Confrontation with Smiling-Sama

    Ah, good. Kahn was alright now. Destiny flashed him a smile as he thanked her before she focused on the others, who were taking this opportunity to strike at Smiling Man. No one seemed wounded or fatigued; Thalia’s last couple of spells must have worked well. In that case, it was best to let her persona rest for the moment. Destiny hadn’t been working with her abilities for too long, and she didn’t want to push Thalia and exhaust her before this fight was over. That could have some…negative effects.

    Holding out her hand, Destiny summoned her “weapon”, testing its weight lightly by throwing it in the air once or twice. It was a little strange, she supposed, that she was using a cricket ball to deal damage, especially since the others had deadlier objects in their hands. But if you throw something with enough force…well, needless to say, it would hurt. The blonde narrowed her eyes at her target, judging the distance before she wound her arm back and threw the ball at the masked man, striking him in the face. After performing her attack, Destiny held out her hand again, calling her weapon back to her as she focused her gaze on their opponent.

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Had Ruo already had not been breaking down from the extensive use of her Orgia Mode, she probably would have kept going after sending the Mask to the ground after her last flurry of blows. But it seems that everyone else picked up where she left off for the moment, as they all attacked while he was down. It had seemed that he was still down for the moment, so she was ready to take her moment to attack herself, until something jolted in the back of her neck. “Not now…” she muttered quietly to herself and inaudible to the others as the jolt ended and her personality suddenly felt aflame. Ruo was suddenly ready to go, and feeling this wild rush within her, as though she was enjoying every second of this battle. This man was ready to go down and she was going to see to it herself. It seemed this shift in personality was for the better, as she was now determined to give this guy the beating of his life. “Guys! He is still down! Let’s get the drop on him now! All-Out Attack! Go go go!” she said very enthusiastically, and suddenly rushing with incredible speed once more into the fray and making flurries of strikes with her arms, and presumably, the others would come in as well making strikes of their own. It was truly a marvel to behold! And Ruo for a brief moment was enjoying herself until the attack ended and she made herself distant from the Mask.

But then the inevitable would happen. Once she was under control of her emotions, the blades on her arms would lose their flame, and suddenly start to shrink, and the process of them appearing would reverse, the machinery going back under her skin and soon revealing her arms. The flame in her eye would lose intensity and eventually dissipate for the time being, as incredibly hot smoke and steam replaced it and emitted from her eye. The same thing would happen to her hands and arms as she stood there, hunched over, her upper body hanging but her legs still keeping her up not willing to let her fall just yet. She could not act as much as she wanted to. She had to cool down or risk damaging her heart or worse melting the machinery within her. “I c-c-c-can’t aaaaa-ct for noooOOoow….” She said, her voice sometimes slightly distorted and more mechanical and strained as if her vocals took a sudden hit. “Go. Good luck. I will manage in a moment,” she managed more clearly as she stood there, unable to move. Every so often, her arms would jitter and twitch, while every other so often, her entire upper body would make short violent twitches. It was simply her recovering from the usage of Orgia Mode and could not be helped. She had to wait, until she could jump into the battle once more.

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((Gonna keep this one short and sweet...I'm a bit tired.))

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Shortly after overheating, she would feel a sudden sharp pain within her that just felt like everything was breaking down for her. The pain itself was not what she was describing, more of the results. Before she had a moment to notice the results from the attack, she had hit the ground with a loud thud, as everything she could feel and sense shut off. She was unconscious, for a brief moment anyway. She would feel a light within her after a few moments and her eyes would spring open, and she would push herself up from the ground. It had seemed that someone had brought her up with one of the beads she had bought from the Velvet Room. She took a brief moment to see that the world above her was a bit distorted. The roof of the shrine was now in the air, which brought a look of urgency to her face. This man had to be stopped soon or things would only get worse. She noticed she must have cooled down in the time of her fall because she could clearly move around again. She really only had one use at the moment, and that was to try and knock him down or catch him off guard. That in mind, her transformation would commence and she would soon return to Orgia Mode, her sharp sword-like arms reappearing, the flame in her eye burning brightly, and Maya would appear once more behind her, her mouth giving a stern gesture as it pointed to the Mask in demand. She wanted to knock him down as much as Ruo did, and she would be happy to oblige. She would rush at him and strike four more times, and try to bring him down, jumping back near Destiny after the attack was over.

