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Post by Beriadan on Jan 15, 2024 13:05:52 GMT
"No!"
Yo covered her face, scooting backwards to avoid the worst of the burning steam. She rose to her feet, unsteady, as November took off. He was really going to... no, he couldn't! Yo clenched her fist, then... turned her head. Koito was on the ground, Ichor standing over him, his muscular form increasing his size to nearly twice his normal form. Not good. The villain's tongue could take Koito's blood in a moment, and they were really trying to kill him... she looked up towards the retreating November. If she could chase him down, maybe she could stop it... but that would leave Koito to the mercy of Ichor. She closed her eyes, teeth tight together, sweat beading on her forehead. What would a Hero do... and was she truly a Hero?
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Ichor loomed over Koito, tongue retracted, licking across the jagged edges of his teeth. His eyes were focused entirely on the boy, or more exactly on his neck. So much delicious blood... he gave a low, ominous chuckle.
"Oops! I gotcha~! Poor little Hero... you should have stayed at home!"
Ichor's tongue lengthened slowly, the tip sharpening into a point.
"Such a shame~. Still, at least-"
Ichor was interrupted as he began to vibrate wildly. His eyes were wide as Yo pressed her hands into his back, engaging her Quirk into the villain's body. Ichor was a blur before he was thrust forward with sheer force, slamming hard into the wall opposite. Yo was breathing heavily, one eye closed, pale as the moon. She thrust out her hand to Koito, gritting her teeth.
"Come on, idiot! If you don't go now, we're both gonna die!"
Ichor was watching, upside down against the wall in a him-sized crater. He was grinning wickedly, eyes on Yo, but his body was paralyzed at least for the moment. His teeth clattered together as he spoke, laughing through the vibrations still coursing through his body.
"N-n-not a g-g-g-ood-d id-d-dea, l-l-little m-m-m-miss! T-t-think-k of-f-f your p-p-p-poor m-m-mommy~"
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Post by notdomino on Jan 16, 2024 5:43:56 GMT
The young hero squinted at November, he said something that painted a worried expression on his new friend's face. They were either some serious bullies, or they knew something he didn't. He prepped an arrow under his body as Ichor stood over him, but was shocked to see the steam user escape, and Yo leapt into action. Before he could make his own move, Ichor was blitzed into the nearest wall. Hmph, why had she not done that earlier? He wouldn't ask this out loud. Instead, he'd grab the hand offered to him before admitting, "Well, I was waiting for a moment to strike." He'd keep a firm clasp of her hand as he was propelled into the sky by his vector plate. He'd yank her along with him!
"I don't think he can fly, but with that body he can catch up to us in no time with a few jumps" He'd say pulling her along. They'd keep ascending even without the force and speed of his vector, he was using limbo to float. Like Nocturne and the others instructed, Koito was going to pace himself and use his head for once. As long as he didn't overuse orientation, he could float as he pleased. It was something he used often, possibly the only part of his quirk he fully mastered. "Unless he's got some wings we don't know about, we can knock him out of the sky with your quirk and get out of here with mine." He smiled at her with a reassuring gaze. It was an obnoxiously simple game plan, but effective.
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Post by Beriadan on Jan 16, 2024 12:23:08 GMT
Ichor felt his blood-infused strength ebbing away as he rolled onto his front. His prey was escaping... no, no this wouldn't do! Not now, not ever, not someone as delicious as this student! He watched the two soaring higher, and his tongue lashed out. Into his own arm. Blood began to rush up into his mouth, eyes still fixed on his prey...
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"Yeah... that sounds like a plan."
Yo looked at the ground below with a tentative gaze. She hadn't flown before, not like this. Koito's quirk, Benkei's quirk... she swallowed, focusing on Ichor, ready to do as Koito said.
One problem. Ichor had gone.
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The villain skidded to a halt directly beneath them. He felt the paralysing vibrations still wracking his body, but he was enhanced by his own blood, a final gambit as it were. These two had really pushed him... she would suffer, he would suffer, they all - he lifted his chin, staring upwards, grinning. Crimson energy danced beneath his skin as he crouched, coiling his muscles into springs.
"FINAL BLOODSTYLE! BLOOD SACRIFICE!"
The ground beneath his feet shattered as he leapt into the air. Yo barely had time to yell before he was behind them, sharp teeth glinting in a crazed smile, tongue poking out between them.
"Going so soon~? Bloody Muscles!"
Ichor's fist lashed out, at the end of an arm suddenly engorged with blood, muscles made as tough as steel. He swung hard and fast at both of them, not even bothered if he knocked them both out of the sky. All he wanted was their blood. Their delicious, nutritious blood~!
