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Seven Deadly Sins; More on the Way [Active]
Character(s): Luffy, open to all
Content: Luffy finds some weird thing...a Sin-Spawn? *GASP*
Setting: G5 area, the Glass Bonsai
Time: Mid-Morning, after this mess begins.
Warnings: Violence!
Luffy looked puzzled. This was hardly a spectacular accomplishment, of course, as sweet-but-stupid young man in the straw hat found himself feeling confused over a great number of things in this world and in any other. This was different, though; he had good reason to be concerned this morning, as he had been strolling quietly along, his long, slender arms swaying as he soaked up the calm and quiet morning atmosphere. Something, skittering just in front of him, had appeared from an alleyway not yet brightened by the psuedo-sunlight, and froze suddenly as it glared at him with what he could only assume to be a very large eye in the middle of its body. Luffy froze immediately as well in mid-step - leaving one leg slightly elevated from the ground, as he had not yet put his foot down before he stopped- and squinted his eyes examingly at it, his face scrunched inquisitively.
"It's...a really ugly cat?" he mused aloud, not knowing how to describe this being. Its appearance left him without words, with nothing like it in his own world to compare it to. With a blend of grays, blues, reds, and purples along its small, scaley body, as well as horns emerging from a variety of angles, Luffy simply stared silently at it for a moment.
The creature, driven by its aggressive instinct and likely sensing an easy target, took a few shuffling steps towards Luffy. In response...he did nothing. Luffy simply stood there, still not moving, his leg still raised, still wearing the same curious expression on his face. "No..." he finally said, as if correcting himself, "...it's a sheep. I think."
Whatever it actually was, sheep or cat, the creature moved a little closer, emitting a soft little buzz, as if a swarm of insects were drawing closer. "No! Sheep don't make that sound, so it's something...different?"
The creature, definitely not a sheep at this point, came just a little closer, then stopped suddenly and remained flawlessly motionless for a moment. A hush fell between the two; Luffy had apparently run out of ideas on what he should decide this being actually was, and stayed quiet until he could come up with something new.
Humming through the air, Luffy saw it suddenly lunge at him, the dragging claws on the bottom of its body outstretched. Finally taking his next step, his foot at last touching down, Luffy held out his hand to intercept it, wrapped his palm squarely around its 'face', then jerked it out of its flight and slammed it sharply against the wall.
"Huh!" he huffed, exaggerately put off by its rude behavior. "What's wrong with you, little thing? I was just trying to figure out what you are."
Content: Luffy finds some weird thing...a Sin-Spawn? *GASP*
Setting: G5 area, the Glass Bonsai
Time: Mid-Morning, after this mess begins.
Warnings: Violence!
Luffy looked puzzled. This was hardly a spectacular accomplishment, of course, as sweet-but-stupid young man in the straw hat found himself feeling confused over a great number of things in this world and in any other. This was different, though; he had good reason to be concerned this morning, as he had been strolling quietly along, his long, slender arms swaying as he soaked up the calm and quiet morning atmosphere. Something, skittering just in front of him, had appeared from an alleyway not yet brightened by the psuedo-sunlight, and froze suddenly as it glared at him with what he could only assume to be a very large eye in the middle of its body. Luffy froze immediately as well in mid-step - leaving one leg slightly elevated from the ground, as he had not yet put his foot down before he stopped- and squinted his eyes examingly at it, his face scrunched inquisitively.
"It's...a really ugly cat?" he mused aloud, not knowing how to describe this being. Its appearance left him without words, with nothing like it in his own world to compare it to. With a blend of grays, blues, reds, and purples along its small, scaley body, as well as horns emerging from a variety of angles, Luffy simply stared silently at it for a moment.
The creature, driven by its aggressive instinct and likely sensing an easy target, took a few shuffling steps towards Luffy. In response...he did nothing. Luffy simply stood there, still not moving, his leg still raised, still wearing the same curious expression on his face. "No..." he finally said, as if correcting himself, "...it's a sheep. I think."
Whatever it actually was, sheep or cat, the creature moved a little closer, emitting a soft little buzz, as if a swarm of insects were drawing closer. "No! Sheep don't make that sound, so it's something...different?"
The creature, definitely not a sheep at this point, came just a little closer, then stopped suddenly and remained flawlessly motionless for a moment. A hush fell between the two; Luffy had apparently run out of ideas on what he should decide this being actually was, and stayed quiet until he could come up with something new.
Humming through the air, Luffy saw it suddenly lunge at him, the dragging claws on the bottom of its body outstretched. Finally taking his next step, his foot at last touching down, Luffy held out his hand to intercept it, wrapped his palm squarely around its 'face', then jerked it out of its flight and slammed it sharply against the wall.
