Explore the Peaks (Plot Mission) [Sharaku and Gran]

"Finally, in." After the tedious work needed to get into Malstu, it seemed like entering a rift was the easiest part, as Rita stepped into the somewhat desolate world, following the instructions of the Velvet Room while looking around for the guards. Hopefully it was easy to actually get somewhere right now, the silvernette wanted to make this trip snappy.

"Alright, where're those guards now?" Rita waited for her companion near the rift, looking around the area right now to actually try and get this mission underway... hopefully it wouldn't be too much of a handful.

''Getting impatient, are we?'' Sharaku would comment airily as he followed Rita in. They got in, so what? It took time, yes, but it hadn't been that bad. For all intents and purposes, those police guards could have just not let them in at all. Or made them deal with the government. In all honesty, they were doing good so far. No need to get antsy yet. It may only get worse as they go. He would stop beside her, almost frowning as she mentioned guards. They needed those..? For a moment, he stared ahead blankly, not getting it. Until he remembered they were on the other side of Malstu. Ah. He did meet one woman like that here a good while ago, no? He remembered that, even though he hadn't had much chance of coming back here before now, due to so much starting to happen all of a sudden. It's hard to plan going somewhere when everything just wants to mess around with you.

Hm. ''Guards...'', he would mutter. ''Well...if we're going to meet who I think we will...'' He just hoped she wouldn't attempt bossing them around if it was actually her. She did seem to be rather comandeering back when he met her. Hard to tell though, seeing as he only talked to her once before. Ah well.

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When the exited the rift, they found themselves at the base of the large volcano, with an eerie light glowing from the summit. It looked almost exactly like the one that was in their current home, only this seemed even more volatile, like something inside was trying to get out. All around them was a raging storm of purplish black winds that appeared to cut at their bodies every moment. Not only did it seem to damage the body, but it was definitely damaging their soul. The forest nearby that was visible was mostly torn up by the winds. The wall that Sharaku remembered seeing from before was now practically torn down, with a large hole open through the side. They could both see however ahead of them, two paths that were long forgotten by the city overran by Shadows before all of this. The first path seemed to go around the volcano to the top. It looked longer, and gave them more exposure to this storm, but it looked like it was less crowded, and they would have a better chance were they attacked. The second path was shorter, and went straight up towards the middle to the summit, but it looked like the forces of Shadows and other monsters were gathering around. They would have a bigger chance of getting ambushed would they take that path. Which was more important to them when making it to the top? Safety, or Efficiency?

Climbing the Volcano:

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Tch, so the world itself was gonna be annoying too. Well, no matter, as long as they kept going, there wasn't anything much it could do to them that would hurt a lot. At least, the storm didn't seem to act fast enough to be incredibly troublesome, at least to Rita... they could deal.

"Sharaku, check this out." Looking out away from the city and at the volcano, Rita observed the two paths, pondering for a moment. "Let's try out the longer path. Being ambushed by enemies only makes us take longer anyway, so I'm sure we'll end up getting there faster if we take that one. Alright?" The silvernette, despite the harsh weather, kept her smile up, still being calm in the midst of the chaos. She wasn't familiar with this Alternate World, so the ruins didn't both her all that much, she just figured they were here previously... whatever they were.

"I wonder what we're supposed to face here. I need to try out something new anyway, so let's go." Without any warning, a fairly large bird swooped in from above, Rita stretching an arm out as it landed on it instinctively. Though it did seem to come from nowhere, this was Rita's Prime Persona, the Phoenix, she simply summoned it a little bit away for a moment.

"Best to have you out for the moment. Let's see what this place has to offer." Rita ran a hand through Hou-ou's small crown, petting it softly before starting to move. "I'm going towards the longer route, alright? Let's get this done quickly, we have no time to waste on small fries." The silvernette glanced back at Sharaku and started running at a fairly fast pace, but nothing that he couldn't catch up to easily. Once Sharaku got to her, she'd speed up, though, nodding to him as a bit of a warning to it. She hoped he wasn't too bothered by it, though, but getting there fast was imperative. Hou-ou also seemed to start a bit of his own sprint, as he soared cleanly in the air next to Rita, occasionally flapping his wings to maintain altitude.

