what affects the body affects the mind, but this honestly wasn't the time to be thinking of such things. Although, her attention was diverted when another young woman showed on the scene. She didn't possess any particularly unique mana coming from her, so she didn't seem to be a witch like them. The twin tailed lady decided to play peacemaker and advocate for peace. Hah! As if the songstress asked for any of this.

Dropping the act of slowly choking and burning, Tiziana would dawn a cheese-eating grin as her whole body began to melt. "My, looks like someone woke up on the wrong side of the crate." She said in a garble tone, that seemed to faze out into a slush of liquid. Her body melted into a small puddle of water, and the real her appeared next to the twin tailed girl.

"Miss, I assure you, this conflict is entirely one-sided. I only wanted to be of help." She mused innocently, looking toward the brunette with slightly annoyed eyes. Unfolding her fan, both it and her hydro vision began to glow as the left over water around them began to form into a couple of tentacles. They appeared to be holding some items as they made there way toward the naked woman. They politely reached out, attempting to hand the woman her glasses that got lost in the wash, along with the cigarette she was about to smoke.

"I presume these were the items you were referring to earlier?" She said. "I offer my apologies, it wasn't my intention for your belongings to be lost. It's just...you were filthy. One would have to imagine you were sitting in your own muck while in that crate. I just took it upon myself to give you a free shower." Holding her fan to her face, she folded it again. The azure glow it held dissipated into small blue wisps that flowed away from them until they disappeared.