[COMPLETE] Rumia Quest V Cont: Everything comes together

[Hanzo K.]

>Shrug. "Hey, I can already use my Qi a little to begin with. Hell, with that, and my natural strength, I can actually push Yuugi back a bit when she gave me a free shot to see how I improved."

[Raikaria]

>Shrug. "Hey, I can already use my Qi a little to begin with. Hell, with that, and my natural strength, I can actually push Yuugi back a bit when she gave me a free shot to see how I improved."

> "Hmmm... interesting." Tenma says when you claim that. "It seems my thought was right if you can manage at least that."

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "I still got a lot to do before I can really consider myself at my peak though. I gotta refine my control of Dark Energy even further than Seiga has."
>Grin. "Master can't be overshadowed by the student all the time, now can she?"

[Raikaria]

>Nod. "I still got a lot to do before I can really consider myself at my peak though. I gotta refine my control of Dark Energy even further than Seiga has."
>Grin. "Master can't be overshadowed by the student all the time, now can she?"

> "Yes, I don't like the idea of Seiga outdoing you with her Dark Energy. I'm not sure if you realize how vital that could be." Byakuren says. "She's not called the wicked hermit for nothing."

[Hanzo K.]

>Shrug. "Well, we're around if she causes a fuss anyhow, eh? Especially since unlike her, I'm innately tuned to Dark Energy."
>Nod. "Y'know, she's actually the one that gave me the idea for these. She managed to fire off a dark energy shot shaped like a fist, and that gave me the idea to make these gauntlets. Which I use pretty much the same way, but with the added feature of essentially being a ranged punch, or even a move that lets me beeline straight to something, or bring it to me. If I only put enough power into 'em to give 'em form and mass, then they won't explode when they hit something. And they make great channels too."
>Beat.
>"Channels....I got it! Yukari, remember what I did with Marisa the other day?"

[Raikaria]

>Shrug. "Well, we're around if she causes a fuss anyhow, eh? Especially since unlike her, I'm innately tuned to Dark Energy."
>Nod. "Y'know, she's actually the one that gave me the idea for these. She managed to fire off a dark energy shot shaped like a fist, and that gave me the idea to make these gauntlets. Which I use pretty much the same way, but with the added feature of essentially being a ranged punch, or even a move that lets me beeline straight to something, or bring it to me. If I only put enough power into 'em to give 'em form and mass, then they won't explode when they hit something. And they make great channels too."
>Beat.
>"Channels....I got it! Yukari, remember what I did with Marisa the other day?"

> "Yes, that laser-firing contest." Yukari says, pausing before saying 'laser' because Yuuka is around.

[Hanzo K.]

>"....Good point."
>Pause a bit ourselves.
>What do we know about shikigami and the like?

[Raikaria]

>"....Good point."
>Pause a bit ourselves.
>What do we know about shikigami and the like?

> You know little about Shikigami, except that they serve a more powerful master in return for a share of their power.

[Darkoda]

>You know that's not a bad idea; Yuuka and Kogasa use their umbrellas, Marisa has that Hakkero thing, Alice has dolls, maybe if we channel our blasts through our sword or something to focus it...
>If we want to learn how to focus magic though wouldn't Daiyousei or Patchouli be the best people to ask?

[Hanzo K.]

>Let's regard the Dark Gauntlets. Maybe refine and streamline their design for that use as well. "So...Right now it's down to either Big Guy, or you Byakuren. The way I see it, fighting Yuuka's like trying to cut down a tree with a pocket knife. And fighting Yukari'll just end the same was as the last time, directional interface screw and everything. Fighting Remilia might be fun, but then there's the fact that Flan might blow her stack if I hurt her any. I'd like to stay on her good side after all."

[Raikaria]

>You know that's not a bad idea; Yuuka and Kogasa use their umbrellas, Marisa has that Hakkero thing, Alice has dolls, maybe if we channel our blasts through our sword or something to focus it...
>If we want to learn how to focus magic though wouldn't Daiyousei or Patchouli be the best people to ask?

> That's not it. Yuyuko channels her powers through a fan, Reimu has the Ying-Yang Orbs, Hatate has her camera, Sakuya has her stopwatch, and Byakuren has her scroll. Not to mention Kaguya...

> It might be best to ask Alice or Marisa, seeing as they are both magicians who use a medium to focus their power. Mima would probably be suitable too.

>Let's regard the Dark Gauntlets. Maybe refine and streamline their design for that use as well. "So...Right now it's down to either Big Guy, or you Byakuren. The way I see it, fighting Yuuka's like trying to cut down a tree with a pocket knife. And fighting Yukari'll just end the same was as the last time, directional interface screw and everything. Fighting Remilia might be fun, but then there's the fact that Flan might blow her stack if I hurt her any. I'd like to stay on her good side after all."

