[COMPLETE] Rumia Quest VI; Cont: Reaching for the Sky

[Hanzo K.]

>"No way. This is insane. Don't tell me, she used her power to create this too. I can definitely see why Yukari had to get involved to seal her."
>Let's send out a few Dark Tendrils to sense for Enkura's presence, but be careful of her trying to hijack them.

[Raikaria]

>"No way. This is insane. Don't tell me, she used her power to create this too. I can definitely see why Yukari had to get involved to seal her."
>Let's send out a few Dark Tendrils to sense for Enkura's presence, but be careful of her trying to hijack them.

> "Yeah, maybe this is just her power, she created this with her power. Yeah." Rika says.

> You feel out for anyone else. There is no-one.

> "Scanners detect no-one." Rika says.

> "Hello! Guests! The first in hundreds of years!" says a voice. The voice certainly sounds deranged. "Welcome to the house of Enkura, now then, please, give me some entertainment before this pet of mine kills you."

> A blob of darkness appears, before it erupts into a beast.

> It's made up on the same shadows as a Shade, but it's far grander. It has four, long, strong looking arms, with large, talon-like hands tipping each. It is bipedal still, and has six long necks, each tipped with a reptilian head. On it's back seem to be wings that you can best describe as Flandre's, if the crystals were longer, and all black.

> "I call it Fluffy~" Enkura's voice says, before the beast unleashes gouts of black flame from three of it's heads, one at each of you.

[Hanzo K.]

>Let's cleave the flames with an energy-enhanced vertical block with Unified Chaos! Let the flames do the work of splitting themselves via their impact with the blade's edge!
>Come to think of it, she does sound a lot like how Flandre did before she got all fixed up, didn't she?

[Raikaria]

>Let's cleave the flames with an energy-enhanced vertical block with Unified Chaos! Let the flames do the work of splitting themselves via their impact with the blade's edge!
>Come to think of it, she does sound a lot like how Flandre did before she got all fixed up, didn't she?

> You block the flames aimed at you with your blade, while the other two just evade. You can feel the heat as it rushes past you, and 'Fluffy' doesn't let up, at least, until you hear Rika's 'minigun' again, and a hiss from the beast.

> She sounds worse than Flandre ever did.

> 'Fluffy' extends it's arms, and sends them towards you, however, every so often, they seem to gain an extra joint, and arc at impossible angles. This gets more frequent as they approach.

[Hanzo K.]

>Focus our energy into the sword again, and spincut! Using our sword to simultaneously attack and defend as a whirling vortex of blades!

[Raikaria]

>Focus our energy into the sword again, and spincut! Using our sword to simultaneously attack and defend as a whirling vortex of blades!

> You start spinning, and the arm that attempts to attack you gets sliced apart.

> Rika sets up an energy field, which disintegrates the arm heading for her.

> Tenshi crushes two of the arms with a giant keystone she drops on them.

[Hanzo K.]

>"Rika! See if you can stun it somehow with that trick you used on Tenshi during our combo! I'll finish the job!"
>Let's stop spinning and boost into the air above 'Fluffy' at high speed!

[Raikaria]

>"Rika! See if you can stun it somehow with that trick you used on Tenshi during our combo! I'll finish the job!"
>Let's stop spinning and boost into the air above 'Fluffy' at high speed!

> Rika nods, and fires the two electrical blasts. This alone doesn't seem to stun 'Fluffy', but Tenshi puts a keystone in front of herself, which spins, before she fires a large ring of scarlet lasers from it, which barrage Fluffy, and that, in tandem with Rika's shock blasts, stun it.

[Hanzo K.]

>Alright! Let's dive on it with the sword and cut it diagonally! But, while the sword's still halfway through the cut into it(as in, 'fluffy' is partially cut-through), pull it up to slice in a diagonal direction the other way, so that the cut resembles the letter V! And make sure to put some energy into the cut!


(This is essentially what I'm going for.)

[Raikaria]

>Alright! Let's dive on it with the sword and cut it diagonally! But, while the sword's still halfway through the cut into it(as in, 'fluffy' is partially cut-through), pull it up to slice in a diagonal direction the other way, so that the cut resembles the letter V! And make sure to put some energy into the cut!


(This is essentially what I'm going for.)

> you unleash a V-Shaped slash of dark energy, as you slice through Fluffy.

> Fluffy vanishes after your slash, with a howl.

> "You monsters. How could you kill such a cute teddy bear?" Enkura asks.

[Hanzo K.]

>"Isn't the first time I've been called one, and probably won't be the last. Besides, I know about that power of yours, you can create more to keep you company. And didn't you ask us to 'entertain you'?"
>Float on back to Tenshi's side. "Was she always like this? Or did all those years of being cooped-up in here drive her batty?"

