Cross Effects- The RP

[lantzblades]

Taiga nodded watching Kiyoshi leave. 'big brother is alive but what am I supposed to do now? If Kiyoshi is any indication of the way people from his world are then I can't trust them to help big brother.' she thought her face twisting in concentration on the problem.

Saber wiped the blood from her sword, the werewolves were still alive but badly injured. Despite her vow she would not allow others to harm her.  Alter laughed as she strolled out of the alley way.

[Xamusel]

"Name's Vanessa. What's yours?"

"My name is Sephiroth, miss Vanessa," Sephiroth replied. As he replied, he noted that she was looking around for something - no, someone, to be precise - for a few seconds. After finding what she was looking for, Sephiroth guessed that she was happy to know where the person was--

"I'll help you capture this guy." She closed her eyes, focusing her mind on the task.

"I'm sorry, how are you supposed to-" Sephiroth started to ask, only for the following words to catch him off guard.

"Two faced being of the paradox hear my plead. From shades raises the refined light born from deep within. From radiances crawls the unholy thread of corruption."

'I hope she knows what sort of spell she's casting.' Sephiroth was honestly confused by the whole thing, but it seemed like she knew what the intent of her spell was, to be fair.

"One verse for the sacred. One verse for the cursed. Five oaths under the dark sky. Come forth, five pillars of light, πεντάγραμμον φωτεινός!!"

Sephiroth almost didn't blink in time to block the bright flash of light from permanently damaging his eyesight, which, thanks to the Jenova cells in his body, was super enhanced anyway, so he still had eye damage from it... just temporary eye damage.

Fortunately, it was a quick flash, not a drawn out one. When Sephiroth opened his eyes again, he saw a pulsating barrier on the ground around Gatou, showing that he was stuck inside it.

"Be ready to strike when I create the opening."

The teenager made a gesture, as if manipulating a whip of some sort. Tremors started as the spell reached its final step. Five pillars of light raised to the sky before encircling the target. Magical energy shook the ground stronger as the columns of prana converged at the center of the formation and exploded with intensity in a demonstration of raw power. The after effect was a vertical beam of light piercing the clouds above their head. Vanessa pointed towards the middle of the artificial light.

"What are you waiting for, I can't maintain him inside forever!!

Sephiroth could only nod dumbly, before he steeled his resolve to fight Nonji to the death in that barrier. As soon as he reached the inside of the barrier, he felt that he was uninhibited from seeing in the bright light, while Gatou was stuck with his eyes closed. As Sephiroth quickly drew his sword to behead Nonji--

*CLANG!!*

--the Zack Fair lookalike drew his Buster Sword knockoff and blocked the blade like it was nothing. Sephiroth struggled with all of his might, but it seemed impossible, until he realized that Gatou Nonji couldn't do much else but block while he was in here. He knew a Katana's weakness (and his sword is a Katana, just a Masamune type), which was why he needed to attack with a different option available... but what?

Suddenly, he had an idea pop into his head. With that, Sephiroth swiftly kicked Gatou in the nads, causing the man to drop his sword and double over, allowing Sephiroth to behead him.

Sephiroth checked his watch for how long that final confrontation lasted. He saw it lasted for almost a minute of him struggling against an almost superior opponent... and in victory to boot.

Walking out of the barrier, he said to Vanessa, "I'm done with him now."

[Elf]

Archer leaned close to Rin and whispered, "Seems like someone is jealous."  Then he rose back to his full height and regarded the redhead.

"That accent, I'd wager you're an American, aren't you?" Archer asked, lightly smirking as he folded his arms across his brawny chest.

Lancer snorted, "Again, don't listen to him lass."  Then the Celt grew serious before sniffing the air.  Archer lowered his arms as well, looking towards where Lancer was sniffing.

He saw the young man watching them and smirked, lifting his left hand in a salute.  "Seems like we've got a voyeur," the corrupted Servant said.

"He's armed," Lancer said, a wolfish grin crossing his face.

Archer said, "I doubt he'll be much challenge to the great Hound of Ulster."  He met the Celt's gaze and asked, "Want to invite him over?"