To be perfectly honest, it wasn't like Rita wasn't scared of what was to come... she really was. But concentrating on the mission was imperative, she didn't exactly have time to worry over her fears. After all, if you aren't afraid, you aren't standing up to anything, and if you aren't standing up to anything, what are you even doing with your life? Fear is what kept her going... that, and the power to overcome that fear. Of course she was afraid... afraid that she couldn't actually stop this.

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Oh look, so they were going to be alone? Well, with a storm, apparently. And a somewhat painful one. Strange. This was kind of different than what had occurred at Zela before. They didn’t have to walk through a storm that was trying to slice them apart, unlike here. Then again, they did not have to walk much in the first place. Yet, it looked like they would have to actually search for the source of the problem here.

He would halt his thinking when Rita called for his attention. He would look over, frowning a little. Two paths, hm. Well, both could be either bad or good for them, depending on what happened. Though, she had a point. He didn’t really want to have Shadows all over his face without a warning. That could only end up badly in the long run. ‘’So we’re taking a detour. Well, fine with me. Let’s not get lost, however.’’ They probably wouldn’t, but you never know what can happen. With a storm in their faces, along with possible Shadows on the way….

He would shrug at her wonders. ‘’Something strong, I’d guess. I see that whatever went through here, destroyed the walls of the city, if nothing else. There weren’t holes the last time I’ve been around.’’ That had been a good while ago, however, so it was hard to tell whether this incident was the sole case. That woman said that Shadows were attacking this place constantly, so they probably contributed to the destruction in their own way. He would blink, looking around as she called over her Persona. Did she need it right now…? Eh well, as long as it didn’t get in the way. Though, they weren’t fighting yet, and a flaming bird could just grab attention of enemies more easily. Question was, did they want that? ‘’Isn’t a big bird going to draw attention to us?’’, he’d ask with a slightly raised eyebrow. Unless she had a reason for having it around..

‘’Assuming they will be only small fries.’’, he would smile wryly as he made to move after her. Exercise go, apparently. Even though that might not matter much. If something were to intercept them, they’d have to stop running anyway. He was fine with it, however. Considering that he was quite a bit taller than her, and had longer legs as well, it wasn’t a big deal to keep up with her even when she picked up the pace. He just needed to take longer strides and move along. Simple enough. Hopefully, big complications wouldn’t arise. It already looked worse than what happened at Zela…

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Yeesh, didn't look like the storm would let up any sooner. At least they were making good headway into this. Still, she was surprised at the way this world looked... so this was what happened when a Primordial corrupted it. Fair enough. According to the mission, though, they needed to go to the volcano, or guards were supposed to lead them there... oh well, they were the guards now.

"As they say, just follow the yellow brick road!" With a small smirk and a chuckle, Rita continued following the path. If it was something marked, then there wasn't really any way to get lost, now was there? Especially with something like a path, they wouldn't easily be able to lose themselves in this like in... say, a desert. Plus, Rita had decent enough eyesight, even with the storm in her eyes.

"There was a city here previously? Damn. Well, shit, guess we were too late to save them... I'm not letting that slow me down, though." Rita looked somewhat down as she frowned, but quickly shook her head as she continued with her jog... well, more of a sprint, but was used to it. Training did that to you. Hou-ou also seemed to be holding up fine. "I know he's a bit flashy, but he doesn't glow in the dark. The storm will cover us, don't worry about him." Despite Hou-ou being sort of a... colorful Persona, there wasn't anything in him that actually stood out too much aside from that, and it certainly wasn't enough to attract a lot of attention in a storm, in a place where enemies seemed somewhat scarce.

