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 Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 9:51 am
At Joshua's command, Neku slowed down a bit, what was making Neku so serious about this? Why was he trying to hard to help the one who killed him, and put him through so much grief? Despite him slowing down a bit, there was no way in hell Neku was going to walk slow though, if they didn't pick up the pace, more, and more trouble would break out. Suddenly Neku was brought to a halt when he saw the statue of Hachiko. There were people laying on the ground . . . And the area contained that same eery fog. Neku assumed this fog was only visible in the Underground, the Realground looked so normal not too long ago when he was there. Neku himself wondered what was causing so much chaos, but he was pretty sure they were all about to find out exactly what it was. Walking his way around, he gazed at the Hachiko, the statue was disgustingly gloomy in appearance, he then waited for the others to catch up for their thoughts on all this.
"Hey, Joshua, there are people collapsed on the ground all over here. We better hurry before this gets even worse."
Meanwhile . . .
Kenshin
Kenshin grinned darkly at Rhythm's remark, he finally had his chances for revenge.
"Hehehehe . . . I'm very glad to insert trojans into the Composer's mainframe. With his crummy firewall, he'll never notice them, and it will be like taking candy from a baby. You do remember my plan right? I've already examined the old Taboo Sigil that Sho used during the last game."
While talking, Kenshin was multiplying the number of noise in the area, his flash drive was producing noise at a massive rate, there were tons of code-shaped noise now, their appearance was similar to that of the skull and cross bones virus.
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Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 4:10 pm
"Ugh, this isn't a pretty sight - just as I thought. Someone's bypassed my defenses," Yoshiya muttered with disappointment, putting His phone away and catching up to Neku. He let His eyes wander around the proximity of Hachiko after hearing the male's comment. He was right - there were people littering the grounds of Hachiko, and He felt almost disgusted by the depressing scene. Was the RG affected by Noise? Unless Yoshiya was wrong, only negativity Noise affected RG inhabitants. What could possibly be wreaking havoc across Shibuya? His mind's gears turned faster as He tried to think of the options this could cause.
He could be overthrown, and this could happen, right?
"Neku, let them catch up on their own accord. This is a little more serious than the typical UG malfunction," the Composer murmured, lightly allowing His hand to rest of Neku's shoulder. "We should go now. Before any more casualties appear."
Allowing Neku to make his choice, Yoshiya let go of his shoulder and moved towards the Scramble.
His lavender hues wandered to the center of the Scramble, and His face lost its usual nonchalant expression.
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Akari Ryou ZX Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 12:00 pm
Much to the relief of the older brother, his little sister was managing to keep up the pace. Seeing her smile made him grin back, Rhyme always managing to make him beam with joy. They didn't fall behind much, just behind everyone else, but that was fine. It wasn't like this was race or anything...this time. Eventually they arrived at the Statue of Hachiko and caught sight of the people lying about.
"Whoa... This is just..."
Beat looked around at the fallen people, wondering what had caused this. Was it really Noise that caused this to people on the RG? And what was up with this strange fog? Whatever was going on, according to Joshua, the Scramble wasn't going to have a pretty sight either. In any case, they needed to get moving, before they fell behind too much. Looking to Rhyme, he gave a reassuring smile.
"How ya holding up? We're not that far from the Scramble but I can carry you if you're tired" he offered his little sister.
The blonde tried not to coddle the girl, but he couldn't help but be worried, especially in this situation.
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 9:03 pm
Shiki flinched a little as she neared Hachiko, taking in all the people that were scattered across the grounds. Who could've done this? Were the people dead? The seamstress didn't dare go near one, and instead tiptoed her way beside Neku.
"How awful, isn't it, Neku?"
She glanced at Hachiko one last time before turning her gaze towards Beat and Rhyme.
* * * [Character Change] * * *
Rhyme honestly didn't mind being babied by her older brother. As she neared Hachiko, she saw the people, helpless on the ground, and pressed towards her older brother, a little mortified. She noticed the thickening fog that was eerily surrounding them, as if closing them in. That was a little concerning, too.
