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Rise of the Gulus Hero (Open 3/3)
Shi
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If you don't make a move, I will.
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Post by Shi on Jul 12, 2023 4:18:41 GMT
Shi put his hands in his pockets as the situation seemed to calm down a bit, Nao and Gulus were safe. Betel seemed to of had all the fight taken out of him and Mandrake's water attack managed to calm the heat around the epicenter of the attack. "Alright, guess this is a wrap. Thankfully no one got too hurt." Shi mentioned adjusting his cap as he walked over to investigate what was going on.
Meanwhile Gulus still had Nao in a death grip, his shoulders rising and falling slowly as his body was shaking, something none could see before but he was actually crying. "Hey, man. It's not that bad. I'm fine! I'm totally fine! It's ok. It's ok!" Nao said as she patted him on the back trying to calm the digimon down.
"You're my best friend Nao, you're the only one who gave me a chance, t-the only one who cared enough to try and get to know me. If, If I lost you then I, I have no idea what I'd do." The dark digimon said as he wiped his face, still holding onto the girl's shoulders looking her dead in the eyes. "Promise me you won't, won't leave me behind. I-I don't know what I'd do without you. I don't want to lose the human that, that saved me."
"C'mon man, I ain't going anywhere anytime soon. I'm not gonna let anyone bully you anymore just cause of the way you look. I'll be by your side, if I ever get into too much trouble then, well." Nao reached up and patted him on the head for a moment with a smile. "Then you can be my hero and save me, not as a demon lord but as my best bud." As she said that though Hawkeye's message about looking at her wrist clicked and it just so happened to be the one she tapped Gulus with.
"Woah, hey. Check it out. It just like, randomly appeared. Ha, even has your colors bud." Nao looked at it for a moment holding it up towards the sky. "Heh, guess this cements it, I ain't leaving you for a loooooooong time." Nao said holding her fist out towards him.
Smiling Gulus returned the favor, hitting her knuckles with his. "Wouldn't have it any other way, Nao."
Meanwhile Shi was standing nearby, looking around with his hand on his chin. "Did that act of self sacrifice, force them to get partnered? Or was it just a coincidence it happened then." He thought aloud but soon shrugged after, gaining partners in general was a scatter shot half the time it seems.
Meanwhile while everyone was enjoying themselves and Nao's new partnership, Kaus had dragged Betel away for a moment, though he wasn't yelling at him just talking with Wezen next to them looking at a butterfly that just so happened to fly past, he tried to bite it. He failed.
Once Kaus was done talking to Betel the digimon walked back over, staring at the floor before completely falling to his knees with his face against the ground. "I am so sorry for everything I have done this past night, I do not deserve your forgiveness but please do know I am sorry!" He apologized to all of them, not daring to look up from the apology pose.
"K, accepted." Shi said without hesitation in the most nonchalant way possible, meanwhile Nao and Gulus seemed to wait a second to see everyone elses reactions.
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Post by ricochet6-Mandrake on Jul 12, 2023 4:44:57 GMT
Mandrake's and Lothar's eyes both widened at Nao's both brave as well as reckless move as she leaped into the ring of fire. Fortunately the fight was over so that was one less thing for them to worry about and it seemed Nao was somehow alright as well. Not only that Hawkeye mentioned something around Nao's wrist.
Lothar took notice of how Mandrake's water based move took care of the heated epicenter and as Mandrake digivolved back into Wizardmon he and Lothar noticed that Gulus had ahold of Nao and was crying. However neither of them made fun of either Nao or Gulus considering the situation at hand.
Mandrake and Lothar approached the pair spotting the digivice before Mandrake said "Guess the two of you were meant to be close all this time."
"Who knows what was the trigger, Shi." Lothar said from his spot not far from Shi but standing closer to Mandrake.
"I accept your apology as well, Betel. I've been known to be a forgiving fellow." Mandrake said with a smile before looking at Lothar.
