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New Friends and Old Enemies (Adrian) [Fin]
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Post by Dante on May 8, 2018 2:50:55 GMT
No more words needed to be said between Dante and Cassius. Dante charges towards the thief and goes for a big kick, but Cassius sidesteps and tackles him to the ground. Cassius gets on top of Dante and starts beating him without mercy, but Dante wraps his arm around his neck and locks him in a guillotine choke. Cassius struggles, then lifts Dante up and slams him on the ground before taking a few steps back.
Dante crawls over to Cassius' belt on the ground. He sees a shiny scalpel and takes it out, placing it between his fingers. Cassius kicks Dante in the ribs, then picks up his belt. Dante rolls over onto his back and blasts Cassius in the Koromons with a kick. Dante gets up and stabs Cassius with the scalpel in the gut. Cassius slouches forward onto Dante, then takes out an explosive device and throws it behind Dante.
The blast sends them both flying back. Dante takes the worst of it, his back badly injured. Dante falls on top of Cassius. The thief rolls him over, then starts dragging Dante by the legs, blood spilling out from his gut. He takes Dante to the boiler room and handcuffs him to a pipe.
"Argh, you bastard. Well, I'm off to get Annie. Later, loser."
Cassius takes off. Dante struggles to breathe, the blast having seriously injured him. He hears Wormmon yelling from the other side of the room.
"Hey Dante! I'm over here! Cassius put me in a damn cat carrier." _______________
Meanwhile, the others debated over who would take Annie. OmniShoutmon catches Gunner off guard, nailing him in the back with a Doom Drillpress. Gunner drops to a knee, groaning in pain.
"What was that for?!"
Annie takes off running down the hall.
"No, Annie, come back right now!"
Sakuyamon turns her attention to OmniShoutmon.
"Alright, if I have to defeat all of you to capture the girl, then so be it!"
Sakuyamon spins her staff around, firing a barrage of spirit foxes at OmniShoutmon. Gunner struggles to rise up.
"I guess I cannot trust any of you. All I want is to protect my Mistress."
"Then it is true. Annie is really Azetramon, a powerful Goddess bent on destroying the world."
"Not exactly. Annie is but a vessel, and Azetramon is inside her."
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Post by Adrian Boriker on May 8, 2018 15:33:46 GMT
(OOC: @story will be an NPC in this thread.)
OmniShoutmon felt proud of himself for getting an attack off of Gunner. "Because quite frankly, we don't trust you. To be fair, we don't trust Two-for-One over there, either," he said, referring to Sakuyamon.
That joke was probably a bit too much because that caused Sakuyamon to send a bunch of spirit foxes right at OmniShoutmon, which he thankfully dodges but only just barely. "Can't take a simple joke, it seems. Whatever; bring it-" OmniShoutmon was suddenly interrupted, as a bunch of throwing stars suddenly landed around the group. With all the commotion, Adrian took this time to grab Annie's arm and bolt out of the area while everyone was distracted.
A few moments later, a strange figure comes walking towards the two Digimon and enhanced human. He was clearly an adult, with silver hair that covered one of his eyes. He wore a green shirt which was covered by a leather jacket, black leather pants and black boots. His face was an expression of absolute neutral.
"So... what do we have here..." The figure began to speak. "Seems to me that you're all just picking on a little girl... despite the fact that she is a vessel." This man had clearly heard everything that was going on here.
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Post by Dante on May 9, 2018 0:21:13 GMT
As the different sides have a stand off, suddenly ninja throwing stars fly across the room, sticking into the floor. A man with silver hair wearing leather appears. He accuses the others of picking on a little girl. Gunner and Sakuyamon both take offense to some off the comments.
"You know, I'm starting to get upset. It is my purpose in life to serve my mistress, and right now she needs me more than ever. So if you don't mind your business, you're going to eat a piece of my hammer pretty quick." "Silence, fool. You serve an evil overlord that puts the fate of the world at stake."