"Huh!" he huffed, exaggerately put off by its rude behavior. "What's wrong with you, little thing? I was just trying to figure out what you are."
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Being slammed against the wall, on the other hand, did get a reaction from the spawn. Of course, being slammed against a wall would get a reaction out of anything, but the fact that it Did Not Like That crossed what little mind it had, as it shook it's head as if to shake the pain away, buzz shrilling into something more like a keen for a moment.
And then it was straight back to aggression, urges of attackattackattack spurring it ever onwards, as it lashed out and up with its claws, trying to get a hold on Luffy's arm.
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Luffy blinked sharply, seeming suddenly even more personally wounded by the sudden outburst. Here he was, simply trying to discern the creature's nature, and it replied in turn by attacking him? His mild agitation turned quickly to a sense of anger; while his ears rang with the Sinscale's harsh cry, Luffy narrowed his eyes and whipped his arm around to grab hold of the angry little monster in the same fashion as he had before. His palm pressed against its 'face', his fingers suddenly wrapping around the long, narrowing surface of its head. The skin's surface along his hand tightened audibly, like stretched leather, as he tightened his vice-like grip.
Just as he had done before, Luffy slammed it against the wall, but much harder this time. The surface of the wall cracked against where its body had hit, and Luffy held on firmly, wedging it in place. "Hoi, shitty thing," he snapped at it. "What'd I do to you?"
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Besides, the strange-tall had hurt it, and hurt it badly. Strange-tall needed to die.
But it was nonetheless pinned firmly against the wall, although it wasn't incapable of movement all the same, struggling frantically to get free of the hand that was pinning it, claws scraping against the wall - and anything else that happened to cross their path that could be used as a foothold. Get free and kill. Get free and kill.
Or try at least.
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Frowning, Luffy couldn't help but feel sort of sad over it. A sense of pity, perhaps. The creature didn't seem to have any other desire but to attack him, lacking any sense of reason save for lashing out.
As it fought against his grip, Luffy felt one of its poignant claws nick his skin. He winced, then immediately lost any compassion he might've felt for this little being. His lean arm, toned and lanky, suddenly tensed and bulged with muscle, hidden beneath the relaxed surface of his rubbery skin. Sharply, he whipped his limb away from the wall and sent the Sinscale screaming through the air. It smashed against the surface of the building across the street, and the stone caved in around where its diminuitive body struck.
Luffy, now looking more battle-ready, took a step foward and gathered up his strength. Reaching back one of his arms, he made a motion to flick it, as if cracking a whip, and the pliant limb suddenly began to twist around like a corkscrew. Along the entire length of his arm, it spun tighter and tighter, even making his fist spin around at the end of his wrist. "You're definitely nothing good, are you? In that case..."
He thrust himself forward and brought his spiraling fist hammering in on the buzzing little beast. Despite the average size of Luffy's hand, the blow felt more like a wrecking ball than a simple punch, and as it honed in and struck, his fist spun about and seemed to drill into the creature's body. The entire wall came crashing down suddenly, sending a shower of stone, dust, and debris showering down around it. Luffy's arm came springing back immediately, and came back into place with a thick, rubbery snap.
It was satisfying, this being the first little bit of living malice he had actually defeated from his entry into Paixao. Even better, he hadn't lost his touch; with a simple punch, he had brought down a thick block of solid stone, leaving a rather large crater in the side of the building. He smiled, if only a little...but just for a moment.
Something behind him came crashing down as well, from far away, and made his own attack pale in comparison as a tall structure in the city suddenly rumbled painfully and fell.
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Of course, there wouldn't be any body left behind, no matter how much Luffy or anyone else would want a body to remain behind, as within a matter of moment the dead Sinscale exploded into a thousand point of sparkling light; light that spiraled up towards what would have been the sky, had Paixao had a proper sky, fading as they went. If one listened carefully, one would be able to pick up the soft song the made as they passed by, something that seemed to almost have words in it - although nothing definite.
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Her hesitation hadn't made a bit of difference, however. The man had suddenly demonstrated some amazing abilities and beat down the monster in a matter of moments. Obviously, he was someone who could take care of himself.
That seemed like it was going to be necessary, as there was apparently more trouble in the city. Ahnassi jerked as she heard another crashing sound from farther away. Yes, there was something very bad going on, and she seemed to be in the middle of it. She made a quick decision and ran toward the man who had just defeated the monster. If there was any trouble, it wouldn't hurt to be hanging around someone powerful like him.
"Excuse Ahnassi," she called out as she approached, "but that was very impressive. Would it be all right if Ahnassi stays close to you? She would not be so forward normally, but it seems there may be more danger around, and Ahnassi is not sure she can handle it on her own so... effectively."
