Cross Effects 3.0 - April 13, 2015—June 23, 2016

[Elf]

Shirou

"I'm sorry, I'll try to get along better with myself," Shirou said, a tiny smile gracing his lips.  "Now I guess I know how Archer felt."

[SINIB]

Sakura

Sakura leaned up and pressed her forehead against Shirou’s, forcing a smile on her lips. “Thank you.”

[Elf]

Shirou

He nuzzled her in return and said, "You're welcome.  Do you still want to make dinner with me?"

[SINIB]

Sakura

Sakura perked up a bit and rolled out of the bed. “Mhmm!” She reached within and withdrew as much energy as she could muster.

[Elf]

Shirou

"Or if you need to rest, I'd be fine with that too.  Whatever you need, Sakura," he said, kissing her forehead.

[yinsukin]

Medaka Kurokami

Medaka turned to face the man and nodded.

"Thats fine.  But if I am to hand my soul to you, I must know your name."  Medaka said simply.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Toe

"Oh! Where are my manners?" Tohuw declared with a shocked and apologetic tone. Then, he bowed before Medaka with a solemn smile.

"You can call me Toe."

Then, he got back up and cleared his throat.

"Ahem, well then shall we get started? If so, I suggest we do this somewhere more... private. I would hate if someone was snooping. Alright?"

[yinsukin]

Medaka Kurokami

"I understand.  Lead the way."  Medaka responded.  She had no problem selling her soul in order to see Lorenzo again but she was curious about the price.  What did that mean?  In a lot of ways, she was dealing with forces she did not understand.  However, despite the fact that he desired her soul, Medaka still trusted Toe. 

[Kotomine_Rin]

Toe

"Okie~☆" The demon cheered before turning his cane around in a grandiose over the top fashion.

Suddenly, he tapped the floor with the tip. Einz, 2wei, 3ei and poof, a door magically appeared flat on the ground in a poof of smoke.

He then used the cane to open the door, roll on the floor, everybody walk the dinosaur, revealing nothing but pitch black darkness.

"Ladies first." He grinned.

[yinsukin]

Medaka

Medaka nodded.  Without hesitation, she walked forward and jumped into the dark door on the ground.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Toe

The fall had been a bit longer than the usual water slide. Despite that, there was no shock or force applied on her once she hit the floor, as if she had simply hopped off a small crate. Then, he followed up and hopped off the ground into the not quite a rabbit hole trough the door.

Gracefully, perhaps even more so than Medaka, he landed with a small thud. Then, he snapped his finger in delight and looked right at her with a fierce smile. The door immediately shut, but a flashlight appeared in Tohuw's hand and provided enough light to reveal both.

They were surrounded by what could only be described as darkness, the light emanating from the flashlight being the only thing revealing the everextending land of pitch black nothing. Bowing with respect, he spoke with a professional, clear yet somewhat cheerful tone.

"Soooo, lets get this straight. You'll let me take your soul here and now, and I will get you to see Lorenzo. Of course, I am not unreasonable. Even if the process will make it become property of Toe by all means and purpouses, you will get to keep it. Alright?"

[yinsukin]

Medaka

As soon as she landed, Medaka scanned the space around her.  This place was a dark void, a world separate from the city.  She didn't know much about magic but this was clearly created by Toe.  She wondered how powerful a mage it took to create a world like this.  Or perhaps Toe was a being closer to the dark man?

She watched as Toe descended from the door above her.  When he landed, he created a flashlight using whatever power he wields.  Even, though he turned on the flashlight, there was nothing in this dark world.

"Soooo, lets get this straight. You'll let me take your soul here and now, and I will get you to see Lorenzo. Of course, I am not unreasonable. Even if the process will make it become property of Toe by all means and purposes, you will get to keep it. Alright?"  He said as he bowed.  His tone was oddly professional considering that they established a friendship just moments before.

"That is perfectly reasonable."  She responded, mirroring his professional tone.  She then spread her arms out, non verbally surrendering her body to him.  "Go ahead.  Take my soul!"  She commanded.

[Cherry Lover]

Rider

Rider listened with approval to Vanguard's plan. As a familiar herself, she was aware of how versatile even her less-intelligent bretheren could be, and how much their master could learn from them. They could, even,  be used as remote-controlled microphones, to ask questions of others, although it wouldn't be as efficient as just going out theirselves and talking to people.

Unfortunately, though, Rin quickly shot down the idea, pointing out that she lacked the tools she needed to create her normal gem familiars. Rider frowned as she heard the girl's words, before speaking herself.

"It sounds like an excellent idea, Vanguard, but unless we ask Sakura to create a familiar for us, it seems like it's not an option", she said. "So, what should we do? I'm not sure going out is wise, it might upset Sakura, but I do think we should try to investigate what happened."

[Kotomine_Rin]

Vanguard

No, it might not be wise because it could get us killed. Does she seriously value a girl's sentiments over her own life?

Vanguard shrugged. While he did wish to go outside in order to catch a glimpse of Faust's killer, he had no 'reason' to. As far as Sakura's protector was concerned, leaving would only distress Sakura. While such a thing was of no concern to him, he did not outright wish for her to grieve. Or rather, such grievance served no purpouse any longer.

For now, what mattered was her safety and the assuredness that she would cooperate. All other goals were only secondary.

"I would not object to laying down my life for this wonderful purpouse. On the other hand dying a useless death does not sound like a very efficent plan of action. Rin, would you have any suggestions?"


Tohuw Balagan

"Yessir!" The demon cheered before flicking his fingers. He could no longer contain his excitedment, so much his tail tore trough his pants and cracking like a whip. It was an oddly shaped tail, black as night and slithering around like a serpent.

The demon was not standing any longer with his legs but was only using his tail as support to stand straight in a fashionable pose.

"This might sting a little." He grinned before twirling his cane around, holding it like a pool stick and thrusting it in the middle of the poor girl's chest. As soon as the cane's tip made contact with Medaka, a scarlet light flashed. A short burning sensation, then nothing at all.

Iit passed trough her body and pushed what could only be described as her spirit away. There was no wound, no visible harm shown. Aside the crimson crest forming where she was tainted, there would be no trace of this.

Tohuw almost pitied her. From this moment forward, she would never be able to call herself a normal human girl any longer. But there was no place for pity in his heart full of black joy, he ever had a heart to begin with.

He was quite overjoyed at the thught of having a new toy to play with. His smile was wider and more gleeful than before, revealing a set of moon white teeth.

Swiftly and cleanly, he pulled the cane out and dragged her soul away from her. From this moment forward, she was his furniture, his toy, his jester and his muse. What was once a transparent blue figure of light resembling Medaka shrunk into a glowing blue ball. Her soul was now in his grasp.

And with that, she fell asleep in his hands.

[yinsukin]

Medaka Kurokami

Medaka gritted her teeth.  This was easily the most painful experience she had ever had.  She couldn't see much, as the light from the cane and her soul was far too bright.  However, she could feel the cane pushing her soul out of her body.  She wanted to scream and lash out.  Instead, she stayed completely still, her body not moving even an inch.  Her mind on the other hand faded in and out of consciousness.

There was something familiar about this.  She thought back to the box she set up back home, the one she used to reach out to the other students.  She would do anything that was requested in that box, absolutely anything.  In a way this was just like that, except instead of belonging to the entire student body, she belonged to Toe.  In some ways this was just what she wanted, a chance to help a stranger.

The light faded as the slender man pulled the cane out of her body.  In his hands sat what she presumed to be her soul, a glowing blue orb. 

"Thank you my new friend.  Take good care of me."  She muttered before collapsing in his arms.