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"hmf.....I guess it was to be expected we'd find trouble somewhere along the line..." Kokujo sighed, remaining standing there. A few of the creatures once again dived below the sand, the 'fins' closing in on Kokujo. Kokujo unfolded his arms, crouching down slightly. As one of the things burst from the sand infront of him to aim it's spear at him, Kokujo leaped forward, avoiding the spear and somersaulting over the creature, grabbing it's skeletal face with a hand as he did so, throwing the thing at one of it's other kin in the flipping motion.

He straightened up, but didn't need to wait long before another tried to assail him from behind. Kokujo quickly shifted his head to the side as the spear narrowly missed him, though leaving a small scratch across his cheek. he reached out and took the spear in his left hand, pulling on it to force the skeleton thing to continue its route, which was quickly cut off by Kokujo extending his mechanical arm, and closing it's claw around the things neck. Around Kokujo sand started rising up for some sort of attack, but was quickly halted as Kokujo crushed the things neck with his mechanical claw, sending it's head tumbling to the sandy ground. "hmm....some sort of sand powers...." he mused. He removed his Shuriken from his back, tossing it towards the creatures before him, though the shuriken flew just over them, apparently missing.

4 more of the creatures approached him. Kokujo went to shift his stance slightly, but found his feet were now encased in a quickly thickening tomb of sand. Unbeknown to the creatures though, Kokujos shadow was slowly spreading out. One of the creatures jumped from the sand towards Kokujo aiming a stab towards his chest, but Kokujo quickly blocked with his mechanical arm, twisting it slightly to grasp the spears handle, snapping it fairly easily. However, sand flowed from the surroundings, forming a new spear tip on the remainder of the handle. As the thing went in for a second strike though spikes formed from the shadows beneith it, impaling it and a second creature that came to join it. After a moment they began struggling about clearly not susceptible to piercing attacks. Kokujo frowned as he made a fist with his hand, causing the shadows impaling them to morph into a large hand, grabbing them and crushing them with a loud crunch.

The last 2 leaped out at Kokujo, clearly thinking to take advantage of his distraction with the other 2. Kokujo merely extended an arm, his hand opened as if to grab something. On cue the 2 were decapitated in a swift motion by Kokujos returning Shuriken. Kokujo replaced it on his back, shuffling out of the sand now the controller had been dealt with

*Launches several small energy blasts at some oppoents* We can talk a little later, right?

Calm!
*Kyla cuts down another one*
Well if you feel that way...come hang out with us more often xd
*An Uitha grabs Kyla's ankle from under the sand. She slices through its wrist, then deals it a ferocious kick to the skull when it emerges. The Uitha goes flying*

Ahh! What is this crap?!
*Kyla is already up to her mid-section in the sand. It begins pulling her arms in as well*
I can't move! eek

((Don't worry about me. wink ))

Why do I get the feeling I'm not going to like this, mao?*Begins to sink in. Calm then becomes ablaze, and tries to fly out, but only manages to glass some of the sand around him*....MAO!?!?! sweatdrop

*He sinks faster then the others due to his armor*

No point fighting. can't use my rifle. *He raises up Kaminari and lightning strikes the scythe and shocks Shinnen* that might do for now.

"Systems locking down"
"Defensive measures online"
"Air reserves online"
"medical systems standby"
*A computer said in his helmet*

*Suddenly finding herself approached by a robed stranger in a desert, and now riding on a rock, Kyla turns to Calm and makes a Star Wars reference*
::The sand people will be back...and in greater numbers::