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 Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 4:50 pm
Patrolling had become a regular part of Christa's night life. She'd put off patrolling for quite some time in order to get her academic affairs straightened out, and working ahead paid off. School was winding down and homework was trickling away like so much sand in an hourglass, allowing Christa to take up the henshin pen and travel for longer shifts on the nights she chose to go. Her routes varied with youma activity, and tonight she was in the industrial areas that were across the canal from where she lived. The territory was unfamiliar, but pleasantly abandoned. The factory workers had gone home for the night, leaving the senshi to explore the steel and iron parts of the buildings. One was an engine-building plant, another a slaughterhouse, still another melted some kind of metal into an alloy, according to the sign out front. Something for airlines if the logo was to be believed.
The senshi in red ran across one metal roof to another, keeping her eyes peeled for activity. She thought she sensed something from this end of town, but once she'd arrived, she found it barren. Not a single blip on her mental or cellular radar. How... odd. Perching on one of the neon signs overlooking the loading area, Kallichore scanned the distance for any signs of life, good or bad. When she couldn't find a single thing, she decided to stay put and rest for a bit.
So much had happened since she'd first awakened - she'd met with more senshi, some of which were from Jupiter like she was. She'd joined the Blood Moon Court as an initiate to learn what it was like, she'd run from Negaverse officer after Negaverse officer, she'd traveled to her moon, she'd lost a cousin. So much weighed on her at times, but during her patrols, she tried not to let anything put a damper on her abilities. Brown eyes rested upon some old construction equipment repurposed to pull large deliveries for the factory. Looks fun.
"You okay over there, Serpe?"
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 9:54 pm
Life was slowing down quiet a bit for Melinda, so much that she gotten use to being out every night. Not that she had a choice. She grown use to patrolling with her cousin at this point. With school almost done, it meant more free time for her. She would be heading home soon, and then she be free to do as she pleased. Things seem to be going so much better for her, she was even starting to get the hang of this senshi stuff.
Leaping onto a roof just slightly ahead of the red senshi, her own green skirt seem almost black against the night sky. She was on one knee as she looks down at the buildings below. She too was looking for some sign of life, finding none. Turning her head towards the direction of the familiar voice, she nods some. They weren't that far apart, but still a fairly good distance. Instead of speaking, she simply gave her the thumbs up.
Since finding out they were both senshi, things moved pretty fast Serpentarius. She joined the Blood Moon Court, as one of its Mercenary, met a few new senshi, and had quite a few battles. More then she ever done in a year since she awoke.And all she could think was how much she wanted one more person back in her life.
Shaking her head for a brief moment, she completely kneels on the roof and waits. Her eyes taking in a few of the big machines that were used to haul items around. Somehow, she knew if she look back, Kalli would be looking at those as if she wanted to go try them out,
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Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 11:10 pm
xxxxxThe factory wasn't just empty. It was an empty husk. Husk, as in, emptied out. The workers were scooped out and away, just like that. They hadn't gone home to rest.
xxxxxThey'd been destroyed.
xxxxxOf course, in the papers it would just be blown off as some machinery accident, or maybe even some sort of crazy mass murdering scandal. That would be amusing.
xxxxxIron and metal creaked against metal as the youma stood up. It was funny really, the more starseeds he devoured, the more he seemed to desire. His hunger was unsatisfiable. Eternal. Always chasing him, and, ironically, eating away at him. The dim orange glow that bounced off the walls was more than enough to see all the meat hanging from the ceiling, the metal machines just sitting there. The flame protruding from his head was always lit, but never hot. At least, not to his touch. It was like hair, growing vertically from his head, but always moving, always flickering.
xxxxxIn a fit of frustrated anger, the youma lashed out and smashed a conveyor belt with his armored hand. Giant fingers rapped around the wheels and rubber as though it was a jumprope for him to play with. Angry eyes were sulking, in an almost humanlike way. It wasn't fair. Why couldn't he just be satisfied?
xxxxxSuddenly his senses told him there were two potential targets near him. Not close, like right in front of him, but near. Were they humans?
xxxxxNo, the signals were far too powerful. Far too strong.
xxxxxFar too tempting.
((in general, he looks something like this but with a flaming head of sorts. feel free to interpret that and twist it, im just giving you an idea so you're not like WTF DOES IT LOOK LIKE OMG.))
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Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 3:35 pm
Things were quiet where they were and the senshi felt like she could relax for a little bit. That was, of course, before something loud and drumming came from beneath them somewhere. Kallichore's mental radar picked up something, and something sinister. Definitely a youma - their energy signatures were similar to that of Negaverse agents, but also had their own unique flavor. This one must have done something to the meat packing plant they were currently perched near. Kallichore gave a quick hand signal to her partner and cousin, Serpentarius, before darting across the roof to get a better look. Once her boots made their way to the building across from the meat plant, brown eyes could get a glimpse of what could be in there.
There was a feeling of heat, of orange flames dancing across the metal walls that encased the plant. Something was in there, and it wasn't workers. Once Serpentarius was in position, Kallichore had an idea. She dropped down one level to be roughly ten feet above the ground on an overhang. Some small rocks were up here with her, and she picked one up, throwing it to land near the entrance to the factory. If it was a youma, then maybe it could see this and come outside? That was the thought anyway. With Serpentarius at her back, two senshi could take care of this thing. Kallichore was confident in their abilities, but she was always cautious. Having some high ground on something like a youma was important.
"You feel that?" she asked, her voice a low hum. She was listening for the telltale grunts, groans and shrieks that indicated a youma.
