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Adelon: Steeling the Faith [Open!]

They knew that, of course they knew that! Nymira had tried attacking the Varuna and had no success, now they were being confronted with this massive beast. It was slower than those before it but larger and likely even more potent, they couldn't simply ignore something like that. Perhaps there was a way to make this work though, if they could simply split up and divert their attacks, someone was bound to get through. It infuriated her to no end that her flames, a symbol of both purity and renewal was unable to rid the world of this taint. What good was she as a disciple of Ralthor if she couldn't carry His will? Scowling as her attack barely phased the beast and only served to scald away some tainted flesh but little else, watching as it continued to lumber towards the shore. A lot more magic was going to be needed to bring this thing down, or something short of a miracle.

Courtesy of Cecil they would have just that. Seeing him take to the air Nymira watched as he began throwing consecutive strikes in rapid succession, his fists aglow with electricity as the Machina pummeled away. With each blast a heavy chunk of gel came off of the monstrosity's body, falling to the water with a crash and dissolving in the water. He was doing more damage to their foe then she had with her spell, and it seemed like Cecil might be able to actually handle it. "That's it, let it feel your wrath! Beat it to a pulp!" the Dimura cheered, grinning as she threw a fist in celebration. Cecil wasn't content with just throwing fists, there was yet one more attack he had up his sleeve. Watching awestruck as his arm seemed to open itself up and a massive amount of energy gathered it was released just as swiftly in a blast, not terribly wide but focused and powerful. As it slammed into the monster it let out a low rumbling roar, its body quivering on impact before seeming to melt away as a result, massive pieces of its body falling to the water. That seemed to have done it!

Seeing Cecil falling from the air towards the water Ethan darted out through the water, leaving his sword at the shore as he pushed along with what magic he could muster still. He managed to get under Cecil before he hit the water, groaning as he struggled to hold up his friend above the river. "Heh... Got you buddy, don't worry," the white-haired boy mumbled, stumbling slightly as he fought to find his footing, managing to somehow stay upright. Those attacks from Cecil looked to have done the trick, the monster was crumbling beneath its own weight as the noxious gel began to slide off its frame. The skeleton became twisted and distorted as weight shifted around, bones snapping and slipping free into the wash as well, the entire beast coming down after a few spectacular moments. They had actually done it! Or rather Cecil had, that was more or less all him. Smiling proudly Ethan looked across the way at the Varuna Magi, taking a small step back as he began tracking out of the water. "We beat your creature, so just leave us alone! We don't want to fight!"

"Oh, but you have no choice! I musssst kill you!" the Varuna replied, raising his staff once more with a malicious smile, "I can sssssumon more beasts from the void, you don't sssstand a chance! Ssssooner or later you will die!" Two massive puddles began to form on the water's surface this time, just as it had before with the one large beast. Slower this time, the creatures began to take shape and emerge from the river, tower well over everyone once they had formed. The only sound save for the rushing of the water was the Varuna's laughter, the Magi nearly doubling over before pointing a webbed finger at the group. "Yessss! You ssssshall die here! I sssshal win!"

"Oh crap... Two of them...?" Ethan muttered in disbelief, smiling despite himself as he stopped in his tracks, "Heh... Cecil? Take the one on the left, Nymira and I got the one on the right." He had to get his friend back to shore though, couldn't let him get wet and risk getting ruined. Turning to rush back to shore he got halfway before another curious sound made him stop, drawing his focus upstream curiously. It sounded like rapids, though it wasn't a sound that was there before. So what gives? Narrowing his eyes as he peered into the darkness Ethan let out a gasp seeing a wall of water, picking up the pace again as he hurried to shore, with Nymira doing the same. The three of them had just made it when the wall of water tore through the spot, engulfing the two monsters in its wake and forcing the Varuna under water.

"What was that?!" Nymira shouted, watching in awe and horror as the monsters were swept away like nothing. They had struggled so much to dispatch just one and something had just taken two out with minimal effort, what was going on? Becoming then alerted to another person's presence she looked down the shore and frowned at a silhouette of a man further along, noting his massive stature even in the dim lighting. Another enemy? Pushing herself to her feet she pulled her daggers free from their soaked sheaths, preparing to fend him off despite her own exhaustion. "You, don't come any closer! I'll be forced to attack if-"

"Relax, I'm not here for you," Remus interrupted, continuing to walk along despite the threats. Giving Nymira nothing more than a passing glance he walked right on by, then stopped at the shore and looked out to the Varuna among the waves. "I'm supposed to be killing you kids, but I have to deal with him. So... Get going, you get a pass this time," the old man continued, letting out a sigh before rubbing at his neck, "Though compared to fighting him, you three would be a breeze. I hate getting stuck in these situations." But he had to do it, if he had any hopes of finishing this job he couldn't let the Varuna get in his way.