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Post by notdomino on Jan 17, 2024 6:34:16 GMT
It was nice to have some breathing room, but it would be short-lived. That disgusting body would find itself flying right up toward them. "Can't catch a break from this guy. " Koito grunted, shifting his body and let go of Yo in a way that would seat her above the villain as he reeled back. Both Yo and Ichor would find inertia in this very moment before gravity would make them plummet. Koito still gradually raised, as he tried and contort his way around the punch. Rather than a direct impact, the attack roared passed his chest. A pained wheeze left the boy, along with plenty of blood leaving his mouth and the wound that was reopening from being jostled around so violently. The pain caused him to unconsciously disengage limbo and with how his body was positioned, Koito would fall much faster than the other members of this sky party. Yo would still have her chance to strike, but as it stood... all three parties were going to crash back down to earth in a matter of time. There was roughly two minutes to finish this fight, and figure out how to not go SPLAT. "NOW!" A dazed and bloody Koito was spinning wildly below them. He was pointing with both hands as he spun. On his half-conscious face, he wore a grin. He finally halted with limbo, before firing a nasty amount of arrow projectiles. It was the same new move he'd used earlier. The arrows and their long tails would shape a large globe around the three. Koito stuck his tongue out in concentration and tugged at the tail of one of his own arrows. Of course, he'd know how to maneuver in his Compass Trap. Letting go, he was already positioned right above Yo, ready to help her. He had his own physics, but that didn't mean she did. He needed to be her wings in this sky party. In a weaker tone, he call the new super move once more with even more confidence than before. "Compass Trap, No Way Home." This meant they could fling Ichor in whatever direction, and get the hell out of there. As much as Koito wanted to. He was realizing he couldn't beat Ichor at his current level and that was okay. He was a hero first. Getting Ichor away, and getting them both to safety would take priority here. |
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Post by Beriadan on Jan 18, 2024 15:08:41 GMT
Yo felt herself falling, vertigo catching her senses and threatening to overwhelm her, but she saw the state of Koito. He couldn't last much longer, and Ichor was in a rage... she bit her lip, and squeezed her eyes shut for a moment. Come on! You're a Hero, above all else! This was going to hurt, but Yo couldn't let them do what they wanted, not if that meant Koito would suffer. The suffering was all hers to bare.
Yo hit Ichor as he turned to lash out again at Koito. Her hands found his head, gritting her teeth and-
"Body wave!"
Vibrations rushed through Ichor. He screeched as his body was thrown backwards, straight into Compass Trap. There was a split second where he caught Yo's eyes, his expression full of anger, frustration... yet grinning. Then he was gone, fired like a bullet from the barrel of a gun. Ichor's body was a disappearing dot, flying upwards then dropping away, somewhere in the city.
Now Yo had the issue of falling, and her body was feeling the effects of her Supermove itself. She twisted, looking upwards at Koito as she began to fall, reaching out a hand... she had saved his life. Now he could repay the favour.
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Post by notdomino on Jan 19, 2024 4:50:48 GMT
The vector-made cage would subside when Ichor was ejected with powerful propulsion. Koito didn't pay much mind to it. With how long and big these arrows were, it would stump even him where Ichor was blasted off to. He was more concerned with the hero he meant to save. She made the magic happen. With an aching chuckle, and smile, his hand snatched hers so she wouldn't fall down to the cityscape beneath them. "Dunno about you, but I won't say anything if you don't. Brine treats me all the time, I can vouch for you." He wasn't a part of any agency. He had no clue if Yo was in one.
As a regular of Dr. Brine, a thing people shouldn't be too proud of, Koito could likely bring the two back to school and get healed with no questions asked. "Where'd the steam guy go?" He asked, realizing they'd only dealt with one half of the duo. He was too busy with Ichor to notice. At Yo, he'd look at her with a questioning expression. What attracted them to that restaurant in the first place? It felt a little to purposeful, but he wouldn't question anything. Figuring things out wasn't his strong suit. That could be left for the police and detective agencies. One plus that got into his mind was that he didn't get caught on any surveillance. Maybe he could fight crime this way until he could find an agency that was interested. From what Gigabite was saying, it probably would be a good time to start looking soon.
Anyway, he'd float them along toward the school.
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Post by Beriadan on Jan 21, 2024 11:51:11 GMT
"I've visited Brine a lot too... but thank you."
Yo clung onto Koito as they floated away, glad of the lack of questions. Her situation couldnt be easily explained. Those villains just wanted to cause trouble, but she didn't think it would be the last she'd see of them. Yo shut her eyes, trying to push those thoughts from her mind. At least she'd made a new friend today, even if he had nearly died helping her. She looked upwards, in the direction that the steam villain had escaped.
"Who knows... hopefully somewhere far away."
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On the other side of the city, a soaring dot began to plummet from the sky. It hit a deserted warehouse building with a crash, landing in the deep dark amidst a cloud of dust and rubble.
Ichor rose slowly to his feet, the crimson of his quirk fading away. He rubbed his head, where blood ran down the side of his face. Ichor absently put his bloody fingers in his mouth, while he fished around for his phone.
"Owowow~~! Hey, November~. I got beat, before I could taste more of that kid's blood... aww, they really beat me."
He grinned, looking upwards through the hole in the warehouse, at the glittering skies above the city.
"Oh well~, I think we got all the information we needed, hmm?"
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Post by notdomino on Jan 22, 2024 3:25:08 GMT
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