[Raikaria]

>"Isn't the first time I've been called one, and probably won't be the last. Besides, I know about that power of yours, you can create more to keep you company. And didn't you ask us to 'entertain you'?"
>Float on back to Tenshi's side. "Was she always like this? Or did all those years of being cooped-up in here drive her batty?"

> "She snapped one day. I think it was the remnants of her youkai half conflicting with the very nature of being a Celestial. You see, the bodies of Celestals, unlike Hermits, which are delicacies for Youkai, are toxic. How, if you're a youkai and a Celestial at the same time... I guess it just broke her. She wasn't this bad, but she did snap, and was somewhat mental after she started her 'take over the world' plan."

> "You're meanies. Oh well, let's get dangerous... or should I say... you get dangerous." Enkura says.

> You suddenly feel like your head is about to split open.

[Hanzo K.]

>"Kh! This isn't good...She's trying to unseal the old me...!"
>Keep it together! We can resist this!

[Raikaria]

>"Kh! This isn't good...She's trying to unseal the old me...!"

> "Unseal? No. I'm doing the exact same as I normally do. I'm giving form... to the formless! There's nothing to unseal. I'm just using a loophole. She's not taking you back... I'm separating you two!" Enkura says, as a black mist flows from you.

> Suddenly, you feel weak, and fall to your knees, as you see your true self take form, holding the chains.

> "Why am I here?" she muses, looking around. "Wait, why are you there if I'm out?"

> She then looks down at you.

> "Feeling weak, I bet. No wonder. You've been using my powers all these years after all. Now I'm not in you for you to use my powers... you're powerless!" she says, before laughing manically. "All you'll have is what you got or learnt for yourself, which... uh... ain't much!"

> "This... isn't good." Rika says.

[Hanzo K.]

>"I was wondering when this would happen though...Because now I can finally free myself from you."
>Let's stand up and see if we can still control Dark Energy like normal.

[Raikaria]

>"I was wondering when this would happen though...Because now I can finally free myself from you."
>Let's stand up and see if we can still control Dark Energy like normal.

> You can hardly stand up, since you feel so weak. It feels like a large amount of your power was ripped out of you.

> When you try to form dark energy, you can only form a small orb. Then you realize that's all Seiga taught you, everything else you got when you had the limiter removed on her power.

> "You call that dark energy?" the other you says, before she fires a blast at you. Everything turns dark as you fly through the air.

===

> Rumia hits the ground, and, before you can do anything, Tenshi gets wrapped by the chains the fake Rumia is holding.

> "Now it's just you... the one who cares about her the most, and she cares about in a special way. Well, you're going to get a special death..." the being coons.

> You look at Rumia. She's indeed out cold. That means one thing. You don't have to be Tsundere. She's not awake to see anyway.

> "You know, no-one's allowed to kill her except me. And you know what? I don't feel like killing Rumia, ever! You, on the other hand, are an evil youkai... so you're fair game, bitch!" you say.

===

> You are now Rika.

> Abilities:

- Strong Armor: It takes very powerful attacks to even harm your body
- Flight and Boosters: You are fast and agile in the air.
- Drones: The drones can create anything you wish them to, although larger objects take longer. Normally you make weapons. They can also repair any damage you do take.
- Energy Shield - what it says on the tin
- Energy Blast - Incompatable with the sheild, you discharge a large blast of electricty
- Spanner-Fu - Your skill with a spanner in combat is second to none. Your spanner can also launch electrical orbs, or form an electrical field around yourself.
- Feel no Pain - Pain sensors: Off
- Enhanced Strength : You're a robot, you're far stronger than most humans, and even youkai. Not to mention you're harder, so that helps your punches.
- Multi-Vision: You can use vision in all spectrums. Of course, you usually use visible and infra-red.
- Technomancy: You can effect anything technological without actually touching it. You can rebuild things in a different form, or make things activate.

[Hanzo K.]

>Alright, let's crank the shield to maximum, and charge into her at high speed while spinning, so the shield'll behave almost like a drill!

[Raikaria]

>Alright, let's crank the shield to maximum, and charge into her at high speed while spinning, so the shield'll behave almost like a drill!

Music!

> "You better get ready!" you say, as you crank up your shield.

> You charge at the false Rumia, but she just evades, and fires off multiple blasts of Dark Energy. Your shield holds, just about. They're far stronger than anything Rumia fired at you in the past. Probably because she's actually trying to kill you.

[Hanzo K.]

You how no idea how much of a smile that put on my face.

>Well, let's see about creating an additional set of free-moving Hover Blasters(Think Fin Funnels.), and set them to harass the faker, while we focus on creating a high-end weapons platform that has more dakka than enough dakka! We'll put all those spellcards to shame with our dakka!

[Raikaria]

You how no idea how much of a smile that put on my face.

>Well, let's see about creating an additional set of free-moving Hover Blasters(Think Fin Funnels.), and set them to harass the faker, while we focus on creating a high-end weapons platform that has more dakka than enough dakka! We'll put all those spellcards to shame with our dakka!