"Sssss... Remus! What are you doing?!" the Magi screamed from the water, stomping its foot on the surface in a fit, "They are my prey, you cannot have them! I will kill you too if you interfere!" No no no, he'd won this battle, they were through! This damned Muran getting in his way, the nerve! Hissing furiously when Remus didn't even budge, its eyes glowing as the staff was pointed in his direction. "I shall kill you first then, and after I shall sssslay the children!"

Stubborn fish, why was he making this more difficult than it had to be? Crossing his arms over his chest Remus frowned, unmoving as he summoned forth three water spouts from the river before him. At the same time the Varuna summoned half a dozen of his water creatures, the women again, and sent them charging forward in a flurry of screams. Directing each of the spouts simultaneously he threw the first two at one creature each, slicing through it like hot steel through butter and tearing them asunder, destroying the skeletons to which they were bound in the process. Two of the creatures managed to get through and nearly reach him, but the third spout was used almost like a whip and slammed into them, sending them flying all the way to the other shore and shattering among the rocks there. The final two reached him, but rather than retreat Remus reached out and grabbed them by the throat, and with a roar of effort lifted each up and slammed them into the ground at his feet, crushing their skulls in the process. His hands had become burned as a result but he seemed unphased, sending another water spout out at the Varuna.

It was safe to say this was well out of their league now. They had only gotten past the old man earlier as a fluke, Ethan was certain he could have beaten them were it not for a stroke of luck. Now that he knew Cecil could use electricity it was doubtful the same mistake would be made, best to avoid fighting him for now. And that Varuna, those creatures he summoned, fighting them was out of the question. "You heard him, let's go!" Turning on his heel he rushed over to where Amuné was and scooped her up in one arm, heading for the embankment behind their camp.

"What about our things?! What about the horses?" Nymira called, looking at the camp and starting towards it, "We need our supplies!"

"Yeah well... We kind of need to be alive to use them, now come on!" Ethan shouted again as he reached the top of the hill, waving for Nymira to join them. Thankfully she did, just as well seeing as the fight between those two seemed to be heating up. Or getting wetter, they were both using water. Whatever, they had to get going! Once everyone had gotten clear of the river they rushed back down the road until the camp was well out of view, the sound of water crashing still carrying over the morning silence of the forest. Until the fighting died down they couldn't go back, Ethan hoped they'd be able to salvage at least something.

Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

"Buddy... You're really dead-set on thinking Krom's a good guy aren't you?" Takeshi asked as his brow furrowed, not quite having it in him to just say Shu was flat out wrong. "He probably just did what he was told for all we know, that doesn't make him a good guy, it makes him a person who takes orders. If our dad had a boss and they told him to be nice to us and he was, would our dad be a good guy then? No, he'd still be a jerk." There were genuinely good people and then people who acted nice, but weren't. If Shu couldn't tell the difference between the two then he was setting himself up to get seriously taken advantage of by others. All the more reason for him to hang around then, make sure his kid brother didn't get himself in a mess. Flushing a soft red Takeshi puffed himself up before sputtering incoherently, trying to come up with some sort of defense to his absence. "W-Well the guy doesn't like me! And I've been busy training! And I'm playing with you! He's busy getting better!" Still, he probably could have made time to see his friend, as it stood he was pretty much an ass for never stopping by. Letting out a long sigh at being caught out he nearly flew into Yumi when she stopped, skidding to a halt before watching her fly down to the man in question. Wow, they had found him quick.

So June knew at least some of the boundaries they had now, that she couldn't assume herself to be on equal footing with her husband. Not that she felt wronged by it, but she wondered why exactly that was; back at the home Viral seemed to dislike Aito quite a bit, yet now he was practically saying only her husband could demand things of him. So he disliked Aito but he respected him enough to take orders? She supposed she could equate that to her own childhood of obeying her father, albeit it was more out of fear than respect that she had done so. "What?! No! Of course not! You're different than you were then, but you're still you. I don't want you to ever think that I'd want that, and neither do Aito or Vegeta! Viral, we want you regardless how you are, that's never going to change." She might have said more, but a sudden blur crashing down from the sky and throwing itself at Viral quickly silenced her. Watching stunned for a brief moment she realized who it was finally, relaxing and smiling amused as Viral became flustered over the affections. "She's just happy to see you, that's all!" June said, hiding a laugh behind her hand.

