Mission One (Operation: Keep-Away)[FINISHED]

[Seishuku Kensei]

Kensei starred as his attacks porved to onlly be a temporary distraction, as his target Arashi dealt with them with not as much effort as Kensei suspected, he was still mobile, mobile enough to remain a threat. Turning back at the man's words to garner his attention, Kensei saw that his comrades had not fared so well, there respective energies drained from the attack.

Mildly disgusted at this development, Kensei could feel himself almost compelled to attack, barely holding on to the reservation instilled in him during his years as one if Tenmagakure's silent hands of death. Clenching his sword, Kensei fought the urge to move himself forward, understanding that it would be futile for him to do so, know the men he helped might not chose a similar course of action.

"He stands there goading, and you want us to retreat..." Kensei said, seeing one of the men holding the other. Sensing that the last attack combined with his cloaking had tapped most of his own energy, Kensei reluctantly ran over to Shadow, helping hold Abbadon up, "We retreat for now... but we shall kill him next time. After today's observation, there will be know where on this earth he can hide from me, let us depart..." Kensei said, in an embittered tone, cloaking the group with his last reserves of energy. "We must hurry, I doubt this will last for long." Kensei said, moving with Shadow toward his vehicle.

[Mishiranu Arashi]

Arashi...arashi... ... Arashi are you okay..I can't tell..how bad is it?

Arashi was standing and moving forward, his body autonomous as his mind was half gone. The blast had done more then it had appeared and the accelerated rush of magic that flooded him to protect his life had tossed him into a kind of mental retardation. Arashi was acting on instinct and memories that were not his own, reactions natural to better magic users then himself that he had meditated and focused on as he lay bleeding in his basement. The time spent had done nothing to teach him how it would really effect him. Instead of defending him with the necessary energy he had let loose near all his limits just to defend against the volley, and when he was hit he shielded with all the power he had, no restraint behind it whatsoever. The boy now moved without much more then the thought that had lead him here... he wanted that sword.

Arashi.. hey asshole answer me.

The crippled sprite feebly attempted a solid form and fell in a splash to the ground in the dungeon-like basement of the castle. she had felt the surging energies from above, but in her weakened state was unable to tell what was going on above, only that there was only a potent law energy present. The distant and uneven pulses of chaos seemed to mimic the heartbeat of the young fallen. Arashi wasn't very quick in his movement, and she wondered just what was going on.

Without a word Arashi bent his knees and launched full speed into the sky, circled once and spotted the fleeing prey. Then he dived headlong into the car that the three fighters were heading toward, smashing into the metal with his wickedly sharp wings wrapping him. Like any normal object subject to something falling, let alone darting into it, from a high altitude and at high speed, the car was crumpled around the mind-numbed fallen. The flames picked up quickly as did the uneven pulse of the chaos-driven angel. Standing again, with the blood spilled after the magic attack coating him as protection, Arashi turned, spreading his wings wide. The burning metal and the demonic form of the boy standing in the roaring flames was another gloating gesture. The mind state of hunger was all that Arashi withheld. His desperate need for the one item capable to give him a second chance for life. Arashi's thirst for the power to force his sins to be wiped from the records. Arashi had fallen back to the state that was his biggest fear in the beginning, he was a raging and unthinking beast.

Arashi looked at the three weakened men with lustful eyes, lust for blood and power. Purest insanity brought from handling power to strong for his mind and being unable to keep to the limits he could handle. Arashi wasn't unharmed, but he was surely not wavering. As quickly as his vicious wings would allow, Arashi dashed forward with sword in hand, skimming the ground, the blood spilling from the yet to heal wounds of his body and limbs. A stream of blood behind him and the streaking flames on him giving him a look no different then a bat straight outta hell.

Arashi.. stop... you can't win this fight. Calm yourself

The voice of reason from the source of the chaotic beast in action fell on deaf ears and the sprite watched fearful of just how terrible this scene may play out. She tried desperately to reform herself, but try as she might it was still impossible. though she was holding form a good bit better now then directly after the seal's release.

