tvk | Unit 9 [Action/Video] - This one's a killer, don't die.

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gaignun kukai (nigredo)

Unit 9 [Action/Video] - This one's a killer, don't die.

For the past few dark hours, people around town may have caught a brief sight of a young woman disappearing in to the shadows. Her movements are fluid, and practiced, and she is clearly tracking someone.

It's the Dark Hour between Friday and Saturday that she catches up with her wayward prey, dropping down in front of him. Gaignun's phone drops out of his pocket, flicking onto Video once it hits the ground, the camera staring up at the two figures. The woman is the first to speak, the first words out of her mouth were not a greeting, or an insult, but a simple question.

“Why are you in control? Where's father?”

"C-Citrine?!"

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[Just because she's currently incapacitated and in bed, doesn't mean she can provide moral support for everyone out now.]

Gainun, snap out of it! Whoever she is, it's not her!

[Moral support is what he needs right now anyways.] I know tha---

[Suddenly the shadow steals the phone and looks at the video] So this is my goldfish...my, my, Nigredo. Ever the child.

Give me that!

G-goldfish????

[She's very baffled about that.]

What do you mean by that?!

I mean he's using you to replace me

Now hold on here! That's going a bit far now!

No, he's not. Wait, why am I even reasoning with you when you're not even the real one.

[Expect some grilling about this later, bro.]

Listen, she may look, act even have this person's abilities but it's not the real deal! Hurry and finish it off!

[To be fair, Citrine is his older sister]

I know that Saori! It's just...I can't underestimate her. Even with muted ablities, Citrine is extremely formidable...

Glad to hear you think so highly of me, Nigredo. Now be a good boy and fade away. [And out comes her combat knife.]

Get out of there now and summon your persona already!

[Damn being stuck in recovery. She would've love to give another shadow a lesson with messing with them.]

I'm working on it! [Ah, there's Black Rider with Bufu, that Citrine just dodges.]

You just concentrate on recovering, and don't give Margulis too much trouble! He's cranky enough as it is!

[Saori clenched her jaw but sighs in resignation.]

... Alright. Just make it out of there alive, okay? I better see you after the Dark Hour.

You will, you will! Sorry Saori, I have to go! [Click]

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needsteaplz - 2012-09-30 07:16 (UTC) - Expand

*He didn't actually see Citrine as an adult, but it wouldn't be hard to tell who it was even if Gaignun hadn't called her by name. This...is not good. And after the beating not-Jr. gave him, he's not sure he'd be of much help even if he wasn't still sore.*

Gaignun, don't let it get to you.

Allen! I'll be fine, don't worry about me. [He's just eyeing shadow!Citrine warily. From what he's seen, the shadows have some of the abilities of the originals and Citrine was as battle hardened as Jr.]

I'll stop worrying once the Shadow is gone.

We knew this was coming Allen. I'll be fine...

So did I, and look where I am. Just...promise you'll make it back to the hotel.

*And that's not a request, Gaignun.*

I promise...you just concentrate on recovering.

Don't fall for it! If you give me your location, I can give you backup!

[She's already running, making a guess at where he is based on his surroundings. Why does everybody have be out on their own during a time like this?]

[In his defense he was on his way home from the store when the Dark Hour hit, and Citrine had made sure he was on his own because she's smart like that.]

Hiyono? I'm near the business district, but I'll be alright! You concentrate on getting back inside. [He refuses to give Citrine more targets.]

[She'd already thought as much, so even though the direction itself is vague she's got a pretty good idea of where he is.]

Sorry, but I'm not going to rest that easily. Try to hold her off as well as you can, alright?

[And with that, she begins heading over, summoning up Lakshmi to constantly scan the area around her for Shadows in her vicinity. She can only hope the one Gaignun is facing will happen to have an exploitable weakness.]

[Once she gets in range, Hiyono's scans will reveal that while Citrine has pretty average defense, her agility and strength stats are pretty high.]

Alright, but this will have to be a running fire fight! [Time to dodge a few attacks himself, while getting off a shot here and there]

Roger that!

[In fact, he might not even need to listen to the feed, because there's definitely some backup fire aimed at the Shadow!Citrine, particularly her legs. And Hiyono's aim isn't too shabby to boot.

The girl herself isn't too far away; she stopped to take aim the minute she spotted the two, although for now she's keeping back to offer support more than a direct attack.]

[The addition of the second source of firepower is rather helpful in that it forces the shadow into a more defensive posture instead of constant attacking. Which was a plus considering she could bounce off walls and all those moves that one would associate with ninja movies.]

Hiyono! Keep moving!

Got it!

[She begins to move, although she's still got an eye on Citrine. Her shots cease briefly as the figure of a woman appears.]

Bufu!

[She may not have a weakness to ice, but it's always good to test out your options nevertheless.]

[while Citrine may not be weak to ice, she certainly isn't strong towards it, so at least it hits and does a decent chunk of damage. Also, Gaignun cast the same spell right after Hiyono did so she got a double dose.]

Ganging up on me won't save you! [The shadow is rather angry now, and sends out a shockwave style blast that will do 666 points of damage if it hits. Thankfully she only aims it at Gaignun however. The blast manages to knock him into a building with a loud thud. With him momentarily out of the way, Citrine now turns her attention to Hiyono]

Walk away child. Quiet---. [She stops, and falls. A shot to the back of her head being her demise is revealed before she fades away.]

That...ow....was interesting. [Gaignun hauls himself the rest of the way up.] Are you alright Hiyono?

[It's probably for the best that she'd been hit from behind, because otherwise the woman likely would've gotten a bullet to the face. Hiyono lowers her own handgun only when she's sure the Shadow has dissipated, giving a sigh of relief.]

You took more damage than I did. I'm perfectly fine.

[She casts a concerned look in his direction, beginning to walk towards him.]

Will you be alright? I can help you back to the hotel if you need it.

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