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Goro Akechi (Shadow Weapon AU) ([personal profile] gorobo) wrote in [community profile] personavelvetroomdr2024-04-05 09:00 pm

A strange invitation

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Raven's message had been... curious, to say the least.

Falcon's still not sure what to make of it; he clearly hurt Raven quite a lot, and nearly killed him- a child- over bad-mouthing Shido. Not that he could help it, but still...

Perhaps he wants to pledge his eternal loyalty to Shido-san this time! We did show what a great man Shido-san was, after all!

... Right. Not likely.

Really now, he'd rather get this over with as quickle as possible. He doesn't even know why this couldn't have been done over text, but he's already agreed to meet up in Shibuya. Not that he could really refuse; no schedule means no excuse means no reason to politely decline. Any info he gains could be useful for Shido-san!

The trains here are strange, and before he knows it, he's arrived in Shibuya station, stepping out alongside a sea of cognitions, carefully avoiding bumping into one; a habit he's gotten quite good at, since he is a little... more sturdy than the average human. He allows himself to follow them as they go out to the streets, before he finds a quieter corner to himself. His scanners don't pick up sight of Raven quite yet- maybe the boy has yet to arrive.

With his ever-polite smile painted on his face, he leans against the outer wall of the station entrance. Raven probably won't be long- or maybe he set up Falcon, and is making him wait for nothing. Not undeserved, really- but that's a rather mean-spirited reading of the situation. He knows himself, he's not the type to do that, even if Raven is... a child. He doesn't think he'd do that, didn't seem the type either.

For now, all he can do is wait, so he does. He has nothing to lose from doing so, after all.

cybermask: (eep)

[personal profile] cybermask 2024-04-07 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
"Ren!" She shouted seeing the bullets make contact, pulled from her panic by being thrown around in the commotion. She hits the wall hard, going to bruise for certain. Her eyes shut for a moment before getting back to work. The faster they, no she, did this the faster she could heal the others.

Her concentration broke again when they were hit with the Kougaon. Her keyboard lit up in static as she heard a pained noise. Shit shit shit. She finished typing the code to disable the failsafe he was running on. Hitting the button and praying it worked. This was her last team outing. She was not cut out for this. She took a breath. Ren would be okay, no one would die. Crow could heal.

She jumped into trying to give him the code she had written earlier. Focus Glitch. Do your thing. He can't get to you easily. Do your fucking job.
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[personal profile] butterflyaffect 2024-04-07 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
Renée found herself fixated on the boy who'd manifested Ker.

The fear of death, unfortunately, was something she, unlike her Guest, was not used to-

And, for a moment, she froze. Not long- but long enough for Futaba's pained cry to reach her ears.

Precision work, then. Fine. She thrust her Persona in front of her like a shield, charging. Only at the last second did she drop it, instead dropping to swing her leg, throwing her body weight low, into the backs of Falcon's knees. Drop him, restrain him. She'd freeze him to the ground if she could.
Edited 2024-04-07 05:38 (UTC)
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[personal profile] vessel_ken_amada 2024-04-07 04:01 pm (UTC)(link)
As he was about to rain death on his opponent, he felt something wrapping around himself. Something... that felt nice. There was a voice, trying to reach him, trying to-

"R-Raven?"

Raven was here. Raven was okay. Raven was soothing, comforting. But the threat was here, and the power was singing, singing, demanding a release, death shall rain, the end shall be brought-

Raven- the threat- Raven- the threat- Raven

Ken was starting to relax slightly, when arrows rained accross the battlefield. He wouldn't have even noticed were he not turning around to look at Raven - only magic attacks could hurt him in that form, the arrows bounced off of him harmlessly - but Raven was hurt.

Raven was hurt.

"Diaharan," he cast on the boy hugging him. Then he turned back his attention on the threat. The threat. The threat was hurting Raven. The threat had to stop hurting Raven. The threat seemed to resist light, so, to make it stop hurting Raven...