Lancer shrugged and called out, "Oy, if you're going to gawk at us, at least have the stones to do it in our faces."

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Forest winched as the armor went literally, boom.  She looked at Archer then saw Shirou who made the other shot.  Her mind boggled at the power they both wielded.

Satoshi emerged from the armor mostly unharmed, if slightly unclothed, and his "shell" oozing a dark mud that made her head spin when she smelled it.  Then he began to run off into the crowd.  She sighed, looked at the two men and said two words, "Damage control."

Then she ran off to go after the blond to see if she could help him.

[lantzblades]

Satoshi chuckled as Forest ran towards him. "honestly you are ever stupid, little bit of trivia, the iron suit was a prison designed to stop me, and thanks to twats one and two I'm free. Free tip if you're thinking about standing in my way don't, I won't be nice this time" he remarked slowing once he got a couple blocks from the crater bit still walking.

[Elf]

"I'm rather use to people not being nice," Forest said, falling into step beside the teenage boy.  "Look, I didn't shoot you out of the sky, I was just trying to stop you from wrecking all sorts of hell.  And maybe get to someone who could help break that curse and get rid of your new Not-Quite-Goth Make Over."

[lantzblades]

Satoshi chuckled "the curse isn't a temporary tattoo, given that group none of you have a chance in removing it, hell I doubt anyone except Tsukasa could get rid of it. As for me wrecking hell or wreaking havoc it wouldn't have done nearly as much damage as you three managed. I hate being around children who play hero, you all think you know better than everyone else. Think of it like this,I haven't done a dam thing to any of you and frankly I never asked for help, maybe I know what I'm doing and won't murder people unlike Rider, Archer and that version of Shirou that's hanging around, maybe you should piss off and keep those selfish twats from hurting people" he was mad, partly due to the curse but also some real anger over the attack.

[Elf]

Forest blinked then glared and snapped, "I've been trying to keep these people from trashing my city all bloody night!  I didn't blow you out of the sky, unless you're too daft or infected with Angry Manatoe or whatever that curse is called, I was trying to bring you down without harming you!"

She pointed to her .44 and said, "If I wanted to be more upfront, trust me, I have the sodding means to do so!"

[lantzblades]

Satoshi smiled " Who the fuck do you think you are? Batman? Wonder woman? Angel maybe? I'm here, I'm not leaving any time soon, stop me, go ahead, free shot, between the eyes. If not then piss off or I will start wrecking your city," he snapped unleashing his full power

"I am the dragon, I will not have children dictate to me what is and is not acceptable. Two thousand years I have stood on this earth if you think you can end it then be my guest. But do not ask for mercy if you fail." he roared as his spiritual pressure reached it's maximum.

[Elf]

"Yes, if I had a scouter, it probably would be reading that your Power Level is way over 9000," Forest replied, having to shout over the surge of power, "And I didn't want to kill you, you wanker."

More than a little bit tired and angry, she decided to take use of her "free shot", but instead of shooting him, she rushed forward to plunge her fangs into his throat, hoping that maybe she could put him asleep.

[lantzblades]

Satoshi twitched as she bit him then proceeded without hesitation to engulf his body in flames tearing away from her grip smiled. "there's a saying, for my father it's more metaphorical, steel is my body, fire is my blood" he rasped as fire erupted from the hole in his neck, "I'd vomit of I were you, because I'm going to light the blood you just drank on fire" he remarked as his wound closed.

[Elf]

Forest instinctively pulled away at the first rush of searing heat.

His words were distant in her ears, and her head was spinning.  Her stomach churned and rebelled at the few swill mouthfuls she got before he decided to become Johnny Storm.   His blood was rancid, very wrong, probably a result of the curse.

And without even noticing his advisement, she lurched forward and ejected the blackish blood she just ingested.

[lantzblades]

Satoshi blinked  "ok, that's new, my blood shouldn't do that, I burned my body out and was still bleeding red last time" he remarked  deciding that that was as good a point as any to leave. He began walking away "you tell that kid that he's responsible for my sister, anything happens to her and I'll beat him so hard his momma will bruse." he told Forest strolling away.

