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The jade hues that tainted the winds blurred and began shifting to a deeper color, shifting through what seemed to be brown into a brilliant crimson. A pulsating emerald glow danced around Qwy now, a layer of dust caked upon his hands and drifting away in the winds as he moved. Without any overt display he took a step from the pillar, dropping to the ground to land softly down on one knee. Though the earth was pulling downwards he seemed to float on the surface unaffected as before. He simply began walking towards Yusuke, apparently more than willing to give the boy a fight up close.

As the wind neared Qwy it would simply split off away from him, the druid's connection with the forces of the earth dominating the effect. His voice was soft as he looked to the ghost, "Return to your eternal slumber, aged one. The land of the living is no place for the dead." He continued his advance, life springing up around him and surging up ahead of him. His pulsating aura seemed to be growing in strength as more of the crimson pollen filled the air. On the outter edges of his maelstrom some of the pollen began to catch fire, wreathing him in a crimson glow on top of the jade.

Qwy's eyes narrowed at the aged phantom, "I disturb not the natural cycle." Which was technically true, as he had left the coffins alone, as well as a radius of ground around them. When Yusuke rushes past the elderly gentleghost Qwy is ready for him, his body pulling back as the wind pushes against the young man. Flickering flame kicks up into a raging inferno before a full force explosion is directed towards the spirit detective. The majority of the blast is flame based, but within it is a sweet scent that is derived from the energy draining qualities of the original pollen, which has been falling away from Qwy's hands. Between the force of the blast and the admixture of energy draining qualities the blast was not one to be taken lightly. If Yusuke pushed through the blast the two sais would be waiting to rush down and pierce the base of his neck, just inside the collar bone. The coating of green fluid had the same energy draining qualities, weaking a defensive utilizing spirit energy.

The handles were indeed covered with the fluid, which had been excreted by the grasses which had been holding them. When Yusuke pulled forward on the sais and the grasses then connected to them Qwy would indeed come forward, but would also rise into the air. The grasses seem to extend slightly as the druid curls into a ball, a partial rotation turning his legs to face the boy. Before the spirit detective can charge forth and assault the druid he is interupted by a reaction from the bald man. The slack is removed from the grasses and Qwy is pulled towards Yusuke, both feet extending forcefully from his balled position with the intent of slamming into Yusuke's neck and upper chest. The plantlife all around seems to be growing rapidly, almost as if seeking to cage the two of them in. Among the flickering flames and emerald dust comes a spark, followed by another and a third. The wind around the two was quickly becoming its own little thunderstorm, complete with arcs of lightning.

When Yusuke caught Qwy he let out a grunt, both in surprise at missing and subsequently being caught, but of effort as Yusuke begin to reverse Qwy's momentum. Instead of the two crashing down into the ground the grasses would whip them both up into the air, still connected to the druid. Qwy's hands reached behind himself to find Yusuke's neck with all intents of throttling the poor boy. The green dust flowing from Qwy's hands would not only help cut through the energy, but speed up disabling the spirit detective if he got hold. His legs meanwhile shifted in an attempt to lock behind himself rather awkwardly to keep the two of them together.

While most plantlife had met its end, the two strands still connected to Qwy seemed rather resilient, above and beyond the call of duty. The green fluid they had been secreting seemed to buffer them from the energy disturbance, along with feeding off of Qwy. The countless strikes don't appear to be inflicting much harm on the druid, but the tearing of his rags and reddened areas of skin show that damage is being done nonetheless. The longer Yusuke persists the more Qwy's torso would feel like a slab of granite, or some other similarly hard material. If anything he seems to be biding his time, the pulsating green aura almost welcoming Yusuke's.

When the strike landed clean a resounding crack filled the air, a fair chunk of rock sliding away to reveal pink flesh. The vegetation below him seemed to welcome him, drawing up around him and drinking in the combined aura of the two men. Streams of grass began to explode from Qwy's body, his very clothes and his second skin sprouting seedlings while the two larges blades split off in smaller blades. The intent was to encase Qwy first and then wrap Yusuke, binding the two together.

When Qwy rose to his feet and spoke his voice was rough and gravely, "A fist of rock and a will of stone. Can you sunder granite, Yusuke?" The last bits of the grass covered his already armored form, giving him a festive green skin. His eyes moved to the ghosts, "Death is a natural thing, and returning those that have found their timely end is a sin against life itself." His eyes fell on Yusuke again, his words flowing forth as an avalanche, "Are you a sinner, Yusuke?" As he began advancing on Yusuke there seemed to be something different about his aura, something much too familiar.