Three Dancing Hands (Mission Topic)

Kahn entered Limbo, he knew the risks, but they had to get stronger and earn money if they had any chance of facing the Gods. Not to mention the fact the new allies one of them just recruited, those damn fools. Did they not listen to what the God said, are they really that stupid? Granted, people will do anything if they're super desperate. Then agan the god wasn't exactly careful about their identies. Kahn's red hair made him stick out like a sore thumb, but he now knew there was a fake Cyril running around. Beyond that was the little girl who lost her friend, and that she would be lost forever. That one was harder, but the God mentioned two spawns of Philemon and two spawns of Nyartholtep. It surely wasn't Lorielle as she was opposed to what was going on, and she was in a coma. No doubt she was lost friend, but that really left one other female aligned with the evil god. Gabby, hard to believe she would toss Lorielle's dreams aside like that.

Oh well...he would try to reason with Gabby, she was blinded by her friendship, but that fake Cyril...he had to go. Fortunately, he had gathered a little team together, and he called some of those people so they all could become stronger. If everything went according to plan then they would be more than ready to challenge the Gods. For now he just had to wait for them to show up, and he would run through scenarios in his mind trying to prepare himself for what may lay ahead.

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Kaihei had been a little iffy about going through with this, but he had to admit that kicking some butt sounded somewhat appealing, if anything. The Shadows he's seen before did definitely not look pleasant, but as long as he could punch something apart, he'd take whatever was offered. He needed something to vent on. This whole thing with the world being destroyed was beyond frustrating to say the least. That were the primary reasons why he decided to go along in the end, as he figured he wouldn't be able to do anything if the world went 'poof'.

Walking through those strange red doors, he found himself in this so called 'Limbo'. 'How lame...', he rolled his eyes upon seeing the scenery. Turning his head to the other side, he saw a shock of familiar red hair. Tsk, guess he wasn't there first. How dissapointing. Even though he did not pride himself on being punctual, it would have been nice to be alone here for a while and wait for others. It would give him the time to think some negative stuff about this, to rise his mood a bit. Wasn't going to happen apparently. ''Hey. So, we're going to beat some Shadows down?'', he'd ask out of nowhere while walking towards Kahn, with an indifferent expression on his face.

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    Destiny thought she was going to have a heart attack the moment she got Kahn's call. After all, the only reason she could think of for the redhead to bother getting her phone number was that he was ready to go face the gods. Thank goodness he'd quickly explained that no, that wasn't it, all he wanted was to train with her and a few others. Figuring that it would simply be the same as the last sparring session she'd participated in, she'd agreed to come. What harm was there in practice?

    ...Perhaps a lot, actually. Why did they have to go into Limbo of all places? Didn't Natashi say that going in and out would just speed up the merging of the worlds? It made her a little sick, actually, when she finally mustered up the courage to go through the red door. The thought of what her actions could possibly have done were starting to make her feel guilty, and combined with the memories of what happened the last time she was in here...needless to say, she was a bit on edge.

    Glancing around, Destiny soon spotted two teens, one of whom she instantly recognized as Kahn. He was a bit hard to miss. But the other boy...hmm, she hadn't seen him before. Walking up to the two, she gave them a faint smile before crossing her arms across her chest and taking a moment to glance around at their surroundings. this place was...creepy, to say the least.

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Walking into the door requested by his guest Kahn, he would take little time to see two of his guests, being Kahn himself and Kaihei. Along with them, he would come across a new face that he recalled as part of Kahn’s team, but had never spoken to directly. He would happily skip towards the group and give a grin. “I am here Kahn and Kaihei! As for you…” he said turning to the woman and bowing, holding his hand out. “My name is Noctis. I am their Attendant. Kahn asked me to support you all on this endeavor. I intend to serve you just as much as my guests,” he said lifting his head and pulling from his coat, a small bag of marshmallows. Taking a small handful, he would put them into his mouth before holding them out to the group seeing if they wanted any. It was as though Noctis held a portal to the largest pocket in existence. What was his secret even? He would grab his Compendium in his other hand and open it up to give it a quick glance before holding it to his side. “I am all ready when you are,” he said with a smile.