"There you go, getting all dramatic again. I think those incense candles are starting to fry your brain there, foxy lady." "You are as insolent as you are pitiful! I'm not going to have this conversation."
Sakuyamon twirls her staff around, creating a glyph on the ground and teleporting away. She isn't finished with hunting down Annie just yet. Gunner is left there with OmniShoutmon and the stranger while Adrian takes Annie by the arm and the two of them run down the hallway.
"Great. Well that's one less of you to deal with. I'm getting real sick of that broad."
Gunner sets his hammer down, reaching down and picking up one of the throwing stars.
"This is quite the cool little toy you've got here. Of course, I'm used to forging much larger metal than this."
Gunner throws the ninja star at OmniShoutmon.
"Now then, stay out of my way."
Gunner picks up his hammer and slings it over his shoulder. He casually walks off, following Adrian and Annie. If one did think to attack him when his back is turned, he would attempt to counter with his shield, luring them into a false sense of security.
Annie follows Adrian down the hall, but she isn't sure who she can trust. Why were all these people interested in her? What is a vessel? All she knows is that she was alone in the world, scared, and people are trying to harm her. Suddenly the duo hears a creepy voice coming from the shadows.
"Annie are you okay, are you okay? Are you okay, Annie?"
The thief Cassius steps out from the shadows, glaring down at the duo. There is a deep wound on his chest from being stabbed with the scalpel, and his arms and chest are covered in his own blood. Cassius raises his arms to his sides, appearing to be delirious from the blood loss.
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Post by Adrian Boriker on May 9, 2018 0:49:54 GMT
"You know, if I let people just take little girls like that, my sister would have been dead long ago," the stranger says. After Sakuyamon disappeared, he noticed Gunner picking up one of the throwing stars. "I appreciate it... but those aren't throwing stars. They're Ninja Blades. Sound familiar?" If Gunner knew Digimon at all, he would know that Ninja Blade was a signature attack of a Falcomon. But where was the Falcomon?
No time to think of that now, as Gunner threw one of them at OmniShoutmon, which he promptly caught. "Really? It's gonna take more than that to take me out."
"You. Follow the girl," the stranger tells OmniShoutmon. "I can take on this guy. Keep the girl safe."
At first, OmniShoutmon was confused. Who was this stranger? Why should he follow HIS orders? But eventually, he nods and follows Adrian down the hall. The man turned to face Gunner.
"My name is Iki Story, the Wind Guardian, arbiter of the spirit of Angemon. And I will make sure you do not leave here alive." He then takes out his D-Tector with his right hand, and snaps his fingers with his left as a fractal code forms around it. He uses the D-Tector to scan the code...
"Execute! Spirit Evolution! ...Angemon!"
Meanwhile, Adrian and Annie were face to face with Cassius once again. "It's you... wait, why are you covered in blood? WHERE THE HELL ARE DANTE AND WORMMON?!"
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Post by Dante on May 10, 2018 14:02:05 GMT
The blacksmith didn't have time for Iki's ninja blades. He was a real man, damn it! One who spent his time forging iron over a hot furnace. The man introduces himself as the wind guardian. As he spirit evolves to Angemon, Gunner stops walking and turns around. Iki wasn't going to let him get away without a fight.
"So, a wind guardian, eh? That's nice. You Spirit Users sure are an odd bunch. Well, if you're looking for a fight, I guess I have no choice. Why can't people ever settle their problems by playing a board game?"
Gunner starts running towards Angemon, before dropping his hammer down and sending a massive shockwave down the hall. The floor cracks and the walls shake. Gunner didn't like to fight, but he sure had the skillset to hang.
Meanwhile, Dante is chained to a pipe while Wormmon is trapped in a cat carrier. Dante's back has been badly injured by the explosion, and Wormmon is too far away to Digivolve.
"Dante! I wanna go home. Why do we always have to go looking for trouble?" "I know, little buddy, but it's a good thing we did. I can't let them hurt Annie. You need to Digivolve and bust out of there."
