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Sparring on the Beach(OPEN)
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Post by ricochet6-Mandrake on Mar 1, 2022 7:48:11 GMT
On one Whitewater's quieter beaches Mandrake, Lothar, and their daughter Lilly were there for a purpose or, at least, Mandrake and Lothar were. Lilly had been proven to be an empath and things had quieted down for the family so Mandrake and Lothar decided to head to a beach trip but not just for the purpose of fun. While there Mandrake and Lothar decided to practice sword fighting since it never hurt to get better at fighting with weapons. Upon reaching the beach Mandrake, who was carrying Lilly, used his telekinesis to place the young one down on the sand while Lothar brought out her iguana plushie before handing it to her. Content she began gumming on the plushie that was almost as big as herself
Lothar drew his sword as Mandrake began glowing with the light of digivolution while Lilly was sitting in the sand perfectly content but the glow coming from Mandrake diverted her attention to her fathers as she released her grip on the plushie peaking around it. "Wizardmon digivolve to Mistymon!" Mandrake said before taking a fighting stance with his hand on the hilt of his sword.
Lilly sat there in awe watching Mandrake digivolve before the magician drew his sword like Lothar had before. After Lothar nodded briefly toward Mandrake the two came at each other sparks flying from their swords but neither using their full potential strength by a long shot though not all would know that. Lilly, meanwhile, was getting a free show her body now leaning back on the plushie like a pillow while she watched.
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Post by Hanako Hoshidate on Mar 1, 2022 14:52:34 GMT
Hana and her friends had come to the beach for one humble reason: gathering seashells. What? not everything needs to have a big or dramatic reason behind it. The group had split up along the beach to gather shells more quickly, although bad memories of their MarineDevimon encounter ensured that neither Hana nor her partners dared to go into the water.
Sakura and Mint weren't actually taking part in the seashell hunt, with Sakura lying buried in the sand with only her head currently exposed and Mint trying to build a sandcastle next to her. The little Terriermon had never actually been to a beach before and was having a lot of fun playing in the sand.
The distant sound of Lothar and Mandrake sparring eventually caught Mint's attention since his long ears gave him a pretty keen sense of hearing. Curious about the noise, the young Digimon wandered off to find the source of the noise. The little Terriermon would eventually come across the dueling Digimon and their young daughter. Mint's focus was immediately drawn to Lilly, and quickly went over to introduce himself.
"Hi, there. My name's Mint. Do you want to play with me?" Mint asked, holding out a tiny paw to the young Jyarimon as he introduced himself.
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Post by ricochet6-Mandrake on Mar 1, 2022 17:36:38 GMT
While Mandrake and Lothar sparred the Mistymon sensed multiple familiar presences. As he parried a blow from Lothar's sword, he said "Lothar, I sense Hana, Data, Rush, Sakura, and Mint."
Though they continued to spar, Lothar said "It sure has been quite awhile since we last saw all of them. They must of been through a lot."
Meanwhile Lilly was also sensing someone but only their emotions and the stranger seemed to be happy and when the Terriermon approached Lilly and spoke to her the little Jyarimon turned to look at Mint and her sapphire blue eyes lit up as she said "Hi! Hi!" She then hopped a few inches from her iguana plushie before hopping up and down in an excited manner. Hearing their daughter, Mandrake and Lothar stopped sparring and looked at Lilly and Mint before sheathing their swords. Mandrake then dedigivolved back into Wizardmon upon taking in the sight of Mint knowing it would be a matter of time before the Terriermon's companions caught up to him.
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Post by Hanako Hoshidate on Mar 2, 2022 18:55:39 GMT
"Oh, wow. You're really friendly." Mint commented as he gently patted Lilly's head. It was only then that the young Terriermon actually noticed just how young the Jyarimon really was. "You're still just a baby, aren't you? That's okay, we can still be friends."
While Mint was talking with Lilly, a lumpy shape could be seen lazily burrowing its way through the sand in the direction of the two children. As the burrower crept up behind Mint, a pair of spindly blue arms would rise out of the sand and reach toward the Terriermon. As sinister as it might potentially appear at first glance, the hands would merely begin tickling Mint as soon as the fingers brushed his fur. As Mint began giggling uncontrollably from the onslaught, Rush would poke his head out of the sand, revealing that the burrower was merely the Keramon the whole time. "Peekaboo."