"Yeah, I'm excited you're out and about Viral!" Yumi agreed, keeping a grip on her friend for as long as she could. When she was finally pried from Viral's shoulders she took a step back, smiling cheerfully as she wiped some of her bangs from her eyes. "I heard you were doing better, but look at you! You seem a lot better since we last talked, and that wasn't even that long ago! Oh I'm so proud that you've stuck through it all, you're going to be one hundred percent in no time!" So she was being a little bubbly right now, how could she not? Her friend whom she'd known all her life had been gravely ill, and yet here he was now walking around under his own accord. Not seeing his attendants, Aito and Vegeta, she figured he was healthy enough to go without frequent checks too, meaning huge improvements had been made. Resisting the urge to hug him again she glanced back as the others finally landed, smiling before turning her gaze back to Viral. "Oh, I brought some friends along, we wanted to come and say hi!"

Takeshi had missed most of Yumi's animated conversation, but by the sounds of it she was awfully glad to see Viral. He had to admit too he didn't expect the Beastman to look as good as he did, having gotten used to the more sickly appearance he'd had. In fact if he didn't know any better he'd just say the guy was tired and nothing else, that's how improved it was. "Yeah, figured we'd just drop in and say hi real quick, see how it's going," Takeshi explained, pausing to ease Shu off of his back. Straightening out his shirt he gave the Beastman a once over before nodding approvingly, a grin crossing his face as he folded his arms. "Look at you, all up and ready to kick some butt again! You've gotta be stoked, you know? I mean you could probably take someone on right now!" he went on, smirking before pointing a thumb at his own chest and winking, "Heck, you might even be able to beat me."

Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

"Just because the guy's training us doesn't make him good. He's basically being forced to by Korian, he's a prisoner Shu. It's probably either that or sit in a cell somewhere, he's not doing it out of the goodness of his heart." Krom was definitely not a good choice for an example. Besides if what the guy said was half true he was a good person all along, no one was just aware of what they were up to. There were some genuinely bad people out there however who there was no redemption for, those were the sorts that Takeshi had no problem killing. He and his brother would always be different in that regard, knowing Shu he'd try helping even the lowest of scum in the barrel. "I don't know, I haven't seen him for a while so how would I know? I've heard he's getting better, but that's vague and doesn't tell anyone anything," Takeshi commented, smirking as he dropped in elevation a bit to get a clearer view of the roads, "Though if he is ready I'd totally fight him, and I'd win. If he's healthy enough to fight then I want to be the first to get a crack at him."

No sooner had June gone through the monologue of ordering fun did Viral bring it up himself, bringing a meek smile to her face as she nodded her head once. "I know... It was a stupid order and I never should have made it. In fact I never should have tried ordering you to begin with, I'm sorry." It had been made with every good intention in mind though, wasn't he able to see as much? If they were to find something for him to enjoy then they would have to do so by her efforts alone; she hardly knew Viral anymore, the things he used to enjoy doing probably weren't the same now, leaving her without a single idea. Frowning at the idea of using alcohol to numb the pain, June took a step forward and reached out towards Viral in a desire to comfort him, but stopped short knowing he'd probably only be upset. "Do you mean what happened to us...? Viral neither of us blame you for that, and I'm sure Vegeta doesn't either. We've moved on from it, can't you too?" It had been much too long since they were last together, it felt like she was speaking with a total stranger now. No matter how much her heart was in it she may be unable to help Viral now, making her chest twist painfully at the helplessness. If his own mother couldn't help him then who could?

"If he's healthy then you're not fighting him Takeshi, don't be an idiot," Yumi chastised as she glanced back, narrowing her eyes at the older of the two boys, "The last thing we need is you getting him hurt just as he's healing, understand? Try and behave for once and we'll all have a wonderful time without pummeling each other." Boys could be such idiots sometimes, though Takeshi was the poster child for them in her eyes. Yes fighting with a friend was fun, so long as it was kept respectable and clean; to say the Saiyan and Beastman were friends was a stretch as far as the imagination could go, in fact it might even be an outright lie. Even Yumi in her most optimistic of views only could see them as associates through friends, they had never exactly gotten along all that well before. Seeing the buildings passing by down below she gasped when she saw a familiar mane of blond hair among the rows, coming to an abrupt halt and looking back the way they had come. No doubt about it, there he was! "Viral! I found him!" Yumi exclaimed, beaming as she shot down from the air and directly at her friend. Being mindful not to knock him over she promptly threw her arms around his shoulders when she hit the ground, smiling brightly at the fact he was out and about.

Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

Making people be nice was all good and fine on paper but Takeshi wasn't quite that optimistic. A shitty person would be shitty regardless, and some were bound to take advantage of you trying to be nice to them. There were exceptions of course, he was one of them, but he believed that to hold true for the most part. "Okay, well yeah Viral was one of them too, and I guess those guys in the desert... And those guys on the snow world..." he conceded reluctantly, sighing when Shu went ahead and pointed out even more people, "Alright buddy alright, I get it, people can change. I've just seen a lot of people not change too, you know? Doesn't exactly make me think everyone can be good. And... I don't know what happened to him either, beats me." The guy probably got taken somewhere for all they knew, he wasn't going to waste any energy thinking about it. Chances were he'd show up at some place down the road anyways, or not, he didn't much care. Flushing slightly and stifling a snicker when Shu compared Viral to a cat, Takeshi shook his head before grinning in amusement. "He's not a cat buddy, aside from the time he changed into one. You call him a cat and he'll get pissed, you know that," the older boy warned, finally letting out a snicker despite himself, "The only time I do any touching is when I'm fighting the guy, which hasn't happened in a while. Not like I ruffle his hair like I do with you, right?"

Convincing Viral to do anything with her wasn't going to be easy. He seemed to respond to orders though, and while giving orders wasn't something June was a fan of she might just try it. Worst case scenario he would say no, best case he went along with it and maybe they enjoyed themselves. Puffing herself up to try and come across as an authority figure, it wasn't much really, she did her best at being firm and all but demand her son enjoy himself. Watching him as he turned red she waited silently for his reply, stepping back slightly when he flipped out over it. "That's not it at all Viral, no one is trying to make you look like a fool!" June explained hastily, frowning as she stepped forward, "You said you don't know how to refuse orders, so... I figured I could order you to have fun, even if it was a long shot. I'm sorry for giving you something so ridiculous." She couldn't order someone to enjoy themselves anyways, what was she thinking? A person had fun when they decided they were having fun, no one else could tell you as much. Like he had any reason to listen to her anyways, she'd been absent all his life and now expected him to listen as though nothing had happened. Letting out a soft sigh she closed her eyes for a moment before looking at Viral apologetically, a sad smile on her face as she folded her hands together, "I won't try ordering you around anymore, I promise. Can you just try working with me then? I want to help you relax and I don't know how to do that, but I'm trying."

Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

Yumi supposed it was only right of them to clean up, even if the food would degrade or potentially feed an animal. It wasn't right of them to leave their mess lying around for someone else, that was part of the reason why Earth was so messy in some places. She could recall even now Geoffrey's comments on how humans had been destroying nature for some time, and while she found it slightly preachy she couldn't deny what their lax attitude did. What might T'charrl say if he came back to Earth and spoke with their planet? Would he be appalled by it? Cringing inwardly at the thought she looked to her friend when he spoke, smiling before nodding her head. "Well if we're flying he'll not be moving as fast anyways, no reason for us to race. We can take our time and still find him," she said confidently, "Let's get going, the sooner everyone is together the sooner we can all have fun, right?" With that she kicked off and rose up into the air, having to get her bearings briefly by looking around and then moving along when she found the city again. At the very least Viral would be glad to be away from all the treatments and medicine, though she hoped they could get him to earnestly enjoy himself too.

Hopeful they could get back to working with Shu later Takeshi was fine with getting Viral, having the guy around might even help a little. At the very least he knew he couldn't forget about his brother's problems or put them off anymore, with everyone else starting to get better he had to do his part too. "So just kick their butts until they're nice guys huh? That's one way of looking at it," the older boy commented albeit somewhat skeptically. When had that ever worked out? He guessed Leto was proof of concept, that guy had changed colors pretty quickly after they kicked his butt. Who else though? Krom was still the same old jerk as before even if he claimed to be the good guy in it all, hard to really see him as anything except an ass. Helping Shu onto his back he watched as Yumi and T'charrl took off into the air, chasing after them with as quickly as he could. "The guy's in the city somewhere, unless he went on a surprise trip. We'll find him, it just might take a while," Takeshi answered with a smile, speeding up slightly as to be paced with the others, "The guy's probably going to be grumpy as usual, but he'll warm up to us once we get moving, I hope."

Striking up conversation with Viral was difficult, to say the least. June wasn't sure in the slightest what he might enjoy or want to do and even as she asked that didn't become any easier. "So you can only take orders? Well I guess that's okay if you were a soldier, or someone that's under someone else," she began, trailing off briefly as she thought of how to word this, "But even soldiers aren't soldiers all the time. When there's no fighting to be done you can relax and do what you want, whatever that might be. But if you want an order..." Could she order him to do anything? June didn't feel like she was in a position to demand anything of anyone, even her own children. Besides she just wasn't that kind of person, she hated having someone else dictate how you lived after having grown up like that, she'd never force that on someone else. If this was what Viral wanted though maybe she could make an exception. Smiling knowingly she took a firm stance, one hand on her hip before she pointed at her son, brimming with excitement as she was sure she had found a way to make this work. "Fine! Then as Aito's wife I have authority over you, and I order you to enjoy yourself!" she declared, sounding a bit odd as she attempted to make herself authoritative no no avail, "And now that you were ordered you have to do it!"

