Hanging After The Show (Valentine's Event 2019)

Amongst the blind combat which occured, one rookie certainly did his best to turn the heat up, quite literally, as a show if punches and kicks was lifted to a show of fire and flame. Blue flares and red fireballs that were in response ascended just above the crowd,and as time passed, other elements quickly had entered the fray. The result was something in-between a mosh pit and an elemental brawl, any rookie willing to show their abilities included. Although it never got over the music, moreso providing a light show for those not participating directly.

Bero didn’t even pay attention to how well he was doing, so engrossed in the combat itself, how noticeable he was and how much eyes he caught wasn’t even a consideration for him. Naturally, this wouldn’t last forever, as eventually, the music had to die down, and it seemed the focus was now to just get drunk and let that occur. Bero went to the bar, by far one of the more wounded Digimon walking over there, although he carried it with pride, his cloak still aflame with blue wisps of fire as in the excitement, he didn’t even remember to douse his flames.

Bero went to the bar and just drank simple water, not being one for any intoxicating drinks Digimon could get. He was revelling in the pain he felt and the way it reminded him what to protect in future combats and what not. It created a unique visual, a short blackgabumon with his cloak entirely covered in wispy, blue flames, sitting at the bar, gulping down water, signs of scratches and punches still visible over his body. “Give me another water or something fizzy, hell if i care.” He spoke, grin still on his face from the elated feeling rushing through him.

A cream soda, fizzy enough to make him feel alive… and a beer courtesy of a shoutmon? Bero looked at the shoutmon with a raised brow. There was a stare that was just long enough to get awkward, before Bero got what this was getting at, obviously a little slower on the intake. He chuckled and grabbed the terabyte beer, popping it open and chugging some down into his mouth, but not swallowing quite yet. His coat’s claws lifted up as he turned to the shoutmon while still chugging a little more beer. He put the terabyte beer down quite forcefully on the bar, before his claws made a little heart shape, as one would do with two hands.

Bero, with his mouth full, suddenly blew out into the heart-shaped hole his hands made, and as he blew through them, blue fire ignited the Beer that bero had been keeping in his mouth, and a small fireball came out from his hands, forming a blue fiery heart.



It wasn’t a genuine gesture, more of a tease, as his mischievous smile afterwards would show, but that would be easily enough mistaken. “You can tell him he’s free to try, but this fire ain’t easily tamed, if you care.” Bero said to the WereGarurumon, casually going to his cream soda and sipping at it instead.

Out? Just for that little display? Well, it was the Shoutmon who gave me the alcohol! Bero thought as he looked at the WereGarurumon with incredulous disbelief. It last for just a split second, he was done with this place anyway. “Pf, Alright.” The BlackGabumon rolled his eyes before paying up first. No need to anger someone obviously stronger than him.

Descending from his stool, the fellow finally realized he had accidentally left his cape ‘on’. With a simple exhale via his nose and quick thought, the cape simmered down to it’s smooth, unburning, black self. With a slightly slowed down gait, his right leg hurting more than he expected it too, he made his way outside, passing through the entrance and almost vanishing entirely in the darkness for a second before becoming visible once more one leaving the place proper.
The shoutmon had left with slightly more hassle, but had left quicker than he did, leaving him to walk outside to a Shoutmon callin him hot stuff.

“That joke is the worst. And i guess since i’m done brawling here, i was going to go somewhere to rest up so i’m ready for the next scrap. Only the strong are worth my time anywho.” He spoke to him with high and mighty voice. The fact that the Gabumon wouldn’t even reach the shoutmon’s chin properly apparently didn’t even find it’s way into Bero’s thick skull. He tried to brush off Shoutmon with a sly grin and walk on, well aware that may elicit a response of sorts. He winced as he stepped on his right foot, but tried to hid it by hurriedly taking the next step as if in full confidence.