After tickling Mint for a few minutes longer, Rush would halt his assault once he saw Lilly. Rush would silently freeze up and stare at Lilly for a brief moment before making a 'blep' face by sticking the tip of his tongue out at the Jyarimon. "Baby."
After this unusual greeting, Rush would withdraw one arm back into the sand in order to pull out a conch shell and set it on the ground next to Lilly. "Gift for baby."
Rush isn't very good at socializing, but he tries his best (in his own unusual way).
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Post by ricochet6-Mandrake on Mar 3, 2022 2:44:42 GMT
Mandrake and Lothar quietly watched as Mint interacted with Lilly even patting the little Jyarimon's head. Lilly giggled in response to the Terriermon patting her head and talking to her. Though she didn't have a large vocabulary when it came to speech it seemed she was aware of what was being said which made sense seeing as she would likely be digivolving sometime over the next few months.
Mandrake sensed Rush's mental signature coming in fast and saw what looked like a lump burrowing in the sand fast approaching Mint before a pair of hands popped out of the sand snatching Mint and began tickling the Terriermon. The sudden appearance caused Lilly to squeak in fright and dive behind her iguana plushie whimpering so she didn't notice the Keramon pop fully out of the sand but heard the word Peekaboo.
Then when Rush approached Lilly she trembled and looked at the rookie with fear and confusion in her sapphire eyes as if trying to figure out why he was not feeling one of the bad feelings that usually upset her. Then he offered a conch shell to the hatchling which confused her even more. "H-Hi?" Lilly asked voicing her confusion to match the obvious visual cues.
Mandrake and Lothar, meanwhile, couldn't take it anymore and began laughing at what they witnessed as it was both adorable and hilarious at the same time.
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Post by Hanako Hoshidate on Mar 4, 2022 16:38:35 GMT
The sound of Mandrake and Lothar bursting into laughter caused Rush's head to perk up, rotating his head like an owl to look at the two Champions. When he saw them, a big, toothy grin spread across his face as he ducked back into the sand and burrowed his way over towards them. Once he had gotten close, the Keramon pulled himself out of the sand and opened his mouth to speak, only for him to immediately bend over and vomit a small waterfall of sand out of his mouth.
"Blech. Sand not good. Hi, Wizard-friend, Lion-friend. Hi, hi!" Rush commented once he finished coughing up the sand he'd gotten his mouth. The quirky Rookie would then tilt his head to the left as he held out his hands to offer them some assorted seashells. "Seashells. Found lots, share with friends."
While Rush was greeting Mandrake and Lothar, Mint would wrap his ears around Lilly in a hug as he tried to soothe the confused hatchling. The Terriermon's fuzzy ears would feel cool to the touch, but not so cold that it would be unpleasant. "It's okay. Rush may look scary, but he's really nice! We play together all the time!"
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Post by ricochet6-Mandrake on Mar 5, 2022 0:43:05 GMT
By the time Mandrake and Lothar had stopped laughing the sight of Rush turning his head like an owl before grinning, ducking into the sand, and burrowing towards them at high speed before popping back out voicing how sand was not good. Mandrake said "Yes sand tends to get into everything." Having an artificial arm Mandrake knew that all too well or, if it was not sand it was somehow gum. Ugh. Then the friendly Keramon mentioned finding lots of shells and wanted to share with friends. "Yes sharing is nice isn't it, Rush? So I see Hana and your brother Data haven't caught up to you yet."
Meanwhile Lilly was trying to figure out the confusing being that Keramon was. It was likely cause like her eldest brother she was a fairly astute child who took after her parents. This means she was likely too smart for her own good at times despite not being able to say many words. Then when Mint wrapped her in a hug with his ears she softly squeaked like a crocodile in surprise before seeming to melt into the hug. The mystery that was Rush could wait till another time. Her little ears wiggled in response to the Terriermon holding her as she tried to understand how ears could not only be so long but hold things like herself.
