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Post by Merurin on Sept 6, 2021 15:34:25 GMT
Her claws tore through red armor. The kijo lands to the right of the holy knight. The vigorous choreography combined with her self-consuming hunger was beginning to take a deeper toll on her mental state. Thoughts blurred.
By the time that KafΕ« had readjusted herself, she hears a heavy thud to her side. The demon is only able to take a step back in a delayed reaction. She blinks at the sight of the collapsed swordsman. KafΕ« grabs the hilt of her tanto before withdrawing it from her mouth; her weapon is coated in saliva, yet the liquid does not seem to have any intention of dripping down.
KafΕ« drags herself towards her opponent with her tanto carried overhead. An opening was an opening, and KafΕ« planned to utilize the opportunity. It was then that an invisible force slams into her. Being caught off guard, the kijo stumbles, and in the midst of regaining her footing, her tanto slips out of her hand and falls near the outstretched arms of the collapsed knight.
KafΕ« hobbles back towards the knight to retrieve her weapon as Demiurge's voice reverberates through her headβan apology followed by another request. A thin veil of suspicion flashes onto her face for a second, but this is quickly dismissed as KafΕ« mutters to herself, "Of course he did..."
With her claws still unsheathed, the demon tears out a piece of the fallen knight's armorβabout twice the size of her hand. She bites into the piece as if it were a slab of meat. The fragments are further broken down in her mouth between fangs and hastily applied magic.
KafΕ« glances over at the bystander. She is unable to make out a good number of features from the distance between them, but her lackluster presumes that the bystander is Megumi.
As one hand was guiding the piece of karuta armor into her mouth, the other hand was wiping her tanto blade across the ground, smearing it with a clear, viscous substance. After taking the last bite of armor, KafΕ« begins heading towards the source of the telepathic link with partially restored vigor.
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Post by ππππͺπ’π on Sept 9, 2021 1:23:33 GMT
Megumi glancing at what's happening between the fight with Kafu and the Knight, he noticed the Knight falling to the ground face flat, having visible confusion. "I'm guessing that holy magic he just casted took a toll on his body, I can deduce this and say that this isn't a god but a man who holds divinity." Megumi cleared himself understanding the situation instantly after a moment of confusion. Afterwards, he noticed Kafu removing a weapon from her mouth covered in her saliva. "Well this battle was short lived. Damn I was really expecting to see more between the two." Megumi sighed after being in deep thought.. After realizing the fate of this battle Megumi was about to walk away until he was met with a voice in his mind, a beacon from the Demon Lord himself. Megumi noticed Kafu stumble, as she regained her footing. "He could've came up with a better lie if he wanted us to meet." Megumi thought to himself and sighing afterwards. "I'm going to assume it has something to do with this Knight." Megumi thought to himself after feeling a vibration throughout the area but remaining collected. Megumi walking in the direction of the telepathically link, he noticed Kafu take a bite out of the Knight's armor like a piece of meat. Megumi headed over to her, deciding to walk with her towards the telepathically link. "You must be very hungry to bite into that man's armor." Megumi said while catching up with her.
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Post by Overseer on Sept 11, 2021 18:30:26 GMT
There he sat, the same man who had harassed the King of Demons mere minutes ago. He sat at the highest floor of the inn, his right leg crossed over its counterpart. In front of him was a table with a foreign-looking tea set. He took the pot of the set and poured the boiling liquid from it into a cup. He let it steam for a bit while he gazed out the out-of-place window adjacent from him. Through it he watched as a young mystic woman had made her way into the building, presumably looking for him.
βOh? I take it this means she, too, has been made aware of the Maouβs return. The Maebure truly is popular in this realm. I suppose that is only natural.β
This man, the Herald of Ruination, was one whose very existence signified an oncoming disaster; yet there he sat, rather casually, enjoying a spot of tea just like any regular person. He took a sip from his teacup, blowing out the steam before allowing the liquid to enter his mouth. After enjoying a few more sips, he figured that it was time to make himself ready for his visitor; he got up from his seat and walked over to the gothic window which overlooked the rest of the town. Retrieving a tin box from the right interior of his cloak, he opened it to reveal a row of five cigarettes and a cluster of matches. He took one of both items out of the container and placed it back where it was before; once this was done, he put the cigarette between his lips and struck the match against his cloak to light it before using it on the cigarette and tossing it aside.
Downstairs, the two innkeepers, a male and female pair, had greeted the young lady warmly. Once they had extended their hospitality to her, they had given her information which would let her know that the one upstairs was awaiting her arrival. While this pair seemed friendly enough, they had aligned themselves with the Herald of Ruination, knowing very well who he was. This meant that they, too, must have had some darkness within them. However, that was irrelevant as all that mattered was the Herald could use this location as a base of operations; it was quite convenient having an inn, it allowed for many people to gather in one area and share the goings-on of the world, allowing the Herald to know what was happening without having to leave the comfort of his attic room.