[Daiki]

The battle had ended faster than expected. They had won in the blink of an eye. Though, Vanessa didn't expect her new met companion to go all guillotine style on the guy. The elder twin watched the long katana wielder walking out of the barrier. Not even a frown. Sephiroth had just killed a man in cold blood without hesitation.

"I'm done with him now."

Oh sure you are.

She threw him a bewildered glance.

"Why the heck did you kill him?" She  felt a faint pain surging from the back of her head but ignored it. "We should have captured him. There was no need to end his life, you didn't ha-..." The barrier dissipated an instant later but she felt as if she was running marathon. Strange, Vanessa still had enough prana to stand.

"What is goi-..."

She stopped, sensations assaulting her. A dull pain stroke her with the strength of a truck and she choked a scream as she knelt on the ground holding her stomach. Irrational fear surrounded her and she blinked in succession trying to get a focus on her own mind. Realizing the reason she attempted to get up but fell face first, her forefront hitting the ground with enough strength to blur her vision. Unable to move anymore, she shared silently what her sister was enduring. Shaking like a ragdoll, she received in succession a three lacerations to the face that split her skin like craters, blood spurring around. Of course, there was no blood for her. Only for Isabella. Hit in the stomach once more, a dislocated shoulder, heavy weights on her limbs, clawed fingers compressed her trachea. She thrashed around trying to get free from her invisible opponents, but it was in vain. She cried like a child facing a monster in the deep of night but nobody came to her rescue. She received many wounds, to the point she could barely even think. Yet the torture barely even started. She screamed like a mad person all the while shaking on the ground like a dying fish. Within twenty seconds, Vanessa passed out from the mental trauma which followed, leaving Sephiroth to deal with the situation by himself.


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"He's not hostile." Said Ruu with a pointing finger aimed at Mille. "He smells like her and wants to talk to Birdie."

[Alice]

 "Seems like someone is jealous." Archer's whisper in Rin's ear made her shudder a bit in delight, but his actual words left her with conflicting feelings. Like with what he had said earlier, hearing her former Servant praise her abilities like this felt... rather good. Almost intoxicatingly good, as a matter of fact. On the other hand, she did feel a bit bad for the girl. It wasn't enough to stop the somewhat smug pride that welled up inside her, but it did stymie it somewhat. Nonetheless, Rin decided the best course of action was to keep her mouth shut. The Garrison girl had enough of a grudge against her as it was.

However, it seemed Archer wasn't done with the girl just yet. "That accent, I'd wager you're an American, aren't you?" He said this with a bit of a smirk, his arms folded across his chest once more.

The question itself was harmless enough, but Archer's tone suggested otherwise. Mille frowned a bit at that and nodded. "Yeah, I am. What's it to you?"

Lancer cut in again with a snort. "Again, don't listen to him lass."

But then feeling in the air shifted. Lancer sniffed the air, prompting Archer to lower his arms and look in that direction. Rin saw what the two were looking at, and noticed the rifle. Quietly, she began to focus prana into her finger, preparing to fire a Gandr if need be.

"He's armed," Lancer said, a wolfish grin crossing his face.

Archer said, "I doubt he'll be much challenge to the great Hound of Ulster."  He met the Celt's gaze and asked, "Want to invite him over?"

Lancer shrugged and called out, "Oy, if you're going to gawk at us, at least have the stones to do it in our faces."

   
Finn didn't mind a bit of excitement, but he couldn't help but admit that these weren't quite the circumstances he was looking for. The two men seemed more than happy to rip him to shreds, and seemed more than capable of doing so, and the Japanese girl close by, who he recognised to be Rin Tohsaka, seemed to be going on the offense as well. The girl that he thought was Mille hadn't cleared him yet either- so far she was just looking at him, her expression managing both to be confused and grumpy as she regarded him. The only one of the group that he couldn't tell the intentions of yet was-

"He's not hostile." And with that, Finn's question was answered. So at least one of them could tell he meant no harm, rifle or no rifle. With his finger pointing at the teenaged redhead, the little familiar continued. "He smells like her and wants to talk to Birdie."

