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*Kyla finally stirs and moves so that Raiden will put her down. She is still a bit groggy from the enchanted sleep, so she wavers a little on her feet. She does not draw Hien yet, but blinks sleepily at Reishi*

Reishi...this is just...not even a fight. An opponent who fights against his will? I have no desire to fight someone who does not truely want to fight me. However.

*She places a hand on Hien's hilt, and its sheath melts away in a coil of flame*

You leave us little choice. Know that there will be no joy in what I will now have to do.

*The blade bursts into a brilliant flame which Kyla slashes the air with as she moves swiftly towards Reishi. She uses the flames to try and keep the ghosts at bay. She also hopes that she will either be able to reach Reishi himself, or at least clear an opening for the others to exploit*

*After watching the scene and hearing Reishi's explanations, Kold pieces it all together in his mind. Grenzenlos' clan was murdered by the Gaian government over fear of becoming too powerful. All things considered, it's a wonder that Grenzenlos wasn't more fueled by revenge. No, it was clear that he only desired to revive his clan. When they fought Grenzenlos, that was the impression Kold got from him. A battle with someone fighting for their beliefs tells more about them than a conversation ever could. Yokoshima capitalized on that, and thus G.R.A.S.P. came to be. It was kind of tragic actually.*

*Kold looked to Brimmstone, not sure what to think. He had given up his life in search of the truth behind the Great Cataclysm. He was the same way. His home, his loved ones, everything he knew....was killed...by Kold himself. Instead of seeking vengence against Kold, Brimmstone directed those feelings towards Yokoshima. He took Kold in, his nemesis, and let him live as his brother. Kold didn't understand. How could he possibly have so much resolve?*


*Kold sighs and looks at Reishi. After everything that's happened, Kold isn't the least bit surprised that Yokoshima was pulling the strings behind the G.R.A.S.P. incident...even if he wasn't doing it directly. Still, It did seem like a bit much. Merging realms briefly just to free himself? No. Kold had a feeling that there was even more to this.*

"Alright then. We'll fight you Reishi. Whatever it takes, I'm going to make Yokoshima pay for what he's done. I'll bear your burden as well. It's the least I can do."

*Kold's eyes show a reborn resolve. There was no more doubt. It looks like Kold can accomplish anything now.*

"Nothing will stop me. I won't lose to anyone, and I'm not going to let anyone else be sacrificed for Yokoshima's schemes."

*In the shadows of his past, so many people has endured far too much pain because of Yokoshima...and because of himself. It no longer mattered to him what he deserved or what he owed. For Brimmstone's sake....or rather....the man Yokoshima forced to become Brimmstone, as well as everyone else who's suffered...Kold will not fail.*

*the attacks from the Asura Soul Gem and Kokujo's Dispel dissipate the ghosts, but it's only a matter of time until they reform. While effective, the ghosts won't relent as long as Reishi's forced to control them.*



*Reishi looks to Corbenik*"I wanted to warn you, but this would have activated sooner if I had. Then there'd be something else here in my place. Zehuti's apprentice tends to unleash extremely twisted sins against nature at any opportunity. No doubt he'd place one of his creations here." *He turns to Kold* "Thank you. I believe that you can."

*Reishi tears off his hoodie, and the wound is now in full view. It's grotesque, putrid, and overall not very pleasant to look at. A convenient weak point across his torso.*

"Reverse Ghost Summoning: Meat Ghost!"

*The voice is not exactly Reishi's, though it's his voice. Automatic spell casting, or something.

Just then, Reishi's Soul exits his body and floats near the body like a balloon tied to an object. His soul's "physical" appearance must be what Reishi would look like in his prime. Not as a child or and old man. Not bad for a mass of ectoplasm. Reishi's undying body left behind becomes fully zombified. It looks more like a minion at this point.*




"Forgive me. Ever since we met, I've done nothing but get in your way. But at the very least, I can warn you about what's ahead. Please try to listen during this battle when I use this voice."

