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

[Kotomine_Rin]

Sakagami Kenzo

It was disgusting, absolutely revolting. That smile of his, that joyful way he presented the horrific fate of his wife. That detachment, those words... it was abominable. That man was abominable.

Hearing him, Kenzo couldn't help but tremble. He felt fear, he was trying  his hardest to control his breathing, but his heart was beating like a drum. But that wasn't why he was trembling. It wasn't because of fear, shock or anything like that.

He was trembling, because he had reached a point where he couldn't contain his fury. His face was wide in shock, his fist was clenched. Slowly, he composed himself and began to walk around the masked man.

Kenzo scowled, his eyes not even able to conceal the anger of his words. His voice was shaking, teeth were clenching.

"No one ever said I was a nice guy. I beat the crap outta people, more than I have to. Some are still in the hospital. I've said and done many things I am not proud of, I shouldn't judge you. But- "

He couldn't allow it, he couldn't such a man to carry on. And he'd be damned if he would let him walk away scot free after he gloated of such a thing. If he'd let him walk at all.

" - even a demon like me, can spot true evil when he sees it. True evil, are those who use those who trust them for their own gain, and crush them underfoot when they're trough. Even their own family. And that is exactly what you've done! You. You are the devil himself! And now, you get to hide from the victim, the law and the consequences and live without regret. That is why... I will judge you myself!"

The masked man and the swordsmith now stood about 10 feet from one another. Glaring at that fiend, he drew his crimson sword and pointed it right at him.

"I am Sakagami Kenzo. No need to give me your name, just remember mine as the one who sent you to hell. You'll have all the time to regret once you're there."


Richard Maxwell

Richard ignored Michael's comment, but allowed himself a blush at Rikuyo's remark. His pale face slightly flushing, he stuttered and mumbled for a while before speaking up.

"No! You got it all wrong, dummy! It's nothing like that. Besides... you shouldn't talk about lady killing."

He immediately regretted saying that, because he suddenly felt much moodier than before. His face fell flat, and he looked down before shaking his head.

"You know, if any of you want to back out, now is the time."

[yinsukin]

Relius Clover

Most people get upset when he reveals Ignis but non show such unrelenting spirit.  Yes, his soul was showing its true colors.  This man was speaking from the core of his being.

Relius stopped walking as the man finished.  Then, he chuckled.

"Well I certainly encourage you to try.” Relius said with a menacing smile.  "Ignis!"  He ordered, starting the battle.

At that moment Ignis sprung forward, closing the distance between them in an instant.  The puppet's claws shot forward in a swift stabbing motion, going straight for the swordsman's neck.  In the meantime, Relius floated forward using his Ars, closing the distance to about 5 feet.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Sakagami Kenzo

Kenzo dodged that blow with ease and dashed past what that man called Ignis, his speed far outmatching hers. Running with speed  beyond what a man could even imagine, he jumped towards a nearby wall. Swiftly, he stepped on it and leapt to the ceiling to gain adequate footing. His legs were now practically touching the tiles, the ceiling was like a platform. It had all been a mere instant, that's all it took.

It was enough.

It seemed that man had the higher ground, floating thanks to some magic of sorts. But it wasn't going  to do him any good. He couldn't kill him yet though. He had to make sure he'd survive so he could grovel and beg his wife for forgiveness.

Like a crimson bullet, he came crashing down with his sword, attempting to cleave the man in half from the torso down.

[Panda]

Michael

Michael couldn't help but let his annoyance show on his face this time.

"Seriously?" the immortal asks, disbelievingly, "You gather us up, bring us all the way out here, explain the whole set up and our roles within it, try to call in our prey, and now you ask us if we want out?!"

Michael allowed himself a moment to regain his composure before electing to speak again.

"In a word, no. No way I'm going to turn down this kind of a fight."

[Kat]

Richard Maxwell

Richard ignored Michael's comment, but allowed himself a blush at Rikuyo's remark. His pale face slightly flushing, he stuttered and mumbled for a while before speaking up.

"No! You got it all wrong, dummy! It's nothing like that. Besides... you shouldn't talk about lady killing."

He immediately regretted saying that, because he suddenly felt much moodier than before. His face fell flat, and he looked down before shaking his head.