Adelon: Steeling the Faith [Open!]

What was that thing?! There were a lot of wild beasts in the world yet Nymira had never seen something quite so imposing before. It had to be the stench, the beast smelled like a fresh burial ground after a battle, rotting flesh and all. Sickening and just plain wrong, whatever magic this Varuna was employing had no business existing. Was it some kind of void magic? Or something even worse? As the beast lumbered closer to them she could just make out the faces all over its being, watching in disgust as they seemed to cry out to the world around them, like they were trapped in that thing. If this was some kind of necromancy then it was absolutely unforgivable, especially if the souls of warriors were being used here. Anyone felled on the battle victorious or not deserved to rest in peace, anything less was an affront to Ralthor and his teachings. "You die here today Magi, you and your foul magics!" Nymira shouted angrily, poising to strike at the beast. Easier said than done though, how were they to bring down such a massive being?

"Well crap... That things kind of big..." Ethan mumbled as he watched, awestruck at the monster spewed forth from the river. Suddenly he didn't so much mind those freakish woman-slime creatures, at least those he was confident he could fight. This? Well he could certainly cut it, killing it though was another matter entirely. Their one saving grace was that it appeared to be awfully slow and lumbering, and so long as they didn't get stuck they should be able to avoid it. Magic would be the ideal way to handle it, yet he wasn't up for much more and Nymira didn't appear to be either. What about Cecil? No sooner had he considered that did a crack of lighting seemingly erupt from behind him, illuminating the dark beach as it crackled and raced through the air, hitting the creature and spreading throughout its gelatinous body. If it wasn't slow before it was now, coming even to a complete halt as it seemed to fall down to its knees, letting out a low, hollow moan. "Nice job Cecil! Looks like it felt that one!"

"Foolssss.... You cannot kill my pet! Just ssssubmit and die!" Their petty spells were not enough to hurt it, not fire nor wind or electricity! The Varuna didn't know how the boy was using lightning magic but it didn't magic, his beast was simply too big to be brought down like that. Hissing with pleasure the Varuna danced from one foot to another, elated at the idea that he'd be the one to kill these pests. "Hehehe, yesss, yesss! You shall all die, die ssssooon! Yes!" He'd be rewarded handsomely for killing these rogue Magi, yes he would! The accolades for doing what that old fool could not, and not to mention the fortune it would bring his clan. Smiling toothily as it watched its beast lumber towards the shore he was blissfully unaware at rocks being pelted his way, not noticing the first fall short whatsoever. When the second was fired however it flew further and straighter, going as far to hit him in the side of the head even. Hissing with displeasure the Varuna stumbled in his spot, rubbing at the side of his head before curling back its lips in contempt, revealing rows of sharp teeth. "Who shot at me?! Who did it?!" he cursed, stomping a foot on the water before spotting Amuné on the shore. The child eh? He'd have to be especially cruel when killing her now, how dare she hurt him!

It might have felt it, but what mattered more was it hadn't killed it. Cecil's attack put a brief stop on the monster's movements but little else, and even that was wiped away when it again rose to its feet and lumbered forth. "Tch... It wasn't enough! You have to hit it harder!" Nymira shouted as she sheathed her daggers, raising one hand again and grabbing her forearm with her other, bracing herself and channeling magic. They had to kill this things and release those souls bound to the creature, those whose faces she assumed she could now see on the beast. It was her duty as a disciple of Ralthor to free anyone trapped by the machinations of this world, even if she wasn't necessarily a priestess. With a sizable amount of magic in hand she let it loose in the form of a wide blast, enough so that it engulfed the beasts body briefly before quickly fizzling out and dying off. That attack alone brought her breathing to a labored state with her face glistening in sweat, and it hadn't even done as she'd hoped. The creature lost a little body mass as some of the gel was burned and fell off, yet it only continued to approach, seemingly undeterred by their efforts.

Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

So June was a bit disappointed hunting wouldn't work out, but that didn't mean they couldn't enjoy something else together. "Oh I understand Viral, no need to feel sorry or anything." Better safe than sorry, particularly when they were completely unaware of anything on Uuonoe. Not that she feared for her very life by being out there, but it would be awfully silly for her to somehow end up back in Otherworld after just coming back. Finding something else to do instead wasn't going to be easy either it seemed and would probably take quite a bit of thought on their part. Stopping in her step as she daydreamed somewhat over this new world and its people, unable to help but compare it to Earth aloud. Looking to Viral she gave a sympathetic smile and shrugged her shoulders, glancing off in the distance towards the peaks of the crater they were in. "I don't know either, but it kind of makes you wonder, doesn't it? There's a whole planet here to explore and we've only seen this city, what else is there?" She couldn't help but wonder about it, maybe if she was lucky she could get permission to go out and see, maybe even take Viral along with her. They would need a local to help them but she wasn't too concerned about finding someone for the job. "I'm not sure what you're supposed to be doing, that's not what I'm here for," June answered, turning to Viral and holding out a hand for him, "I'm here to do anything but that. When you're with me we can just forget all of that and have fun, and do whatever it is you want to do that those two normally don't let you. I won't tell," she added, winking playfully.

Viral would hopefully enjoy himself if given a chance to be out and about, that was the hope anyways. Regardless of what Vegeta and Aito might say he needed time to relax too, it was just as important as their medicines or whatever treatments they might be giving him. "You did just get out of the hospital so that's normal. We'll be careful not to go too fast, okay?" Yumi was just glad everyone was back on their feet now, and health would come in time so long as nothing set them back. Following T'charrl's lead she looked back at the remains of the meal, hurrying over to it herself and packing away the remnants inside the container. There wasn't much to save, at most it was a light snack later for someone to enjoy. They could just as well leave it here for some animal to enjoy but then that kind of felt like littering in a funny way, and they didn't want to do that while being guests here on Uuonoe. "There we go, nice and tucked away!" Yumi said as she placed the box under one arm, smiling before slowly rising up into the air. She hovered just a little ways above the ground and gestured for T'charrl to do the same, keeping close to him should he need some help with flying. "Next stop... Wherever Viral is!"

Despite not having remotely done what Takeshi planned to today he was okay with how things were turning out. Hanging out with Viral could either go very well or terribly wrong, but they wouldn't know unless they at least gave it a shot. Worst case nothing changed and the guy went back to doing his own thing, best case he actually had a little bit of fun and everyone was happier for it. They still had no real plan for finding their friend but something would come up, hopefully. "Well then we'll just have to get him out of his shell, you know? He'll have fun if he just relaxes a bit," Takeshi said confidently with a nod, "Once we get him away from all that medicine crap he'll be able to think about good stuff, like... Uh... Food?" What did Viral like anyways? Fighting, that was pretty much the only thing he could think of. Hardly a long list to pick from, there had to be something else they could do. "So you want a ride squirt? Alright, hop on and we'll get going!" Once his brother was all mounted up he grinned back at him and hopped on the balls of his feet before jumping up into the air, using Ki to boost himself further and right over the tops of the trees. Time to find their friend!

Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

June was hopeful that in suggesting something Viral might enjoy doing they could find some common ground. It had been much too long since they had been together for her to know what he liked, and he wasn't the child he had been so expecting the same was foolish. The idea of hunting for these people sprang to mind, knowing there were a few who might appreciate a decent meal, yet her son didn't share the sentiment it seemed. "Well... If you'd rather not hunt then we don't have to. I know I'm not used to it, though I could learn. If you don't want to teach me then that's fine, we can do something else," she suggested, smiling hopefully as they went along. She was fine with anything again, she just wanted to be here to provide Viral company and try keeping him in at least decent spirits. "It's nice how these people have come together, don't you think? They've been through a lot and they're all helping out, it's really a wonderful thing. Kind of different from how things were on Earth, a lot different really." She could recall in the past some tragic events that only brought out even more bad people, people like those her father had worked with and for. That didn't seem to be the case here though, everyone looked to be working for the greater good and trying to recover, she wondered why that was. "I wonder what the rest of this world looks like... There are more cities aren't there? We should go and see those!"

It hadn't quite been the plan to go off so soon, but Yumi thought it was a good idea to go and see Viral too. Like T'charrl he hadn't been able to see much of anyone as of late, and she was sure even he was missing the company about now. Hopefully T'charrl didn't mind too much at having someone else along while they spent time together as she was optimistic they'd get Viral to come, begrudgingly or otherwise. "Oh you can't? Well that's fine, we'll find him somehow," Yumi said as she spoke with enthusiasm, pointing off in the direction of the city, "He's probably with Vegeta somewhere, so we just need to find where he is." Or she could try finding his scent and track it that way, even if she wasn't sure if that would work. They had to try something though, it had been ages since Viral got to do anything that wasn't treatment related, no wonder he was so grumpy. Before they got moving though she had something in mind, looking to T'charrl as she smiled and offered over a hand. "Are we flying back? I can lend you some energy if you need it, I didn't use much getting here. We should at least fly back to the city and then we can walk from there."