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As he began to walk away, he suddenly noticed wisps of a sparkling light drifting past him. They danced like falling stars just over his shoulders and brushed against the sides of his face and through the blackened locks of his hair; strangely, it gave the reckless young soul a sort of deranged beauty, the pyreflies casting a pure light across his features when paired with the incredible destruction behind him. Luffy reached out his hand, his fingers immediately passing through the intangible light, and for a split second, he felt as if he could see the faint image of some unfamiliar scene unfold inside his mind.
Ahnassi approached, and Luffy quickly glanced over at the catty creature. He smiled immediately, resting his hands on his hips rather proudly.
"Eh-ehh? Thanks, it was nothing," he replied. "It is pretty dangerous around here...so if Ah-sassy wants to come along, that's fine."
Pausing, Luffy glanced around curiously, his head bobbing from side to side. "...so, where is she?"
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"Ahnassi is Ahnassi," she said, pointing at herself with one hand to clarify things. "There is no one else. It is just her way of speaking."
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"....ohhhhhhh," he said again, the idea re-lit once again. "You're Agassi. Right!"
The language had obviously thrown him for a loop; speaking in third-person wasn't unheard of to the seafaring young man, but remained foreign, and even seemed a little stuffy. Luffy just shrugged, however, and returned his usual warm smile to his face. "Well, let's get going. I'll get you someplace safe, and then I gotta go. I'm trying to head tow-"
Luffy's voice stopped quickly. He moved instantly, not a single moment of pause between the last word uttered and the instant where he had seemingly thrust his fist towards Ahnassi.
Behind the Khajiit, the body of another Sin-Spawn was lodged - no, impaled - squarely into the surface of the building behind them, the stone crumbling around the newly-formed crater. Luffy's arm was stretched just over Ahnassi's shoulder, and suddenly came springing back into place just inches away from her face. The little beast had nearly managed to avoid his attention and was seconds away, in mid-flight, from pouncing upon Ahnassi.
"Maybe you should get behind me," he said, his tone cold and focused. Where one of the spawns had come from, many more had followed, as a good several dozen or two began to creep out from darkened alleys and over the edge of the rooftops, with sounds of their skittering claws growing ominously closer.
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It also seemed that it wasn't going to be a good time to ask anytime soon. The Khajiit jerked sideways in reaction to her new companion's sudden motion, first wondering why in the world he had just scared her out of her wits like that and then realizing that there were bigger problems at hand than getting each other's names right. A whole swarm of the horrible creatures had come to see what had happened, and they were apparently looking for a fight.
Ahnassi quickly scurried behind Luffy, tensing in apprehension as she watched the creatures coming closer. As powerful as her new companion was, she wasn't sure he could manage to fight them all and protect her at the same time. There were just too many of them. It was a bad situation - very, very bad... She had to remind herself not to freeze up in panic, or things might turn out even worse...
With a slight gulp, she adopted one of the fighting stances of the Rain-of-Sand style. While she hated fighting and wasn't sure if she could handle even one of the monsters on her own, she still wasn't going to roll over and die for them if they got past Luffy and came for her. Fortunately, monsters weren't covered under her oath of pacifism - only people.
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"Hmm. More of 'em than I thought," he commented simply, the surprise in his voice more of genuine curiosity than trepidation.
This time, the spawns attacked more suddenly, as if their murderous instinct was strengthened in numbers. The first one, closest to Luffy, leapt through the air the same as the last ones had, their outstretched claws small but no less deadly. The pirate barely even flinched, simply rearing back a clentched fist and brutally hammering it into the ground with a downward swing.
Three more at the same time were not so easily handled, this time forcing Luffy to take a short, quick leap backwards and batter the first two with a pair of timely jabs; the third, as Luffy lifted his leg and arched it quickly, was suddenly pressed under the heel of his sandal and stomped flat into the ground.
Sadly, they were not all aiming for Luffy. Two more of them, parting to separate directions around the pillar in the straw hat, came skittering quickly towards Ahnassi, their buzzing sounds growing more anxious. Luffy barely had time to turn around after his last quick move to see them move around him. As fast as he could, he kicked one of his legs straight back, sending the flat surface of his shoe ramming square into the 'back' of one of the spawns. As it went flying, Luffy's leg had no sooner came snapping back than he kicked it out again, but missed!
...or had he? The kick hadn't landed, but just barely, Luffy managed to press his toes down on one of the spawn's back legs, keeping it pinned down. It fought against him, however, angrily dragging its claws across the ground to pull itself towards Ahnassi, but Luffy's toe-hold kept it in place.
Back with the rest of his body, Luffy suddenly found himself with only one leg to stand on; he grimmaced awkwardly, his body hunched over with his back leg stretched out behind him, but managed to keep his balance just in time to see several more leap towards him!
