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The bond is severed

Who: The Not-So Six Heroes - Jubei, Sanji (

concasse), Raven (

crisisrain), Asbel (

drawnbythesword), Adell (

vulcanblazer). With Special Guest Star Noel Vermillion (

failazure)
What: Lets Go Kill Ragna 2 - Luceti Boogaloo
When: Saturday June 16th, Around Noon
Where: Some place in the Forest below the Mountains.
Summary: Ragna is why we can't have nice things.
Rating: PG-13 for violence, gore, character death and animal injury (its funny because jubei is part cat)
[After speaking with the volunteers and making plans for the battle, it was time to go and face off. Jubei already made his decision and he won't back down now. The Black Beast won't destroy the village. Even if it means destroying whatever was left of Ragna. He can't twiddle his paws and wait for the Malnosso to possibly do something about it either. While he wasn't young, he still had moves. He would fight and he would end it before it began.

So he leads everyone in the direction of the path of Seithr, casting ars to clear the black musk of poison as they advanced. It wasn't going to be easy and he didn't even know any of these people, but this is the least he can do right now.]

OOC: Ok here is how it will work. We'll have three threads - one is for Noel, who will encounter Ragna first and needs to be taken out of there by Sanji. From there we have two threads that I'll put up for the fighting. One will be Group One (Adell and Raven) and the second will be Group Two (Asbel and Jubei). The second thread will have the end hit done by Jubei, effectively killing Ragna. If anyone wants one I'll likely put up an Aftermath thread as well for when everything is over, but I don't imagine it'll be necessary right now. Any questions just PM me.

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[The pulsating energy within his grasp just begins to flow into his hand, bringing the searing pain to an all-time high. The creature seems to be enjoying it, the cake of black clouding his appearance seeming to depart little by little as it's concentrated into one point. This would allow Noel to get a good look at his face again.

And the smirk planted on it.

As the Azure began to condense around his hand, taking form as a familiar avatar of a claw around her throat, the expression on that face was unmistakably Ragna. It was that cocky little smirk that he had when things always went his way. Kind of like how this was going his way. Was it truly his way, or was this just irony playing up to screw him over in the end?

He couldn't control himself, and he knew it. His conscious was pushed far into the back of the control room in his body, and he knew he was powerless. It's almost poetic, how both of them felt the same way. There was no hope for this.

"Damn it... Damn it all..."

Finally. The beast could taste its victory appearing on the horizon, this fact merely pushing Ragna into the pits of nothingness once and for all. It would use the girl as the first stepping stone in Luceti's mighty descent into destruction. Nothing could get in it way now. It was only a matter of time until the claw reached it completion, and then one simple movement would snap her neck.

Only moments away from devouring her in darkness.]

Edited 2012-06-17 04:37 (UTC)

[For those final moments, all she can think of is pain. The energy that flows through his hand reaches around her neck and with it begin to burn through her flesh. Finally, she screams. The searing, hot pain burning through her neck makes her seem so alien; how despite how hard he tries to snap her little neck, Noel can still manage scream and scream and scream until her throat felt raw. Hands clutching at his arms, legs kicking at his feet, she is reduced to short, little gasps. A fish out of water.

But when her eyes begin to return to focus and she is finally able to see him. See Ragna. See Ragna just one last time because she knows she'll die, the girl goes oddly quiet despite the utter pain she feels both physically and emotionally. The tears that trickle down even manage to reach the inhuman hands that were once his.

But slowly and slowly, her hands begin to slip away from him. Face turning blue from the lack of oxygen she receives, the world around her begins to go dark.

This was it, wasn't it? Dying again. What would Nami think...?]

No... m... more...

[And the last thing she would see would be the face of Ragna, grinning cruelly at her.

Her eyes begin to roll back. If he didn't snap her neck then, the lack of air would kill her.]

[Yeah, no.

Very suddenly, the Black Beast and Noel aren't alone anymore - because a very desperate and angry chef decided to follow a very desperate and stupid girl into a very desperate and shitty situation. Jubei will probably be far from pleased, knowing Sanji only waited long enough to leave a hasty message before he took off through the forest in search of his friend, but that's the furthest thing from his mind.

Right now, all Sanji can see is that... that thing with a grip so tight on Noel's throat, he'll shatter it given a few more seconds - and that Noel's eyes have already rolled to the back of her skull. The girl usually so full of life has been reduced to spastic twitches, a few inches away from death. She's certainly going to die.

Any semblance of calm that wasn't already eaten up by panic then turns into a blind rage.

No hard feelings, Ragna. The brutal kick Sanji aims at the beast's face is not meant for you. As far as the chef's concerned, you're already dead, and this is a fight between Sanji and the shadowed remains of a man he hates.

So drop her.]

