tvk | 39: Not the actual Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny

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[The feed starts out in some street in the business district, but the tilted camera angle from below looks like phone was dropped and forgotten. Saori, with her back towards the camera is seen with someone only those who saw her memories might remember. He's a tall man with his dark green hair pulled back into a braid. Unaware they are being recorded, they're...talking.]

You sure took your time showing up here, Tenjou. Or show I say fake Tenjou?

Oh? You want to get this over with Saori? Fine I can arrange that--

[There's a loud crack as she decks the guy in the face. The copy staggers back but cracks a grin.]

You sure got a lot of damn nerve to show up here, mocking my husband.

Am I? How can you be sure I'm not the real deal?

Your name you should've been in the network, moron. I don't know how guys managed to pull this off, but you just got yourself a death sentence.

[ He laughs then suddenly goes serious. Suddenly he zips around behind her, pining an arm behind her back.]

Sorry sweetheart, but looks like this will be death number four for you now.

[The feed cuts out just as Saori headbutts him and breaks away before charging at him for another attack.]

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[Some time after the feed, Saori managed to get a cut lip and a few punches. Damn, who would've thought the benefits of being a god plus his innate soul power would've transferred over to him.]

I'm getting tired of this. You're a cakewalk compared to the mononoke back home. Must be because you're no longer a god here. You knew you wouldn't stand a chance and yet were stupid enough to try and face me alone.

[He drops his tonfa but they don't fall to the ground, instead they seem to fly at her, hitting her at high speed and sending her into a wall. There might have been a loud crack of bone breaking. The rubble falls on top of her just as she tries heal herself so the pain would be bearable. Tenjou goes over and pulls her out by her arm. One of the tonfa returns to his hand and he gets ready to land a blow to her head.]

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*He's not surprised by that. And it's not necessarily a bad thing, either. It means she won't feel the pain from what he has to do next. He sets the leg carefully on the couch, then snaps a pair of legs off of one of the chairs in the room. That sorted, he removes the disinfectant rag and replaces it with a bandage, first one layer to cover the wound and then another to hold the chair legs as a makeshift splint. It's not perfect, but it should hold.*

[She'll forgive him for the furniture damage when she finds out. She's still out and frankly it's for the best. The pain was starting to be too unbearable in her current condition. If it wasn't for her Persona's healing abilities she might've died from the blood loss. At least now she's safe.]

*With that out of the way, he finally sits down himself in one of the intact chairs and pulls his gloves back on. Saori isn't all that heavy to him, but the exertion of fighting against the wind attack and the immobilization had made his body remember that it was still worn out from his own Shadow. Still, when Dark Hour ends, he picks her up and carries her back to the hotel. Better to do it now, while she can't feel the pain from being moved than after she wakes up.*

[With the Dark Hour gone, Sirius was asleep on one of the lobby couches, waiting for his master. His ears perked up in alarm when he smells blood. A lot of blood from what he can tell. When he saw his master being carried, he let out an alarmed whimper.

He stands up to circle around before leading them to the door to her room.]

*It's not that hard to figure out what the dog is trying to do, and, with a little manoeuvring, he manages to get her inside the room and into her bed. After that, he'll just head off to the kitchen to make some tea for the both of them.*

[While Margulis is away, Sirius makes himself comfy and lies down next to Saori as she sleeps. He whines softly but she doesn't respond just yet. A few minutes later a hand runs through his fur.]

Hey boy, sorry I made you worry like that. Back at the hotel, huh? I owe him big time.

*He comes in at the second half of that comment and hands her one of the cups of tea.*

You can make it up by staying put without issue.

[Saori sits up slightly to take the tea and cracks a smile.]

Right, I'll keep that in mind.