"I'm okay, Beat... Maybe on our return trip, you can piggyback me - is that okay?
"It's a little scary here."
The girl's hues wandered around Hachiko again before looking at her brother.
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Jingu Omikami Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 4:33 pm
Rhythm glared over at Kenshin. Personally, Rhythm's own interests were all that mattered to him. Kenshin's plan just happened to be going down the same road as his.
"The Taboo Noise are nice and all, but I need a little more. I need the source by which the Taboo Sigil's appeared last game. I will turn Sho Minamimoto into my puppet, and with that make one giant leap towards my final goal."
Rhythm looked around and the chaos and within it he could see his goal coming true. The Noise which Rhythm had summoned were bringing out more negativity in the people of the RG, causing more Noise to be formed. The Scramble was turning into a Noise breeding ground.
"Once I have enough strength on my side, I will force the UG to the same vibration frequency as the RG. The two planes will become one, and all existence will be equal, and unable to be erased. Eternal existence for all, with the price of only one existence...that of the Composer."
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Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 4:43 pm
Neku nodded swiftly, his mind was barely focused on the others, he was really kind of worried by what was going on. It was so unnatural, people were dying. Neku took a faint glance once more, then kept running, whatever was ahead, they were about to find out. Neku quickly dashed across Hachiko, then towards the Scramble, this was it, they would confront their enemies, as Neku entered the area, he noticed that Taboo Noise had formed everywhere. Most of them were huge, it wasn't as if these were little babies here, all of them seemed vicious.
"So much Taboo noise, this is insane- How could somebody have so much time on their hands?"
Kenshin nodded at Rhythm, he realized both of them had plans, but they needed to work together to throw down Shibuya's Composer. He smiled briefly with a false sense of happiness, then glanced in the direction that Hachiko was in before turning back to Rhythm for a second.
Kenshin
"Fair enough, you keep your end of the bargain, and I'll keep mine. Then we'll both be a bit closer to revenge."
Kenshin noticed the approaching frequency of The Composer's Proxy, and The Composer himself, and many others behind them, then turned towards the direction of the Statue, he then flew up, his wings sprouting on both ends, then threw down a few Taboo Noise Sigils.
"Right on Cue. I'm going to tear your motherboards apart!"
(BGM- Twister plays)
Suddenly, a huge Taboo noise sprung out of the ground, much different than the petty pawns, It didn't have a physical form, but it took the form of a Trojan horse, the gang had a lot of work on their hands now. The creature let out a loud roar as it took a stance, the beast seemed pretty intimidating, despite its lack of a physical body.
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Akari Ryou ZX Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 9:22 pm
Yoshiya glanced at Neku, his expression pained and concerned. He caught onto Neku's remark and smiled crudely. He was the one who had to keep smiling - wasn't it true that one who frowned often would be stuck with a frown forever?
"Why, indeed, Neku. Perhaps we can find our perpetrator as we look around... after we destroy that one."
The "one" He was referring to was the trojan horse. Yoshiya again took out His phone, His fingers moving across the keys. Should He make the first move, or shall He analyze its tactics first? Shuffling His feet, preparing for a heck of a lot of movement - oh, how He hated the sweating - He took a quick glimpse of His surroundings. The chaos was spreading like wildfire, and it was infecting every part of Shibuya...
Well, whatever. Neku can take care of the sweating for Him.
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Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 12:47 am
Beat would arrive on the scene with Rhyme shortly after Neku and Joshua arrived. They could only move so fast but that wasn't Rhyme's fault and they did get there at reasonable time, not too late. Seeing the Taboo noise, Beat moved closer to his sister, knowing well what those monsters were capable of. At the emerging Taboo, the brother took a stance, ready to fight it.
"Yo, stay close Rhyme! That thing ain't coming anotha' step towards you without going through me!"