*before he can get another word in edgewise, the other voice interrupts.*

"Vermouth." *a martini-themed ghost appears*


"Ataxia." *The olive colored ghost familiar shakes and creates a dome around the battlefield. Everyone's maximum potential motor skills and coordination are lowered to 75%.*

"Ghost Summoning: Burden Sheet." *a sheet ghost appears and wraps itself around Reishi, covering Reishi with ectoplasm and makes his body 10x heavier (about 1,500 lbs. / about 680 kg). He can't attack, but no one else is going to move him either. Since Kyla's already at 75% coordination (or perhaps lower), she has the greatest chance of hitting Reishi. However, Kyla's flames alone may not be enough to penetrate the defense.*

*Kold feels his senses dull."

"Really? You have a ghost to create the effects of intoxication?"

*Kold notices Brimmstone and Kyla, so decides to form ice under Reishi. The bigger they are, the harder they fall as they say.*

"Huhwhasgoinonhubanawhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?"

This is Raiden's full reaction to being suddenly drunk, meowed at by his sister, and flung into a raging inferno all simultaneously. As he approaches the fire though, he feels like he has an idea of what Kyla is planing. He converts the Ashura's Soul gem into a blade on his arm and dives into the fire.

"With Ashura's blessing I command this flame! Ashura's Phoenix!!!!"

With Raiden in the center, the fire almost looks like gigantic wings as it sweeps the room, taking out ghosts left and right. Raiden meanwhile aims himself directly at Reishi's gaping wound. As he picks up speed, he suddenly bursts from the flame wall, flying with all speed towards his target, blade outstretched ready to hit its mark.

*Kold chills the ice even further and provides several layers. It'd be a waste if the others' attacks melted it.*


*the sheet ghost is taken aback by how organized the LH crew is, especially after Happykadabra Hourkazam. To add to its surprise, Corbenik is now babbling on Reishi's face and makes about as much sense as giving apples out to children on Halloween.*

During the distraction, Raiden successfully breaks through about half of the ghost ectoplasm layers. The sheer force knocks it backward slightly, despite being nearly a literal ton. This is just enough for him to slip on the ice, sending him to the ground with a THUD, destroying half of the remaining parts.*

The wall of flame burns half of that, with a total of 1/4 the remaining layers. This also means the weight increase is only 1/4 as much. So now he's just a hefty 375 lbs. (170 kg. ?)

Flames intensely burn the corpse body. While Reishi's body is undying, it reacts the same way a person would if they were caught in an inferno. Reishi's floating spirit reacts the same way simultaneously. The spirit and the body are more closely connected than one would expect.

"HOTHOTHOTHOTHOT!!!! OWOWOWOWOWOWW!!"

*Reishi jumps around trying to put the fire out. He pulls Corbenik off his face and inadvertently flings him back to Kokujo in the process*

*There are barely any layers left and the Zero Cutter hits its mark. Any concentration to maintain Vermouth is gone, and the alcohol ghost vanishes for now. All the other ghosts and their effects are fully nullified.

New ghosts appear and Reishi's body prepares to move again.*






"Amazing! I've never seen such teamwork!" *Reishi's persona shifts again.


"High Ghost Summoning: Pac Quadret."



*Four small and adorable ghosts appear. Despite their appearance they exude a certain wisdom. Perhaps they are very old. Retro, even.*

"Blinky: Cherry Shadow."

*Blinky (Red) absorbs the remaining fire from the previous attack and focuses
it into several energy pellets, which track the LH crew. They're slowly absorbing their energy and transferring them into Reishi.*

"Clyde: Pretzel Plunge.

*Clye (Yellow) slams into the ground and creates a quake. The floor that's knocked off from the attack return and shoot towards the LH Crew as pretzel shaped rock projectiles.*

"Inkie: Squid Ward."

*Blinkie (Blue) forms a barrier around Reishi. It resembles suction pods. It's also the collection points for the energy pellets.*

*The pink ghost does not move.*

*Reishi's soul re-enters his body and his body returns to "normal".*

"Ghost Summoning: Fighter Sheet!"