"Megido-"
Edited 2024-04-07 16:02 (UTC)
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[personal profile] fogbornphantom 2024-04-07 04:06 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ken, wait!" Perhaps it was not his place to use Ken's given name so flagrantly, but desperate times call for desperate measures. "Our goal is not to eliminate the robot. We need to give Futaba time to complete the procedure."

As he tears his mask off anew, Kaguya gives way to Kohryu once more. "Salvation!"

The dragon nods, then casts his healing magic on the party once more.

Raven refuses to let go. "I'll be all right, Ken. We just have to buy Futaba-san more time. Loki!" His Persona returns in a flash of crimson. "Debilitate again."

And so Loki complies.
Edited (grammar flub) 2024-04-07 16:15 (UTC)
herewardbound: (hurt)

1/2

[personal profile] herewardbound 2024-04-07 08:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Like you practiced. Move with the rhythm. Let it-

As it turned out, a hail of rapid-fire attacks, while in theory keeping time with the pulsing beat, came out faster than he'd ever expected, and covering a much wider area.

It didn't help that Renee'd just been kicked in the head, sent tumbling across the ground, which was at least mildly distracting.

To make a long story short-

Phoenix got ever so slightly pincushioned.

There wasn't much that escaped him, in terms of noise. A pained wheeze, as the music cut out and he staggered backwards.

And then another Salvation hit, and holy shit breathing feels good guys did you know that breathing feels good.

He coughed, getting back to his feet. "Okay. Okay, first in-combat test of that. Worked for a bit. Not as bullshit here. Okay."

Different tactic.
Edited 2024-04-07 20:18 (UTC)
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[personal profile] butterflyaffect 2024-04-07 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Renée staggered to her feet, grunting. That... had been unpleasant. Note to future self: avoid being concussed.

From across the way, Phoenix called out. "Viper! Misdirect-"

Which, as a stratagem, was the only one that made sense, in the circumstances. Falcon was tearing them apart.

"Understood. Eva!"

The skeletal Persona spewed forth another gout of Foul Breath, creating a cloud that both lowered defenses-

and obscured vision.

Was this rude? Possibly.

From outside the cloud, a roughly-cylindrical hand-sized object was thrown, at approximately head height. A grenade might be the rational assumption, but instead of detonation, Phoenix drew his pistol, and fired at the moving target.

It was, in fact, a can of spray paint, now violently aerosolized and expanding outwards in a cloud of neon blue.

They could apologize later.
willowandoak: (26 // ruin)

[personal profile] willowandoak 2024-04-08 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
Thank fuck for Salvation, because between the arrows and the bullets, things were starting to get a little rough. Back at full strength, Ren takes a second to examine the field. People have stopped fucking hitting Futaba, but the robot's steaming now; that's cause for concern—

—at which point Renée and Phoenix unleash a tag-team maneuver centered on a can of spray paint. Ren's laughter rings out, a wild, raw, unsettling sound that echoes off the surrounding buildings. "Get fucked with a lead pipe, bootlicker!" he shouts at the robot, although anyone who could hear him and understand the reference seems to be missing in action.

And as he yells, he pulls a bottle of freeze spray from his pocket, which he found in the top levels of Mementos and kept around because you never know, right? Maybe someday he would meet a weak little Shadow that repelled every element but ice. Or maybe he would have to deal with his sister's overheated Persona. The Metaverse is full of surprises.

He darts back in, light on his feet but less concerned now that he's been healed and the robot can't see. In a couple of quick pivots, he reaches the position he wants, and with careful aim, he sprays the bottle directly at Futaba's Persona. An icy mist emerges, granted potency by the Metaverse, and settles on the Persona. Ren's not interested in cooling down the robot himself—he's not a tech expert or anything, but he figures if it overheats, that can only be good. But he can't let Futaba bake in there.
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[personal profile] cybermask 2024-04-08 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
Right, overheating as this implemented. This wasn't great, it was causing strain on her end as well. He needed a better cooling system, she could figure that would later. Fuck Shido, she'd upgrade him herself later.... with permission. It was more than a little toasty in here, as she got hit with arrows, that caused another pain. The quick healing helped.