[Roiyaru]

Mumbles upon mumbles fell upon his ears as he opened his eyes. An unnatural amount of chaos surrounded both himself and his master.

This could be it.

He could feel his master grasp the weapon that never left his side. He could feel the forced wind glide against his bladed prison as easily as the sunlight alerted the start of a new day.

But it was still so dark.

Then he could sense power approaching; it wasn't much, but if given the opportunity it could be manifested at the opportune time to ensure his escape. Two energy balls of chaos.

It was a sign.

He watched eagerly as they entered his boundage within him; orbiting around him and whispering every secret that came from its source. There was no doubt; whoever birthed these orbs was a chaos user. But he was right; this was not enough. He could only count on his master to make use of the magic absorbed by the blade.

That's when he felt fire pass through.

He saw as it traveled upward toward the roof of his cell, spewing outward and overflowing into his headquarters. He sensed his master breaking his own limit. That alone made him proud to serve such a warrior. It also fueled the magic orbiting him to the point where his greatest dream was possible.

It was time.

Acting quickly, now aware of his master's opponent's plan, he took possession of his bladed prison like numerous times before. He placed himself within his master's sheath and barracaded it with a magic that could only allow his master to break through. He felt both he and his master carried by two men; one he was completely unaware of and the other greatly familiar.

It seemed that the two men were helping them escape. Noble gentlemen they were apparently. But once again he felt the presence of the chaos user and his minion in his presence. He growled as he realized it was time to show this fallen what happens when he messes around with Abbadon Hakaisha.

With a loud thundrous roar, his prison was shattered. Black and red fire escaped from his mouth and pupils as he felt himself hover and spin. Then in a blinding light, he stepped on the stones of the mortals as he stood in front of his master, the two men holding him, and the chaotic one whose magic couldn't even say that it rivaled his own.

The time had finally come. Roiyaru was free.

[Akuma Shadow]

Shadow looked around, he was losing ideas, losing hope, maybe losing the guy in hands who looked like he was going to die. Then he thought about it--his car. The only thing he could Abbadon on and get out of here before they were both dead.

Shadow, with Abbadon in hand, reached into his right pocket and grabbed his keys. He turned around with a smile on his face and a pocket full sunshine only to have it go away just as quickly.

There was a pause as Shadow looked down, shaking his fist and grinding his teeth.

"What...the...FUCK!" Shadow yelled as he raised both hands in the air and dropping Abbadon on the ground, "Son of a Bitch, why is it that every time I do something for good, something bad happens."

Shut up with your bitching! Lust cried out, Someone is coming. Be ready.

Shadow turned back around and saw nothing but Arashi.

"I thought you said that you sensed someone coming." Shadow said out loud, not caring if anyone saw him talking to himself.

Just wait... Lust whispered. When those words were heard, Shadow saw a faint glow. He looked to see that it was Abbadon, more correctly his Blade.

"You have to be kidding me..." Shadow said under his straining breath. With that, something jumped out out of the sword. At first Shadow shielded his eyes and instinctively grabbed Abbadon off the ground.

"What...the...hell..." were the only words that Shadow could say as he saw a huge red dog in front of him.

Why me? he thought.

[Roiyaru]

Roriyaru stood and stared at the winged man in front of him, standing on what seemed to be the flaming remains of a destroyed car. He closed his eyes, trying to sense if the chaos magic that was responsible for his release came from this winged warrior. After an inhalation of the mortal air, he released it to realize that the man in front of him was indeed the reason for his release. He stared back to see who the other two energy sources he sensed were coming from.

One was a light magic user, clearly a ninja of sorts. Seeing him stand near his master - who was apparently unconscious after conquering his mastery of fire magic - left him with the assumption that he was helping him. He smiled confidently, giving him a slight nod, telling him that he also was on his side. Then he saw the man to his master's right. His face formed that of confusion and gladness. The man had purple hair and his eyes had a red hint to them. As his mouth gaped a bit, it formed that of a surprised smile.