> "You think you can hurt a vampire?" Remilia says. Despite her tone sounding irritated, the look on her face actually look glad you don't want to fight her.

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "Well, better safe than sorry. She's still fresh off the crazybox as it were, can't have anything trigger a relapse after all. So while fighting you would definitely be a blast, I don't wanna risk it just yet. I've already done enough stupid things for now."
>"Hmm...Which one...."

Well, I'm pretty much okay with either Tenma or Byakuren.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

Sounds like it's Tenma, then.

>"I think I'd like to fight you, Tenma, if that's all right."

[Raikaria]

We basically have all three at least curious about Tenma or considering Tenma, so I'll cut this there and say we're going with Tenma.

>Nod. "Well, better safe than sorry. She's still fresh off the crazybox as it were, can't have anything trigger a relapse after all. So while fighting you would definitely be a blast, I don't wanna risk it just yet. I've already done enough stupid things for now."
>"Hmm...Which one...."

Well, I'm pretty much okay with either Tenma or Byakuren.

> "She wouldn't have to find out you know..." Yukari says.

Sounds like it's Tenma, then.

>"I think I'd like to fight you, Tenma, if that's all right."

> Tenma breaks into a large smile, and takes a swig of sake.

> "That's the spirit!" the elder Tengu says. "I was hopin' you wouldn't pick Hijiri, seeing as she doesn't like fighting that much and all. Not to mention I don't get to fight nearly often enough. Just be warned, I don't go easy on anyone."

> "Miss Yakumo, if you would please, I'd rather not destroy my own village." Tenma says.

> Yukari drops the collected group into a gap, and the next thing you know, you are above the mountain ranges. Then, you see Yukari make multiple movements, and rip open several boundaries, before barriers shine, multiple barriers, around the area. She rips open a final boundry and you both glow.

> "Wouldn't want either of you two accidentally killing each other." Yukari says.

> Tenma, when standing at his full height, is pretty imposing, and several times your size.

> "Now then, seeing as I know what your powers are called and have a basic idea of what they do from reports, I'll give you the same information. My power is over Air Pressure. There's many applications of this. On top of that, as you can probably tell, my physical power is very high, and, as I'm sure Aya has told you, I'm pretty swift." Tenma says.

> The elder Tengu is floating in the air with his arms folded once he finishes talking. He waits a second, to make sure none of the others have anything to say, before he says "Whenever you're ready."

[Hanzo K.]

>Rotate an arm while using our other hand to hold the shoulder, while loosening up our neck at the same time. "Just gotta get loosened up."
>Once we feel loosened up, manifest the wings and the dark aura, followed by the Dark Cross, explosive version. "Picked this trick up from the latest Incident Culprit."
>Beat.
>"Hangon, just what was that anyhow Yukari?"

[Raikaria]

>Rotate an arm while using our other hand to hold the shoulder, while loosening up our neck at the same time. "Just gotta get loosened up."
>Once we feel loosened up, manifest the wings and the dark aura, followed by the Dark Cross, explosive version. "Picked this trick up from the latest Incident Culprit."
>Beat.
>"Hangon, just what was that anyhow Yukari?"

> "I'll warm up as we go along." Tenma says.

> You form your whole 'wings and aura' thing, as well as a dark cross.

At this point I planned to put an image but the image URL is giving me a 403 error so bleh.

> "Me removing the border of Life and Death, of course." Yukari says.

> Tenma maintains his stance with his arms folded.

[Hanzo K.]

>Sigh. "Better not make that a regular habit, it kinda taints the purity of the fight y'know. I'm already not feelin' like putting my heart into it..."

[Raikaria]

>Sigh. "Better not make that a regular habit, it kinda taints the purity of the fight y'know. I'm already not feelin' like putting my heart into it..."

> "On the contrary, with the levels of power involved, if I didn't do it you could easily kill each other." Yukari says. "Don't worry, I left everything except life and death. You still get pain, bleeding, broken limbs, dismemberment..."

[Hanzo K.]

>Sigh. "I'd rather use spellcards then..."

(This was exactly the sort of thing I was against in the LAST idea.)

[Raikaria]

>Sigh. "I'd rather use spellcards then..."

(This was exactly the sort of thing I was against in the LAST idea.)

(Yukari's fooling about anyway, she thought you were disappointed about there not being risk, Temna would not even think about inflicting serious harm intentionally. However, she's not gonna let there be a situation in a spar where you could die. Especially since Tenma is very powerful.)