"I wonder if Viral's even gonna want to come with us or not," Takeshi mumbled, glancing over at Shu as he smiled slightly, "I mean the guy isn't exactly the most social, you know? Even if he wants to do something else it might not be with us." Still though it would be kind of nice to spend a bit of time with the Beastman regardless of how it might go. He'd been more or less locked up while getting treatment, and though he'd never admit it he did want to see their friend out and about for a change. Supposedly he was doing better now too, though he'd want to see just how much better. If they were going to be flying back then maybe they could keep airborne and just look for the guy that way too, would be easier than wandering around on the streets on foot; could Shu keep in the air that long if they decided to approach it that way? "Say buddy... If we fly in do you want to fly yourself, or want me to give you a ride?" Takeshi asked, smiling as he reached over and ruffled Shu's hair playfully, "I'm sure you can fly and all, just figured I'd offer, you know?"

Adelon: Steeling the Faith [Open!]

"Tch... Coward! Do you have no honor?!" Nymira shouted across the way, scowling at the Varuna clad in their strange dress, "Stop hiding behind your minions and face me!" It was like a captain or general hiding while their subordinates were on the front lines, simply unheard of in Dimuran culture. All warriors young, old and experienced or otherwise should fight side by side, no two ways about it. It was why despite being a far higher rank than her escorts here she was fighting alongside them as any self-respecting leader would. When the magi didn't even acknowledge her she let out an angry growl and raised her arm again, shooting off another fireball spell which again only served to destroy one of the spawns again, not even getting close to her mark. Gritting her teeth furiously she removed her daggers from their sheaths and tried to advance on the Varuna, only finding herself stopped short when two more creatures came forth and blocked her path. In the water here she was too much at a disadvantage, she had to fight on dry land if she'd any hope of winning. Scoffing in annoyance she threw a haphazard spell their way to keep them still before running back to shore as quickly as she could.

Just what in the world were these things?! Ethan had never encountered anything like them before, and they seemed to come out of nowhere too! Were they river monsters? But then there was that person out on the river, were they creating them somehow? That would mean another Magi, like the old man they'd fought with on the bridge. He couldn't understand why they were being attacked like this and considered just fleeing again, but he wasn't too sure they could; whatever those creatures were they were quick, they'd be caught in no time probably. Plus the horses had been spooked and were nowhere in sight now, meaning they'd have to do it on foot. But fighting these things... He REALLY didn't want to keep doing that. With that liquid dripping off of them and burning his skin it wasn't very fun, and he was beginning to feel a little odd as a result of it too. Poison? Damn, he couldn't let these things get anywhere near Amuné!

"Come on you... Slimy... Things. I'll cut you to bits," Ethan threatened halfheartedly, not loving the idea of getting so close to these abominations. He'd never have a chance to attack though as Cecil came charging in after them, grabbing one of them and in a fairly violent display tossing it about like a ragdoll, slamming it in the ground before throwing it away. As the two creatures then collapsed in a lump of gel and bones he shocked them with some kind of attack, and the results were surprising. The gel which before didn't seem to move at all suddenly turned to a loose liquid and poured off the bones, leaving damp skeletons in puddles of ooze in its wake. Watching them in shock he noticed as the gel began moving back onto the skeleton, and without thinking stretched his forefinger and middle finger, making a cutting motion through the air and slicing clean through the skeletons with the attack. With the bone shattered the gel fell apart again and remained a puddle, evidently having been somehow bound to the bones. Yeah, that had to be it! "Nymira, Cecil! Break the skeletons!"

What was that buffoon on about? Break the skeletons? Nymira trudged out of the water to shore and promptly turned, having to use her daggers to fend off one of the creatures as it set upon her. She made cuts in all the right places, going for tendons and vital points as she'd been trained to, her blades a flurry. Despite all the precise strikes however she got nowhere with her attacks and the gel quickly reformed around its wounds, the creature being none the worse for wear. Leaping back to avoid being grabbed she sneered before inhaling, releasing her breath then in a focused stream which carried with it a stream of fire. The first creature managed to avoid being burned but the second wasn't as fortunate as it became engulfed, an eerie howl similar to a woman's cry filling the air as she burned away the gel, leaving a charred skeleton in its wake. At this point she was beginning to become tired and her breathing labored, realizing she was approaching her limits with her magic. But she'd killed one apparently, now they just had to kill another and with luck be finished.