"Lieutenant Seijin?" he said to the man with purple hair.

[Akuma Shadow]

Shadow blinked, looked around the area, then blinked again.

Is the dog talking to me...Shadow thought as he watched carefully and silently. But being a human first, he couldn't help but let out

"Huh?" Shadow said with a confused look, "My last name is Akuma and I'm no Lieutenant..." He grabbed hold of Abbadon's hand, not knowing what will happen.

[Roiyaru]

Roiyaru noticed the confusion on the face of the man he thought was Seijin. The resemblance to the person who called himself "Akuma" and Seijin was uncanny. That's when he realized what the situation was. He chuckled as he looked at the man named Akuma. After all, this was the Mortal Realm.

"I see," he said quietly.

Roiyaru looked at the way Akuma held his master; completely protective of him, whether it be in one way, or another. This made Roiyaru smirk.

Just like in Heaven, he thought to himself.

When he noticed Akuma have a hold of his master, he also noticed that he had contact with his hand. This gave Roiyaru an idea. A face of stone solid seriousness sweeped over his face as he stared at the man with wings, who through his magic that released him Roiyaru was able to detect that his name was Arashi.

<Shadow Akuma,> Roiyaru spoke to Akuma through his mind. <Do not be alarmed. My name is Roiyaru; I am the guardian of the Hakaisha clan. I am speaking to you telepathically because you bare a physical link through Abbadon, my master by grasping his hand.>

He continued to stare down the man named Arashi as his tail wagged from side to side.

<Listen to me, Shadow,> he continued. <You are the only one who can hear me right now; this gives us the advantage. You must protect master at all cost. I shall open up a portal under you and master's feet to transport you both to the entrance of the flower shop master met your mortal self. There is enough conflict and confusion occuring there now to enable me to take you there. I shall stay and fight the fallen with the ninja until he no longer serves a threat to master. You were his protector in the Heavens. Please; let this aspect still be true of your mortal incarnation.>

Roiyaru then closed his eyes and started to concentrate. Within seconds he could feel his magic open up an altered gateway on the ground behind him, however he felt that he missed the mark a couple feet or so.

A bit rusty, but it would have to do.

<You must go, Lieutenant,> he told him. <NOW!>

[Akuma Shadow]

Shadow heard every word that that the dog named Roiyaru told him through his mind. He felt the surge of energy go past him, the portal that he had mention was no lie. Though there were still unanswered questions at the moment, this moment was not the time to think them over.

So with a nod of head and a stern look on his face, he grabbed Abbadon's body with the energy that he had left in him and rushed to the portal.

Abbadon, Shadow thought as he made his way to the portal, What ever the fuck is going on here and what he that Dog thing said...

Shadow stopped at the portal and looked at Roiyaru one more time before he jumped in.

I need you... "TO WAKE THE FUCK UP!" he shouted as he went the energy fuled portal back to home.

[Roiyaru]

Roiyaru could sense that both his master and Shadow went through the portal and were already on their way back to the whereabouts of his mortal incarnation. With his eyes still closed, a smirk appeared on his face realizing that his master was safe.

Roiyaru opened his eyes and the portal immediately closed. He looked at the ninja to the left of him, once again stirring a serious look in his eyes.

"I shall fight with you against this fallen, brave warrior," he said as he stirred his attention back toward Arashi. "Your people shall be avenged this day."

He stood in front of the ninja and stared at Arashi as his eyes started to flame black firey chaos magic from them.

"Fallen!" he yelled at him. "You who threaten the safety of my master and the sanctity over the protection of the Sword of Darkness must answer to me! For I am Roiyaru, Guardian of the Hakaisha clan and the one true heart of darkness!"

