The Masked Invitation, A Smile At The Shrine?

Hibiki watched the ongoing action as he stood by, seeing Scarlet furiously surround herself with winds to try and shake Naito's Persona. It was to no avail so far, even though it did its damage. Well, good, as long as she was pinned down, they had a good chance against her. He heard Naito call him useless, which wasn't nice, but he couldn't really rebutt to that. The silverhaired teen was somewhat right. At this point in time he couldn't do that much with Scarlet's winds overpowering his attacks. Naito seemed to be doing well on his own, as he went right for the kill with his sword, and with Kahn healing him, Hibiki was sure they'd be alright for the time being, until there was something he could do. With a light sigh, he moved backwards a bit, letting those two do their thing for now, although, he remained on guard in case anything strange came up.

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Scarlet Red was once again slammed and the intensity of this slam caused the ninja to flinch, and her orb of wind died down. With the blade in her stomach and the massive Persona grasping her so desperately, she desperately wished to escape. However those last few attacks caused her to be slightly winded, and thus her defense had fallen for that short amount of time as she continued to kick and struggle out of the grip. Her injuries were finally starting to catch up with her, as her yellow eyes rolled to the back of her head and her body began to spaz. Black tar began to ooze out of her mouth as she continued to struggle, and soon the black tar would ooze from every pore of her body. It would then gather together and leave the girl, floating into the air and then vanishing in a small scale explosion. The tar like Shadows had been cleansed from her body, and Scarlet's previous fighting spirit would vanish, as she'd pass out and lay still.

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The Tsurinai watched the Shadow leave Scarlet's body and vanish, reminding him of Satoshi Anya and that whole situation. This was definitely the work of the Masked Man. This meant there was a chance he was up ahead in the shrine, but instead of rushing in the Tsurinai would think things through. His Persona would revert back into its card state before vanishing, and he'd summon his soulbound weapon from the woman's stomach back into the palm of his hand. Spinning the blade, he'd sheath it back within his scabbard and allow the weapon to vanish in an azure light. Walking up the the young woman, Naito would lean down and pick her up. "There's a Tsurinai estate here in Nokawia. Let's take her there so she can get some rest and we can get answers from her. If this is like Satoshi's case, those Shadows were influencing her, and giving her those strange abilities. Without them, she should be just another human. Her memory will probably be foggy aswell, but if we can get anything on our suspect, that's good enough for me. Let's go." Giving a nod to Azame and Nakahara, the Tsurinai would leave the shrine in a slight hurry. He'd lead the way to the vacation estate where he knew his sister currently lived. Hopefully there wouldn't be much to explain, but if there was it was sure to get tricky.

[Exit]

((Gonna post first to save time, mk?))

This time, Scarlet didn't fight back anymore, the powerful attacks apparently overwhelming her, and soon a mass of shadowy stuff began to seep out of her. Which meant that this fight was over, as she fell unconcious after that. Naito recalled his Persona and weapon soon after, and Hibiki followed suit. Listening to Naito's quick explanation as the teen picked the knocked female out, he nodded in agreement. Trying to question her after she woke up was probably a good idea, and not waiting here was too. If the Masked man was nearby, it would be risky to stay and possibly get into another battle so soon. That might prove fatal to them if it happened. ''Allright, let's go then.'', he said, taking off after Naito, wherever this estate he mentioned was.

~Exit~

Kahn's panic finally faded, and apparently it was not the only thing that had faded. He watched an inky blackness slowly ooze out of Scarlet, an ooze that reminded him of a shadow's texture and shape. Scarlet had declared that this was the right place to meet Smiling-Sama, and she came out of the shrine....so that meant that Smiling-Sama was most likely there with Marah no doubt. However, he and Hibiki just came out of a tough fight, charging head long into another one would be unwise. Granted, what would the Masked Man do once he realized Scarlet was taken? Well hopefully he was stupid and would remain in the same place, maybe he would think she wandered off.

.....Though given the destruction of the shrine he would most likely assume otherwise. Who knows, but they had to get out of here before it was too late. Naito grabbed Scarlet and said that his family had an estate here, and that they could get information out of her there. He also explained how she gained her powers through those shadows that were possessing her. "That sounds like a plan, let's get moving the sooner the better." He would follow his classmate wherever he may lead the group. Hopefully they would get a couple key clues out of this before their next step. Maybe they could take down one of the culprit's sooner rather than later.

((Exit))