Cross Effects 3.0 - June 23, 2016—April 02, 2018

[Umbra of Chaos]

Oren

The Fae giggled and returned the favor by kissing the edge of the other girl's mouth. "Yeah, it's a lot like a bazaar, but maybe Mordred is right. A smaller and more specialized place might be good. I didn't like a lot of the clothes that 'mall' had anyways. Too constricting. I need things that I can move around in."

One of her hands broke off and drifted down to rub at Breeze's abs. "Showing of a little is nice too, y'know? Letting people see how strong or pretty you are doesn't hurt."

[Kat]

Mitsuba

Having such potent sword suborned to her sounded too good to be true. She also was willing to let her plan out the method of assassination. There must have been some catch to it.

The first point? I'm not agreeing for anything until you reveal the full offer

She didn't let her know what she thought of her offer so far. Better if she revealed that once she knew the whole picture.

[Aiden]

Muramasa Katase

She could tell that Mitsuba was at least considering the offer carefully. The exact emotions behind it were frustratingly difficult to read.

Our wielder's other sword, and his body. We must reclaim and consume them. The second offer, then: My service will extend to your first generation of offspring, in return for returning those two items to our possession.

The offspring would be simple to consume from within, in any event.

[Kat]

Mitsuba

Her offspring? Mitsuba was a lonely woman and having children of her own would make her life more bearable, even if potentially more challenging. She was a cold assassin, but she cared for things that belonged to her. So knowing that her potential children probably wouldn't be able to resist will of such potent sword, she had to take extra precautions or reject the second point.

My children? I'll be frank, you may not care about my children and try to control them. But if they were your children, you would feel some attachment, right? After all you are willing to go to such lengths to avenge your partner. My amendment: sleep with me and make me birth our child. I know enough about souls to guess you can do it. And maybe you'd like to leave other legacy in this world than only bloodshed? Consider it.

After all, if she felt love for her wielder and called him a husband, maybe deep in her soul she had such a dream, whether she admitted it or not.

[Aiden]

Muramasa Katase

This one was annoyingly perceptive. She had seen right through Katase's entire scheme and proposed an alternative that gave even the demon blade pause. She, it had never considered the notion of having children of its own before. Its many victims, who were not part of it, had known such things and so she had a firm base of knowledge about the subject - intellectually. The emotions behind it though, they were lost in the maelstrom of sorrow and death that gave form to the mind of Muramasa Katase.

It would have preferred to do this with its beloved Kenzo. It, she, was supposed to be his wife and marry him and butcher his enemies for daring to oppose him! If he had wished for her to birth his children too, then she would have gladly done so.

You have a year and a day to see to the girl's death. The body and blade will be returned to us as soon as possible, before the night is done.

Doing this with someone else felt like a betrayal. But, she needed to do this; needed vengeance, needed to reclaim what remained of him. He had known her so perfectly, so he knew Katase would do this for him as he died. He had to have known.

[Kat]

Muramasa Katase

This one was annoyingly perceptive. She had seen right through Katase's entire scheme and proposed an alternative that gave even the demon blade pause. She, it had never considered the notion of having children of its own before. Its many victims, who were not part of it, had known such things and so she had a firm base of knowledge about the subject - intellectually. The emotions behind it though, they were lost in the maelstrom of sorrow and death that gave form to the mind of Muramasa Katase.

It would have preferred to do this with its beloved Kenzo. It, she, was supposed to be his wife and marry him and butcher his enemies for daring to oppose him! If he had wished for her to birth his children too, then she would have gladly done so.

You have a year and a day to see to the girl's death. The body and blade will be returned to us as soon as possible, before the night is done.

Doing this with someone else felt like a betrayal. But, she needed to do this; needed vengeance, needed to reclaim what remained of him. He had known her so perfectly, so he knew Katase would do this for him as he died. He had to have known.

Mitsuba

That's enough of time. That's a long story, but I never needed more time to remove anyone I had such a task to complete. I will 'bury' your beloved and reunite him with you. The girl shouldn't be here or she will suspect something. I know it's hard for you, but I see no other option now. Let's strike when her guard is lowest. After I fulfill your more urgent task, we should talk face to face if she's not around. We're allies for a year for now. We have to establish some level of understanding.

If she had valuable advice to offer, she would have to consider it. And she was indeed lonely. Having a companion to 
talk to wouldn't hurt.

[Aiden]

Muramasa Katase

As you say.

For until then, there was nothing else worth saying. Muramasa Katase would wait until the time was right,and be  left alone to miserably fester in the graveyard of her own steel. It was nothing new to her, honestly.

She had just foolishly believed that pain had come to an end. Disappointment had been inevitable.

[Kat]

Mordred

Mordred was quite reluctant to return a favor just like Oren did as she remembered they were in the public. She will be the responsible one and hold back before everything escalated too far. She instea d just ruffled Breeze's hair.

"I know you'd like to stay like this, but we should really go. And I know what could fit Breeze then. Let's buy you something to wear for training. You're gonna be training under someone, am I right?"

[Kat]

Petra

Petra promptly hid the paper in her pocket. "Yes, it should be like few minutes at best before we reach my place. Thank you for escorting me back to the place." 