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Post by Hanako Hoshidate on Mar 7, 2022 12:26:35 GMT
"Yes, Mama and Brother split up. Gather shells faster that way." A goofy grin to spread across Rush's face as he tossed the seashells in the air, causing them to scatter across the sand. The Wizardmon's praise about sharing (or at least Rush thought of it as praise) made Rush feel rather giddy and start spinning in place for a few minutes, before the Keramon stopped and pointed at the ear-wrapped Lilly. "Who is baby? Doesn't smell like Kshin-friend or LJ-friend."
While that was happening, Sakura would wake up from her nap, sitting up and rising out of her sandy prison as she rubbed the sleepiness out of her eyes.Once she finishes, she groggily scanned the immediate area around her only to immediately snap to full wakefulness when she noticed Mint's absence. The Lillymon immediately jumped to her feet in a rush, her mind panicking as she tried to locate her little brother. The thought of Mint possibly getting lost or being kidnapped immediately rose to the front of her brain as she started flitting around the beach to try to find the young Terriermon.
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Post by ricochet6-Mandrake on Mar 7, 2022 12:37:52 GMT
"I see." Mandrake said as he took in Rush's words as the goofy Keramon had a grin spread across his face before he tossed the seashells in the air and they scattered all across the sand as a result. This was most likely a result of Mandrake's earlier praise of him sharing but with Rush who knew? Mandrake and Lothar watched as Rush then began spinning in place before looking at Lilly and the Jyarimon looked confused by the Keramon. At least she no longer seemed afraid of him so that was a start.
When Rush pointed at Lilly and asked who she was Mandrake said "That is a fair question Rush. This is Lothar and I's youngest child. Her name is Lilly and she was born after Kshin left to adventure on his own shortly after he reached rookie form." Mandrake figured the straightforward approach was best with the Keramon known as Rush.
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Post by Hanako Hoshidate on Apr 4, 2022 10:36:36 GMT
Rush tilted his head to the right as he processed Mandrake's explanation, before nodding his head. "Makes sense. Lilly-baby is sweet. Wanna be friends."
Meanwhile, Data and Hana had caught up to the rambunctious Keramon, trying to figure out where the Keramon had run off to. Data made his way over to his brother and the others, the Guardromon nodding at the Wizardmon and Leomon as he approached. "Mandrake. Lothar. Good to see you again. I'm glad you were able to keep my brother out of trouble. How have things been for you?"
While Data was greeting the two parents, Hana made her way over to where Mint and Lilly were hanging out. Seeing the little Jyarimon being hugged by Mint made Hana set down the buckets of shells she was carrying as she kneeled down in front of the two children. "Aw, that's so adorable! You made a new friend, Mint!"
"Hi, Hana!" Mint replied. The Terriermon gently released Lilly from the hug and waddled over to Hana, where the teen scooped him up into her arms. "Wheee!"
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Post by ricochet6-Mandrake on Apr 4, 2022 10:55:53 GMT
Lilly looked at the Rush still trying to figure him out. When Rush spoke to her she was getting the feeling that he was harmless to her if a bit weird and smiled at the goofy Keramon as she said "F-Friends? Friends!" Now another word had been added to her small vocabulary of spoken words. Little by little she was moving towards speaking sentences more than a word or two.
Mandrake sensed Data and Hana as the two came into sight. Data, who was in his champion stage of Guadromon had begun speaking to Mandrake and the Wizardmon said "Other than startling our daughter your brother hasn't been too much trouble." He then looked in Mint's direction as a silent indication of where Lilly was.
"Other than the occasional issue that comes up things have been fine for Mandrake and myself. Recently the two of us got engaged." Lothar said indicating the sapphire half heart on a gold chain around his neck. The magical gem lightly sparkles from time to time.
Lilly, now looking at Hana, smiled at the human girl who called her adorable before she said "Hi! Hi! M-Me L-Lilly!" When Mint put her down Lilly began watching the interactions between the Terriermon and human smiling as she felt all the positive emotions around her.
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Post by Hanako Hoshidate on Apr 4, 2022 11:40:07 GMT
"Oh? Well, congratulations to both of you!" Data said after Lothar mentioned his and Mandrake's engagement. The Guardromon would definitely be smiling at the news if he had a mouth, but sadly his Guardromon form was the only form he had that lacked such a feature.