It's a mix of techno-sounding, yet also sounding chaotic and dangerous. Very fitting for this fight, imo.

> You form some free-flying blasters, which provide covering fire, alongside your minigun, shooting down dark energy blasts, before they can reach the weapons platform that is being constructed around you.

> There is no such thing as enough dakka. But considering there's not room on the platform for any more guns, it'll have to do! The weapons range from machineguns, to RPG's, to lasers.

> The evil Rumia forms a scythe of dark energy, and throws it at you, like a boomerang. You can't help but think she stole this technique from someone, but you don't know who.

[Hanzo K.]

>Fire! "All weapons! Full-Burst! Shoot down the scythe and keep going!"

[Raikaria]

>Fire! "All weapons! Full-Burst! Shoot down the scythe and keep going!"

> You decide not to find out what happens if the scythe gets to you, and fire everything at it. Which isn't easy, given it's narrow profile, but you tag it enough for it to explode... violently.

> The false Rumia moves swiftly enough to evade the attacks, before everything turns pitch-black.

> "Darkness~ fear of the dark~ you used to be human, you must have it dear~"

[Hanzo K.]

>We threw that aside, didn't we?

[Darkoda]

>Switch to infra-red and blast her out of the sky while she thinks that we can't see her.
>"When you hang around Rumia a lot, you get over it."

[Raikaria]

>We threw that aside, didn't we?

> Yes

>Switch to infra-red and blast her out of the sky while she thinks that we can't see her.
>"When you hang around Rumia a lot, you get over it."

> You switch vision, and fire everything at and around her position, so she actually has to put up a barrier this time.

> "Oh yes, the beloved of the darkness... should have figured that." she says, before she forms a large orb in the air, and starts to dash around again, while hurling various dark energy blasts, looking for an opening.

> If she keeps this up you'll be able to lock onto her movement pattern and nail...

> Spears of dark energy start to be launched from the orb she fired down at you.

[Darkoda]

>If the platform isn't mobile, make it so. In the meantime we'll have to split between shooting down those spears and harassing the demon. In fact if we can just blast the orb itself.
>Get some gensokyo grade stun-guns (so lightning cannons) and fry the demon with them so our other guns have a far easier target.

[Hanzo K.]

>Tch, not bad. So this is what going all out against Rumia could've been like.
>Let's divert the Anti-Air Cannons to shooting down the Spears, and then the Orb!
>Meanwhile, we'll simultaneously lock-on to the faker, and fire the Homing Rockets!

[Raikaria]

>If the platform isn't mobile, make it so. In the meantime we'll have to split between shooting down those spears and harassing the demon. In fact if we can just blast the orb itself.
>Get some gensokyo grade stun-guns (so lightning cannons) and fry the demon with them so our other guns have a far easier target.

>Tch, not bad. So this is what going all out against Rumia could've been like.
>Let's divert the Anti-Air Cannons to shooting down the Spears, and then the Orb!
>Meanwhile, we'll simultaneously lock-on to the faker, and fire the Homing Rockets!

> Of course the platform is mobile! It's not fast or agile, but that's the payoff for dakka!

> You blast the orb with the two free-floating beam cannons, and what guns of the platform can turn enough to reach it. The orb explodes, but the platform takes quite a lot of damage from the spears that got past the flak and following explosions.

> The false Rumia just shoots down the rockets with Dark energy blasts, and some lasers, while circle-stafeing.

> While this is going on, the drones attach amplifiers to your arms, to up the power of your shock blasts. Still, the matter of actually hitting this nimble thing with them is a different matter.

> While the platform is moving, she closes in, holding a spear in one arm, a hammer in the other, and a dagger in her mouth.

[Hanzo K.]

>Reconfigure half the Platform into a Super-Barrier Unit!
>And when that's going on, we'll reconfigure the other half into a more mobile Powered Armor that's still a force to be reckoned with in combat! titanium bearing launchers in the shoulders, an explosives-amplified Pile Bunker on the right arm, and a chaingun on the left! Of course, we can't forget the Heat Cutter Horn too!

[Raikaria]

>Reconfigure half the Platform into a Super-Barrier Unit!
>And when that's going on, we'll reconfigure the other half into a more mobile Powered Armor that's still a force to be reckoned with in combat! titanium bearing launchers in the shoulders, an explosives-amplified Pile Bunker on the right arm, and a chaingun on the left! Of course, we can't forget the Heat Cutter Horn too!

> You don't get time to make a super-barrier unit, but you do rip the platform in half, and get it into a position that it forms a wall. It gets pretty much blown to bits when your foe rips into it.

> Meanwhile, you turn the other half of the platform into a power armor. On top of what you planned, there's enough left over to make a laser blaster mounted on the chest, in the shape of an evil eye, of course.