"Once we're done with them, they'll be fries. Well, cooled down fries. Let's hope the salt is on the house." Despite her small stature, Rita only seemed to speed up. Her concentration was increased for this period only, so she didn't have to examine her surroundings. Her eyesight and hearing were still pretty good, after all, so if anything came up, she could stop at any time. Her breaks were still functioning, thankfully.

"Though, this is strange. The message from the Velvet Room said that guards would lead us to the summit... do you think they...? Actually, no, maybe it's best to not think of that..." Gritting her teeth, Rita shook her head, then sighing. God, this was just too much. She had to concentrate on getting to their destination, though, no doubt. Being slowed down by grim thoughts wasn't in the plan.

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...what? Yellow brick road? Was that supposed to e a joke? Because Sharaku had a feeling he was not getting this one. There wasn’t any yellow, was there? They could perhaps follow a lava road, but...yellow? Ehh, whatever. It was a road. Point made. ‘’Is that supposed to be some sort of reference? Because I don’t see any yellow.’’, he would retort, even though he didn’t truly care. But small talk, whatever it was, was a good distraction from the annoying storm. It wasn’t the worst ever, but it still hurt a little. Constant pain was one of the most annoying types there were. Though, as long as it didn’t get worse, he wouldn’t complain. No need to jinx it in advance, was there?

He would look over to Rita as they moved. ‘’Something akin to a city, yes. I’ve been here once before. From what I know quite a good amount of people live there, pretty much protecting the place from the Shadows. I’ve been told that they seem to come from the volcano, and that the residents wanted to investigate how is it possible that there appears to be an endless supply. But they didn’t seem to have enough firepower to do so. I didn’t have the time to come back again before now, however. Too much mess hitting from each side….’’, he would shake his head. ‘’Maybe they’re just hiding out somewhere, however. We’ll have to find out after we take care of the big problem ahead.’’ It was hard to say. He didn’t know for sure as to how many people actually lived there, and whether there was somewhere to hide for them…

He would shrug at her explanation. ‘’Why do you have him out though? We’re not fighting yet.’’, he would look upwards briefly. ‘’It would sure be easier if we could fly as well.’’ Wouldn’t it? Too bad that humans did not have wings. He could use those sometimes. ‘’You can have all of them, salt or not. I am not a big fan of junk food.’’, he’d comment shortly, focusing on keeping on the path. It didn’t seem to have any curves, but you never know what you might run into. Doubly so when they had to run. Well, didn’t, but it seemed that Rita wanted to. And he couldn’t fall behind for no reason.

He would frown a bit. ‘’Don’t ask me. I didn’t even see the message. And I don’t know..maybe they are hiding, or too busy to notice us through the storm. I’ve met one of the guards before, and she didn’t seem like the type to give up easily. That’s as much as I can say.’’ Then again, there was the possibility that this catastrophe had been the end of them. He knew that, but there was no way to confirm either yet.

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Shadows Appeared - PvS Combat Has Begun

Calm Pesche:

Primordial Vermin:

"Yare yare dawa... let's save talking for later now, finally they showed up." Hou-ou swooped down to land on Rita's shoulder. The bird Persona, not waiting a single moment, flapped its wings to send out an immense plume of flames to hit both of the enemies in its way... strangely enough, though, one of them didn't exactly feel like a Shadow. Strange, but that little fact could be investigated later. Now it was time to just get through this.

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Well, that was fairly fast. They could have waited a bit to show up. Then again, that would probably be too much to ask for from these things. They only knew how to get in the way. ''Right..'' Time to freeze them up for a bit.

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Combat Over - You May Continue

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Rita:

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Sharaku:

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Rita would choose not to comment on Sharaku's skill, mostly because her face was clouded in fire after her attack... so she didn't exactly catch most of it. The fire didn't hurt, Hou-ou did... something and it just dispersed harmlessly in front of her face. Fair enough. Rita knew Hou-ou was well-versed in fire skills, but she didn't imagine he could simply wave off incoming ones like they were nothing. Oh well, nothing to lose. Oh look, shiny rocks in her pocket. Those must have fell in there after the enemies asploded from Sharaku's attack. Or she just picked them up right afterwards. Whichever.