"I accept your apology as well, Betel. Just keep your brothers out of trouble from here on out." Lothar said in a gentle tone which surprised Mandrake as Lothar wasn't always as forgiving as he was.
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Post by Kaya Matsui and Hawkeye on Jul 25, 2023 3:50:31 GMT
With that, the battle appeared to be over. Betel had most of the fight taken out of him anyways, with his brothers seemingly just following along with his lead. Kaya and Hawkeye both watched as Gulus hugged Nao close, the dark dragon crying and making Nao promise that she'd never leave him like that. It reminded Hawkeye greatly of all those times he was in that same exact situation with Kaya. He tried to hide it, but it was clear he was tearing up a bit.
"They remind you a lot of us, don't they?" Kaya asked her partner, a tear running down one side of her face.
"...yes, they really do," Hawkeye admitted. He reached over to Kaya's hand and held it gently in his own wing. "Just like Gulus with Nao, I truly don't know what I'd do if you weren't there with me. Watching them today reminded me of that. No matter how different we are or how unwilling I am do come along on your crazy outings, I always want to remain by your side, Kaya Matsui."
Kaya felt her heart jump when she was put into this sudden emotional moment. She sniffled as she grabbed onto Hawkeye's other wing with her free hand, also looking at him dead in the eyes. "You should know by now that you're not going to get rid of me that easily... I love you, Hawkeye."
"And I love you, Kaya."
It was then that Hawkeye had pointed out the Digivice now present on Nao's wrist. Nao herself didn't seem all to shocked or phased about it; in fact, it gave her more of a reason to stay close with Gulus, even. Shi was mumbling to himself if it was just a coincidence that Nao and Gulus were partnered, or if it was the self sacrifice that did it. Kaya smirked as she glanced at Shi. "After all this time, you still try to piece together how any of Yggdrasil's logic works?"
"The Digital World works in mysterious ways," Hawkeye said, "but I don't think I'd have it any other way."
After a long talk with his brother, Betel came over and apologized to the group, getting onto his knees and bowing in an apology pose. Shi, Mandrake, and Lothar had already accepted the apology so far. Kaya and Hawkeye looked at each other, both wondering what they should do. Eventually, they both sighed, looking back towards Betel while Kaya walked over and offered him a hand to help him up.
"Just promise that you'll ask questions before shooting first, alright?" Kaya asked, giving the BetelGammamon a gentle smile as she held her hand out for him.
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Shi
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Post by Shi on Aug 6, 2023 4:21:35 GMT
As Nao and Gulus, alongside Kaya and Hawkeye got more emotional with one another about separation Shi glanced down at his left hand in his pocket, reaching in and pulling out his darkened digivice, screen black and void of its usual colors for the moment. A thought passed through the teens head as he held it, clenching his hand far tighter than he meant to, threatening to crush the device even with his weak strength.
Shi didn't want to ruin the moment though, they worked hard and cared for one another. He shouldn't let his own problems get in the way of that, so with a quiet breath Shi put the digivice away and adjusted his hat for a moment, however in that moment if one looked closely at the teen.
One might of caught a glimpse of a fallen tear coming down his face.
Recovering from that small lapse of his control just in time for Kaya to mention Yggy's whole deal about giving tamers digivices, it was true but. Something else just seemed a bit odd to Shi about it. "Keeps me occupied in this crazy world. Sides, gotta make up the list of questions for if I ever encounter em." That would be an insane amount of questions to ask after all.
Everyone else had accepted Betel's apology, Kaya even assisted him in getting up which Betel thanked her for as he got back up. everyone except for Nao and Gulus, who were the two that were most affected by it. Looking at each other the new tamer and partner duo started talking quietly to one another for a few moments, after a few seconds Gulus nodded and the two of them walked over to the Champion level digimon. "Alright, we'll forgive ya. On ooooooone condition though." Nao said motioning for Gulus to continue.
