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Geck, still focused on the single golem, smiled to himself when as his foe's limb and side blew up. "Ah-ha... take that!" He cheered, getting to his feet.

"Now then - feel my... uh... true power!" As this was said, a long blade sprouted from his right forearm - the same weapon he used on Granheim so long ago.

With a loud battle cry, Geck charged, then darted to the right (or left?), running past the enemy's injured side. His arm would straighten as he went, too, and if performed correctly he'd decapitate the Golem while passing.

Geck's plan did not go exactly as he had anticipated, as the Golem made a final, last-ditch swipe. Geck was able to evade easily by directing his lunge under the flying hand, but the result was that his blade tore through the Golem's sternum, severing the head and arm at once. The headless legs ambled clumsily as the head-arm remains twitched on the ground. A thick bead of blood flowed down Geck's blade.

"Hokuten!" cried Ryutsume. There wasn't much he could do: three more were headed his way. In a flash, he unsheathed Edge from the twitching golem and leapt into the air, and yelled "IT'S RYU TIME!" Curling himself forward, the green-haired maniac brought Edge down towards the recovering golem with force.

"BASH ROCKET!!"

Edge slammed hard and true into the pinned golem, the force of the blow splintering the beast and driving Ryutsume forward, who was curled up in a ball. Suddenly, fire began to wrap around Ryutsume as he sailed towards his opponents.

"Here goes nothing..."

Then, flame fully encircled the man as he flew towards the three burlap assailants, sailing across the room like a burning missile.

"COMET BREAK!!"

Heidern, meanwhile, began to sweat heavily. "Oh heavens..." he murmured, "how many celestial janitors will we need to clean up this place..?" Spiegel snarled in response.

Valda, however, was unconcerned. She focused...hard...and even during the combat, she managed to concentrate on the Machinai. Its terrifying shape became clear to her minds eye. If Kokuza was to be able to fight at full power, it had to go...but where? Should the Machinai leave the body fully and not enter another host, it would be wide open and ripe for the taking. She couldn't put it into Ryutsume...such a power in the hands of a man like that would be disasterous. Heidern's body would not be able to withstand it, and Spiegel was too small...there was no other choice. Her hands slammed together, forming a magic seal, concentrating hard and rippling with invisible energy.

The Machinai would come to her.

((I'm going to bed. crying Adios muchachos!))

Already in midair and with no means to propel themselves away from Ryu's fiery attack, the golems were easy prey to the swordsman.

Ryu tore through the trio like a comet splitting the sky. Chunks of burning flesh and singed burlap scattered like hail into the downstairs foyer, embers cascading like wild, violent fireworks.

And at last, Ryu crashed headfirst through a window and into a rain barrel, extinguishing his valiant fires before they burnt his trousers.

(( Shebangsshebangs. ))

(( o____o; Yep. ))

((I'll give Kokuza a swift Karate Chop later tonight.))

(( Damn that MAN. stressed ))