Normally, Beat would be the first to charge in and tackle the Noise but his overwhelming concern for his sister had him rethinking his usual actions. If he charged in, Rhyme would be alone and be attacked by the other Taboo Noise. He couldn't lose his sister again, not after everything he'd went through. There was no way he could go through all of that again and as long as he had a say, he wasn't.
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Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 9:36 am
Shiki trailed behind Beat, arriving just after Beat did. What was this? She had never seen black Noise before, if she remembered right. What did Neku refer to them as? "Taboo Noise"?
A "trojan horse" had appeared before Neku and Joshua, and Beat was with his little sister, protecting her like a defensive lion. She had to help, too! Hugging Mr. Mew tightly, she trotted over next to Beat.
"Maybe I can help."
* * * [Character Change] * * *
Rhyme looked around curiously as the Taboo Noise materialized and made their way across Hachiko and the Scramble. As Beat had asked, she drew closer to her brother. She quietly wondered what he was thinking at a time like this.
"Be careful, Beat... Don't want you to get hurt."
The little girl looked at Shiki, then Beat, and smiled.
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 4:03 pm
Rhythm stuck his hands in his pockets and gave an expression which showed vexation. The Reaper walked casually in the direction of the Players.
"C'mon, it's no fun if you only get to play with Kenshin's Noise...I wan't a real blast."
Rhythm took his right hand out of his pocket, lifted it up to a small dial on his right-side headphone, and twisted it clockwise. The air began to oscillate violently towards the Sigil of the Ovis Cantus which Rhythm had let loose a while ago. The Sigil became corrupted through the new frequency levels surrounding it, and its shade changed to a black and silver color. The newly formed Taboo Noise moved towards the Players.
"If you can't hear it, then I'll just pump up the Noise levels for you..."
The Ovis Cantus bursted out from the Sigil. It's fur now jet black, and its arms, hooves, and back decorated with silver patterns. Its fists pounded into the ground letting out a small shockwave followed by sparks of electricity, indicating it was prepared for battle.
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Jingu Omikami Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 11:19 am
(Note that Neku's health is so low because I'm hinting that this is on Ultimate. : D Stat-wise, I'm basing his attack and defense on what I currently have for my game. >.> Oh, and Jingu, unlike before, you can control your noise, and how they attack us, it's more appropriate than us controlling how your monsters do that.) Neku focused carefully on the Taboo Trojan Horse as it prepared to charge at them, the thing basically was a huge horse with armor, but black, white, and silver. It did the job of keeping the focus of the Players, but then Rhythm summoned Ovis Cantus, Neku's face showed that of concern when he saw Higashizawa's Noise form again after The Reaper's Game. Despite that Neku's strength had undoubtedly grown far above Yodai Higashizawa, he knew deep down that as a Taboo Noise form, this was by no means going to be an easy fight.
"Wait, that's the Reaper we fought during The Reaper's Game isn't it? Wait no... he isn't in there anymore, he's more like a zombie now."
Kenshin grinned where Rhythm showed signs of being frustrated, he then turned to the Composer's Proxy and noticed his anxiety, and stress begin to build, Kenshin smiled sadistically at them, knowing that the added stress could feed the noise, even making them like sharks who smell blood in the water. Turning his head towards Rhythm, he sensed that this would be a great competition here.
Kenshin
"Lets make this a game shall we? Lets see which Noise lasts longer, or better yet- if we manage to erase any of them through the Noise, that could be a bonus."
