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 Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 3:36 pm
Illyria growled under her breath. How was it that she couldn't finish of the smallest of youmas? It was becoming more and more obvious that either she restrict her journeys throughout Destiny City until she had Ida (or another senshi) to back up her forays or she stop going after every anomalous energy reading that she picked up on. Her gaze swept the open street from the mouth of the alleyway that she was currently in the process of exiting before merely hugging the closest building side that she could squeeze up against.
Even though she was a bonded Guardian cat now, without any official tags for common household pets issued by Destiny City, there was still the risk of being picked up as a stray wandering the streets. At least her small charm on her ribbon collar fooled most people long enough for her to scurry away. It would never bode well if she stuck around for the ruse to be discovered though.
Following the small presence of chaos that stood out on her internal radar had Illyria slipping into another seemingly empty alleyway in search of the injured youma. Her tiny claws had injured it somewhat but she would need to be on her guard in order to finish the job. It wouldn't escape a second time. Poking her nose into the next alleyway over Illyria gave the darkened passage a brief once over before determining that her quarry was not within. She needed to find the youma and quickly ... in order to keep the unsuspecting populace of Destiny City safe.--- It felt pain. The tiny creature that had set upon it earlier had scored tiny parallel lines of agony down its side. Instead of fighting back though it had used what little advantage it held over the battle to flee. Jumping clear of the fence that had had it seemingly pinned down allowed for the youma to escape into another alleyway that was blessedly empty.
Giving the softest of pained cries the youma, looking like an evenly blended mixture of canine and feline licked at the wounds it'd received before picking up on the sounds of passerby from the open mouth of the alley. If it could lure in potential meals ... then it could do so away from the prying eyes of its enemies. It'd eventually need to move but for now it increased the sounds it was emitting ... sounding much like a injured creature in need of assistance.chi honda if I need to change anything, let me know
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Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 6:57 pm
Saskia has been enjoying her day off from elementary so far. She was so excited to go and try this new strawberry boba pop-up restaurant she had heard about. Just the thought of tasting a new strawberry treat had her mouth watering. She arrived at the pop-up restaurant and was greeted by the smell of strawberry goodness. She was eager to place her order and talk about it on her gaming stream. Every one of her viewers always loved hearing about her strawberry adventures. Just the thought of ordering it made her so eager to try her delicious treat. That was until she heard what sounded like a hurt animal coming from an alleyway in the distance.
She looked at the pop-up shop and then at the alleyway. It took her a moment but then she knew she had to make sure the animal was okay. Since it was what she would do in one of her games. After all if the stronger person didn't fight for the little guy then she couldn't really call herself a gamer. She decided to help the animal, so she left the shop and headed towards the alleyway. She soon found the source of the noise, but it was nothing like what she had imagined. "What kind of animal is that?" she said aloud trying to assess the situation.
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Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 7:21 pm
Illyria had almost given up hope of finding the youma once more as the aura she had been trying to follow seemingly switched off in her mind. That couldn't possibly have happened though. Unless something else was at play. Still slinking along at a snail's pace did the Mauvian pause at every darkened alleyway mouth to probe the narrow passages.
Nothing.
At one intersection, as she was crossing, did Illyria catch sight of something that made her blood turn cold. Racing across to wait for the corresponding light to change did Illyria keep her gaze locked on the scene that was unfolding. Apparently there was something of interest to the young girl that was casually making her way into an alley and Illyria winced.
What can she possibly be thinking, was the thought that raced through her mind even as a flash of insight followed. Oh, this was not good. Oh, this was really not good. The presence of a youma re-registered on Illyria's senses and she froze up before padding silently after what seemed like a curious youngster who was in way over their head.--- The softest of footsteps stopping at the alley entrance had the youma stiffening all of its joints before relaxing. It was not the whisper-quiet padding of the one from before. Maybe some human was already coming to investigate. Holding itself very still it locked gazes with the preadolescent human before cocking it's head to the side. Almost subtly did it edge forward, almost salivating at the prospect of a newfound victim. Giving out another 'pained' cry did it lurch forward. It was almost all an act. Given the nearness of a potential source of sustenance had the youma's instincts kicking in.