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Post by DEMIURGE on Sept 16, 2021 15:37:33 GMT
The King of Demons stood patiently and hummed to himself a slightly melancholic tune while he awaited the arrival of his subordinates. There were many things weighing down on his mind since he had witnessed the strange interaction within the fight. He had to wonder where someone had learned to mix the two types of energies which are inherently opposite to each other; he also had to wonder why anyone would even think to do something so extremely heinous.
His deep thought had to be put on hold by the time the two had arrived. He put on a welcoming smile and closed his eyes to match the expression he displayed. βYo! Glad you could make it. I remember the general direction, but you all are going to have to walk me there.β He chuckled like a mischievous child as he chuckled at the request he just issued.
βNow, I also have an assignment for each of you to do for me, but we can talk about that on the way! Kafu-chan, I know how hungry you are so hopefully this assignment will ease that pain a bit. Megumi-kun...hmm...I think Iβm just gonna ask you to tag along with me for some errands. Nothing too hard, I promise!β
While he spoke, he smiled with his hands interlocked behind his head. His bearings were northward bound, and it was a fairly decent walk away from their current position. While he ventured, his thoughts wandered to his memories of the place...walking among the people who were grateful to him...the smiles on their faces as their ruler walked with them as one of them. He also thought about how they must have felt when their king disappeared without notice for ten whole years; it brought him great sadness.
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Post by Merurin on Sept 17, 2021 2:06:52 GMT
KafΕ« was sheathing her sword by the time that Megumi had caught up.
"What an astute observation," mocked the kijo as she turned to face Megumi. The kijo had to tilt her head up. Her voice did not waiver from its single, indecipherable tone. "Maybe I wouldn't be so 'hungry' if someone decided to help."
She gives an exasperated sigh as she turns back towards the link's source. With the sun still high in the sky, the demon has to shield her eyes from the light. Her attention fixes to one pointβthe direction highlighted by the telepathic link. KafΕ« attempts to dismiss the tension of her previous statement by commenting, "Maou-sama won't escort himself back to the base..."
KafΕ« no longer needed the telepathic connection to guide her after some time. She was well past the village at this point and noted an isolated tree that she had passed on her original trip to the village. What stood out the most was not the tree, itself, but rather, the large crater near the base of the tree that certainly was not there before.
She was immediately greeted by the Demon King's overly-friendly disposition upon arrival.
On the trek back, KafΕ« would instinctively retort with a combination of bluntness and criticism. In the spare moments that she was not being dragged into a comedy routine, her mind skimmed over today's events. The demon of starvation was not quite sure what provoked Demon King Demiurge's return, but she was sure that it would at least be a cause for celebration among the Hyakki Yagyoβand what else would a celebration be accompanied with if not a feast?
KafΕ« was snapped out of the lull of a food-filled daydream by a shift in atmosphere. There was no drastic change in weather or terrain, but the joviality of the group had diminished at some point. KafΕ« preferred silence, but it felt unnatural when traveling with Megumi and Demiurge. In a flawed attempt to strike a conversation, she asked rhetorically, "How, pray tell, will another assignment help with my hunger?"
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Post by ππππͺπ’π on Sept 17, 2021 3:39:16 GMT
The young male's Kimono was fluttering alongside the wind while revealing a portion of the male's back, he had an athletic body type that was covered by this white long kimono that he wore that extended past his waist. This white Kimono had some black outlined flower designs around it with black lines flying around the Kimono as well to add in more design. The Wind pushing his Kimono past him as if it was a cape fluttering in the sky revealed him having both his hands in his black Kanji sweat pants pockets. The young male walked in his black tied short combat boots that he always wore. While walking alongside Kafu, he heard her response and rolled his eyes jokingly and chuckled "Well I didn't want to intervene, it looked like you were having fun." He responded. After finishing his response he continued walking alongside her where he noticed a giant crater near the base of a tree "So is this where he ended up landing?" Megumi thought to himself while he continued to walk towards the location of the signal.
Megumi heard the voice of the Demon King as an attention getter upon being greeted by the male. "Kind of odd for you to forget where the base is." Megumi shot back upon arriving and standing apart from Demiurge himself. Megumi's glanced with a serious expression "Another thing is where did you go? You can't just randomly come back and expect me to be okay with that, You completely dipped without any notice." Megumi added with a serious tone while placing his long black hair in a loose ponytail.
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