The Trojan Horse that Kenshin summoned was massive, it was like a huge, armored horse, though it didn't have a lot of detail about it because it was made out of coding, and numbers, the numbers constantly moved up and down, and diagonal around its body. It moved its leg like a bull before charging, but then started sprinting rapidly towards Neku, Shiki, Beat, Rhyme, and Joshua at incredible speeds. With the amount of noise in the area, this would easily be a huge chain battle.Reduction 01As the Trojan Horse ran at Neku, the chain battle started, but considering that Neku had two of his partners here, he was partnered with Shiki, he couldn't see her, so it probably meant that she was on the other plane when the battle started. Even though Joshua had been one of Neku's pact partners, the battle didn't treat it as if he was the partner that was involved in this case; considering that Beat had also partnered with Neku during the third week, this could also be considered for Beat, so he was likely with Rhyme. When Neku entered the fight, he checked his pins, on him at the moment was quite an interesting Deck, it wasn't one that he picked either. Demon's Hatred, Aqua Demon, Lazy Bomber, Pyrokinesis, Boomer, and I live for food. All of his pins were fully evolved too. Quickly as the Trojan Horse rammed towards Neku, Neku suddenly vanished, then reappeared above it, he slashed down using Boomer, which is an Angel Ranked pin that was capable of a large amount of damage in normal cases, however because this was a massive Taboo Noise, it barely did one-third of that damage, especially without a light puck between both Neku and Shiki at that time. While still descending towards the ground about five feet below him, Neku used Aqua Demon, and placed five bubbles on the ground for the creature to step on, along with it, he threw down all of his Lazy Bomber bombs before falling down to the ground. As Neku landed, each of the bombs blew up, damaging the Trojan Horse a little bit. The creature then charged at Shiki, luckily it wasn't aiming for Beat, and Rhyme, however, a Neoclassical Drake was heading towards the two. On the Hachiko side of the Scramble Crossing, entered Sho, he had worked up a bit of a sweat, but quickly positioned himself between the crowd of Noise, and Joshua, though he wasn't too close to Joshua. Sho had both arms out to his side as he madly chanted several digits of pi,
"3.
1415926535 8979323846 2643383279 5028841971 6939937510 5820974944 5923078164 0628620899 8628034825 3421170679 8214808651 3282306647 0938446095 5058223172 5359408128 48111"
Suddenly, a massive explosion enveloped the area, but didn't expand far enough to hit Neku, Shiki, Joshua, Beat, or Rhyme. However, it cleared the area of many of the Drake Noise sigils, reducing the count by a rapid margin. As the smoke and ash thinned out, and the area where Sho had been was visible, he was still standing there as if nothing had happened, both of his arms were out to his side as he walked towards Joshua, at first, it appeared as if Sho intended to hurt The Composer, however, that was just in appearance, he was only walking up to him to shake his hand.
"Finally . . . I could remember that much. "
"I don't trust you, but I don't know everything yet either, I'll deter judgement until then, so lets do this."
Neku's Status HP 1119+1100 (Shiki) BRV 999 ATK 100 DEF 73 Demon's Hatred 1/1 Aqua Demon 0/5 R Lazy Bomber 0/7 R Pyrokinesis 3/3 Boomer 4/5 I live for food 1/1
Trojan Horse HP 5200/5500 ATK 60 DEF 100
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 11:53 am
Examining His surroundings, He realized Sho's work sufficed well - much of the obnoxious Noise had vanished. Joshua tensed as Sho approached Him. When the Reaper held out his hand, the Composer raised an eyebrow in surprise. Noting what Sho was planning to do, He smiled, extending His hand to shake. He noted the pact light shone as brightly as ever. He smirked, eying the Ovis Cantus in the Scramble.
"'Let's do this,' is it?"
His smile widened as He realized it might be a bit dangerous to allow Sho to remember what had occurred prior to his amnesia.
"When we fight, I'll leave most of the combat to you - I'll back you up. Unless you have a better plan in mind. I don't do the sweating you and Neku like to do."Joshua's Stats HP: 9999+Sho BRV 999 ATK 100 DEF 100 Psych: Phone
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Akari Ryou ZX Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 11:53 am
As Rhyme soon disappeared, Beat began to freak out. But he then remembered this was how it worked in the UG. Which meant Rhyme was fighting, which meant she'd be in danger. Wait...were they in the UG or the RG? The blonde no longer had a clue, even more confused than before.