"You know, if any of you want to back out, now is the time."

Rikuyo

"I've nothing better to do now right, I'm curious who this Forest woman is and I think it will be fun, so I'm not backing out. And she might bring her friends too so I'm not letting you fight alone against them."

[Kotomine_Rin]

Richard Maxwell

A faint smile grew back on Richard's face. They were right, absolutely right. Besides, he asked them to come. It would be selfish to tell them to back down after all this.

"Yeah... I knew you two would say that." he muttered.

Then, he got up and smiled warmly. He wasn't as cold as before, not one bit. In fact, he was really happy that he could rely on someone's shoulders. Happy that someone truly cared.

"Because you two are the biggest idiots in the world." he chortled, his words stripped from any veneer and full of affection.

Then, with a bright smile he ran up to Rikuyo and hugged her.

"Thank you."

[Panda]

Michael

The immortal allowed a content smirk at the hydromancer's gesture. So far as the immortal could tell, he was being sincere here. It was almost saddening...

"No need to thank us," Michael said with a smile, "Just give us a decent fight."


Emily

To say that the Spring Courtier was conflicted at the moment would have been a massive understatement. The last time she'd left Mordred by herself in a fight, the Summer Courtier had come back with broken bones. Even ignoring that, the fact remained that this could very well be a trap, especially considering that the person on the other end didn't seem to be one Mordred knew personally at first...

"On second thought," Emily said, "I'm coming with you. Considering what happened last time I left you alone in a fight, there's no way I'm just going to do that again. I know I won't be much use in a fight, but at least I can heal you if things get rough."

[Umbra of Chaos]

Mata Boyd

The sewage worker didn't even seem surprised when Jesus Cop and her knight went bounding off after the creature. If one could see her face a look of resignation would just be plastered all over it. Instead of answering the other officer's question she walked over to the discarded corpse and flipped it so she could see the face.

She just sighed as she looked at the face and shook her head. He just looked normal. Brown hair and brown eyes on a face that couldn't be far past his teens. "What a stupid kid."

Then she turned back to face the officer. "We probably want to leave now. Like I said, these tunnels are usually used as transit by..."

She suddenly stopped. There was a sound. A sound that closely resembled the chittering noise made by rats. Her flashlight was immediately aimed straight ahead and you could see it as plain as day. They were rats, or at least similar to them. They were huge. Nearly the size of a small cat and they were all pinkish. And they were rushing towards the group at insane speeds for such common creatures. They were on the ground and on the walls and ceiling, and they were running at them all faster than a man at full sprint could.

Mata didn't even take a moment to speak before turning around and sprinting away from the rapidly incoming horde of mutant vermin.

[Knick]

Kern

Kern simply stood there stoically, letting the silver haired man go on like a loon.

‘Well, there is a lot of the city on your side of the line, so just leave you fucking loon!’ Kern wanted to yell. But he was disciplined, and even with his headache and annoyance he just took it, even after the non-human seemed to defend him. It really didn’t matter to him.

He about to begin asking them to leave once again until a loud sound ripped through the air. Like the sound of steel impacting against the pavement. And so he turned to look at the source, tilting his head so he could look behind the group of three, and immediately upon laying eyes upon it his body snapped in attention.

“Kern. Report. Now.” Ordered the Captain of the Guard.
Just

Just felt the air though his hair, he hear the stone and metal of the building crack under the force of his jumps and running. He held Anatu close to his chest, shielding her from as much of the wind as possible. It took a bit, far from his best speed in his prime, but they got there.

Well, to the barricade of his Guardsmen that seemed to be led by Kern. Good, he liked dealing with Kern the most. Simple man he was. He was slightly shocked to see the three he met earlier here as well, but he left that worry leave him for a moment, he had other things to deal with first.

And so he body fell onto the pavement, and it impacted, his legs hit the ground and Just landed in a crouch. The moment his body hit it however, a loud sound, as if someone smashed metal against the pavement ringed out as the pavement cracked. "Sleep, oh flowing steel." he whispered and then he raised himself to his feet and gently placed Anatu onto her feet, “Just stay behind me ok? Call out if you need me.” He told her, momentarily forgetting she could not understand him.

