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Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 11:31 am
As Keiko hurried back from the restroom, she grinned slightly, feeling two auras where there had been only one. It seemed that Acrucis’s friend had arrived…and hopefully…that meant that the two of them could help the other senshi figure out how best to gain some confidence in protecting herself.
Pages after all had no magic and again, had to rely on strength and their heads so…
Waving as she drew closer, Keiko paused, taking a look at the newcomer and breaking into a smile. “Oh my god! It’s you!”
She ran at Rainier and threw her arms around her, clearly pleased to see that not only was the page still alive…which…sometimes was harder than it looked, but that she was making friends too!
“How are you? You look great! Acrucis, I was there when Rainier first became a page! We ended up dusting a youma together, it was fantastic! I didn’t realize that this was going to be the friend you talked about!”
…Nor had she asked, but…whatever. That was fine.
Keiko grinned. “So, another person to spar with…I’m thinking about using my magic this time? If you want to go two against one, to make up for Rainer being a page, and you, Acrucis being a healer? Pretend I’m a big, beautiful, scary youma, yeah?”
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Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 4:28 pm
Yes, Acrucis told her who she’d met but while the name sounded familiar, Rainier couldn’t put a face to it; until she came into view and it felt as if the last puzzle piece clicked into place. “Keiko!” Rainier both looked visibly surprised, and took a staggering step back when the Senshi threw her arms around her shoulders in an excited embrace.
Admittedly, she wasn’t the best with powered names yet. They were each unique enough that it was hard to find something to associate them with. At the time of her awakening, she was unable to power down to get Keiko’s information due to the body-cam on her police uniform.
“I’ve actually met a few other Knights as well,” Alphubel has thus far been a great resource for her.
“I’d be fine with a two-on-one spar if you are,” She turned a questioning glance towards Acrucis. Since both she and Keiko had worked together to defeat that turtle youma, she knew kind of what to expect from the pale-haired Senshi, just as she already knew what Rainier’s weapon could do.
So, at least that meant they weren’t at a complete disadvantage in that regard.
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Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 4:33 pm
Truth be told, Acrucis was mildly surprised that Keiko returned. She’d assumed that the other Senshi had politely excused herself as a means of being polite because she didn’t want to be mean about that weak swing. Seemed she’d been wrong and a part of her was glad for it. What was more surprising, however, was that both Rainier and Keiko had already met. When she was first awakened as a Senshi, aside from Shang and Maia, months would go by before she ran into a familiar face again. “I’m glad to know you’re both acquainted.” Again, however, she was put on the spot. I’d prefer to watch, she mentally responded while smiling at the both of them. “I- I suppose that’s fine.” So long as none of them sustained any serious injury, they should be fine… Right?
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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2022 7:16 pm
Keiko grinned and stepped away from the both of them, her eyes glinting in excitement. “Perfect, Cru, this is what you need. You can’t just go around saying that you can’t fight. You have to try. And me and Rain are here to help you get there. We’ll have fun doing it. You’re not alone in this.”
Her eyes flickered between the two of them and gave another grin before holding her hand out.
She wasn’t going to allow either of them a chance to counter her magic while she had the chance to cast it.
“Forever Freeze!”
Finally, a chance to try it out on actual real live people. Not youma, but not in a situation that she had to feel fear either.
It wasn’t something that would cause pain, but it would be a right shock to the system, especially with spring bringing in some warmer weather.Shanyume Keiko draws in a deep breath after saying the name of her attack and blows it out, towards her opponents. The breath comes out a pale, icy blue and can travel as far as ten feet away, in a cone that is ten feet wide. The attack can only effect two people, and they will feel a sharp, bitter cold as though they have been outside in sub freezing temperatures for a little too long. Once struck by the cold breath, the feeling of freezing lasts for thirty five. This attack can be used twice per battle.
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Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2022 8:32 pm
Acrucis was a little more than a bit surprised by the sudden attack. There was no ‘one, two, three- Go’ or time to get in place just the name of her attack called and a sudden chill that came rushing towards them. Both arms came up to at least protect her face but Rainier was apparently quicker thinking than she was and with an unexpected force, the Page of Mercury shoved her to the side Perhaps it was because of her background as a police officer that Rainier was so quick to act. Either way, Acrucis wasn’t prepared for that assault from the side and found herself stumbling over her own feet before landing rather roughly on her hip. Ouch… The Senshi of Prayer groaned and winced as she pushed herself back up onto her feet.
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Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2022 8:43 pm
Despite being a Page of Mercury, with a fur-trimmed uniform to help keep her warm and a Wonder covered in snow and ice, she was not immune to the sub-freezing blast that slammed into her. Teeth chattering almost violently she maintained eye contact with Keiko knowing there would be a follow-up soon enough and with her own body feeling stiff and slow, there’s now why she could intercept it again. Rainier held onto her weapon, the wire kept taught between both hands. “You ok?” she called out over her shoulder and was relieved to hear a quiet ‘yeah’.