It wanted nothing but to pounce onto the young child and pin it to the ground ... stealing the youthful energy that surely lay ripe for the picking. Just a few steps closer would bring it into its range of motion... just a bit closer.
It pounced.
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Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 10:45 pm
Saskia took a deep breath and tried to calm herself like she would in one of her gaming competitions. She couldn't believe what was happening to her. It didn't seem real, but right now she didn't have time to think about it. She needed to do something and quick because that animal was coming for her. So as it landed on it, she fell backwards onto the ground. As her back hit the ground with a slam she immediately shoved the animal off her. Not even taking a moment to recover she made sure that the animal got off her. She scrambled to her feet, pushing herself away from the animal. She quickly scanned her surroundings, looking for any signs of help. Sadly all she saw in her area was a cat. What could a cat do for her - was all she could think about? Maybe just maybe if this were a game it might be an NPC or something, butnot today.. So she tried to think of a plan but all that entered her mind was strawberry boba tea.
"All I wanted was some strawberry boba tea too..." she said as she shook her head and watched around. She tried to prepare herself for whatever might come next, since she knew she wasn't as strong in real life as she was in her games.
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Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2023 6:03 pm
Youma 1. Illyria 0.
Really? Who liked to be on the losing end of things? Illyria's gaze narrowed at the scene that was unfolding before darting forward once more and unsheathing her claws in order to at least try to fend off another attack. Her gaze locked with the young girl's own before she began to thwak her tail against the girl's legs. Unless dead certain on things, she wasn't going to chance speaking just yet but perhaps there was due cause to do so. Maybe the girl would get the silent order to back away, out of danger.
Her claws weren't going to keep the youma at bay for very long and Illyria winced at it shrieked at her before she darted forward. The youma backpedalled before trying to launch itself at the young human once more. Upon seeing this Illyria growled a low warning under her breath, "don't just stand there ... Fragaria ... move. Find something to knock it away from you. Garbage lid or something."
Where the name had come from Illyria didn't know right away but as soon as the name left her lips, she felt the spark that called to her from within the child's body and she sighed before aiming her star beam at the creature ... stunning it. It wouldn't buy a lot of time, but maybe it was enough.
Illyria turned to the girl that was currently behind her before taking a risk to close her eyes and concentrate deeply. Upon doing so did Illyria sigh before summoning two objects that clattered to the ground, "this may seem rather sudden child, and rather odd perhaps, but if you take that pen and hold it up while saying "Fragaria Power, Make-up ... you'll be able to assist me in destroying that youma."--- The human was resourceful. Even as it had pounced at the human managed to counter its attack by using the momentum of its jump to fling it off of them. It growled low in its throat as its eyes caught sight the the small creature it had encountered earlier. Thwarted again it seemed. Except this time its opponent seemed to be protecting what it viewed as food and it drew back as much as possible to be out of the way of those sharp claws.
For about a minute it seemed as if things were at a standstill before a beam of light blasted it from out of nowhere and it froze.
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Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2023 9:53 pm
Saskia wasn't all too shocked that the cat was speaking at this point. After she had just been attacked by an animal that seemed like it was from a video game. The one thing she couldn't understand was the name Fragaria. She tried to think of it in her head, it was so different from her name Saskia. Yet Something about it - well it resonated with her.
She didnt get much time to think before she saw a beam of light hit the creature. She took a breath and nodded. She wasn't one hundred precent sure what the end game was in this battle senerio. But reguardless she was going to pick up the items and find out. She reached down and grabbed the item from the ground. She took the pen in one hand, and held it outward. "Fragaria Power, Make-up Go!" She said hoping this would give her some better statistics in real life to fight off this crazy .. youma? was that what the cat had called it. Well whatever it was she needed to be stronger to face it head on.
Before she knew it she was being transformed into a light the color of strawberries. She felt like she was glowing. Her skin was smooth and soft, her eyes sparkled, and her hair was shinier than ever before. She felt a power within her that she had never felt before.
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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2023 12:58 am
Youma 1. Illyria 1.