He then stood completely and began to walk, his face was completely different, it was not the laid back look he had all day, or the soft and kind look he had when talking with Anatu. Rather it was jagged and harsh as his eyes seemed to burn like cold embers.

“Kern. Report. Now.” He commanded as he began to walk past the silver haired man, his eyes locked on his Guardsman.

[SINIB]

Sakura


As soon as they were out of sight, Sakura sat down on the floor and began to cry. She didn’t like this. She didn’t understand it, and he was just so confusing to her. She didn’t know what in the world to do.

[Elf]

NPC Shirou

Shirou blinked as Sakura sank down to the floor and began to cry.   He knelt beside her and said took her hands.  "Sakura, it'll be okay.  That idiot's no worth crying over and Tohsaka's already taking care of it because that's what Tohsaka does."

He drew her into his arms and whispered, "It'll be okay."

[yinsukin]

Relius Clover

The man dodged Ignis with ease and moved above him in an instant.  In that same instant Ignis moved back to Relius's side to defend him, teleporting in a flash of light.  As the man came down, Ignis held her arms above her head, forming an X block.  The puppets arms changed shape, now taking on the form of blades.  Ignis did her best to jump upward to meet the man halfway but she was far too slow.  However, she did manage to generate enough force from the jump to oppose the man's momentum.

The moment before the two titans would clash, Relius retreats, floating backwards in order to maintain a distance of about 5 feet.  That man was unexpectedly fast.  In fact, because of his unexpected speed he was almost impossible to track the moment he dodged Ignis.  He was easily one of the faster fighters he had fought.  If he gets too careless, he could end up being defeated by that man's incredible speed.  If Relius was going to defeat this man he would have to analyse his movements.  Relius kept his eyes focused on the man, getting ready to counter his next attack.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Sakagami Kenzo

Tch.

Somehow, that thing managed to instantly appear to that man's side and block the slash. The concept of teleportation being completely alien to Kenzo, he couldn't fathom how she could close that distance instantly without him making out any movement.

As the blades clashed, the demon used that momentum to push himself back to a nearby wall. Then, he bounced around like a ricochet, leaping from wall to wall, surface to surface in order to find a blind spot. He was going so fast, nothing but gusts of wind and afterimages were left in his path. But that man, he didn't know if he could make out his movements. To approach carelessly would be dangerous.

So he leapt from a wall and kicked his sandal off, the shoe flying straight to the man's face. That was but a distraction, for he would fly straight at him from the side the moment he regained footing, and cleave his leg off. He couldn't kill him yet, he needed to have that monster beg her for forgiveness first.

[yinsukin]

Relius Clover

The man bounced off of the slash and began obscuring his movements by bouncing around the station.  Thanks to his battle experience with faster opponents, he was able to get a vague idea of his location by tracking and predicting the afterimages.  However, in this case, knowing the man’s location with his own eyes was not necessary.

The moment the man recoiled from the block, Ignis teleported back next to Relius.  In the next moment, a small unknown object came rushing at the puppeteer.  Reflexively, Relius reached out his hand, as if grabbing the incoming object.  In synchronization with his hand, a large metal puppet hand emerges from underneath his cape and catches the object.  That moment was enough for the man to break through his gaze.

While Relius reaches to stop the shoe that was thrown at him, the man attacks Relius from the side, aiming for his legs.  Even though Relius could not track the man’s exact movement patterns, Ignis was more than capable of such a feat.  Ignis recognized the real danger and moved independently in order to stop it.  She moved in between Relius and the man, looked down at the empty ground in front of her, pulled her arm back and shifted her hand into the form of a mace head.  Then, she struck the spot where the swordsman would arrive, likely hitting his back.

[Kotomine_Rin]

Sakagami Kenzo

Kenzo quickly reacted to the puppet. He was disgusted, that man had turned his own wife into a weapon that moved to his very whim. It was evident that she was somewhat autonomous, due to the fact that she reacted to him faster than that man.

Quickly, he spun around to avoid the doll's attack and grabbed on her shoulder. With haste, he jumped over her and moved in for a thrust to the man's chest, only to swing it upwards to cleave his jaw cleanly.