[COMPLETE] Rumia Quest V Cont: Everything comes together

[Hanzo K.]

>Sigh. "Lemme guess, I'm gonna have to prove it to her, eh? 'sides, killing intent's pointless when you'd rather just knock folks down and give 'em a chance to try it again another day. More fun that way. You may fight to kill, or cause as much pain as possible, but I fight simply to fight....And to protect those I care about, but that's an added bonus."

[Raikaria]

>Sigh. "Lemme guess, I'm gonna have to prove it to her, eh? 'sides, killing intent's pointless when you'd rather just knock folks down and give 'em a chance to try it again another day. More fun that way. You may fight to kill, or cause as much pain as possible, but I fight simply to fight....And to protect those I care about, but that's an added bonus."

> "That's the thing. Fighting to protect something ain't my style. I have nothing I particularly want to protect. Plants? My immense power destroys ithem, and I can replace them later. My gatekeeper? If she needs protecting she deserves to die for failing her duty. Gensokyo? I don't even live here, it's like my summer holiday home. Friends? I don't have, or desire, any." Yuuka says.

> "Well, she's gone longer without bursting into violence than she did for Hijiri." Tenma says to Yukari.

> "Hijiri made the mistake of preaching to her." Yukari says.

> "To be fair, I was considering attacking her too. Vampire, Scarlet Devil and all." Remilia says.

[Hanzo K.]

>Grin. "Exactly. You got your style, I got mine. We'll just agree to disagree, savvy?"

[Raikaria]

>Grin. "Exactly. You got your style, I got mine. We'll just agree to disagree, savvy?"

> "As long as I disagree and think you are weaker than the time you failed to impress me, I won't say yes." Yuuka says.

[Hanzo K.]

>Look to Yukari with an exasperated, and slightly worried expression. "I'm gonna have to knock her around, aren't I?"

[Raikaria]

>Look to Yukari with an exasperated, and slightly worried expression. "I'm gonna have to knock her around, aren't I?"

> "Whoa, whoa. Who said you have to knock me around? All I implied is that you have to change my mind, and impress me somehow. So here's my suggestion to you." Yuuka says, with a sly smile.

> "As much as I'd like to fight, I know that the other four here are pretty strong too. So here's the deal, you can choose one of us. If you put up a fight and show me you're actually in our league, then I might change my mind." Yuuka says.

> "W-Why are you nominating me to fight?" Byakuren protests. "You know I prefer to not fight."

> "I see no problem with it, although I would be at a natural advantage against a Darkness Youkai as the Queen of the Night." Remilia says.

> Yukari simply yawns.

> "If I must fight, I guess I shall. None of you besides Miss Yakumo have seen me in combat anyway." Tenma says.

> "I'll make it clear, you don't have to win, just show you're worthy of being considered on our level." Yuuka says.

[Darkoda]

Well now, if we have to fight I suggest either Yuuka or Tenma. We're on good terms with everyone else and the other three are those most likely to have a way to instant-troll us.
Hell, we know that Yukari can instant-ko us, she did it already.

I'm curious about Tenma but burning out Yuuka's aggression might make her take it easy on Wriggle later.

[Raikaria]

Well now, if we have to fight I suggest either Yuuka or Tenma. We're on good terms with everyone else and the other three are those most likely to have a way to instant-troll us.
Hell, we know that Yukari can instant-ko us, she did it already.

I'm curious about Tenma but burning out Yuuka's aggression might make her take it easy on Wriggle later.

Just to clarify, Byakuren is actually a neutral relationship at best, due to your affiliations with the Taoists. Of course, 'Neutral' for Byakuren is still friendly.

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "So basically, fight one of you guys to a standstill, or win, and then I'm in, yeah?"
>Cross our arms and put on the sort of expression that shows we're thinking hard.
>On the one hand, we have Remilia, who we know is fast, Powerful, and able to regenerate rather easily. (And if we pick her, Flan's probably gonna have our heads for hurting her.)
>On the other hand, we have Yuuka, who's insanely powerful in general.
>On the other-other hand, we have the big man, Tenma himself, who is presumably just as bad as Aya and Remi when it comes to hitting fast and hard.
>On the other-other-other hand, we have Byakuren, who we know to be the most well-rounded of the whole group.
>...But on the other-other-other-other hand, there's Yukari, and she's even more of a wildcard than we are.

I'm leaning a bit towards Tenma as well, but all of them have their own combat quirks based on what we've seen and heard.
Aya and Hatate have both mentioned Tenma as being almost as fast as they are, and even stronger.
Byakuren might be a good pick because we'll be able to fight evenly. And the fact that she took even Yuuka by surprise is something pretty impressive.