[Mishiranu Arashi]

Again and again Ranmyaku berated Arashi's mind with her pleas of wisdom and over and over she was unable to reach the beast of a fallen. Arashi's body quaked, his magic, the power that had always been just barely in his control surged from him in waves. The years he'd spent with his body naturally suppressing the magic, draining away the fatal excess from his veins and living on the brink of nonexistence pulsed freely. The very delicate balance of sanity and uncertainty that tied him into conscious thought was destroyed, and the remainder was nothing short of feral. The beast stood, washed in madness, and his mind slave to his magic. Arashi felt nothing as the chaos washed his wounds and healed him, but not the way he was, different. His every fiber was already bound to the element that now consumed him, now each and every cell reverberated in a chorus of destructive force.

Arashi. Arashi control yourself. ARASHI!

The screams of the sprite filled the hollow thoughts of the lost fallen as it became apparent that nothing of the boy was left. The sprite struggled to reform herself only to realize his overflowing power had quickened her healing, she felt the energy and was drunk with it. Arashi shook not as if to fall but as if he was an unstable entity. His wings grew to a massive size that dwarfed his already large ones. His eyes darkened into swirling pools of shimmering blackness. His stepped forward and the car was ripped into subatomic particles and the flames snuffed without apparent reason. the life surrounding Arashi, anything with energy of any kind was ripped to nothingness as the raving madman grew more and more unstable. His open wounds were healed by the chaos in a a way that was nothing like normal flesh but an embodiment of chaos.

The wounds that had bled out were covered in the strange flesh that seemed more like armor then anything. The flames that lapped and burned his skin now were gone, revealing that even with the bloody protection his skin was melted away and replaced instead with a bloody armor like that on his previous wounds. the appearance was grotesque and appeared as if he was an incomplete project of a crazed scientist. Then his wings burst into a blood veil that fell to the ground and painted it red. The odd signature of chaos in the fluid was tied to Arashi's very soul, his being connected to every trace of his magic. The beast stepped away from the broken ground and the vanished wreckage as the dog spoke. No words came from the broken visage of the once handsome angel, only a howling roar. The sound was anything but comforting and filled the air with his presence as if chasing away life itself.

It was then that the portal made to close and with it vanished Akuma and Abbadon. Arashi stood staring at the remaining fighters in his blood soaked arena and growled. He called for all the blood he'd spilled from the house and in that he pulled from it the highest response. The tremulous power of the reigning chaos behemoth was made more apparent when his chaos infused blood ripped the castle into nothing, and swirled around Arashi in an incomplete shield of thick and pulsing chaotic fluid. The fallen stared hard into the eyes of his opponents and turned his sword in his hands, then upon himself. The blade plunged first into Arashi's gut, and then through his forearm, where he left it. He cackled, a hollow and vicious sound and the blood flowed from him, wrapping him in more of the same bloody armor. the flesh on his body was burned and melted away for the armor to cover in it's place. The sword was covered in blood, and then it vanished into the moving liquid.

The beast launched forward at the dog and worn warrior without a sign of aggression shown before it. Nothing about him made much sense, and his movement was no different. It was sudden and without sign of happening. The best way to explain the instantaneous and apparently random attack was... unpredictable. In less then a millisecond, Arashi was upon the animal and his fist hurtling toward the creatures spine as if to hit the ground beneath him instead. Whether the attack was dodged or not was of little consequence, as either way the fist would drive into the ground as far as the elbow. And in that he would pull the arm back and unleash an array of blows that moved so fast they became one long and vicious assault. after ten swift swings Arashi would spin and the blade that previously vanish would erupt from Arashi's forearm, but now as two very magical blades. the slash was aimed for the throat of the dog. The swing left a shimmering string of blood behind it as well, and that stream launched after the dog when the slash was made, sending a volley of chaotic daggers toward the couple. Though there was a split second break in his assault at the moment, there was no telling if it was even close to over yet.

[Roiyaru]

Roiyaru watched as the fallen responsible for his release helplessly became a slave to his own power, like countless others he witnessed in the past. He closed his eyes and sighed.

"I see," he said. "Yet another drove insane and taken captive by the power of Chaos."

Roiyaru opened his eyes, once again flaming with black Chaos themselves.