"Back on topic... you've never seen the Wizard of Oz?" Getting into a bit of a position, Rita started sprinting again, seemingly unfazed that a battle just happened... and was finished in but a few seconds. Woo, amazing, now let's go. "That movie's a classic. One day when we're free, I'm gonna sit you down so we can watch that together, alright?" Even as she sprinted down the pathway, Rita couldn't help but look backwards and smile. Hou-ou was keeping an eye out front by flying ahead anyway, so that should be good.

"Hm, though, if there was a city here, I can't imagine everyone was wiped out. Let's try and look around a bit after we're done, alright? If they were able to defend themselves from Shadows... then they surely also knew how to survive in such harsh weather." Rita was probably just trying to make herself feel better, but she firmly believed that someone could survive this as long as they were a Persona User. It wouldn't eat away at them immediately... hopefully... honestly, she just really didn't want to think about something as grim as that right now.

"That battle there was your explanation. I can summon Hou-ou instantly if I want now, but it's nice to already have him out when battles come, makes it easier to get attacks off. With how my style goes, I prefer speed over power... makes it easier for me to get the upper hand..." One thing Sharaku would immediately be able to notice was how Rita didn't actually seem to have her sword out. Instead, around her belt, a rose-colored whip was tied into a circle, hanging off there with a distinct transparent effect to it, as if it wasn't hers. Without Nero by her side, Rita just felt comfortable using something more suited for long-ranged attacks instead of an up close and personal weapon. It'd help her deal with the Shadows, at least... hopefully.

"Let's hope they're just 'busy', then." Rita cranked out those words without turning back, only running down the pathway as fast as she possibly could. Her legs were getting tired, but at least the end was in sight... right? Well, maybe. Hopefully. They just needed to get there anyway.

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...okay, maybe he should take that back. If they kept dying this quickly, they were free to stand in his face. It was a little surprising still. He figured that he and Rita were fairly strong, yes, but he had not thought that those things would keel over this easy. Considering in what a bad state this place was in and all. Well, less bugs in sight. Always better.

He would blink and turn to look at Rita when she broke his train of thought. Wizard of what..? He had a feeling he heard that somewhere before, but hell if he knew what it was. ‘’I…what?’’, he would blink some more. ‘’Ah, a movie…No. I don’t watch movies often. Though, I suppose..if you want to. What is it about anyway..?’’ Hopefully not even more supernatural shenanigans than they had in reality. If so, he probably wouldn’t enjoy watching it much. Not really.

He would hum faintly as he ran after her. ‘’We can if we get the chance. As far as I know most of the people living here did have a Persona, so there should be a possibility they are still somewhere around. Unless they were too weak to face off against this. Hopefully not.’’ Even though everything was possible. He didn’t know their power levels to begin with so it was hard to say whether the people here had it in them to face this apocalypse. And for how long. The storm made things worse in the long run as well, so there was that to account for on top of any strong Shadows they might have had to fight off.

Well, alright. It was her choice. He couldn’t argue with her about the way to use a Persona. Not really, seeing as he didn’t use one himself. So what was there to say? Maybe it was actually easier like that, maybe not. As long as it didn’t cause them visible trouble it probably didn’t matter as much. ‘’If that is what you want. I can’t say much to it. I don’t need a Persona at all, so I have no idea whether it makes it better to have it out in advance. Whatever works for you I suppose. As long as it doesn’t cause us trouble, it shouldn’t matter in the end.’’ He did like speed too. But he didn’t really need to make such preparations for it. That was perhaps good for him. Even though another body on the field was always a plus too.

‘’Sure.’’, he would state simply, as he kept following after her. There was nothing more to say to that. Busy or not, they would find out eventually, most likely.

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Enemies Have Appeared! - PvS Combat Has Begun

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Primordial Beast:

Marionette:

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