Then there was blue....just blue. What the hell happened? She looked away for a second to see the progress bar. Now she couldn't see shit. She glanced at her tracking screen, everyone seemed alive and not dying. She just had to operate without seeing them, and attacks coming from the bot. Did Ren just call him a bootlicker? Damn Goro was more fucked up than she thought.

Her systems cooled suddenly. It seemed Ren had gotten closer to her, which explained it. He must have had some ice skill with him. It helped her systems too. She took a breath more comfortable in her space. She hadn't had time to establish a link between her and anyone but Ren. She just had to wait for the attacks to hit her too.
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[personal profile] vessel_ken_amada 2024-04-08 10:33 am (UTC)(link)
Let Futaba do her thing...

Oh, right. A light flickered deep within his mind. Weren't they here for... something, originally? It felt like they had a goal. Raven was invested in that goal. Maybe he should stand down and -

Black and red tendrils suddenly pierced his mind, and reflexively, he tried to put himself in the way so that they wouldn't reach Raven. It felt like they were trying to reach his heart, but weren't able to find their way in, so they simply sowed even more chaos in a fragmented mind -

Bullets fired everywhere, and darkness spread. The bullets bounced, and the darkness was absorbed, but now there was even more power, and it singed, it soared, it screamed, it begged for release -

And his mind was chaos and the power needed to be set free, it was time for release, it was time for the end, the end was needed, he was the end -

But there still was that touch, that grounding touch, of the one who refused to let go. Right. Stay focused. Focus on him. Focus on Raven.

He cast a Heat Riser on his friend so that he would be better protected, and stood ready to cast a Diaharan if any stray bullet managed to hurt him.
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[personal profile] fogbornphantom 2024-04-08 02:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, Crow can feel that debilitate. The bullets are hardly ideal, either. He grunts as Falcon's attacks hit their mark. He could use Heat Riser on himself. It might even be the tactical thing to do, but...

"Allow me. Anubis!" A new Persona descends over Raven, nodding before casting Dekunda on Crow. That will, at the very least, return his strength to its base level. Is it a waste of the Heat Riser Ken bestowed upon him? Perhaps.

But staying alive matters more.

Freshly healed, Crow snarls at the raging robot, but nonetheless screams, "Salvation!"

Kohryu once again grants the party its healing energy. He knows that crimson light falling all around him. Call of Chaos...

"Everyone, stay calm! If anyone goes psychotic, hold them back." His eyes scan his fellow party members. "We need to ensure Futaba finishes the procedure! It shouldn't be much longer..."
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[personal profile] herewardbound 2024-04-08 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
"C̷a̵l̷l̴ ̴o̷f̵ ̵C̴h̶a̵o̶s̵."

He was familiar with this feeling. The pain of being hit, the frustration of his plan falling apart, the worry of whether this would even work or not, that they might be doing more harm than good-

All of it just. Fell away. Coherent thought fled. Within the metaphorical control room, alarms began blaring, numbers on important-looking screens climbing at alarming rates-

Bliss. He laughed, half mad cackle and half enraged scream, and threw himself forward, whether Crow was between him and his target or not. "TOO LONG! HE CAN'T FIGHT US OFF IF I RIP HIM APART, PIECE BY FUCKING P̴I̷E̷C̸E̷!"

Captain Nemo appeared, swinging his blade wide and summoning an unreasonably-indiscriminate Heat Wave.

So that was going well.
Edited 2024-04-08 22:52 (UTC)
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[personal profile] butterflyaffect 2024-04-08 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
So this was not going well.

She was charging, moving as soon as she heard the laugh, letting Eva take the brunt-

Too slow to stop the Heat Wave, but fast enough to get between him and Crow, stop him from turning this into a bloodbath.

"It's fine! I have him, just focus on neutralizing Falcon!"