"I will do what I must," he uttered to himself.

Roiyaru prepared himself for the merciless barrage of punches the hideously deformed Arashi threw at him, moving away at an equal amount of speed it took Arashi to stand in front of him to make his vision believe that his punches were hitting something other than concrete.

It was then that Roiyaru watched as the Arashi being sent a blade toward him, followed by a trail of his chaotic blood that transformed itself into a barrage of daggers. Roiyaru caught the blade within his mouth before it had the opportunity to attack the area of interest. The skin of his mouth was penetrated a bit from the slash. If he had not caught the blade in his mouth, then the casualty could have been his own throat.

With his pure Chaos magic, Roiyaru commanded the daggers to freeze in mid-air. Roiyaru snapped the blade in his mouth in half with the bite of his strong jaws. His eyes continued to spew out fiery black chaos magic as he finally familiarized himself with the magic used to free him.

Within seconds, every single dagger that Roiyaru commanded to stop with his Chaos magic twirled around to face Roiyaru's opponent. And through the daggers end grew the tails and the bodies of a species of Roiyaru's chaotic warriors.



Roiyaru smirked as his eyes still ablaze. "Take him," was all he said before his warriors of chaos charged toward the fallen in all their fury.

[Mishiranu Arashi]

Arashi was enraged by the feeling of emptiness that was behind each punch he threw, as the dog dodged about and escaped his fury. There was no reason his speed be so easily dulled by this dog, but even more annoying was the catching of one of the two blades on his forearm. The dog caught the chaotic blade in his jaws and clamped down, this was the point were the furious Arashi followed through on his swing. The blade that had been behind the first slashing through with no room to dodge it. The blade that was believed to have been broken melted down and returned to Arashi's forearm to reform and strengthen itself as one of the two blades set there. Arashi spun like a top, ignoring the blades and swung a kick more vicious and speedy then any of the first blows. He rolled over and launched forward behind the thrust of his kick, no matter if it had been dodged or it landed, Arashi was on the offensive.

The blades formed of his blood were altered when his mind was elsewhere. The beasts created from them were much like the blood beast he made on a normal basis, but weaker then he normally made them. The wild Arashi assaulted the dog further by swinging a hook kick over the spinning motion of his lunge and then flipped forward with another kick aimed toward the dogs head. as the creatures were ordered to assault the one whom was there own flesh and blood they themselves laughed and Arashi watched as they ripped themselves apart and fell back into the pool of blood on the ground that was Arashi's. Arashi felt the creatures given thought by the stranger as they lost their consciousness and returned to him. His own sprite stood now, her body reformed and her goal was his return to sanity.

The stoic form of Ranmyaku saw his crazed assault and the vanishing of all that once existed in the area leaving only blank space and earth. She now watched as the beast that she had sensed fought her companion surprisingly well. A wave of Arashi's seductive energy passed through his link to her and flowed through him. She shook her head and cleared her thoughts, walking toward the dueling Arashi, focusing her own energies. She had quit attempting to reach Arashi, the fact that he was lost was obvious, nothing else made sense, and she needed to save him before he died. she realized that the ground was covered in his blood, it had started to form a miasma of chaos that any beings other then those attuned to chaos would begin to be adversely effected.

[Roiyaru]

Roiyaru was foolish; to think that mimicking creatures from the source of Arashi's own chaotic supply to attack their own was nothing but wishful thinking. But it was able to buy him some time to prepare for the attacks to come.

The creatures laughed at his commands by the time Arashi came with his kick. Roiyaru yelped a bit as he took the blow in an attempt to miss it none the less. It sent him backwards a bit, only allowing him to land on his feet, sliding amongst the chaotic blood on his feet, protected by its acidic base by his own flaming chaos magic on each paw. Roiyaru growled at the abomination before him; his own rage sustained and stored in increments that he decided was not the right time to release.