Wormmon hops around in the carrier, trying to move closer.
"It's no use. Oh man, that Cassius! I'm gonna get him!" "Hey, I have an idea. Shoot your silk thread over here."
Wormmon shoots a strand of silk thread towards Dante. The redhead grabs ahold of the thread, and pulls the cat carrier over. His Digivice starts to glow. Wormmon forms a cocoon out of silk thread, and Stingmon bursts out of the cat carrier. He slices the cuffs with his energy spike, and picks Dante up.
"Ho ya! It is so on now! Muhu haha ha haaa!"
Stingmon takes off down the hall, seeking out the thief.
Cassius lurks in the shadows, glaring down at the two younger humans.
"I normally don't hurt children, but you give me no choice."
Cassius throws a rope with two balls on the ends. If his aim is true, they would wrap around Adrian's legs. Cassius grabs Annie by the arm. He picks her up and carries her over his shoulder.
"What are you doing? Stop it!"
"Save your breath. I know who you really are. Even in a new life, you won't find mercy from me."
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Post by Adrian Boriker on May 10, 2018 15:48:57 GMT
"Interesting proposition," Iki says, holding up his Angel Rod, "but board games aren't my style." He then stuck his weapon right into the ground as Gunner slammed his hammer into the ground. After the shockwave ended, Iki smirked as he floated up slightly. "Omni Typhoon!"
Suddenly, the wind around Gunner starts picking up a bit. Then more. Then even more. Eventually, a freaking tornado was formed around Gunner, and the intense winds would pick him up and twirl him around, causing loads of damage.
Cassius's throw was successful, as the ball rope wrapped around Adrian's legs and caused him to fall down. "Ungh! You... you won't get away with this!"
And he was right. Right as Adrian was tied up, OmniShoutmon appears behind Cassius. He picks him up, letting Annie slightly fall to the ground. With the thief in his hand, OmniShoutmon glared at him with bloodshot eyes.
"I've had enough of you." He then threw Cassius right into the wall as hard as he could. While it wouldn't kill him, it would severely injure him, giving the three enough time to escape. OmniShoutmon turns to Adrian and Annie, picking the two of them up. "Don't worry. We're gonna get out of here," he says before he starts to fly down the hallway.
"Wait... what about Dante?"
"He'll find his own way out. We need to go, now!"
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Post by Dante on May 12, 2018 5:33:30 GMT
Gunner the blacksmith found himself in the eye of the storm. He cowers behind his large shield, but there was no protecting himself from the extreme gust of wind. His body ragdolls around the hall, before he slams into the ground. Little blacksmith hammers dance around his head in his imagination. Gunner struggles to get up, and staggers back a bit.
"Whoah. What just happened? Did I hit myself on the head again? Oh, right, it's that guy."
Gunner throws his shield, sending it flying towards Iki like the world's heaviest Frisbee.
While Cassius was picking on children, soon he found himself up against someone much bigger than him. OmniShoutmon picks up the thief and throws him against the wall. Cassius lays there on the floor, his leg twitching a bit. After OmniShoutmon takes off with Adrian and Annie, Dante and Stingmon come across the injured thief.
"Hey! There he is. Let's get him!" "No, it looks like he's injured enough." "Ohh! But I wanted to kick his butt. Take this!"
Stingmon starts kicking Cassius in the ribs.
"Hey hey, that's enough! Cassius may be a criminal, but at one point he was our ally, our friend. I'm the one who stabbed him, I at least owe it to him to get him out of here."
"Fine. Why are you always so goodie two shoes, Dante?"
Stingmon reaches down and lifts Cassius up. Now carrying two injured Tamers, Stingmon starts walking down the hall, looking for an exit.
While OmniShoutmon is heading down the hall, suddenly a large purple and gold glyph appears on the ground. A wall of spirit energy surrounds the trio, trapping them in place. Sakuyamon comes walking down the hall, her staff in hand.