This had definitely evened up the score, just a little. Illyria felt the tiniest twinges of guilt for what seemed to be another child warrior created but at the moment she had more pressing matters to attend to. First of all was that using her beam had definitely stolen some of the energy that she had been wanting to save for later. With a supreme effort Illyria tried to find a place that would garner her the height advantage she would probably need before turning her attention to Fragaria.
"Now, this youma will start moving around fairly soon. I'd recommend grabbing a trash can lid or something Fragaria. If you hit it hard enough and often enough it will turn to dust. But you also have a special type of magic within you as well. If you listen intently the words will come to you without much thought,"
Hopefully the magic would be something useful but Illyria wasn't quite sure how it worked with younger senshi. She'd only ever seen one other in battle before and that one had run off without using her magic. She tensed as the creature began to move around and she winced at the screech it let out before gently cajoling the new senshi, "go on Fragaria. I'm here if you need backup but I believe in you."
That was a promise, that she would be there. She just hoped that Fragaria wouldn't flee afterwards like Mabella had.--- It was angry. It was also realizing that the prey it had tried to lure to it wasn't the garden type variety of prey anymore. The creature hissed in displeasure at the situation before leaping towards the girl once more. It was considerably slower than before but if it could just find a way to get the child pinned, maybe it could snuff out the brightness that seemed to be shining from within. It sensed the cat was out of the equation and so all of its attention was focused on the new target.
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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2023 5:50 pm
Fragaria's feet hit the ground in some adorable strawberry boots. She could feel a strawberry hanging from her sash and her whole outfit just made her jump for joy. It was strawberry themed! She couldn't ask for a better outfit to be transformed into. After all she loved strawberries more than most things. She took a moment to breathe it all in, and then remembered she had a battle to get to. She couldn't just focus on her outfit! She got her head back into the game and listened to the cat talk.
If this were her video game it was always best to follow the NPC's advice. So she had every intention of doing just that. "Thank you, and well in that case here goes nothing," she said as she looked around the area until she found a trash can lid. As she locked her eyes on it she rushed towards it. She grabbed that lid in her hand as quick as she could, and then decided she might as well try to get the youma while it was down.
"I can do this," she said with a deep breath as she eyed the youma and charged towards it. She kept the lid in front of her and raced at that youma like her life depended on it. If things went her way she hoped with her speed and well hard option. Maybe just maybe she could knock that youma off it's feet or dust it like the cat had mentioned. and if she could do that then maybe she could try this magic the cat mentioned. Since she did feel something inside her, but was that the magic they spoke of or was it just adrenaline?
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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2023 6:33 pm
Illyria kept low to the ground. Her gaze never left that of the youma creature but would occasionally flick to the alley mouth as if she was expecting some sort of company to show up. Her violet orbs watched as Fragaria ran past to grab herself a trash can lid and Illyria puffed up with pride; this would help turn the tide in this battle. If Fragaria could repeatedly knock it around with the lid the youma would eventually crumple to dust.
Her gaze narrowed to the tiniest slits as she silently urged the newest warrior for the side of light onwards.
Although even as the youma seemed to shake off the initial collision did Illyria sense that things were not quite right. The youma was preparing to pounce yet again. Her voice was a growled warning to the girl, "Fragaria, look out!"--- The impact of colliding, not with a soft lump of human flesh, but with a harder more metallic surface stunned the youma for a moment. Landing on all fours did the creature check itself for any serious injury from the collision before opening its mouth and screeching loudly it's displeasure at such a move. Instincts clamoured inside to merely survive in any way possible and it tried to estimate the length of a jump it would need to either clear the dimensions it found itself trapped in. There was the idea of trying to bowl over the senshi in its way. The youma blinked once and its normally placid gaze turned to an ominous red hue before it rushed towards the small senshi once more.
With ten feet to spare it checked its position before the front half of its body sank to the ground, its hindquarters rose into the air and its tail rapidly fired back and forth. This time it would bowl the senshi over. Momentum gathered, it leapt with its gaze locked on the form of what was intended dinner still.
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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2023 6:49 pm
Fragaria was so happy the first attack had worked or well for a moment anyways. She noticed that this youma was stronger than it looked. She had to think of something and she knew time was not on her side. She listened to Illyria's warning and then she heard a whisper in her head. Strawberry Hug.