Once Roiyaru watched as the creatures tore themselves apart and joined the pool of chaotic blood that accumulated on the ground, he observed Arashi's next attack. Keen on his defensive strategy, Roiyaru darted back when the fallen presented his hook kick to him. By the time Arashi flipped forward to the blow aiming for his head, Roiyaru countered with a powerful leap towards his midsection, throwing all his weight to the upper portion of his body and made himself into a living battering ram.

Before he was too far away, Roiyaru made an attempt to bite into the jugular of the fallen, spitting out the substance that was the bloody Chaos armor that protected him when he landed on ground not yet soiled by the fallen's chaotic blood. Facing Arashi immediately, Roiyaru let out a roar, spewing black chaotic fire in a great amount. It surrounded not only Arashi, but his sprite that made her presence known to him and the chaotic blood surrounding him. Roiyaru watched as the blood started to evaporate little by little in the presence of pure, untainted Chaos magic in the form of flames.

And Roiyaru stood patiently, waiting on his opponents next move and hoping it was the one he was expecting...

[Seishuku Kensei]

Kensei stood there, next to the canine companion of the man who was known unconscious, having been escorted away by the other man with purple after the fiendish Arashi's plan to attack them had been foiled. Staying conservative with the remaining magical energy, Kensei began to channel his magic, pondering on his next course of action as the fight between Arashi and the beastly Roiyaru grew more and more violent. Watching as Roiyaru matched Arashi blow for blow, Kensei looked on, preparing to attack until Arashi's wings swelled in size, after which the demonic youth cut deeply into himself, in a fashion similar to the act of Seppuku, performed by the samurai of ancient Japan.

As the wave of blood flew toward the pair, Kensei moved to escape, not utilizing his speed in hopes of having all his magic at his disposal. This proved to be disastrous for Kensei though, as a small splash of blood flew onto Kensei's right foot, burning through his clothing, continuing onto his leg like a corrosive acid. crashing to the ground, Kensei rolled behind some of the debris from the destroyed building. Clenching his teeth to not scream out in pain from his agonizing wound, Kensei reached into his satchel, looking for a vial of fluid to douse the burning wound. Pouring the liquid on his wound, Kensei soon discovered that it had no effect, deducing that the corrosive nature of the attack was magical in origin.

Kensei then removed a mouth guard from his satchel, and bit down onto it, preparing to endure what would come next. Using his remaining energy, Kensei's hand glew brightly, as he placed it over the wound. Sending a jolt of electricity into his leg, Kensei continued to clenched on the guard in pain as he chared the skin on his leg, disapating the magical effects of the blood. Using his remaining magic, in a gambit Kensei placed his hand on his leg, speeding up the process of healing on his leg, as the charred skin peeled over, and now the burn was less severe.

Small beads of sweat now covered Kensei's forehead, as he sunk down where he was, placing a barrier device in front of himself, hoping the clandestine barrier would protect him until he could escape, the chances of which began to look highly unlikely. "He's gone berserk... that should buy... me some time." Kensei said, the mouth piece falling from his lips on his lap as he rested while Arashi and Roiyaru continued there duel.

[Mishiranu Arashi]

Arashi felt the beast collide with him and bite at him, but felt no pressure on his skin. The armored chaos lashed out to attack against the attacker and Arashi made his move to continue his assault when the dog jumped back to spit out what was taken into his mouth. The beast Arashi launched forward as the dog opened his maw to attack, sending flames out upon the area. Arashi, flew straight into the mouth of the beast as the flames erupted out and slashed across the stream aiming for the dog's mouth. the blood that coated the ground around them hardened and joined into the attack and sent hundreds of spears in a number of volleys as Arashi swung rapidly at the flame spewing dog. his flesh melted away by chaos and at the same time both caressed and remade by his own chaos. The creature that was made no longer resembled anything like the Arashi.