"Last chance. Surrender and revert down to your Rookie form. I will not rest until Azetramon has been apprehended."
Annie starts to cry.
"Why is everyone trying to hurt me?! I'm not who you think I am. I'm so scared." "I will not fall for your deception. You are a Goddess reborn, and a danger to this city."
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Post by Adrian Boriker on May 12, 2018 21:25:17 GMT
Iki's attack had worked. Gunner had been twirled all across the room, and now his footing was no longer the best. However, that didn't stop him from throwing his shield at Iki, who then attempts to hit it with his Angel Rod. If he succeeded, it would at least stop the shield's momentum. If it failed, it would hit him in the shoulder, but not completely knock him out.
"Is that really your best?" Iki asked before flying straight at Gunner, hitting him as hard as he could with his Angel Rod.
For Adrian, Annie and OmniShoutmon, things seemed to be going well... that is until the three of them were now trapped in this energy dome-like prison. They see Sakuyamon walking down the hall, and OmniShoutmon growls.
"Great... what do you want?"
OmniShoutmon immediately got his answer, and he was not happy with it. "No, Adrian, don't revert me back! We have to keep Annie protected, remember?"
Adrian didn't know what to do. He knew he couldn't surrender... all there really is to do is wait for someone to save them.
"...okay, screw this! Doom Drillpress!" OmniShoutmon yells, furiously slashing at the energy dome with his blade-legs.
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Post by Dante on May 12, 2018 22:00:43 GMT
Sakuyamon glares down at Adrian and Annie. OmniShoutmon attacks the barrier with a Doom Drillpress. The attack phases the barrier, but it holds up.
"You cannot resist the power of the spirit world. You've put the balance between the Digital World and our world in danger too many times before."
Suddenly a green blast of plasma energy shoots down the hall, hitting the barrier from the outside.
"Ah, dang it, I missed!" "Nice shooting there, Wormy." "Well it's hard to aim when I'm carrying you dummies."
Stingmon appears carrying Dante and Cassius. Dante sees the trio stuck in Sakuyamon's glyph.
"No, Kiyoko! Why are you this determined to harm an innocent child?" "She is not innocent, Dante! Annie embodies the spirit of a dark Goddess within her. She could take control at any moment. What is one life compared to tens of thousands?"
"You've gone too far, priestess. I know that Goddesses can be reborn, and they are different than they were before." "Ya! I'm only an evil, maniacal sociopath some of the time, now!"
Sakuyamon twirls her staff, sending a wave of spirit foxes flying towards Stingmon and the injured Tamers. They rip and tear at their flesh, dealing heavy damage. Sakuyamon raises her hand towards Annie, and a ring of spirit energy appears around her neck. Annie starts to panic. Her eyes start to glow purple. She screams at the top of her lungs. It starts as a high pitch scream, but the voice matures.
"You should have known better than to provoke a Goddess! I'm tired of you interfering, priestess!"
Magic energy begins to spiral around the glyph.
"Oh no, Kiyoko, call off the barrier, or Adrian and OmniShoutmon are going to be hurt!" "Azetramon is about to attack! I can't deactivate the barrier now."
The barrier starts to crack. Annie's body becomes illuminated with energy. She raises her arms and tilts her head back, releasing a devastating wave of energy. The barrier is shattered, and everyone is thrown back. Annie closes her eyes and drops to her knees. Sakuyamon struggles to rise.
"Do you see the truth now? Annie is too dangerous to be left alive." "Damn it, we can keep her under control. Azetramon only returns when her life is threatened." __________________
The wind guardian Iki charges at Gunner, hitting him with his staff. Gunner goes for a few strikes with his hammer, but as far as agility goes, he is fighting a losing battle. In desperation, he tosses his hammer aside, and removes his gauntlets.
"Yes, I can feel your energy return, Mistress. It will only be a matter of time before Azetramon fully takes over."
Gunner fires a blast of magic energy from his arms at Iki.