"GET THE FUCK OFF ME-"
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[personal profile] vessel_ken_amada 2024-04-08 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
The newfound focus that Ken had acquired shattered as the battlefield grew more unstable. People suddenly started shouting at each other, attacking each other, a huge shockwave reached him and hurt the boy attached to him-

The whole zone became a danger. Threats. Threats. Everyone was a threat. The end. The end. Bring silence. Release power.

"Megi-"

No. No! Feel the arms around you. There is something you need to focus on. Something you need to focus on. Remember?

Ken grabbed one of the arms, and willed the space-time around him to give way. In an instant, him and Raven found themselves in a random street of the cognitive city, the fight nowhere to be seen or heard. The sudden quiet was a bit unnerving.
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[personal profile] willowandoak 2024-04-09 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
Unlike the others, Ren's not from a world that contains such a skill as Call of Chaos. It catches him totally unprepared, stabbing deep into his brain and twisting and cracking him open.

He laughs again; unseen behind his mask, his eyes are wide with wonder, his expression almost exultant. He almost doesn't notice the injuries he's taking from the robot as he turns to stare at Crow. And in keeping with his deepest longing, the wish he's wrapped up and kept hidden, he screams, "You SON OF A BITCH!"

He doesn't hear the pain in his voice; he doesn't even feel it, at least right now. He stalks forward, buoyed by a wave of stability as Veles drains the robot's curse spell, and another a second later as Crow himself heals the team. Ren bares his teeth. "Are you a slimy, lying shitstain or are you just a FUCKING COWARD, Crow? How many—"

An attack slices through them all, Ren and Crow alike, and the robot, and Futaba, Ren's sister, the only person in any reality who's ever looked at him and seen him and wanted him anyway, and someone DARES—

Crow slips from Ren's brain in an instant as he spins to face the attacker. "VELES!" he screams, tearing off his mask to reveal red-tinged eyes and a face maddened by rage. Veles manifests behind him, ominous and eerie, the glowing lights of his eyes fixed, as well, on Phoenix.

Ren is going to kill him. That's all he knows, all he cares about. Phoenix attacked Futaba, and he's going to pay for it with every coin he has.
fogbornphantom: (glare)

[personal profile] fogbornphantom 2024-04-09 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
"ENOUGH!" Crow lunges at Ren, tackles him, desperate to pin him to the ground, if only long enough to keep Ren from doing something he regrets. At the same time he snarls out, "Kohryu, now!"

The golden dragon complies, showering the party with more Salvation. A pity it's not enough to break Call of Chaos, but at the very least, it should ease the damage from Heat Wave.

He cannot allow this clusterfuck to get any worse.
Edited 2024-04-09 00:36 (UTC)
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[personal profile] butterflyaffect 2024-04-09 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
"WHAT'S THE MATTER, REN?! BY ALL MEANS, COME OVER HERE AND START SOMETHING, I'VE GOT SOME SHIT TO-"

A fist to the solar plexus drove the breath out of his lungs. One palm at center of mass, another grabbing his arm, twist, and throw- and let Eva freeze him to the ground.

"Deal with that problem later Everyone! Hold fast! He's getting desperate and nearing the end! It's almost over!"

Don't mind her, she's just. Going to move to assist Crow in not getting stabbed.
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[personal profile] willowandoak 2024-04-09 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
Ren screams in frustration, flailing at Crow with his knees, trying to free his arms so he can fucking stab this piece of shit, but Crow's grip is like steel and his weight pins Ren to the ground. So Ren headbutts him—and only the full-face cover of his own mask, now returned to him, prevents him from being skewered by the sharp point of Crow's.