[The kick is well-delivered and well-deserved, forcing the beast into releasing its iron grip on Noel's throat and being tossed across the ground like a rag doll. The only sound it emits is a low grunt, something similar to the grunt Ragna always lets loose when hit or annoyed. In so many ways, the beast was Ragna's deepest desires, but at the same time, it was just a corpse with Ragna's likeness.

It'll only be down and out on the ground for a few moments, so Sanji would do best to make his move as the Azure regenerates onto its body.]

[Noel falls into a crumpled heap; in some way, maybe, the grass below provides some cushion from the fall, though it doesn't help any. Her eyes still wide with shock, she can hardly speak or feel anything anymore. Everything feels dark and weird and she could black out at any moment.

It's all so numb, save for her neck. She could cry out in pain, but she can't anymore--because from where his hand squeezed remains deep burns, the skin now charred and bubbling.

Maybe dying was better.]

Edited 2012-06-17 05:53 (UTC)

[That one kick, and for all the energy his trembling rage is allowing him, Sanji notes immediately that he feels... winded. A lot more than he should. And the practical side of his mind points out that it can't be helped, this is what he gets for rushing around with no plan besides "Save the girl". So it's time to improvise and hope the back-up comes, and soon. He's on a shitty time limit. He keeps his gaze fixed on the beast only for a second before he turns to rush to Noel's side.

But then he stops. And stares. And forgets how to breathe. Her name is on his lips but that doesn't matter, he forgets how to speak, too. He's only capable of staring in sickened horror at the burnt excuse for a neck that chars and festers.

His first thoughts were right. She's going to die. He's going to lose her.]

N... Noel! [Shit. Shit. He's beside her in the same moment it occurs to him that he does not have enough fuckin time here; once Ragna is back on his feet, the choices are to flee and possibly direct his wrath back to the village, or engage him here for as long as he can -- and leave Noel to her fate.

... No contest then. He clenches his teeth hard enough to almost bite through his own cigarette, and arranges the girl's body as best he can in his arms.

Please, please don't die. Don't make him tell Nami he couldn't save you.]

[His outburst of Noel's name only causes the beast the look up more quickly than planned, deciding that now was the time to get up and act. No time to reel over how hard that kick was, or that the beast knew who that kick came from. The aspect of revenge and hatred coats the mind of the beast, already clouded by hundreds of things that make up the reason why Sanji was right. Why Ragna was already dead.

Up to his feet now, the beast roars again, aiming to move forward. One foot at a time, it approaches slowly, picking up pace with each step. Each step was accompanied by a growl filled with bloodlust and pure, unadulterated hatred.

If it wanted to kill Noel before, those plans were abandoned. Sanji was at the top of all priorities for the empty shell of a man. Sanji was a threat, and more than that, Sanji was Sanji.]

[One step at a time? Sounds like a plan. A shame that there is a cat moving several steps a second, rushing right after Sanji. Just when it all looked like a good plan was going to come together. As the monster begins to walk toward the two, a blur of orange will come rushing from the trees. And, before there is even a moment to think, the blur slams it's body and paw fist right at the front of the monster without any mercy.

But it doesn't go with the beast. Just as the paw connects, the small cloaked beastkin pushes off the monster and using the same force to kick it backwards again. The cat then lands on the ground, crouched from the harsh pounce.]

Get yourselves out of here now! [He yells out to the two behind him. To think Noel would find the beast before they did - this was the opposite of what he wanted.]

[One moment the beast is charging at him, Sanji already positioned to run like hell, but then there's a blur of orange and fur and -- what.

Shit, he can not keep track of this. But he hears that order, recognizes the voice, sees Ragna forced back, and wastes no time in taking off into the sky with one leap.

Hopefully the cat can handle himself, as Sanji spares him no parting glances or thoughts. He's running as fast as he can, all the way to the clinic]

[One moment, the beast is sure that it can finally see Sanji's head roll. The next moment, it's sprawled out on the ground with the familiar scent of beastkin coating the air around it. Of course, it had to be Jubei.

First, it had Noel's death in the grasp of its hands before Sanji arrived to play hero. Then it might have been able to cause Sanji's death, and lead into Noel's once again, but it had to be interrupted by someone else. The world's strongest creature.

Damn it all.

With a growl unlike any made before coming from the beast, it reluctantly rises to its feet as it watches Sanji escape with its first prey of the day. If it could curse under its breath, it would. But no such case. All it does is roar again.

Jubei, you are a dead cat.]

[He breathes out in relief, when he sees Sanji getting away with Noel. Hopefully Litchi and the other doctors can do something for the girl. He was hoping to get a surprise attack and finish it off quickly, but it doesn't seem like that's an option. The others should be running in any moment now, so it's just a matter of keeping the monster in one place.]

What's wrong? Not so tough without your other half huh. I won't standby and give you a chance to ruin this world. Not this time, you monster.

[Jubei stares the beast down and takes out his blades, one in mouth and the other wrapped around his tail.]

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