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Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2022 8:54 pm
Oh–s**t. Keiko hadn’t counted on Rainier pushing Acrucis over, and worry crossed her face. “Oh god, are you okay? Hey, I’m sorry. I didn’t…I mean I should have warned you, I guess I just…thought it would be the best way to try to react, you know? Like…the jerks in the city won’t care…the youma really won’t care. They never do. They’ll attack you when your back is turned and when you’re distracted…that’s their favorite. I..”
Okay, so maybe she really wasn’t as tough as she tried to be. It was too hard to fight against people. Especially when they were her friends. Especially when she saw one just get knocked over and it…
“I mean…I guess…as long as you both remember that you know, it’s scary when people are like this…when they’re…ah. You know. I just want you guys to be safe. I…I really enjoy making friends and the idea of losing any of them to…you know death or…anything is…terrifying…you know? Acrucis, are you okay? You didn’t twist anything, did you?”
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Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2022 9:14 pm
“It’s fine. Really - It’s ok.” A bruised knee and scraped palm, nothing so severe that her magic couldn’t mend.
Acrucis brushed the bits of gravel from her hand and cast her magic on both herself and Rainier. “Prayer of healing.” The two were enveloped in a soft yellow light and she could feel the warmth knit the wounds back together as if they had never been.
When the magic faded she walked over to Keiko and held her hand out. “See, I’m fine.”
“I understand your concerns. I’ve been in enough large battles to see commrade’s killed or forcibly taken by Chaos. I might be only a Super but I’ve been at this for almost a decade now and I admit that I had left the war for several years so I could focus on things where I knew I could make a difference.” Acrucis turned towards Rainier when finally the magic subsided and she was able to approach.
“My magic, while useful in situations like this, is ultimately ineffective for anything more than a moderate injury. Rainer can even confirm that it likely did nothing to alleviate whatever effects your cold breath had on her.”
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Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2022 9:27 pm
“Well, not all true. It did help alleviate some of the sharp joint pain but you’re right in that it didn’t do anything for the coldness or the stiffness.” Rainier retracted the cord back into the bracelet on her wrist and clipped the end of her weapon to it so both hands were now free.
“Definitely a wicked attack though,” She couldn’t remember if that was the exact attack that Keiko had used on the turtle youma, but being on the receiving end of it was brutal.
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Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2022 9:31 pm
Keiko blinked in surprise. She hadn’t realized that Acrucis had been in this for so long…and here she had been acting like she was holier than thou…but.
Her cheeks grew warm with some shame and Keiko swallowed. “Well, I’m glad that you’ve lasted so long. And um. Thank you for listening to my preaching and thinking I know what i’m talking about. But…we should hang out again. Patrol again…at least. I’d like to…if you two would…”
She hesitated and held out her hands to them both.
“Oh! And you’re both welcome up to Keiko whenever you’d like to come, just let me know. It’s my favorite place…um. In space!”
She grinned rather sheepishly. “I really am glad to see you again, Rainier, I know you had a super rude awakening but…I really am glad that you’ve made friends.”
Hopefully they would all be able to continue to be friends too.
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Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2022 9:43 pm
“Before you run off.” Rainier nudged Acrucis with her elbow but it seemed that the Senshi of Prayer had slipped into a quiet state of remembrance. “I’ve been trying to help Acrucis locate a friend that went missing in the ambush last November. A Senshi of Static..” she added hesitantly but with Acruci’s small nod Rainier felt relieved that she remembered correctly. “She has creme-colored hair with light pink and jade-green on her uniform.” This long without word was not boding well for their search. From what she’d been told, Sidouer had been stabbed by a general and carried away by a corrupt while unconscious if not already dead. The two of them continued to hold onto hope that she was still alive but nobody they’ve spoken to had seen her out patrolling or even heard her name. “If you happen to see her, please let one of us know.” Rainier placed a steadying hand on her shoulder, a weight so the Senshi knew she wasn’t alone and wouldn’t be so long as she needed company even if it meant that they went to find some late-night cafe before heading home. “I can’t speak for her, but I would like to take you up on your offer about going to your homeworld some time. I’m curious to know how it compares to my own Wonder.”
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Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2022 9:52 pm
”Oh…no! Of course! If I see her I will be glad to reach out, that’s not a problem at all, and I’ll pass the word along to my friends too, hopefully with a bigger net we’ll hear something!”
Keiko gave what she hoped was a reassuring smile and nodded again. “Any time you want, Rainier, seriously! Just let me know. You’re both always welcome.”
Swallowing, and desperately wanting to hug the sad expression off of Acrucis’ face, Keiko instead waved. “See you both soon, I hope. Please, stay safe!”
And then she ran off into the night, making a mental note to keep an eye out for this missing senshi.
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