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Kahn saw Kaihei enter the parallel dimension with an indifferent expression on his face, well if another dimension that was constantly shifting and filled with things that wanted to destroy humanity, nothing would. Granted, that trait was good it meant he wouldn't be shaken easily if they had to fight something that was particularly nasty. However, it may mean that he was less likely he would stick his neck out for other, granted Kahn planned on doing that so that was less of a problem. "Yep, that's the game plan. Our goal is to engage a group of shadows that are not too far from here, once we defeat them we will return to safety and collect our reward from one of the attendants of the Velvet Room." He would explain the mission to Kaihei, it was simple really. A smash and grab, or that was what they would call it in the military.

Destiny was the next to arrive, he offered her a reassuring smile, he understood that this was a risk, but they had to prepare themselves for the Gods. Sadly they don't hand items out for free, therefore they had to get money in order to purchase supplementary items for the long and rough battles ahead of them. "Thanks for coming Destiny, I appreciate it, you're healing skills really helped the last time. Don't worry this shouldn't take too long, we'll be in and out fairly quickly." More reassurance, she needed a lot of it, and Kahn was only happy to help her in that aspect. He would gesture to Kaihei, "Destiny, this is Kaihei, he is our newest member to the team. Kaihei, this is Destiny, as you may have heard she is our healer, so make sure to keep the enemy off her if you can."

Finally, his attendant would arrive, Noctis. The good news is that he got permission, his ability to attack twice may come in handy in the near future. If he was anything like Chance then he would be a valuable asset to the team. He returned the grin to Noctis, "Alright thanks for coming man. I appreciate it, we're going to make this mission fast." He would wait for everyone to be ready for the mission before gesturing them to follow him, and he would take them out the block they were sitting in and past the corner before stopping. He would peer down the hallway to see if there was danger while waiting for them to catch up.

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Kahn explained it quite simply, which Kaihei was glad for. Why bother with too much talk, right? ''Sounds easy enough.'', he'd state calmly, being the confident type. Like hell he would let a bunch of Shadows get to him. That would be unacceptable. He was pretty sure he could beat down a few disgusting blobs of whatever it was, if nothing else. Getting along with his teammates might just as well be more bothersome to pull off in this situation. That definitely wasn't his strong point. He was just about starting to wonder how many people were going to be in this, when a blonde girl made an appearance.

She seemed to be slightly nervous about being there, and Kaihei figured that she probably came only because she got called. It didn't strike him as if she would come on her own, if she appeared unsure about it. Kahn was quick to call on her, saying something about healing. So she wasn't much of a fighter, eh? Well, none of his business either way. ''Sure, whatever.'', he'd mumble when Kahn requested to keep enemies off her. While he wasn't the protector type, it would mean he'd get to bash more Shadows that way, so in the end it would play into his cards. Giving the girl, now known as Destiny a glance with his differently colored eyes he would at least try to say hi. He was not a friendly guy, but they were supposed to work together, much to his chargin. ''Well, I suppose I should say nice to meet you.'', he'd say after a little while, although his voice would not sound too enthusiastic. It was just a polite thing to do.

Shortly after, the chippery attendant Noctis would join them aswell. Thankfully, he directed most of his attention towards Destiny, which Kaihei took as a good enough reason to stay quiet this time. He would singlehandedly ignore the offer of candy, silently wondering if the man had a lifetime supply of that stuff, if he kept handing it out everytime he came upon somebody. Kaihei didn't plan on accepting those offers anytime soon though. And besides, who would want candy before a fight? Maybe if they wanted to risk getting sick during physical strain. Shrugging a bit at his own thoughts, he would silently follow Kahn, since as much as he would have liked to take off on his own, he had to sourly admit he did not know how to navigate in Limbo. He would have to follow behind this time around.

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    Turning as the redhead said her name, Destiny gave the boy a small nod. Oh how she hoped what he said was true. Not that she expected anything to go wrong, of course, but who knows. Maybe another Shadow would pop up like the last time she was in here, or perhaps the time spent in this place and not just going inside was connected to how fast the red zones spread, and there was always the chance of Thalia not cooperating at the wrong time--

    ...Alright, maybe she did think the chances of something bad happening were high. But did it really hurt to be careful?