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    Doubling over at the sudden assault, Destiny inhaled sharply, biting her lip heavily at the pain. Her soul bound weapon slipped from her fingers, fading away just before it hit the ground. Good heavens, she’d never felt anything as horrible as this before. She was going have to have to be extra cautious now, especially if the Smiling Man was going to keep dealing hits like that. The blonde looked up in time to see Ruo spring from the ground—had she fallen because of that attack?—and morph back into that mechanical-esque form of hers, charging forwards and striking at the masked man again. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Hibiki attack as well. Perhaps they could bounce back easily after taking a hit like that, but Destiny knew she couldn’t; rather than take any unnecessary risk and join them in their assault, it was best to stick to supporting the others for the time being.

    Destiny turned her head, only to find herself almost nose-to-nose with her persona. Peering closely at her owner’s face with a mixture of curiosity and concern, Thalia nodded after a few moments, straightening and looking over the entire group of teens. Pirouetting none too gracefully on one foot, the persona managed to blow a kiss before she stumbled and nearly fell over, just barely regaining her balance and grinning broadly as the persona users glowed once again. Although some soreness remained, most of Destiny’s pain was washed away thanks to Thalia’s work, and the blonde smiled slightly at the entity before she focused back on the battle.

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Kahn grimaced as the same attack came at the group, and struck them all. More sharp pain...was it internal damage or something? He sure didn't know, but he would be sure to pay that smiling bastard back. The red haired leader had a faint glimmer of hope that their robotic, or whatever she was, companion would withstand the blow. However, he would have to glance back later they had to knock the man down and off his balance. Maybe if they could hit him again while he was down...then they could deal some real damage! The tarot card of Justice would appear before him, and shatter in his grip.

Richard would rush forward with a two handed battle axe, raising it up high above his head. The axe would come down on the Smiling Man's head with a vengeance. After the blow the knight would shove himself into the Smiling Man in an attempt to knock him to the floor.

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    The second time hurt worse than the first. Maybe it was because she’d tensed up or was expecting it. Hanging her head and clenching her jaw tightly, Destiny managed not to cry out at the pain, and Thalia rested her hands on her owner’s shoulders, steadying the blonde as straightened shakily and glanced around at everyone. Kahn, Naito and Hibiki seemed alright even after that powerful hit, but Ruo had fallen on the ground. Destiny’s breath hitched for a moment, terrified that the girl was dead; the next second, she shook her head forcefully, trying to clear away her doubts. She couldn’t freeze up, not now; if she kept thinking about other things besides how she could help, she was pretty sure Ruo wouldn’t be the only one on the ground.

    Clasping her hands together and bowing her head, Destiny focused on her persona, silently asking for its help. Thalia giggled quietly in response, skipping in front of the teen before she clapped her hands twice and bowed. After the others glowed white, the muse scurried back to Destiny’s side.

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Noting that Ruo did not strike, nor speak, he had no choice but to assume she was out of action again. He had a bead, but now was not the time they had to push whatever advantage they had. He saw the white glow again around him, and all the people still standing. Glancing back toward the Smiling Man who seemed very dazed, and had yet to recover his footing. His combat and leadership instincts kicked in, "He hasn't recovered! Everyone get him now! All Out Attack! It's payback time!" The red haired young man would declare as he rushed forward. Leading with a vertical swing he brought his zwiehander down on criminal before unleashing a flurry of attack between his two handed sword, fist, or a kick. He presumed that the others would follow him in using this moment to drive their advantage home. They were going to take this guy down, that was for sure.

After the attack was over he would hop a few feet away from the Smiling Man to ensure he had enough room to maneuver for whatever counterattack that lunatic would unleash on him or the group. However, if the man was foolish enough, then maybe he would strike Kahn again with that wind move. The red haired young man would prefer anything, but the previous attack. Heck, it would be better if he could intercept the move for his comrades this way they would not have to suffer any more wounds.

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