"We need a couple of new things to spice up the show a bit, I'm a pretty good addition but gets boring after a while, so. Any chance you and your brothers can swing by one or twice to do some acting?" Gulus questioned offering a handshake to the digimon.
"Wait, me? Act, show. you, her. Dubhe. I, w- er uh ahhhh." Betel was caught completely off guard and fell down, fainting due to a mix of shock, excitement and happiness at the offer. To which Kaus walked over and picked up the digimon, throwing him ontop of Wezen.
"Yeah he accepts, sorry about him he just, evolved really early and hasn't fully acclimated to his form yet. Wezen either but he's less childish and more." Looking back over at Wezen he was poking at a butterfly with his noise and chasing it around as it flew around the place. "Unfocused, anyway sorry again. We'll stay in touch, trust me he knows how to contact you. He's obsessed with this type of stuff.' Kaus said giving a wave as he walked off alongside his brother, both seemingly fading out using their Holo-suits function to disappear from human eyes.
"So, is this usually how people get digimon or am I just that special?" Nao asked as she stretched her arms, this was quite the ordeal.
"Nah, I found mine on my doorstep."
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Post by ricochet6-Mandrake on Aug 6, 2023 4:47:16 GMT
Mandrake smiled noticing how Kaya and Hawkeye seemed to be a lot like Nao and Gulus. Then he looked at Lothar before reaching out taking ahold of one of Lothar's hands the pairs' fingers intertwining as the couple listened to what was going on.
It seemed like Shi was also getting as emotional as almost everyone else but neither Mandrake nor Lothar commented on that. Mandrake and Lothar were fascinated at Gulus asking if Betel and his brothers could swing by and do some acting while offering the digimon a handshake. It seemed Betel was caught off guard. When Betel fainted both Mandrake and Lothar were surprised and the Wizardmon looked at Kaus before he asked "Is it normal for your brother to accept offers in such a manner, Kaus?" Mandrake and Lothar were relieved that the trouble seemed to be over and soon everyone could head back to Circe. Mandrake was hoping she didn't freak out during the time they were separated.
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Post by Kaya Matsui and Hawkeye on Aug 6, 2023 23:36:48 GMT
In the midst of everything, Kaya would be the one to take a glance at Shi after everything was close to being wrapped up. Her smile faded as she noticed the tear that was falling from Shi's face. That's right... his own partners were still missing. All this talk between partners about staying side by side... how could Kaya have been so stupid? She walked over to Shi and patted his arm.
"Hey," Kaya said to him, "we're going to find Yuudai and Yasuo. Hawkeye and I won't stop looking until they're found. Alright?"
Well, it seemed like everyone had forgiven Betel and his brothers for the absurd amount of trouble that they caused here today. Everyone except for Naoto and Gulus, however. They had a condition for Betel if they were to forgive him and his brothers. And that condition was... for them to be a part of their show every so often. Betel was so stunned by this offer that he fainted right then and there. "After I helped him get up and everything..."
Kaus was quick to pick up Betel and put him on Wezen's back. He explained that Betel evolved early so he still had the mind of a Rookie level in some ways, while Wezen proved himself to be... well, Kaus called him unfocused, but everyone knew he meant to say airheaded. He claimed that they'll contact Naoto before all three of them seemingly disappeared.
Naoto asked if this was normally how people got their Digimon partners, and Shi responded he got his left on his doorstep. "Meanwhile I fell into the Shibuya River, which is actually a permanent portal to the Digital World. And that's where I met Hawkeye here, and the rest was history."
"I am sure you and GulusGammamon will go on plenty of adventures together, Naoto... newer ones than the ones I presume you two have had in the past, I mean."
And that's when Kaya realized something important. "The show! You guys gotta get back in time for the end!" Kaya looked over at GulusGammamon. "Please tell me you're the type of Digimon that can fly at high speeds!"
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