Arashi swung four times, sending a wave of blade like blood from his duel bladed forearms with each strike before his body froze and he fell. Ranmyaku ran to him then, her wild mane of tangled chaos fluttering behind her as she slipped across the inferno. She fell into a pool of blood, and consumed it and the energy inside as she went, only to appear in and drain another pool until she reached her partner. Arashi looked up, his body foreign and his mind so shaken with chaos that she knew that only her presence was slowing him. Without warning she shoved her hand into his still gaping stomach and entered his body forcefully, launching him backward. Her thoughts and her memories were forced through his mind repeatedly, even those he hadn't known. She forced mentality into his mindlessness until he was aware of existing.

The body of Arashi rose slowly, coated in the armor that had taken place of his skin. The binding chaos that was his own now shown on his skin as if he was no longer celestial but something more. his infernal visage and winged grace stripped and replaced by the ravaged site of another being. He had run out of energy, and was now being moved on the sprites abilities alone. It was a strange thing, and his motion was oddly languid and feline now. his predatory stance lost the berserk edge and instead held something more.. sinister. Ranmyaku stood, and readied herself to continue. the flames consumed the area, and the bloody floor spread to contend with the flames. As water and fire the two element fought and lay waste to the land as Arashi and the dog stood in the midst of an inferno of swirling chaos entwined with flowing tendrils of blood attempting to tame the other.

[Roiyaru]

As Roiyaru spewed out his chaotic flames, he saw Arashi send a slash toward him that would have sliced his head in half if he didn't avoid it. Instead, with a simple maneuver of his head, the slash bounced off his right eye, blinding it and scarring it upwards. Although his vision was not affected since the flames on his eyes acted as an alternative viewing apparatus, the cut stung something awful.

Angered at his latest disfigurement, Roiyaru saw the fallen send daggers his way; more than before. The black flames on his eyes grew larger as Roiyaru continued to spew chaotic flames. Only with the addition of the flames, they became impenetrable for the time being, destroying every single dagger that came his way.

At the end of the barrage, four blood based wave of attacks drew near. With the same speed he demonstrated before, Roiyaru dodged the first three, with the last one destroyed by the last of his impenetrable flames before they retired into nothing but regular flaming Chaos.

And so Roiyaru gazed upon the sprite-controlled Arashi afterwards, who he saw was actually the voice of reason. It was unlikely, but hopefully trying to console with her would end this useless duel. He took a minute during the time it took for the sprite to possess the fallen's body to catch his breath

"You who possess the body of Arashi," he called out to her. "You have an opportunity to walk away from this. Leave now before things get even more uglier than they already are!"

[Mishiranu Arashi]

Ranmyaku sent Arashi all her feelings, her thoughts and her hopes for him, and in that she cornered his mind ion thoughts and forced him to sanity. Though, at the same time she launched herself at the talking dog. Arashi moved with agile swiftness absent in his blind rage. His speed was increased by the precise motion of little wasted movements. The sliding languid motion was as cold as any ruthless motion and the flashing swipe of Arashi's blades tore his flesh with every swing, causing blood to launch in it's wake. As if to increase the effectiveness of his every swing the blades extended from their fleshy sheath and returned with every attack. The bloody blades flew through the air as the dancing Arashi swung. Jumping and spinning as he swung for the dog increased the attack's speed and force.

As the bloody blades flew by they slipped through the flames, the chaos in the two elements leaving neither to win. If any blade were to die in flames, the flames would in turn be doused by the fluid. An equivelant exchange of sorts that made the fight increasingly precarious. Arashi slashed away in an attempt to slice the dog apart, the three swift swings he made held enough force to cleave the earth and leave any of earths beasts rend in two. the following attacks that were of bloody origin redirected themselves under Ranmyaku's command and followed the dog and transformed into three blood beasts.

The beasts attacked savagely with their serrated tails and bladed wings. As the onslaught of Arashi's assault would again have continued depending on the dog's reactions or counter. He would leave no pause for idle chatter.

[Roiyaru]

Once again, Roiyaru was foolish. He should have known that the idea of talking out of this situation was out of the question. That was affirmed when the controlled Arashi launched himself toward him after his declaration to his sprite. The first attempts at Roiyaru's life through the blades eroding from his elbows were easy to dodge. But as the speed started to increase with every swing, Roiyaru's dexterity started to show it's limits.