The air seemed to grow thick and heavy as an equally heavy silence followed the familiar's words. The two girls in particular seemed dumbfounded.

Wait, smells like her? thought Rin. Then, that has to mean-

Oh no. Oh great. I thought that idiot looked all too familiar! Mille begrudgingly spoke up. "Yeah, from what I can tell, the familiar's right." She glared at the young man. "That moron's my brother. You don't have to worry about him attacking us, not even he's that stupid."

Rin looked over at Mille in amazement. Is she like this to just about everyone?! If this really is her brother, I think I have more than a few questions I want to ask him later.

Finn, breathing a sigh of relief, gave an oddly cheerful wave for just being insulted and threatened with his life. "Hey there. Sorry about not coming over and saying 'hello' good and proper, but with this baby over my shoulder, I didn't know how friendly the reception would be. Either way though, it's my bad. Let's do this the proper way then."

With that, Finn walked closer to the group, taking care to appear as nonthreatening as possible. Once he was close enough, he carefully placed his rifle on the ground, hoping it'd make his intentions clear. With that, he straightened himself back up and gave the group a genuine smile. "Name's Finn Garrison. Like the little guy here said, I'm just here to see Mille."

 He rubbed the back of his neck a bit. "Well, assuming this is Mille for sure. I saw this girl flying in the sky and thought it looked just like her, so I came here to see for myself. It's been a fair few years since my family and I've seen her, so I got curious."

Mille's frown deepened. "Yeah, it's me. Don't know what the hell you're doing here or how you got here, but well, here I am. So what do you want with me?"

Finn blinked. "I wanted to make sure you were OK," the young man said. "We haven't seen ya for seven years. Mom and Dad were a bit worried about ya. So I just wanted to see how you were doing."

"I mailed them letters saying I was ok. That should be the end of that. And I'm doing fine on my own. I don't need you patronizing me about going to the Clock Tower. I can handle myself, I don't need my big brother trying to baby me."

Rin, a bit flabbergasted, decided that now was perhaps the time to speak up. "Um, sorry to interrupt, but are you maybe looking for a room too? That seems to be happening a lot tonight."

Finn, finding himself oddly grateful for the interruption but still not satisfied, turned to Rin. "Miss Rin Tohsaka, right? I'm not with the Association, but I've heard a thing or two about you. Hear you're pretty good at what you do. Could probably give my sister a run for her money, talented as she is." With that, he gave said little sister a wink. That only served to make her glower at him, almost seeming as if she were trying to make him catch on fire just by glaring at him long enough. Finn winced a bit, affable as he was- he wasn't aiming to insult his sister, and yet he seemed to have pressed a button of some sort. She'd always been a bit of a pistol, but something seemed off...

Clearing his throat a bit, Finn continued. "So ah... well, I hadn't given it much thought until now, just arriving here and all, but yeah, I wouldn't mind a place to stay." He blushed a little bit. "And well, a safe place to store my rifle too. Whatever made me cross over left me without my rifle case, which is why I'm carrying it over my shoulder. I was in the middle of a job when I came here. I normally try to help take care of various creepy crawlies for a living. Things were business as usual when somehow, next thing I knew, I ended up here." He gave Rin a charming smile. "So yeah, if you know a place I could hit the sack and get my gun up and out of the way so that the wrong hands don't mess with it, I'd appreciate it."

"Yes, I'm sure there's a place for you to stay. Far away from here." Mille was still glaring at her brother. "I'm sure the Landlady's kindness only goes so far, especially towards someone carrying a loaded gun, even if said someone is a harmless idiot like you."

Rin decided she'd had enough. She addressed the young man with a polite smile. "Actually, as long as you're able to earn your keep, I'm sure you could get a room here. This place just so happens to be a large apartment complex. You'll still have to speak to the Landlady in person of course, but I'm sure you'll be able to work something out with her."

Ignoring his little sister's searing glare, Finn's expression brightened further. "Sounds good to me! So then, who's do I talk to about this stuff until the Landlady herself shows up?"

[Daiki]

The black limousine parked only few meters away from Archer and Hakuno. Tinted glass ever so hiding who were the passengers and driver alike.