    The blonde opened her mouth a fraction as Kahn asked the boy--who Kahn introduced as Kaihei--to keep her safe, only to snap it closed a moment later. From a strategic standpoint, he was right; it was best to keep the person who could heal in as fit a condition as possible. But really, why did he have to single her out like that? Wrapping her arms around her waist and flashing the teens a hesitant smile, she tried to resist the urge to protest. Arguing now wouldn't do any good; they'd just stay in this awful place longer, and heaven forbid she be the cause of that.

    Hm? "It's nice to meet you too." Goodness that felt too forced. She'd have to give Kaihei a proper greeting--and maybe an apology--once she got out of here. After all, despite the strange circumstances and place they'd met in, he was doing his best to be polite. She should at least offer him the same courtesy.

    Before she could do anything to correct herself, another person bounced up them. How could this person smile so happily in a place like this? ...Oh. He was an Attendant. That might explain it, then; after all, it would make sense that someone who could explain personas and all of this supernatural-ness would feel relatively comfortable in this strange environment. Destiny reached out her hand, intent on being polite this time, and shook Noctis' outrtched hand lightly. "Pleasure to meet you." The smile that soon followed suit didn't feel quite as forced as the one she'd given Kaihei. The bag of candy--marshmallows?--he pulled out helped it along, too. It only added to the childlike attitude this man had, and it was hard not to be amused--or was it charmed?

    Introductions didn't last too much longer. It seemed that this group, small as it was, was enough for Kahn, as he started walking deeper into Limbo soon after. Unsure of where she would head otherwise, Destiny kept close behind the redhead, trusting that he had a destination in mind. Otherwise, why else would he want to come to this place?

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Putting the candy away, Noctis would lightly clap once the woman shook his hand. “Excellent. I will do my best to help you all,” he said, and began to look through his book once more, preparing himself for the walk ahead. Kahn seemed grateful for his presence, which was excellent, now that he was allowed to help. He would follow the rest closely behind and watch for anything suspicious. Noctis himself had never been in Limbo, so it was a bit eerie to go into there for the first time. He would mostly be silent, looking around a bit distracted by the strange landscapes and the weird colors around.

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"Clear so far, but don't expect it to remain that way. I'm willing to bet that we will find some of those Shadows here soon. Stay close and strike first, they don't know the word 'mercy'." He would warn before going further down the corridor to Limbo. In and out and they would minimize any damage dealt to the real world. He would lead the attack followe by Kaihei, Destiny, and then Noctis to strike down anyone who survived that damage. It was a good plan, hopefully the shadows wouldn't remain standing much longer after that. Granted this place could throw just about anything at you, from colossal shadows to a horde of smaller shadows to overrun them. What would it be? What weakness could they have or what strength they possessed how they would attack or defend.

This meant that he would have to plan out every scenario, he was pretty sure he could cover everyone's weakness with someone else. He could come up with a plan that would complement others and work with others. Not to mention him and Noctis had a team attack that could come in handy in case they got into a pinch. Then again he had a Traseto gem to transport them out of the dungeon if they got into a pinch. He had a duty to protect his friends and comrades, what luck or bad decisions plagued his first runs into Limbo it would not plague this. He was stronger, better, and had more knowledge. This time things would be different, they would not fail, and he would not fail them. This time only one would be going down if he could help it then he would be that one. He was more than a little tired of fucking things up, so he would make sure he was the one that would be paying for it if he did. Noctis would be more than capable of leading them out of here if anything happened to them. Hopefully it wouldn't come to that but given the new development there could be issues in the near future. This group could handle themselves just fine, he knew their talents and capabilities. Noctis was their expert in this world, while Kahn was their commander, Destiny would act as the healer, and Kaihei would act as their physical attacker. The team was balanced, they would handle just about any challenge that this world threw at them. He would go down the corridor until he reached the end, it sounded like they would be getting action soon.

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The rest of their strange team followed closely behind, all of them apparently trustiing Kahn without a question. Kaihei briefly wondered if that meant Kahn was good at leading people, or it was just that nobody else was bold enough to take charge of the situation. Well, whichever it was, the result was obviously the same, with them going after the redhead, wherever it was he was leading them. Kahn proceeded to give them advice along the way, saying that they should strike the Shadows. Obvious much? ''You don't need to say that twice.''