And bein' that Rumia's a more benevolent form of the Blood Knight trope, that's bound to get Rumia interested.

[Raikaria]

>Nod. "So basically, fight one of you guys to a standstill, or win, and then I'm in, yeah?"
>Cross our arms and put on the sort of expression that shows we're thinking hard.
>On the one hand, we have Remilia, who we know is fast, Powerful, and able to regenerate rather easily. (And if we pick her, Flan's probably gonna have our heads for hurting her.)
>On the other hand, we have Yuuka, who's insanely powerful in general.
>On the other-other hand, we have the big man, Tenma himself, who is presumably just as bad as Aya and Remi when it comes to hitting fast and hard.
>On the other-other-other hand, we have Byakuren, who we know to be the most well-rounded of the whole group.
>...But on the other-other-other-other hand, there's Yukari, and she's even more of a wildcard than we are.

I'm leaning a bit towards Tenma as well, but all of them have their own combat quirks based on what we've seen and heard.
Aya and Hatate have both mentioned Tenma as being almost as fast as they are, and even stronger.
Byakuren might be a good pick because we'll be able to fight evenly. And the fact that she took even Yuuka by surprise is something pretty impressive.

And bein' that Rumia's a more benevolent form of the Blood Knight trope, that's bound to get Rumia interested.

Rumia what you you make her.

Tenma is one of three Tengu capable of going Supersonic, but can't even go a fraction of Aya's absolute speed. I won't give exacts, but Tenma isn't capable of going Hypersonic speeds, as Aya said, she's the only one who can do that. However, you also know that he can stand up equal with the Deva in terms of power, both from their own statements and his own [He stated before he used to wrestle with Oni]

Yukari's technically the most well-rounded. She can do pretty much everything. Also, you can lose outright but still impress Yuuka.

[Hanzo K.]

Well, I'm leaning towards either Byakuren or Tenma.
The way Byakuren's displayed herself indicates that she's the most evenly balanced one who isn't Yukari.

[Raikaria]

Well, I'm leaning towards either Byakuren or Tenma.
The way Byakuren's displayed herself indicates that she's the most evenly balanced one who isn't Yukari.

In regards to what you know of Byakuren's fighting potential:

You know she can fight evenly, unarmed, against Yumeko with her swords.
You know she's fast enough to evade and counter-attack Yuuka.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>Byakuren

[Hanzo K.]

>"...Fzzzn....bwah! This is a tough choice! I mean, you're all strong opponents, which I like. And that's the problem! I can't decide which one!"

[Raikaria]

I'll leave this for everyone to have a say, if things don't change we'll go with Byakuren. Since there are 3 main players if one gets a majority of 2 we'll go with them.

Feel free to ask for to summary of what you know of someone's fighting potential if you want to. I've already given you Tenma and Byakuren, which seem to be the main two considerations.

[Darkoda]

Eh, while we're at it, what do we know of everyone else's fighting styles?

And on that note, how capable are we right now?

[Raikaria]

Eh, while we're at it, what do we know of everyone else's fighting styles?

And on that note, how capable are we right now?

> You know very little of Yukari's actual fighting style, because it's impossible to comprehend. It's best defined as 'Gap Fu'. You also know that given the chance she can change any element of the fight if she manipulates a boundary. You recall when she sealed you she flipped directions, so left was right and right was left, and down was up.

> You haven't actually seen Remilia fight, but you know enough from her boasting and rumors, and the fact she is a vampire. You know she is strongest in the dark, and has speed, power and agility, as well as her 'Red Magic'. What is most worrying is that defeating Remilia is literally impossible , since she can split into an infinite number of bats, and can regenerate from a single cell. Those two combined make her exceptionally difficult to actually harm, without abusing the weaknesses of a vampire. You can't use your darkness to your end either.

> You know Yuuka is the inventor of the Master Spark. You also know from Wriggle that she is exceptionally powerful in terms of brute force, although she is apparently not as fast as you may expect. You also know she loves to cause others pain, and mixes in mental attacks with threats and fear. That and her flower manipulation is apparently not to be underestimated.

> Tenma you know is strong enough to wrestle with Oni, and is capable of going to supersonic speeds.

> Byakuren you know is exceptionally capable in close combat, strong enough to land a hit on Yuuka, and fight evenly against Yumeko while she was unarmed, and, as a magician, almost certainly has powerful magic. You also know her magic is more supportive and defensive, as a 'White Mage', although you don't write off some devastating attack spells, after all, she can duplicate Shinki's Devil's Recitation.