*Reishi merges with a Figher Sheet Ghost and finally attacks directly. He jumps into the air and launches a volley of punches. The punches extend with the ectoplasm. Even at a distance, everyone is at risk. He sweeps the battlefield from side to side with the punches. Even if the path is predictable, it's still tough to dodge.*

*the energy pellets are slowly healing Reishi as well.*

O...Ok, mew mew. Let's go!

*Kyla transforms. The intoxicating effect has worn off, and the Golden Lioness form gives Kyla much more energy. Her weariness from her previous fight is nearly forgotten for the moment. She uses golden step to dodge many of the punches, but one punch grazes her, and is enough to throw her into a wall. Kyla stands and growls, spitting out a bit of blood. She roars and uses flash step to move quickly through the room, dodging the punches once again while charging up her Proud Symphony attack*

"Hmf, looks like it won't be quite that easy" Kokujo mumbled, catching his flying kitty companion by the tail as he was thrown back to him and swinging the disorientated Corbenik back onto his shoulder with a muffled whop.

Kokujo decided to back off a bit, formulating another angle of attack in his mind. It seemed Reishi had adapted to the crews attacks by taking a more close combat focused style of ghost sheet, or at least that's what he thought before he noted the barrage of ectoplasmic punches headed his way.

Planting a hand on the dulled stone floor, Kokujo quickly sprang up and away from the first few punches, leaping further back towards the nearest wall of the room. As he landed he skidded round, moving one leg in a sweep kick esque motion, the shadows below him seeming to shift and rise as he did so, forming into a stretchy shadow arm. A quick hand motion from Kokujo and the arm snapped round to lock it's clawed digits around one of the rock pretzels, pulling it from it's path and instead flinging it in between Kokujo and the punch storm. "Steel Shadows" Kokujo quickly followed up by shifting his arms into a defensive blocking position, causing the shadow arm to morph into a concave barrier of dark energy in front of Kokujo.

Though the hasty buffers provided some protection, the blows still rained down hard on Kokujo's makeshift defence. The rockzel was quickly smashed and the shadow barrier would only hold back a portion of the force, leaving Kokujo to rely on his endurance and defensive stance to take any that got through while he concentrated for his next attack. He gritted his teeth and braced himself as best he could through the barrage.

Meanwhile Corbenik was eyeing the energy pellets floating over to Kokujo suspectly, having regained some of his sense, or at least the ability to not make sense in a way other people could understand. "Hmm, suspicious nubs incoming!" he exclaimed, then stopped, as if suddenly realizing something amazing "Wait....suspicious?....icious....del....del-icious....delicious nubs!" he suddenly declared excitedly, wasting no time in jumping up and promptly consuming the nearest pellet like it was a ball of candy. Though perhaps employing some of the most unsound logic ever, this did at least lessen the threat to Kokujo from the pellets.

Back in the world of the sane, Kokujo was about ready to make his move. Kokujo's shuriken, still spinning around after it's run on Reishi before, directed itself towards the far wall behind Reishi, turning a steep angle upwards to skim up the darkened surface. The slowing blades lacked any sort of momentum for a second attack, but Kokujo instead had his eye of the shadow his weapon cast.

"...Now!"Just as the shuriken's blades swept almost to a stop - the weapon almost hanging in the air as the momentum subsided - Kokujo broke his blocking stance, hurriedly pressing a palm to the wall behind him and forming a shadow portal between it and the darkness cast beneath his weapon. Transporting himself nearly instantly to the other wall, slightly above Reishi.

He snatched his shuriken from the air in passing, dropping down towards Reishi's back. His mechanical arm was brought forward, the complex parts shifting and locking into its particle cannon state. "Over here! Let's see if your tricks can save you from this" he taunted, deliberately trying to draw Reishi's attention away from the rest of the gang. His intent was on bluffing, pretending he would attempt a powerful strike in order to draw attention from Kyla, so her powerful strike would hopefully reach Reishi unopposed.

Some lighter energy crackled into Kokujo's shuriken in his other hand, likely concealed by his particle cannon theatric. His hand let go of the weapon, but it seemed to hover as if stuck a few inches above his palm, held there by whatever magic he used, and indeed starting to spin itself back up to speed, pushed by unseen force. It seemed Kokujo was preparing a backup incase his distraction failed.