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"Suki-san, we cannot reason with mindless drones," Tomoyo pointed out, "Their one objective is to kill, even if it is impossible to do so. If we are to reason, then we must do so with Nia-san, not her creations." She really didn't want to have to fight either, but the only way to get to Nia and talk to her was to get through the army. With some concern, she noted that Suki was falling behind. If he didn't pace himself carefully, when they were in the thick of fighting he would burn out.

Suki was now facing down at his feet as the spark idea was shot down with the gattling of truth. His head hung solemnly for a duration before he softly uttered a few words.

"If I must. I will fight."

Now his eyes had changed from the soft calming nature into a more serious fledged tense. He pulled out his Rattan Bo and now was sprinting to keep up with the others. Planting the leading side into the ground, he povalted his little body to get a good advance on the others.

"Lets get this over with..."
Being a changed boy made him realize if he had to fight, he'd have to learn how to kill now. Living eternity without the ability to confiscate anothers life would be difficult with all the opposition trying to hurt those dear to him.

"I must fight, to protect what I have."
A single drone that stood directly ahead of Suki lashed out towards him as he approached. Suki planted the Bo once again and spun the Kusari Gama chained to it across counter-clockwise to slice it in half as he spun around the left side of it in a head level crescent kick. The result was the Kusari Gama decaptiating the drone and passing under Suki, while his kick knocked it across the field to the left.

Suki shuddered after looking at what he did. It seemed the instinct to kill was buried deep within his confines, and had been waiting to find a place to breath.

What could be this deep with the forest? Perhaps an animal? No... the movements of the birds prove that it has to be some sort of human especially since the movements are not random. The hint of smoke can also be felt. Since it is a dark forest, the use of lantern is needed. Then what is coming at us? Damn it.... Haru lifted his sword up again into an attack position only to catch a glance of an arrow coming straight at him. Haru put his blade up in defense and the hit the sword and then fell down onto the grass. Then the clanking of armor began to be heard. Soldiers?! This deep within the forest?Haru gripped his sword even tighter as the soldiers began to come into view. He charged at them without thinking of the consequences. All he could see in his mind was the burning village that he went to. An arrow flew from the back and peirced Haru in the chest and sent him back.

"Haru... I see, this must be the headquaters to your thieves' guild..." The man smiled. "Under Hibiki's orders, you are all to be executed on the spot." Haru took the arrow out of his body and his wound was instantly gone. The man backed up a bit in shock to see the arrow had no effect. "Is the rumors true? Are they really immortal? Which means... is this just a trap by Hibiki? No... he believed that we could do this..." The man unsheathed his sword and pointed it foward. "Charge! Leave no one alive!"

"You heard him... leave no one alive..." Haru said to the others in back of him. His eyes changed a bit, a sharp murderous look seemed to fill his eyes. It almost appeared as if he could turn you to stone with his glare. He lifted his sword up with one hand and then saw the soldiers charging at them. Haru jumped into the air slightly and grabbed the sword with both of his hands. When he came down, he slashed foward creating a clean vertical cut. Three soldiers that were infront of him put up their swords to guard but it was no use. The weight of his sword broke right throw his attack and destroyed the three soldiers. Soldiers continued to pour in. Many past Haru and towards the other two.

Hibiki.... Haru thought as he swung his sword around him once knocking away the souldiers around him. Blood began to flow out of the people around him. Haru had lost a connection with anyone else around him now. He could only focus on killing again. He turned towards the leader of the bunch who remained in back just looking in total shock at what was going on. Haru rushed into the fray again only to hear the words fire. There were archers in back of lines now firing quite accurately at the 3 of them. Haru put his sword infront of him to block the arrows coming at him as soon as the first few arrows hit him. Haru felt the arrows hit his sword repeatedly. the soldiers came at him while he was defending. Haru found himself almost defenseless. As they came at him, Haru kicked them away. Until he took one of his hands off the sword and then grabbed a soldier by the neck. Using the soldier as a shield, He swiftly was able to start advancing again slashing slowly at the enemy but slashing neverthe less and knocking them away. Haru felt the pain of the arrows that pierced his chest but he ignored them. It was then he saw some blood actually come out of his body. Haru dropped the body after the arrows had ceased for a moment and began slashing his way towards their back lines where that man was. Many soldiers now remained dead on the field. Haru's sword became as bloody as ever and his shirt was stained by his and foriegn blood. As he continued to get closer, the only thing he could think of was Hibiki and his past.