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Post by Adrian Boriker on May 14, 2018 15:02:28 GMT
OmniShoutmon growls as he still tries his futile attempt to destroy the barrier. "UNGH! COME ON! GET DESTROYED ALREADY!"
"It's no use, OmniShoutmon," Adrian says. "And you, Sakuyamon, we've been doing our best to keep both worlds in order! If anything, you're the villain here for wanting to kill a little girl!" Suddenly though, a green blast hits the barrier. Both tamer and Digimon turn around to see Dante and a digivolved Stingmon.
"Alright!" Adrian cheers. "You're not... no way, you actually BROUGHT that thief?!"
"You shoulda left him for dead! No, it's my fault for not making sure he was ACTUALLY dead!"
"Enough, OmniShoutmon!"
Things go from bad to worse when Azteramon's spirit awakens and releases a wave of energy, causing Adrian and OmniShoutmon to be thrown back into the wall. OmniShoutmon manages to get up, but Adrian is out cold. "Adrian! ...Sakuyamon, if my partner is dead because of this...!"
Elsewhere, Iki is confused when Gunner starts to take off his gauntlets.
"Huh? What're you-" Iki didn't get to finish as he was hit with a sudden energy blast, knocking him out of the sky. After Gunner leaves, however, Iki then gets up and follows Gunner, if he chooses to leave.
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Post by Dante on May 15, 2018 23:42:56 GMT
Things had reached their boiling point. No one seems to be on the same page. When Dante and Stingmon return with an injured Cassius, Adrian and OmniShoutmon are not happy they brought the thief with them. Dante wasn't about to leave him for dead, even if they could not stand each other. Things go from bad to worse when Annie freaks out, as the Goddess Azetramon takes over her and unleashes a devastating attack.
When the dust settles, just about everyone is injured. Annie returns to normal. She starts bawling her eyes out and crouches down, tucking her head in between her knees. Adrian has been badly injured by the blast. Dante looks at Kiyoko with desperation in his eyes.
"You see what has happened now? Please, Kiyoko, the violence has to stop." "This is all the more proof that Annie cannot be allowed to roam our world."
Stingmon stares daggers at Sakuyamon. He charges both his energy cannon and energy spike.
"You know, I've never liked you, Kiyoko! And now you've gone off the deep end. If you don't stop this greater good garbage and heal Adrian, I will bury you here." "Hmph. Insolent worm! I will heal your companion, if you give the girl to me."
"What kind of a deal is that? Adrian's life could hang in the balance, and you are still obsessing over something that is out of your control. You can't protect the whole city by yourself. No one is asking you to. I will look after Annie. If you've ever respected me as a person, you will trust me."
Sakuyamon turns her nose up at Dante. They had some good points. Kiyoko had gone too far in her pursuit of protecting the city. Azetramon is a dangerous threat indeed, but if Annie is taken care of, there's a chance that Azetramon will stay locked up inside of her.
"Very well. I am entrusting you to watch over the girl, and make sure Azetramon does not return."
Sakuyamon walks over to Adrian and kneels down.
"His body has taken high levels of punishment, but his condition is stable. I can revitalize him, and the rest of you as well, but you will still need medical attention."
Sakuyamon raises her staff and twirls it around. A gold wave of energy flows out, spiraling around the group. After the spell, Sakuyamon is noticeably weakened.
"There. The rest is up to you. I grow weary of always being the one to maintain the balance between worlds. I must return to my duties as a shrine maiden. I trust that all of you will look after Shibuya in my absence."
Sakuyamon powers down, as Kiyoko and Renamon split. Kiyoko returns to normal while Renamon's data returns to her Digivice. Kiyoko approaches Dante and runs her fingers down the collar of his shirt. She leans in and kisses his lips passionately. Dante is beyond shocked to see this coming from the uptight priestess. Kiyoko steps back from Dante, and bows to the group. Her face shows no emotion.
"Farewell."