"Clever boy, clever. Kill my petssss like that though... I don't appreciate it," the Varuna hissed, smiling through clenched teeth as he raised his staff again, "I ssssseee I need something more to kill you now." Simultaneously the head of the Magi's staff as well as his eyes glowed an ominous purple, the water before him bubbling in a large pool as a light began to shine forth from it. The lone remaining creature turned abruptly and went back into the river itself, vanishing beneath the surface and presumably heading towards the light. Then, slowly the water began to meld together and form the same toxic gel from before, though this became a larger mass than the creatures before it. Towering by comparison, this beast stood upright and boasted several faces across its body, eyes and mouths black voids that howled soundlessly for help. The creature itself had no face save for a lone eye in the center of its head, buried beneath a fleshy brow that gave it a look of a permanent glare. Easily this beast was 5 meters tall, and once it had formed it emitted an echoing howl before slowly stomping its way towards the shoreline, the water at its feet being tainted with each step as fish floated to the surface, dead instantly from the potent poison. "Yesssss, kill them! Kill them all!"

A Grimm War [Vena Sera & Scout]

"You got it, take your time though. No sense in missing a meal because we were rushed." Ideally Soren would tell Lyra to stay back and keep an eye on their game, but he knew she probably wouldn't want to stay put. So long as there weren't multiple Ursa about he should be okay on his own provided it was only a test of raw strength. Did he have more power than something like that though? He wasn't sure, he'd never had to fight one before so that was up in the air still. Leaving the Faunus to her work he stepped through the brush and continued on away from the hunting grounds, trying to distance himself as much as possible to prevent the Ursa from finding Lyra. It would be one thing to have to fight the Grimm, it would be another matter entirely if they had to fight over a meal.

There were a handful of things which Soren was good at. Hunting, fighting, thinking on his feet in dire situations, he had traits that ought to make him an excellent hunter. He lacked somewhat in the intelligence department though, at least compared to some of the students here, and he lacked one particular skill which would be very useful here: stealth. With his tall, muscular frame and heavy sword he didn't exactly possess the ability to sneak about, though he doubted it would have done terribly much here anyways. About 50 meters from where he'd left Lyra he found the Ursa they'd been alerted to, thankfully only one it seemed. While a relief in of itself to find so few he'd hoped to catch it by surprise, yet his oafish self had scraped a tree with his sword while walking by, putting the Grimm on full alert immediately. No sense in trying to hide then, albeit it had probably noticed his scent by now either way, it wasn't like sneaking up on a person.

No sooner had he broken the plane of the clearing did the Ursa let out a furious roar, rising up on its haunches and standing several heads taller than Soren. With eyes burning a furious read it flexed its forepaws before heaving its body forward in a charge, racing on all fours before lifting its right arm to take a swing at him. Soren lifted up his sword and angled the flat edge of the blade outward, blocking the arm before the claws got anywhere near him for safe measure. The force of the blow forced him to use his free hand to support his weapon, and his feet dug into the soft earth upon the impact yet he somehow remained upright. "You've got a bit of power there, fun," he muttered before pushing the Ursa's arm away, stepping back with his left leg and throwing forward his right, kicking the Grimm in the stomach and managing to force it back, following up with an overhead cleave that buried itself in its shoulder but didn't quite sever, alarmingly becoming stuck in the process. Cursing to himself he had to release the sword as another swipe nearly took his head off, jumping up and forcing his weapon free before backing off hastily. Not quite as easy as a Beowulf then, good to know.

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"People who can't adjust wouldn't adjust even if they weren't Huntsmen. Being a huntsman has nothing to do with that," Ulyssa stated matter-of-factly, "And being the top of the class just means you're obligated to help others in your class succeed too. The Huntsmen are only as powerful as their people, and it doesn't help anyone to have a sub-par Huntsman now does it? That's why you three are going to have to do your best here." She added a wink to the last bit but she meant it, they needed to do their absolute best in order to see themselves rise to the occasion. If she were to do her parents proud then she couldn't settle for anything less than top of the class, she wouldn't dream of doing anything less given her pedigree.

They should have enough wood for at least a fire now, and the larger limbs for a shelter would come later. Soren would be a better fit for hauling away branches, she didn't quite see Owyn being particularly useful for some hefty manual labor. Not that she'd tell him outright, she didn't think it was too conducive to be insulting your teammates. "My sword isn't flashy enough for you? Well I'm very sorry to disappoint His Grace with my subpar weapon," Ulyssa said jokingly, smirking before waving her weapon about, "It's not meant to be flashy, that's the point. I can make due with a simple sword, rather than need some fancy weapon. I use my semblance to fight more often than not anyways." Had Owyn been paying any attention at all during their last encounter then he... Oh, had she even used it? She'd frozen up at a crucial point and Soren had been forced to stand in for her, she couldn't recall if she'd actually used a card or not. What a terribly humiliating way to begin their partnership, she'd have to make up for that somehow.