Roiyaru managed to evade Arashi's bladed attempts, only to be stalked by the chaotic blood that spurted out of Arashi's wounds that turned into three blood beasts; quite powerful, yet sloppy in their attacks. Roiyaru dodged the sting of one of the beasts tails, only to see the attack pierce one of its own. Using the opportunity, he set the remaining two ablaze with a puff of his fiery chaos, once again only dealing with Arashi. He ran toward the fallen, spewing more of his chaotic fire this time on Arashi himself, aiming at the bloody wounds that his blades pierced through.

[Mishiranu Arashi]

The waking mind of Arashi caused Ranmyaku to pause just long enough to be struck by the flames. She saw the attack and moved to counter by slashing at the flames with the blades on her arms. Arashi felt the sudden pain of the blades and the spilling blood, pulling him from his stupor as the flames met his altered flesh and cauterized the flesh above the receded blades. Ranmyaku's control over Arashi's body wavered as it's owner jumped back in shock, his body launching back ten yards in surprise. The flames burned out and Arashi looked down to see his mutated arms, and the singed flesh that covered the forearm. His first moments of sanity didn't bring him to a single ounce of comfort, and he looked up to see a demolished area of flames and blood. the flames now beginning to consume the battlefield as Arashi's magic settled and his shock relaxed his output.

You're back then?

Yeah...miss me?

Arashi smiled, but through the shell of flesh that covered him it was not visible. He looked up to see what was the cause, the dog... the dog must have done this. Arashi had been unconscious, and as such all he knew of the fight was the sudden burning and the face of his opponent. His rage peaked that instant, his body was scared and it was this beasts fault. Even though he knew nothing of the extent of his injuries he was angry for the few he realized. Without a moments hesitation he raced forward again after the moment he spent dazed, his blood lashing about in the flames again revitalized by Arashi's seething furry.

You do know your only repeating the same cycle here

"YOU," Arashi shouted in a voice that was strange to him. It sounded hollow and echoed even though the volume was great. Arashi flipped into a deadly kick, a monstrous wave of blood flowed from the floor and followed the motion of his kick. Arashi had no idea about the blades in his arms and as such couldn't use them. They were Ranmyaku's weapon, Arashi much preferred the destructive force of his own body. Arashi's kick spun fully around, and the torrent of blood rushed in like a wall of chaos. The fallen spun again to begin his second kick of the series, and behind it another wall of blood would follow.

[Roiyaru]

Roiyaru watched within the mixture of his chaotic flames and his opponents spattered chaotic blood after giving the possessed Arashi a taste of his capabilities. Battle scarred and ready, he watched as his fallen advisary seemed to revert out of his corrupt state, yet still in the form the guardian faced seconds before. He watched as he saw Arashi confusingly scan the battlefield, wondering what was going on, until he saw him with his own eyes. Once the eye contact was declared, Roiyaru sensed the rage of his opponent fill his intentions. And Roiyaru decided to match it with his own.

"Now," he said to himself as he frowned at the fallen. "The real battle begins."

Roiyaru watched as Arashi charged toward him. "YOU," he shouted in a battlecry. Roiyaru lowered himself like a lion stalking his prey. He saw the fallen come at him with a flipped kick, his intended blow followed by a line of the bloody chaos. With the same speed he performed when his opponent first went berserk, Roiyaru immediately ran behind his opponent, watching as Arashi chained the attack with a spun kick. Roiyaru immediately pounced toward the fallen, not only dodging the second kick, but while passing his opponent, readied the claws on his paws sharp and strong as diamonds to slash his armored opponent's face.

Roiyaru landed in his own flames, spinning around to face his opponent. And immediately, with a thundrous roar, all of the flames within the battlefield started to take human shape. But the end result was nothing close to human. They were more beast if anything else, roaring and snarling, prepared for battle. Around twenty of them were formed, and their eyes made their ways toward their creators opponent.