Aoki awoke hours later and yawned. Opening the window, she relized she hadn't slept long, but felt much less tired than before. No such wait on her shoulders as protecting the usagi doll anymore. It didn't even matter. Jumping to her room and changing out of her dirty kimono, she placed on a beautiful black flowing kimono. Golden butterflies appearing, she yawned and opened her window, only to hear a bunch of the older male thives talking.

"Good evening!"

As if Aoki didn't have enough to worry about, a large group of men suddenly started attacking the group.

"HARU-NII!" She yelled, jumping from her window into the tree below. "IZUMO-KUN, TAKETO-SAN!"

Waving her arm gracefully as if dancing, a enormous black dragon appeared before the group. Maybe her trickery would work, maybe not, but a horde of demons should help.

Clouds appeared over the theater, and lightning boomed overhead. Hundreds of thousands of demons appeared, and the tree Aoki was in was highlighted by the burst of lighting, and a small fire in the tree. Aoki looked like a demoness in human skin herself with the darkness, demons behind her.

Swaying, she slumped against the tree. In one fell swoop to give the others extra time to fight, she had expended all her energy once again. Falling from her perch into the bush, she laid there peacefully. Breathing evenly, the demons continued to hover around the building, only glimmer of light the small butterflies floating around Aoki's body.

((Aoki: Yeah! See what I can do!))

((That's me not paying attention and watching full metal alchemists at the same time.. sorry bout that.))

It could only be said that Izumo himself was some sort of demon in battle. His clothes beginning to tatter, and speckled with large and small splotches of mortal blood. His blades were red, soaked with it. It ran down over his, hands, dripped to the ground, yet he had not clenched his blades tighter in a long while. Had not felt so... alive.

Arrows occasionally pierced him, through his limbs, the trunk of his body, one even ran through his neck. Men ran from him in horror, not only because of his whirling blades, but because of the monster they saw approaching them. It was pierced and cut, yet still it walked. It had sustained damage that no mortal man could possibly survive, and yet it walked, ran at them with its flickering red blades. Surely, there was no greater horror.

The strange presence and figures that began to swarm the battlefield never slowed him. Ominous black clouds, and seemingly demonic figures. It didn't matter who they were, where they came from. If they got in his way, they would taste his blade. They were, however, ruining his fun; even more men began to run in fear. He could run faster, and he knew it. With his blades strafing on either side, slicing the midsection of any whom he ran by, Izumo began rushing to the head of the fleeing force. He would cut them off, both literally and figuratively. Force at least some of them back into the fray. Back into his bloodbath. Back where they would simply be his toys. Something to play with.

He heard the man at the front scream with, an unearthly tone warbling in his voice as blood filled his lungs. He had pierced the man's chest. Coward, who refused to stand and fight. The others around him fled in all directions, each hoping their fate would not be the same, that this terrible figure would be distracted, and leave them live. Some would be spared, he knew, only to talk until their of a horrific slayer of men, a of ages. A thief. A young man. An immortal.

Izumo made his way back into the bulk of the group, and slashing. He'd not seen Haru in quite sometime, his maddened state had not cared to see how his comrade was faring. He was certain, however, Haru was fine. He was immortal as well. He could not be stopped. Whether he had the fury, the sheer rage to continue on as Izumo did, was not a concern. There was no time for thought, only time for blood. More blood.

One man, doing his best to stand unflinching with his men, seemed to not notice the coming of Izumo. He should come to know fear. And he'll know me well... Izumo's ego and battle-rage had long since taken over his mind. He stood tall, and cut the man down where he stood, a slash cutting deep into his right shoulder. He fell to his knees in pain. Before he could strike again, he could see Haru, facing the man. Haru knew the man, it was easy enough to tell. And as much as Izumo would d to kill him now, to end his life, there was some sort of unspoken agreement. Izumo would let him live. Let him live so that Haru may take his life however he would have it.

It didn't matter. What was one man, when there was a sea of them ahead, all waiting to be slaughtered.

(( Sorry for the rather morbid post. But I love it. I haven't been this excited about the RP since I don't know when. ))

[*hinata shudder*]