Kiyoko turns and walks away. Would Dante ever see Kiyoko again? Regardless of the bad times, she would always have a place in his heart for the good times they shared together. Dante turns to Annie and smiles warmly. She slowly raises her head up.
"It's okay, you are safe now. Let's get out of these ruins."
The group was now free to safely reach the exit of the ruins.
Iki and Gunner would square off for a while, but in the end the blacksmith was no match for the wind guardian. Gunner would disengage when given the chance, fleeing further into the ruins. It became clear to him that if he is going to resurrect his mistress, he would need reinforcements...
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Post by Adrian Boriker on May 16, 2018 14:21:33 GMT
The rage in OmniShoutmon could not even be described. Here was this random Tamer who was not only yearning to kill a little human girl, but also potentially put his partner and best friend in a coma! Not only that, but Dante had brought that dickhole Cassius along, instead of just leaving him to die!
Even Stingmon felt the same as OmniShoutmon at this moment, and his threats did indeed seem to work, she even said that she would back off of them and Annie. The Sakuyamon then cast a spell that would heal everyone there, as Adrian started to slowly get up.
"Ungh... my head... what the hell happened?"
"Glad to see you back on your feet, Adrian," OmniShoutmon happily told his partner. Both him and Adrian were surprised, however, to see Kiyoko revert back to her human form and kiss Dante right on the lips, causing the two of them to smirk at Dante when she left.
Everything seemed all well and good, and the group was preparing to leave the Ruins, when Iki approaches the group, reverting back to his human form. as he lands.
"You are not safe. I lost track of Azetramon's follower, who seems dead set to do whatever he can to reawaken her..."
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Post by Dante on May 16, 2018 18:19:00 GMT
After the brutality that had ensued, and an unexpected kiss, the group would make their way towards the exit. Iki rejoins them, warning them that the blacksmith is still dead set on attempting to revive Azetramon.
"Gunner is fiercely loyal to his mistress, but he knows his limits. He won't try to fight us if we stay together. I will keep an eye out for him."
Dante knows that sooner or later, the blacksmith would return for Annie. Hopefully it would not be any time soon. The group heads to the exit, returning to the daylight. Dante sighs in relief. Their dangerous ordeal was over. Though they desperately needed medical attention.
"I know of a great doctor that's not far from here. Though I don't know if she's ever had this many patients come in at once."
Cassius struggles to open his eyes. He was near delirious from the blood loss, unable to travel on his own or be a threat. Dante looks over at Adrian and smiles.
"You were wondering about the Mazoku. Well, I hope you got to see the kind of man I really am. The good, and the bad."
Annie leaves Dante's side and gives Adrian a hug.
"I'm so sorry. You never would have gotten hurt if it wasn't for me."
Stingmon yawns and stretches his arms out.
"Bah, all this mushy stuff is getting on my nerves. So I guess OmniShoutmon and I are going to have to carry you over to Cas' office? How will we avoid detection?"
"I can stand on my own for now. OmniShoutmon can revert down to Shoutmon if Adrian wishes. You won't stick out that much if we keep a low profile."
"So, Dante, about that kiss... I can't believe that witch kissed you! Bleh! Her butt is way too big for my tastes. All she does is talk, talk, talk, and she thinks she is superior to everyone."
"Ya, I can imagine that would be annoying..." *rolls eyes*
Dante's relationship with Kiyoko had been a complicated one, but in spite of her blind rage towards those she deemed threats, he couldn't help but respect and admire her.
Having rescued Annie, it was time to recover from the vicious battles. Dante wasn't expecting to stumble into another daring adventure today, but Adrian and Shoutmon proved themselves capable. It is good to know that there are young Tamers on the rise that would be able to protect the city in his absence. Without Kiyoko's watchful eyes, who is to say what would happen? This chapter was about to close, but there was always another on the way. Dangers to face, friends to be made, hearts to be broken, and life to be lived. ________________
[Fin] Feel free to make an exit post. Great thread, Adrian!
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