Whipping out his skateboard, he kicked his board up at the Trojan noise, despite the low damage it did. As the board bounced off, he jumped up, snatching it in midair before planting both feet on it and diving into its chest. Pushing off with his hand, he swung forward and jabbed the board into its chest again. Performing this feat one last time, Beat pushed off and landed on the ground, backing up as he began to space out for a moment.
Luckily, the explosion that occured randomly, the blonde turning his head in its direction as he was brought out of dreamland. Many of the noise were taken out by none other than Pi-Face himself.
"Yo, let's go! This punk ain't gonna kill itself..." the blonde shouted, his voice softening at the end.
It was fair to say Beat wasn't as pumped as he usually was. There was a part of him that was concerned...no, it was more like a fear. For some reason he couldn't focus on the task in front of him- the Trojan Horse. Was the fear of losing her again this overwhelming? Beat's Stats HP 1530+Rhyme ATK 100 DEF 75 Psych: Skateboard
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 7:50 pm
Shiki took a quick glance around her, her eyes completely ignoring the present Trojan Horse while searching.
"Huh? Where did Neku go?"
When she began to think, a light bulb appeared over her head: that must mean she and Neku had pacted, and she was in a separate plane, fighting this Trojan Horse while the redhead was in the other. How the UG worked was beyond her, but at least she had her friend's backup when she needed it.
The Trojan Horse must be wearing down somehow - it wasn't invincible. She tossed Mr. Mew in its general direction, jerking her hand towards it as her psychokinesis signal to strike. Finishing her ground move, she took a leap, her hand sweeping towards the Trojan Horse again, sicking Mr. Mew towards the Noise in her aerial move. Landing nimbly on the ground below, she stood at a ready stance. If this Noise was hard, she wondered how much harder the Reaper who summoned it would be.
The seamstress shook off all negative thoughts and prepared to attack again.
* * * [Character Change] * * *
Rhyme was just as surprised as Beat was when she realized her older brother was no longer at her side. She realized her pact with Beat had been confirmed, and she was in the other plane, having to fight as hardly as her brother was. That meant she couldn't lose, for Beat's sake, right?
The girl grasped her Thunderbolt pin, summoning and firing both bolts of golden lightning from the pin before diving towards the side, quickly tossing it in the back of her pin deck and picking up Pyrokinesis. She couldn't risk getting hurt in this, unfortunately, since it'd throw both her and Beat off.
"At least we're prepared. Better safe than sorry, they say."Shiki's Stats HP: 1100+Neku (2219) BRV 999 ATK 100 DEF 65 Psych: Psychokinesis - Mr. Mew Rhyme's Stats (This is purely an estimate, and I'll be going off what she stated in First Week, Day 2, for her pins) HP: 1000+Beat (2530) BRV 300 ATK 80 DEF 80 Pyrokinesis 3/3 Shockwave 3/3 Cure Drink 3/3 Force Rounds 3/3 Psychokinesis 2/2 Thunderbolt 0/2 R
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Jingu Omikami Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 9:11 am
Taking note that the Composer was eyeing his Noise, Rhythm face grew a small smirk. But even more to his pleasure was the game Kenshin wanted to play.
"Heheh, this game will be fun, Kenshin, but...how much of a bonus would we get if we so happen to take down the Composer? Surely, he must be worth more than the other Players."
Because the Ovis Cantus formed from a different Sigil than the Trojan Horse, Rhythm's Noise was in the next reduction. Rhythm straightened up and folded his arms, carefully keeping track of how long the battle was going on for. Now he didn't mind the wait, it was more fair this way. A game, after all, the Player's lives were nothing more than just part of the game to the Reapers. A game within a game is merely a more exciting way to make use of their existence.
Rhythm glanced over to the Composer. His smirk grew a little more.
"Try not to get erased yet. I want the chance to see if you can become my prey. It would be nice if the Ovis Cantus could serve some five-star grilled Composer."
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