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 10:29 pm
Serpentarius moves across the roof rather quickly, only to kneel down near her cousin as she dropped belong. She could feel it, the intense strumming of energy coming from within the meat packing plant. She could see the glowing dancing off the walls right out of one of the windows. This was not human at all, it was a youma. Rather powerful youma at that.
Giving her cousin Kallichore a nod, she stays above her. Her hands position and waiting. If this thing came out, there was no way in hell she was gonna let it get near Kallichore. She would get the upper hand with her attack first.
Taking a deep breath, she just waited for this youma to appear. It was only a matter of time before it attempted to come after them. After all, they were in this form and powerful. It always seem to draw them light a bug to light.
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 1:22 pm
xxxxxThe monster thought for a moment. Only a moment, youmas weren't that smart. He thought about the potential trap. All the things that could go wrong.
xxxxxThen he screwed it all and chased what he wanted.
xxxxxThe youma creaked and tumbled through the meat factory, and looked at the door that was almost half his size. Pushing through piles of meat, soon-to-be rusting conveyor belts and machinery, he simply made more noise bashing his way around to get to the door. The flame on top of his head flickered, like a beacon of light- that is, if average light was blue. It probably gave his location away instantly, but who cared really? He was completely indestructible.
xxxxxFinally his foot stomped down near the door where the rock had landed, cracking the old, out of date tiling that covered the ground. He glared at the door, being so small there was no way he would fit through. For a moment he considered just exiting the hole on the opposite side of the factory which he had entered through. That was too far away though. His targets might get away. Hesitant for a moment, he stared at the wall.
xxxxxThen he knocked it down.
xxxxxRubble and stone skittered everywhere, bouncing off his metal armor, and landing on the street below. Dust picked up for a moment, only to be swept away by the cool night air that was blowing softly. Many rocks joined the one rock the senshi had thrown, and now a pile was forming. The wall was still intact, but now there was a gaping hole in the side. Surely someone would notice by tomorrow.
xxxxxWhy would that matter though? He would just take their starseed too.
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 10:17 am
s**t. The youma was much bigger than she had anticipated. She was still getting used to the idea that she could sense them. Kallichore didn't know how to sense how big they were, not yet. The sheer immensity of the youma made her gape for a moment before looking to Serpentarius. Could her poison affect something that didn't appear organic? Moreover, would Kallichore's attack work on something that didn't look like it had much of a brain to mess with?
Tonight was about to get very interesting.
Stepping up to the roof just above the youma, the gray haired senshi looked down. Her vantage point might give her some advantage over the giant thing, and it didn't look like it could climb very well. She hoped. Catching her breath, she knew the creature wouldn't stay still for long. It looked hungry. Several scattered metal bits lay about the roof from earlier repairs - the builders too lazy to remove them from the roof. Who would see them up there anyway? Picking one up in a red gloved hand, Kallichore made to throw it like a javelin at the youma's head. It was the least she could do right now.
"Any ideas, Serpe?"
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 11:34 pm
Serpentarius eyes widen some as she looks over the youma. This was gonna be a major problem, she could already see it. This thing wasn't anything she could hit with her attack. She was even wondering if attacking with brute strength was going to be enough against this youma. Chewing on her bottom lip, she watches Kallichore as she shakes her head some.
How were they gonna defeat this thing before it wrecked havoc?
Turning her eyes towards Kallichore, she pinches the bridge of her nose "Not gonna lie, I have no clue. I can't hit this one with my attack. Least I don't think I can." her eyes turn back to the youma as she looks it over carefully.
Everyone of these had a weak point right? They just had to find it.
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 8:08 pm
xxxxxThe youma looked up and saw the two blips on its radar that were causing so much trouble. One was a bit smaller, or maybe, less fancy was the better way to describe it. She had blonde hair that looked nice to burn. Her skirt had little metal studs too- that would be easy to smelt. The other one looked a bit wilder, like something wasn't quite right with her. She certainly felt more powerful though.
xxxxxMore tempting, too.
xxxxxMetal head wasted no time trying to strike down the girls. It may have been night time, but that didn't mean nobody was awake. It had to move quickly.
xxxxxQuickly, it picked up one of the pieces of rubble sitting nearly its feet and chucked it into the flame on its head. A few moments passed (no more than a second or two) and then it grabbed the piece and chucked it. A hot rock hurt a lot more than a normal rock. At least the rocks weren't on fire. That would've been really painful.
xxxxxNote to self: set something on fire.
xxxxxThe youma then quickly retreated into the slaughterhouse. Surely the two targets would follow in after it.
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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 7:32 pm
Before she could really get a bearing on what was going on, the youma retreated. Weren't they supposed to be dumb or something? Kallichore cursed under her breath and started to slowly descend from her perch. Neither one of them could harm a youma they couldn't see, and while it was probably a trap, two against one had to give them some kind of advantage. For a youma made out of metal, they had to find some kind of weakness. Kallichore wasn't sure how her attack would even work on something metal. The only success she'd had was on something organic.
Once she hit the ground, the senshi in red looked up to her partner. "Serpe, be ready for anything." Those words we for herself more than Serpentarius. Her cousin had more experience than she did, or at the very least, seniority. She senshi waited for her partner to come down, or at least find something that could be useful in the fight. Kallichore was at a loss at this point. Guns wouldn't even have worked.
What can someone do to harm metal... Metal is used because it's so strong and resistant to damage.... Dammit...
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