Valken looked peacefully the couple with a faint smile, his right hand holding an half empty shot of margarita. Despite the shining expression on his face, he was boiling inside. Touzaki Shuya always seemed an unstable electron, but now the bastard took away the merchandise he was supposed to bring to the customer. By doing so, the hybrid equally spit at his very face but also thrown disgrace upon his name. And of course, the client wouldn't just accept it with  a smile. He will have to compensate for it, with gold or blood.

He sighed longly and pondered for a bit. As powerful as the half demon could be, he probably knew what betraying Valken entailed. His life would be in danger, and the jackass didn't have people to rely upon. The ransom for being a killer, obviously. Well, besides them.

So far, Shuya killed anything and anybody he came across. The only people who made it alive were the group he met earlier this night. Which meant they were powerful. Logic claimed he would come in contact with them sooner or later. And that was the very advantage Valken had over the mercenary.

Chuckling for himself, he anticipated the moment Shuya would be cornered. What kind of face would he have? Surely, it would be delighting. With a simple finger snap, eight men who kept silent so far, got out of the vehicle. They were well trained bodyguards. Each of them selected among the strongest vampires in town. Nothing on par with an Apostle Ancestor, sure, but still pretty efficient on their own. There weren't from his own realm though. Different beings called vampires but with different attributes and abilities. The ninth waited a moment as the car emptied, still sitting by his side. A woman, the only one among her comrades, wearing, like them, a simple, light grey three pieces outfit. She adjusted her white neck tie, and smiled at him. Icy blue orbs met his own and he couldn't help but appreciate her elegant face surrounded by curly brown hair.

Valken sit back comfortably.

"Go for Emiya Shirou and condition him. I want him ready to bring ruin upon the bastard as soon as he shows his face."

The vampired waited a moment.

"Wouldn't it be more efficient to manipulate Law Unto Herself? If we talk to her then maybe..."

Valken let a second pass before answering.

"You speak like you know her..."

The woman shrugged in a bored manner, but her eyes said enough for him to understand the bitterness behind it.

"You could say she destroyed my clan because her superiors felt like it. Don't expect her to remember though."

So, she had a grudge after the blonde vampire. The man shook his head. Really, these intrigues weren't for him. Still, he would have to do something about the woman. Her actions didn't bother him so far but she had assembled quite a strong bunch of people around her in a single night. Disposing of the blond vampire could be done anytime, right now, he had a revenge to take on Touzaki Shuya.

"Don't bother with her". He ordered ever so calmly. "Go after the Magus Killer and make sure he believes you."

He caught his proof and threw the cylindrical object to the girl. Given how it was reeking of damp blood, the tissue didn't really hide what was inside.

"Our spy told me the goods lost an arm, it's your best way to convince the guy."

"Take it it isn't hers?"

"It doesn't matter. What we need is the that justicar zealot to believe it."

"Fair enough."

The woman jumped out and left in a rush. Without intent to hide nor attack, she went straight to Emiya Shirou, trying her best to keep a neutral expression. Valken nodded at her as she dissapeared from his eyesight.

Now to take care of this, is own way. He thought all the while adjusting his own black tuxedo. A glance at his reflection, showed an average face without distinct traits. A beard of two days grayed his most of his lower jaw and about the same length of hair on his skull. Dark grey eyes shone and he lowered the window glass, addressing on a neutral, yet somewhat friendly tone to Kishinami Hakuno.

"Excuse-me, miss. Would you mind if we exchange few words?" In spite of the casual invitation and the calm attitude he took, the vampires surrounded the couple without a word. No doubt the Servant would be a problem, but Valken doubted he would put his Master in danger. One of the vampires, a brute with dark skin and a shaved skull, invited with a hand gesture the girl, and only the girl, to take a sit inside as he opened the closest door. Stern gaze fell on her and she could probably realize that no, was just not an option.

"I won't hold you for long" Added Valken with a polite grin. "I promise."

Let's implant the seed of doubt in them. Then he wouldn't even have to lift a finger to get rid of the despicable jerk who thought it would be interesting to double cross him. Fun was just starting.