When Lilly introduced herself to Hana (with a little difficulty due to her young age), Hana shifted Mint to one arm while reaching out with her free hand to gently pat Lilly on the head. "Well, hi there, Lilly. Aren't you just the sweetest little thing? I'm Hana."
"Hi, new Lilly-friend. Sorry to scare you. Hi, Mama. Friends are nice." Rush added as he floated back over to Hana, Mint, and Lilly's location and gently laid his head on Hana's shoulder. "Today is good day. Good for play!"
Hana opened her mouth to reply, but heard something that prompted her to quickly pick Lilly up and carry the two children off to the side, with Rush following behind her. Mere seconds later, Sakura ended up violently crashing down where the trio had been moments before, rolling across the sand before skidding to a stop.
Sakura slowly forced herself to her feet, wincing as she held her side with one hand, green blood slowly oozing out between her fingers. Her other hand had its rapier extended, although she was currently using it to support her weight and hold herself up. It was painfully obvious that something had attacked the Lillymon.
Holding the two young children, Hana followed Sakura's gaze upward, seeing what had actually attacked the flower knight. A butterfly-like knight Digimon was currently hovering in the air using a large pair of red butterfly wings. The knight had bright crimson armor and two curved, blade-like antenna extending from its helmet. The knight stared passively at the group below with its yellow eyes, holding out a serrated, red-bladed sword with a butterfly-shaped crossguard at the group. The figure seemed to emanate glowing golden particles from its wings, giving it an otherworldly appearance.
To those that tried to sense the knight's mind, all they would feel is a sense of cold indifference radiating from its mind, with the barest hints of a separate consciousness buried deep beneath the surface. All of this would be beneath a layer of interference, like a staticky radio transmission.
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Post by ricochet6-Mandrake on Apr 4, 2022 12:05:12 GMT
Data congratulated Mandrake and Lothar on their engagement the happy emotions making Lilly squeal in delight. She liked days like this where there was pleasant emotions around her. Such emotions not only made her feel good but also mentally at peace. When others were sad she felt sad as well.
When Hana patted Lilly's head the little Jyarimon giggled as her ears wiggled in response to the touch. She then watched as she heard Rush call Hana mama before looking between the two but not that confused as she had seen another human with a digimon child so this wasn't that odd to her. After hearing the word play though she began bouncing in excitement.
However when Hana suddenly picked her up, Lilly let out a squeak of surprise much like what one would hear from a distressed crocodile. Not that she hated being held but the sudden action was what made her unhappy. When Sakura crashed near them her unhappy squeaks turned into squeaks of fright as she saw that the Lillymon was injured.
Mandrake and Lothar ran over to Sakura taking in her injuries but before any of them could say anything Mandrake felt something weird like a faint hint of a consciousness coming their way. That didn't seem right but then a unknown knight like digimon appeared before the group hovering over them. Lilly felt the cold indifference and whimpered as she had felt this before in an Astamon but this digimon felt different somehow which made her just as puzzled as she was frightened. Lilly, who was now shaking, said "B-Bad f-f-feelings. S-Scared. No l-like bad feels."
Clutching his staff tightly Mandrake moved in front of Hana, Mint, Rush, and Lilly before staring up at the knight before he asked "Who are you? What do you what here?" Meanwhile Lothar had moved to give some cover for Sakura yet could still move to cut off the knight if it attacked.