Not that she actually needed help, but it was a nice gesture of him.

[Elf]

Rin

"However, you've also seen people give their lives to help others," Rin said, meeting Sakura's sad gaze.  "Just as there is good as well as evil, black as well as white.  And what do you mean we don't have enough power?  You have three Servants at your beck and call.  Medusa and Jeanne of Arc to boot.  Yes, there are people that would exploit and take advantage of others, but that's anywhere."

She eyed Sakura and said, "We might be here all of our lives.  Wouldn't you want to make this a better place for your children?  I lost everything that I've been working on for almost half a decade.  Friends.  Family.  Maybe the chance to have someone more.  What I've seen of this place there are a lot of people who are lost and need help and guidance."


Forest

Forest winced at Gadreel's story and sighed.

"The bite's not painful, probably the exact opposite of painful.  Stuff happens.  People . . . react to my bite and we haven't gotten to get you a change of clothing yet," she said, looking away and rubbing the back of her neck.

[SINIB]

Sakura Matou

"I do help where I can, Rin." Sakura raised her voice somewhat, obviously annoyed at her sister's insinuation she wasn't doing things to make the Nexus better.

"Why do you think I try to purge all vampires from existence? I want to make this world a place a child can grow up without fearing that they'll be eaten by a bloodthirsty monster day by day. Why do you think I'm one of the few landladies who doesn't scalp her tenants in some way or form? Why do you think I donate sixable portions of money to building schools and the like?" She asked Rin rhetorically.

"I do it because I believe it must be done. Because I have the power to do so."

She looked down at her feet and looked like she was going to cry. "Not everything has been happy go lucky for me either." She said quietly. "You don't understand; you can't understand, nobody can, how it feels to be deprived of everything your entire life, and then to finally be granted something nice, only to have it be ripped away from you all over again."

Tears began to stream down her face.

"It was indescribably awful. Worse than the worst thing you can possibly imagine. I am working on making the Nexus a great place to live."

[Cherry Lover]

Rider

Rider listened as the obviously-flustered man timidly shook her hand, introducing himself as "Mobb". Unfortunately, though, the obviously-enamoured and very confused man failed to let go of her hand, keeping hold of it even as Rider became increasingly-irritated by his awkwardness, his face flushing red as he continued to do so.

What is he doing? Rider thought, confused, beginning to subtly pull her hand away without using too much force.

Finally, after way-too-long, he spoke again, still keeping hold of her hand.

"S-so so you like books, right???" he asked, awkwardly.

Rider sighed and put on a somewhat forced smile.

"Yes", she said, simply.

"By the way, you can let go of my hand now...", she added.

[Panda]

Annabeth

The Hunter frowned for a moment as Ron and Rikuyo took off, making full use of their own natural gifts to move at breakneck speeds, heedless of the objection of the trees surrounding them.

And this is what I have to look forward to? ...Well, I guess it's almost worth the wait. ...Almost.

Doing what she could to ignore the feeling gnawing at her mind that something was following her, the Hunter took off after them. It was fairly obvious that Ren wasn't going to cut it, so Annabeth focused her aura into her legs, and took off after them, managing to keep up with them, even slowly start to catch up.

...On second thought, if this is what it feels like when I'm at the edges of the forest, I wonder how it's going to be further in...

[Thedoctor]

Kuro

The tall man on the dark horse managed to stop it right before her, what happened next was just as ludicrous. He adressed her stating that it was gentleman's privilige to mount his mighty steed or some nonsense along the line of that. The white haired girl smirked however, it would be fun to play along with this man who'd obviously walked out of some 19th century western novel. "Greetings my fair lord, I must regretfully inform you that horse riding is a dying occupation is this day and age." Kuro tried sounding as formal as she could, but anyone listening clearly to her could hear her voice dripping with irony.

"What is the urgent matter at hand?" The white haired girl continued after a short pause, going on with the same tone as earlier.



Jin

"Hey I've never called them that and woah....... what the hell?" In the midst of of his complaining Oka had jumped of his and snuck behind him, after which she had proceed to lift him, carrying him on her shoulders while holding onto hos legs. "Let med down, dammit." He complained as he moved around in protest at the embarrassing postion.


Jeanne

"If I want this? I think you're taking things for granted here Shirou." His teasing hands did have an effect on her though, as her breathing got heavier and she even felt a familiar wetness spread from between her legs. After taking a deep breathe, she turned him around and pushed him down on the couch while ending up on top herself. "It's my turn now" With that she started kissing him with an intense passion.

[Kat]

Rikuyo

So the cub was catching up with her. Good, but Rikuyo doubted he could clear the thick wall made of those trees that seemed to try to block their way on purpose. Hah, it was now time to show off. Not a proper prey yet, but she would still use some fruits of her training.

Rikuyo's fist started crackling with sparks of electrically charged aura, focusing bulk of her aura.  She focused the rest in her feet to momentarily propel herself ahead of Ron and fly towards trees, blowing away a gaping hole large enough to fit herself and even a werewolf in a warform. She cared not for consequences of her action. They were in the way.