Kaihei was planning to get rid of those monsters either way. He had no need to look at such things for a prolonged period of time. He was the type to fight even when he wasn't told to, so that was not going to be a problem. It would actually be harder to make him stand by, because that didn't suit him at all. This time they were going to beat those Shadows down, so it should be a smooth trip. While Kaihei prefered doing things like this on his own, he figured it just may go quicker with four of them being here.

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    ...Why? Why did Kahn have to say that? He couldn't have said "be on your guard, but don't worry" or "everything's going to be okay" instead? No, of course not. That would've been too optimistic. He had to go ahead and voice the negative thoughts in her head rather than keeping them hidden where they belonged. Destiny couldn't help but sigh. Trying to distract herself from the torrent of bad thoughts that accompanied the redhead's words, she crossed her arms across her chest, trying to focus instead on the odd surroundings. Not that it helped her nerves any, but at least she was paying attention to where she was walking. At least now there was less of a chance of tripping and possibly incapacitating herself, she reasoned. If that happened, who knows? Maybe Thalia wouldn't come when called. Or...maybe they'd leave her behind. The thought absolutely terrified her. If she had to spend one second in here longer than she had to, she might go mad.

    // That won't happen-! // No, she couldn't keep thinking like this. The only thing that would do was make the situation worse. And heaven forbid things got worse now, just when they were starting this little training session. // ...I should've stayed home...//

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Looking at the team, he would listen silently as the small amounts of words were tossed around. Though when the team began to continue onward, he would notice Destiny sighing. Was she fearful of what was going to happen? Noctis would walk to her and place a hand on her shoulder, giving her a thumbs up and smiling. He had been thinking of the best moment to use that, and now was a lovely time. "Do not fear. I am sure we will succeed with flying hues!" he said excitedly, forgetting the expression's exact wording. He would walk with Destiny and stay near the middle of the group and be wary of anything that came up. He did in fact see some Shadows up ahead, so they will just have to succeed in their upcoming battle.

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Hmm these seem like the ones that they were sent to destroy. Good. Now they could be in and out in a shorter time then what he had originally thought. "These are the ones we were sent to destroy! If you have an elemental ability lead with that! I want to see if these things are weak against anything! Strike them all if you can!" He would order before turning his attention back to the trio of black hands that seemed to have their own dance. Now which one should he attack? The one in the middle seemed like an obvious choice, well only one way to find out, and it would be better to strike these creatures down before they decided to act. He rose his hand, and the card of justice appeared in his palm he crushed it in his hand, and the sound of glass shattering filled the air.

Richard stood behind him a longbow drawn and cocked with a burning arrow. He loosed the arrow with a loud twang as the arrow sailed through the air toward the dancing hand in the middle. There was a whistling noise as it closed the distance with its target. Kahn hoped he would be the one who would draw first blood with an opening hit. The best case scenario is that the arrow would strike the hand and render it useless for a turn, allowing the rest of his team to beat them down for a bit more time.

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It looked like they finally arrived at their destination. These Shadows actually looked a bit funny, compared to what Kaihei had faced before. 'This shouldn't be hard...', he thought vaguely, giving the strange creatures a dead on stare, while partially listening to Kahn giving commands. He wanted elements, so be it. It wasn't like Kaihei cared which way was he going to smack those things down. As long as they went quickly it was fine.

He would raise an eyebrow when Kahn summoned his Persona, not expecting to see a knight in an armor. That was a bit strange. Well, maybe there was some relation between a Persona and its User. Cause Kahn sure as hell acted like some sort of knight ordering them around. Fighting the urge to scoff at the whole idea, Kaihei would follow the redhead's example crushing the card of the Emperor, summoning the hellhound Garm. The bloodred furred beast would growl, shaking its head a bit, the chain on its collar rattling with the movement. Baring its teeth, it would generate a ball of electricity, before turning around swiftly and smashing it with its two tails, splitting it into three smaller ones and flinging them at the hand-like monsters in its way.

''Those things better die quickly...''

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