"Get the fuck off me! Go tackle MAGPIE—I HATE you—I'll RIP YOUR HEART OUT THROUGH YOUR BEAK, PHOENIX—"
Edited 2024-04-09 01:11 (UTC)
cybermask: (cut in angy)

yeah, their mothers' deaths mentioned

[personal profile] cybermask 2024-04-09 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
There's so fucking much happening, she can hear it start before she feels a familiar ping in her head. Call of Chaos. Shit, she did not want to lose control here. They were so fucking close. Breathe Glitch Breathe. She just needed to focus, right? The emotion would blow over just like it had with him. Or did she really just need to kill a few things for it to get out of her system? Slipping away from a team would be hard, and she needed to talk to Falcon. She needed to give him an external log to check against his internal one. He'd be able to see that soon. She hit her keyboard, bringing a bit of a sting to her hand to keep her focused on the little bar that moved. It seemed to crawl and crawl and, it just wasn't fucking fast enough. The heat rising from her anger. Shit when did it feel like this? She was much more used to the exhilarating feel that he gave her, not this shit. She's never fucking being on a team again. She'd handle whatever Ren had going on, on her own.

Someone, no two, disappeared off her screen, they weren’t dead, not yet. She can read dead bodies fine. This wasn’t it. It was like they teleported away, that might have actually happened. If the damn bird hadn’t covered her eyes then she could fucking actually give them a little bit of help and back up. If it wasn’t for the fact she didn’t think anyone else could handle this on their own then she’d be one of the first on the line to fight this fucking bot. Fuck him. Fuck Shido.

The next thing she felt was a hit to her. To her. She heard Ren losing it, but barred her teeth, shooting a warning shot out in whichever direction the hit came from, watching her screen to make sure she didn't shoot anyone. It would be a pain to have to heal them at this point. She really didn’t want that to happen right now. Not when she didn’t know that she would heal them.

When did she start laughing? Why was it all her ears could hear? Who the fuck cared? She was tired of playing nice, tired of trying to appease to their ideals, Ren fucking knew how much of a monster she was, Crow heard about some of it, it wasn't like she had really any opinions about the others. She noticed some hit on Ren, it wasn't a spell or anything, probably him punching someone, but damn that fucking made her more pissed.

She was so close to hitting the pause download button, letting his systems overwhelm each other, forcing him to shut down. She wanted to. She wanted to tear him apart. Damn the part of her that cared for anyone with her brother's face. If he hadn't share it, if he had shared Ren's. She wouldn't fucking care, but no he was made in Goro's image. It was a foolproof method against her. She might deck Goro for causing this fucking weakness. If it wasn’t for that she could have handled things on her own long ago. She would have made a different plan and make Shido on his fucking knees begging for a quick death, but he didn’t deserve it. That’s the luxury their mothers had gotten. One shot and it was over.

All of their problems were that man. She should have taken the shot when she had that chance. This might be a stupid decision but she needed to fucking see. So she dropped down, leaving her persona attached to him, gun and knife drawn.

“Get your hands off my god damn brother, Crow!” Her grip tightened on her knife, her personal choice of weaponry.
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[personal profile] fogbornphantom 2024-04-09 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
"I am trying to keep him from killing Phoenix. Do you not realize that this is precisely what Falcon's programming wants? To turn us against each other. To ruin this entire operation!"

He growls out, "Helel." And so a new Persona appears, almost statuesque in his angelic beauty. "Physical attacks won't hurt me, and I have no desire to hurt you. Now, are you all going to fucking calm down?"
Edited 2024-04-09 04:57 (UTC)
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[personal profile] fogbornphantom 2024-04-09 02:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Fucking finally.

It's enough for Crow to get off of Ren, and though Helel's physical immunity is useful, that's not what they need right now.

"Kohryu." The dragon returns. "Samarecarm, then Salvation. Include the robot this time. And I swear to god, if the rest of you still want to fight, I will see to it personally that you are knocked out before you do anything stupid."
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[personal profile] cybermask 2024-04-09 02:20 pm (UTC)(link)
She lowered her weapons. Her objective had been satisfied. She retracted her persona, a little calmer but still very much on edge.

She went back on the task at hand, she was definitely going hunting later. She ran an external check on the bot, seemed he was alive still. He most likely just overheated. If anyone other than Ren stepped near them, she couldn't promise she wouldn't stab them.
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