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Post by Hanako Hoshidate on Apr 4, 2022 13:15:01 GMT
OST:
The mysterious knight, upon hearing Mandrake calling out to it, shifted its focus from Sakura to the Wizardmon. The knight's response to the Wizardmon's was to point its sword at the Wizardmon, which began to glow gold. "D̸i̶s̵a̸p̶p̵e̷a̵r̵.̷"With that single word, the knight repeatedly swung its blade, launching several golden energy waves heading straight towards the Wizardmon. The energy waves were powerful enough to pierce shields, so they would do damage even if the sorceror tried to block the attack. After the knight launched its attack, Data counterattacked by unleashing a Guardian Barrage, sending a pair of missile flying towards the crimson knight. Being so focused on Mandrake, the knight wasn't able to dodge the missiles in time, and was knocked out of the sky by the explosions. Despite this, the Knight manage to re-orient itself and land on its feet, leaving a trail in the sand as it skidded backwards slightly upon landing. While that was happening, Hana shifted Mint so that he was riding on her back piggyback-style, with the Terriermon wrapping his ears around her like a scarf in order to maintain his grip. Hana then ran over to Lothar and Sakura with Rush right by her side. "We'll help Sakura, Lothar. You should go help the others." Hana told the Leomon, a look of pure determination on her face. She would then pull out her Digivice and looked at Rush. "You know what to do, Rush. Digi-Armor Energize!"With that, Rush Armor Digivolved into his new Biomon form, and the medical Android Digimon quickly got to work on treating Sakura's wounds. Speaking in a much more mature and professional tone than his Rookie form, Rush began to advise his patient. "Hold still while I treat that side wound. This will sting a bit, but should help speed up the healing. Regeneration Serum!"The Biomon then used the syringes on his right hand to inject a green fluid into Sakura's side, after which the Lillymon's injury began to visibly heal itself, slowly but surely. Sakura gave the medic a smile as she straightened up and stopped leaning on her sword. "Thanks, buddy. I owe you one. Now let's show this jerk why it's a bad idea to mess with us!"
??? used: -Butterfly Cutter: ??? repeatedly swings its sword to launch a quartet of golden energy waves at an enemy, which are capable of piercing shields with surgical precision. 3 post cooldown, full piercing. (0/3) Data used: -Guardian Barrage: Fires whistling missiles from the retractable missile launchers in its forearms. Deals a medium amount of damage, 2 post cooldown. (0/2) Rush used: -Regeneration Serum: Biomon jabs an ally or himself with the needles on his right hand, injecting them with a specialized formula that speeds up their body's healing capabilities and moderately heals them over the course of 3 turns. 3-post CD. (Duration on Sakura: 0/3)
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Post by ricochet6-Mandrake on Apr 4, 2022 22:58:25 GMT
Apparently the knight was far from the friendly type as it shifted its attention to Mandrake aiming its glowing sword at him. As the knight spoke the word disappear several golden energy waves came right at Mandrake. Mandrake's sapphire blue eyes widened as the attack came at him. Then as a method of how to escape unscathed came to mind as he said "Divine Transformation!" Mandrake began glowing as his body began changing shape as he transformed into a giant red tailed hawk that was roughly as big as the knight. Using this form he was able to evade the attack and take to the air while Data's Guardian Barrage hit its mark sending the knight out of the sky from the force of the explosions. However the knight was able to orient itself landing as nimbly as Lothar was able to as it landed on its feet skidding back a bit.
Tears began streaming down Lilly's face as her fright had turned from distressed squeaks to cries of fear. Even Hana running over to Lothar and Sakura wasn't enough to make the little one feel any better as her instincts were screaming at her to get away from the fighting. "No! Bad feels! No!" she managed to say between her wails of terror.
When Sakura told Lothar to go help the others he looked at Lilly and his heart clenched at the sight and sounds of his daughter's terror but Hana was right, he had to help Mandrake and Data. Locking eyes at the knight who had frightened Lilly he growled before he ran towards it pulling his hand into a fist. A pale blue aura surrounded his body as he drew his fist back and said "Fist of the Beast King!" The aura around him formed into a lion shape as his punch sent the energy of it towards MorphoKnightmon.
Lilly began snuggling into Hana's as Rush armor digivolved and began healing Sakura. Gradually the Lillymon would be back to normal but it would take time. "Scared." Lilly whimpered.
OOC: Mandrake uses his Divine Transformation to take the form of a larger than average red tailed hawk to evade MorphoKnightmon's attack. [RAM UPGRADE] Divine Transformation: Allows Mandrake the ability to transform into various Human World animals. The animals can be bigger or smaller than average. As an animal he can attack with various parts of his body. While using this ability he can still communicate telepathically but has no access to his other powers. If he gets hit by an attack or uses another ability he returns to his normal form. Lasts two posts. Lasts 0/2 posts.
Lothar uses his Fist of the Beast King. Fist of the Beast King: A lion shaped aura forms around his fist before he launches it with a punch.
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