Every word Shoutmon said shot anger and fury through every function and line of code in Bero’s body. Little guy? Blue embers formed over his cape. Every hit below the belt? A maddened Grin and small blue flames covered the black furred cape, heating the very air around him. Shoutmon had stopped him with his battle mic, but insanity had basically already overtaken Bero’s eyes. As Shoutmon said little guy one more time, the entirety of Bero’s cape which eclipsed his overall form erupted into one massive blue flame encroaching upon him, his fury kicking the fires into Accelerant Ignition. The Blackgabumon slowly turned his head to Shoutmon, killing intent shining in his eyes as roiling flames crackled. He let Shoutmon finish talking before he put his fists together.

Bero’s own mind wasn’t far behind, a combat tactician wracking his brain over what a shoutmon could do, and how he could counter it. The microphone was the main secret here, And Bero’s ability to counterplay it his main strategy. The Shoutmon backed off, but hiding his primary advantage here meant that he could try to catch the Shoutmon off guard! "I'm Afraid there's no cute side to this Tsundere, you imbecile!" He responded in kind while trying to already move back towards the Shoutmon, using the time Shoutmon was thinking to close the gap some.

Bero had to quickly react to Shoutmon preparing to use his Mic! He had his ignited cloak arm suddenly stretch out, combined with the BlackGabumon himself stepping forward, reaching to grab and muffle the mic! Given how easy it was for the shoutmon to shout, Bero would never block the full attack, but the cloak reached out and the fiery claw covered part of Shoutmon’s mic due to the speed his accelerated fires gave him. The resulting soundwave was still very loud, and had Bero disoriented for a split second, damaged somewhat by the attack. His strategy had paid off though, as while he had taken the damage, he had stood his ground. His many flames flickered in the waves of air pressure the the growl created, the fires licking and zipping to the air behind him for a bit. He had recovered quickly and his flaming cape claws now stretched out like burning elastic limbs, Bero confident with showing off the increased range. A claw from Shoutmon’s left swiped towards the Red digimon’s feet and mic stand!

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Bero used his increased speed and stretchy limbs to cover part of Shoutmon’s Mic to lessen the damage, but still takes the remaining brunt of the attack!
Bero attacked Shoutmon with Flame Swipe.
Flame Swipe
Attack - Using his freely controllable flaming coat claws, Bero makes a quick long swipe with flaming trails at his enemies. The coat and the fires coming from this attack can stretch out, giving it a sudden stretch and increasing it’s range beyond expected distance. The attack does minor damage and has no cooldown.

He had gotten Shoutmon down and knocked back for a second, a gleeful grin on the BlackGabumon's mouth. But Shoutmon denied him the victory using some quick reflexes and it’s mic stand. Clearly, this Shoutmon had seen more scuffles and was quicker than Bero had anticipated. Looks like Shoutmon wasn’t taunting without being ready to back it up! But Bero wasn’t about to lose that competition either. Shoutmon’s words confused Bero for a second, but after that they were quickly back in the fight.

Bero paid no mind when his cloak’s hands were hit away, although that did prevent him from attacking with them right this second, or blocking with them in an easy fashion. Because of that he raised one of his normal hands to actually help bat off the mic when it would come for his head! However, as he was ready to bat away the Mic and attack the shoutmon again, the Shoutmon showed the true nature of his attack, a feint, and followed it up! "Azure Zenith!" Bero panicked, and the raging blue fire gathered in his horn, before rushing all around Bero and creating a sphere of blue flame to blow back the Stand Smash, his cape unfurling with the blue fire and igniting blaze from both his barrier and his extra fiery cape licked and lashed out and Shoutmon.

However, after the sphere of blue fire had passed away and revealed Bero once more, Bero didn’t react and retaliate instantly. In fact, he didn’t at all, giving Shoutmon time to try for the next attack, While Bero winced as the hottest flames on his cape receded and he needed to use two of his capes’ arms to push against the ground as an extra support.

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Bero blocked Stand Smash using Azure Zenith.
The fires of Azure Zenith and Accelerant Ignition lash towards Shoutmon in reaction to his Stand Smash.
Accelerant Ignition Ends.
Azure Zenith
Defense - A small gout of flame rises from Bero’s horn before quickly creating a thin wall of flame all around Bero to protect him with, this defends him against rookie level attacks and reduces damage of champion level attacks by 50%, and also damages opponents who use melee attacks for minor damage. This ability blocks for a duration of 1 turn. This ability has a cooldown of 4 posts.