She had no idea what a strawberry hug was, but if she was playing a video game sometimes the game gave you hints. Maybe this was a hint for her and honestly she was going to take whatever she could use at this moment! Since she knew time was ticking. She was up to try anything once!
"Strawberry hug go!" she yelled and she quickly wrapped her arms around herself. Before she knew this faint glow begins to grow and out of it comes little white strawberries in the shape of a small heart. It began heading towards the youma! It looked liked the voice in her head was right. "Take that you youma!" she said loudly letting her gamer girl voice get out a little more than she expected. Quote: Sailor Scout Attack: Strawberry Hug Attack She smiles and wraps her arms around her. As she does this a faint glow begins to grow and out of it comes little white strawberries in the shape of a small heart. It heads towards her opponent. They will feel the sensation of being pelted with unripened strawberries for the duration of their magic. When the magic ends, players can choose to have taken light damage if they like. 3 uses - within 5 ft - 15 seconds
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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2023 7:18 pm
At seeing Fragaria launch her first magical attack Illyria let out the smallest sigh of relief before edging closer to the young girl. Her gaze took in the youma as it tried to shake off the attack from what had seemed to be white strawberries. Were they white because they were unripened? If so that would drive anyone to distraction, or at least she thought so. Even as she took in the youma who seemed to be shaking off the attack now did she gently twine around Fragaria's legs before looking up at her new charge.
"Okay, I know things need explaining but if you hit that thing a few more times in order to finish it off, I'll explain everything to you. And in a quieter venue as well."
Even as she spoke these words did the youma give a repeat rendition of the injured cries it had been making earlier before she winced, "it might seem cruel to say it, but I think this youma needs to be put out of it's misery. We can't leave it here to attack others because if it manages to gain anymore strength back it certainly will do so with no hesitation."--- What it had expected was perhaps another impact of the metallic cylinder lid the child still held. It had been preparing for it. Even as its form sailed through the air the youma was still expecting the hard impact. What caught it off guard was the sudden peppering of small white objects into its facial region that caused it to falter and land awkwardly on it's side. It struggled to rise to all four feet before stumbling. It'd been beamed, battered and peppered with strange objects, yet it was still trying to get up. But the awkward landing made such a move impossible. It locked its gaze with the girl as the cat stood between the girl's legs before making its injured crying sound again. Would the cat and girl let it live if it proved too injured to funciton?
They'd be fools to do so.
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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2023 7:43 pm
Fragaria looked at the creature and had to agree with Illyria. Letting a crature suffer in a video game or real life was not fair. No matter what they had done they didn't deserve that - well no one did. So she took it as her mission. She picked up the trash can lid and walked over towards the youma.
"I'm sorry, but thank you for a wonderful fight," she said with a smile as she raised the lid high into the air. With all her might she slammed it down onto the youma. Lucky for her the lid did its trick and she watched the youma turn to dust. The youma in her mind had fought well and had the death of a valiant warrior in her mind.
With a smile she walked over towards Illyria. "So I think you can help me understand what all this was? Being a Senshi - fighting youmas - magic in the real world. You know the basics. And thank you for all your help with that. You really made all the difference." She said with a smile.
Who knew going for a strawberry treat would turn into all this. If she had known this early would she have changed it or just let fate take its course? She wasn't sure but all she knew now was she was here. She needed to make the most of it, and learn everything she could about her new side of life. The real life game she had entered.
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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2023 7:56 pm
As the youma turned to dust Illyria's gut relaxed before she attempted to sit upright. "We each played our part tonight Fragaria. And there is still more that I need to pass onto you in terms of information."
Illyria moved back into the alleyway before gently picking up the second object that had been summoned earlier before dropping it at the senshi's feet.
"First of all, how about we get somewhere safer. If you concentrate enough you can drop your powered form and return to how you appeared before you transformed. It's called powering down. ... After that, we'll talk some more."--- Simply watching with eyes full of agony did the youma put up the weakest of struggles as the child neared its position. As the metallic cylinder made contact with its side the youma screeched once more before turning into dust. It'd return ... one day.
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