> "Wait, you complain about not putting your heart into it because of the Border of Life and Death sounding disappointing and then you want to use spellcards when I try and fix your disappointment?" Yukari says, sounding a little confused.

> "What would a spellcard battle mean to me?" Yuuka says, to which Byakuren and Remilia both say, at the same time, "Reimu."

> "I don't care either way." Tenma says simply.

[Darkoda]

>Eh, sounds more like Yukari just wants to make sure that they're aren't any accidents. That and we all know that Yuuka will not respect a spellcard duel.

>Air pressure, do we even know about that?
>"Hmm, fine to keep Yuuka happy, let's go!"
>Cross boomerang!

[Hanzo K.]

>Belay that.
I wasn't finished. :/

>"That sorta thing's exactly WHY spellcards are around entirely after all. If I wanted to fight without worry about death or anything, I'd just use those."
>Smile slightly. "That, and it's a rare moment when you're caught sounding confused."

[Raikaria]

>Belay that.
I wasn't finished. :/

>"That sorta thing's exactly WHY spellcards are around entirely after all. If I wanted to fight without worry about death or anything, I'd just use those."
>Smile slightly. "That, and it's a rare moment when you're caught sounding confused."

> Yukari thinks.

> "Tenma?" she says. He nods, before she puts her hands in a gap and you both glow again.

> "I've reversed it then, if you feel better that way." Yukari says.

>Eh, sounds more like Yukari just wants to make sure that they're aren't any accidents. That and we all know that Yuuka will not respect a spellcard duel.

>Air pressure, do we even know about that?
>"Hmm, fine to keep Yuuka happy, let's go!"
>Cross boomerang!

> Yes, Yukari just wanted to ensure there were no accidents.

> You don't know much about air pressure, except air is thinner up high.

[Not gonna do the combat parts because situation has changed about Life and Death]

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "Well, now that that's settled, I can fight without regret. If I die, I die. That's just the luck of the draw."

>Okay, NOW we can get set to fight seriously, so let's go the full mile and make a small swarm of more of the crosses float around us.

[Raikaria]

>Nod. "Well, now that that's settled, I can fight without regret. If I die, I die. That's just the luck of the draw."

>Okay, NOW we can get set to fight seriously, so let's go the full mile and make a small swarm of more of the crosses float around us.

> "Very well." Tenma says, unfolding his arms as you form about five dark energy crosses floating around you, along with the one you are holding.

[Darkoda]

>Say, can we make the crosses act like familiars? If we can have the floating ones release a barrage of dark energy shots in a spread.
>We saw from Aya what high speed's like, best not to bother trying to aim for him and just blast everything.

[SirChaotick]

Bah, that was pretty silly, but nothing for it now. Dismemberment seemed plenty serious enough. Oh well.

>Throw three crosses at Tenma in a boomerang motion; one to his left flank, one to his right and one coming from above him. (In fact, make them home in on him if possible)

[Raikaria]

>Say, can we make the crosses act like familiars? If we can have the floating ones release a barrage of dark energy shots in a spread.
>We saw from Aya what high speed's like, best not to bother trying to aim for him and just blast everything.

> You don't know how to use familiars very well, you've never tried it before, with the exception of an imitation of Seiga's spellcards involving Yoshika. You certainly haven't mastered your crosses enough to use those as familiars.

Bah, that was pretty silly, but nothing for it now. Dismemberment seemed plenty serious enough. Oh well.

>Throw three crosses at Tenma in a boomerang motion; one to his left flank, one to his right and one coming from above him. (In fact, make them home in on him if possible)

> You hurt the three crosses, and Tenma takes a pose with both plans outreached, and looks up to the cross above him.

"Better blow away the rust eh?" Tenma says, before he inhales sharply, and you can see small twisters of air being sucked into his mouth, and collecting in his hands.

> Just before the crosses would impact, Tenma breathes out and releases the two collected air pockets in his hands, which, in collision, erupt and release all the air in a concussive blast, cancelling out the explosions from the three crosses. You can feel the wind buffeting you from your location.

> "Use number one of my manipulation of Air Pressure, condensing the air's pressure so tight it forms concussive blasts." Tenma says, before he thrusts forwards both of his palms, and sends forth large two shock waves through the air heading towards you.

[SirChaotick]

>About how large are they?
>Can we shoot anything that won't get blown away by air?

[Raikaria]

>About how large are they?
>Can we shoot anything that won't get blown away by air?

> Both shock waves are about as large as you are, but overlap a bit.

> You presume laser-based attacks can't be blown away, likewise, if you could overpower the concussive blasts when your dark energy collides, the explosion would send the brunt towards Tenma.