[Darkoda]

>I vote for Yuuka; we need to impress her and picking a fight with a pacifistic person sounds a bit overly mean.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>Byakuren or Tenma. Yuuka's too likely to want to take things too far, and Remilia may take things too seriously, too. Also, Flandre may not like it if we fight her sister, and she's a friend. There's no telling what Yukari will do, but we do know she's the most likely to fight unfairly thanks to gaphax. Tenma and Byakuren aren't going to take things too far, and will presumably fight fairly. They're the best opponents for what amounts to a friendly match.

[Darkoda]

>Between those two would rather fight Tenma

[Hanzo K.]

Lemme just get a few things addressed in-character before we fully pick.

>"I just got a few things to clear up before we do anything further. I can understand you guys wanna avert any potential 'problems' down the line. But I wanna know your own personal reasons for wanting me in on this. No lies, just the honest truth. I guess that's why I get along with the Oni, I'll use sneaky-ish methods, but I've got the power to back things up, and I like things to be honest and clear."

[Raikaria]

Lemme just get a few things addressed in-character before we fully pick.

>"I just got a few things to clear up before we do anything further. I can understand you guys wanna avert any potential 'problems' down the line. But I wanna know your own personal reasons for wanting me in on this. No lies, just the honest truth. I guess that's why I get along with the Oni, I'll use sneaky-ish methods, but I've got the power to back things up, and I like things to be honest and clear."

> "Simple. You are powerful. We know what you caused on the Moon, albeit, with Shinki backing you up. You've got the power to stop a nuclear explosion. The reason is clear, we think you are capable of being an asset that can stop any one of us if we get too in over our heads and put Gensokyo at risk, with help from the others, with minimal damage to the region." Tenma says.

> "Likewise, it would help everyone sleep better at night knowing you can't go on a rampage without my, Yukari, Remilia, Tenma and Yuuka stopping you at the same time." Byakuren says. "If for some reason you return to your natural nature, for example..."

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "I figured that'd be your reasons."
>Then look towards Remilia and Yukari. "But I know you two, there's more than just that, isn't there?"

[Raikaria]

>Nod. "I figured that'd be your reasons."
>Then look towards Remilia and Yukari. "But I know you two, there's more than just that, isn't there?"

> "For me? Not really. I was the one who stopped your rampage before." Yukari says. "Besides, I have the utmost confidence in your abilities and potential."

> You get the distinct feeling Yukari isn't telling the full truth, but you also are aware that it is Yukari, and if she told you the whole truth, somehow, you doubt you'd even comprehend it.

> "You're close to me. While I may be at no personal risk, as with Flandre, Sakuya, Meiling and Patchouli would be in danger, as would the mansion itself. If you were to go on a rampage, I could lose things dear to me if it is not stopped swiftly." Remilia says bluntly.

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "Makes sense."
>Fistpalm. "Well, I guess this'd mean I could test out some new tricks I guess."
>Wait, if Byakuren's all about support stuff, then maybe.... "Hey, Byakuren, got something I wanted to run by you. I've been working on this new technique since earlier today, but the problem is that it busts up my hands after using it. I'm thinking that if anyone else aside from Seiga and myself can use Dark Energy, it'd be something worth passing along if I can figure out how to get it to not bust up my hands."
>Form the Gauntlets like we did when we tested out that move. "See, I use these to channel and refine dark energy, and then release it explosively at close range. The only problem is that my hands, which I use as the means to discharge said energy, get really messed up."

[Raikaria]

>Nod. "Makes sense."
>Fistpalm. "Well, I guess this'd mean I could test out some new tricks I guess."
>Wait, if Byakuren's all about support stuff, then maybe.... "Hey, Byakuren, got something I wanted to run by you. I've been working on this new technique since earlier today, but the problem is that it busts up my hands after using it. I'm thinking that if anyone else aside from Seiga and myself can use Dark Energy, it'd be something worth passing along if I can figure out how to get it to not bust up my hands."
>Form the Gauntlets like we did when we tested out that move. "See, I use these to channel and refine dark energy, and then release it explosively at close range. The only problem is that my hands, which I use as the means to discharge said energy, get really messed up."

> "I'm no expert on Dark Energy, nor do I wish to have anything to do with it." Byakuren says.

[Hanzo K.]

>Sigh in a kinda dejected way. "Maybe China knows how then..."

[Raikaria]

>Sigh in a kinda dejected way. "Maybe China knows how then..."

> "China?" everyone says at once, except Remilia.

> "China knows things?" the vampire says.

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "When you think about it, the trick I'm going for is a lot like Qi Control, so maybe she can help me figure it out."

[Raikaria]

>Nod. "When you think about it, the trick I'm going for is a lot like Qi Control, so maybe she can help me figure it out."

> Remilia stifles a laugh at the concept of Meiling teaching anyone anything.