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The Khajiit was completely terrified. It felt like her blood was ice in her veins, but at the same time, she also had a strange sense of clarity. Maybe it was because she had been a thief for so long... One of the first things you had to remember was to never let yourself give in to panic, or else you would be quickly caught. She knew she had to do something, or they might both be killed.
She leaped almost without thinking, arcing over the sinscale's grasping claws. For a moment, she seemed to overshoot her target, then one hand shot out and sharp feline claws tore into the side of the sinscale's neck. Ahnassi used her momentum to swing around and onto the back of the creature, gouging deep furrows into its neck as she completed the maneuver. Then, before it could buck her off, she bit down on what looked like its shoulder and grabbed its throat with her free hand, digging in with her claws as best as she could. In a way, it was just like hunting prey... Except prey wasn't usually trying to kill her.
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After keeping the leg holding down the covetous little sin-spawn perfectly taut for what felt like an eternity crammed into a second or two, felt the hungry little monster fall limp against Ahnassi's feral claws, its vitals quickly pierced. He smiled brightly once he felt it cease resisting him, and let his limb spring back towards him. Once it reached his body, he arched his back, hard, and let the leg go flying on beneath him, his foot plowing through another sinscale hard enough to send it flying, rolling along the ground, then skipping along the pavement several times before it finally came crashing to a stop into a wall a good twenty yards away.
There were still two more remaining, both of them going for their own, separate targets. Each of them were buzzing far louder than ever, their pitch gaining higher levels of what could only be an instinctive anger and frustration.
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There were still two more of the beasts, and only one of them seemed to be interested in her companion. The other had opted to come after her instead - probably the more intelligent choice, actually, given the alternative. She made a quick dash towards the monster as it approached, dodging nimbly aside as it swiped at her with its claws.
The Khajiit suddenly skidded to a halt, narrowly avoiding attack as the creature swiveled and lunged at where her momentum had been about to take her. As it passed, Ahnassi extended one hand to rake deep claw marks into its left limb and shoulder. The monster buzzed loudly in anger and attacked furiously, clawing wildly at the Khajiit as she dodged back. Then, as it reached out further, trying to snag her with its claws, she lept forward, turning aside the questing limb with one hand and then driving the full weight of her body down on it with nearly enough force to snap the bone. Although Ahnassi managed to avoid the creature's claws with the maneuver, there was a loud ripping sound as the side of her robe was shredded.
Ahnassi didn't really have time to worry about it, though, since her move had knocked them both to the ground and put her right under the monster's fangs. She pushed herself closer as quickly as she could, narrowly ducking under its chin as it tried to bite her. And then it was over, because she had her teeth in its throat and her weight was still pinning it down too much to escape. It struggled wildly for a few moments, then its efforts became more feeble until it finally just stopped and vanished like the other one had.
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As they clashed, claws raking together with the sound of cloth being torn, Luffy whipped his body around to face the aggressive little beast, his face drawn and twisted with an outright sense of fury. At that point, he couldn't see how Ahnassi was faring; he would simply destroy this opponent as quickly as possible, and if need be, help her afterwards.
There was no need for theatrics, no use for a great deal of preparation or a clever sort of attack. Luffy knew that these creatures weren't strong enough to withstand a good, hard blow, so that's what he would reward its tenacity with. Luffy simply waited for it to make another quick, yet painfully predictable lunge towards him, and it was there that, in his own eyes, time itself seemed to slow down to a snail's pace.
There it was, claws out and ready, its body suspended in midair. Making a low leap from the ground, it sailed towards him at a shallow angle, placing itself squarely within his most devastating range. With combative senses so keen, Luffy was effortlessly able to put his entire body, every last square inch of muscle adorning his lithe frame, into his movements.
One of his feet shifted forward, initializing his momentum into the attack, while the other shifted back, acting as the iron-clad brace to his stance. Energy, generated by tensing his powerful legs, began to build up and travel quickly up through his calves, past his thighs, and up into his waist. There, it was spread out, traveling swiftly across the muscles in his chest, back, and shoulders to be amplified and pushed further along to twist his upper body forward. All of this raw power suddenly bottlenecked as it forced itself into his right arm, barreling angrily down his shoulder to be focused across the entire limb. Ultimately, the kinetic energy pooled and exploded from the tips of his knuckles, delivered into a titanic straight punch.
Time returned, and the beast's entire body was suddenly twisted apart against the edge of the fist, like the twisted wreckage of a high-speed collision. Upon impact, it immediately burst into the same shards of light as the others had, scattered quickly along the length of Luffy's arm and the air surrounding him.
The little sinscale legion was gone, leaving Luffy and Ahnassi in peace. Luffy, readjusting the soft little straw hat atop his head, stood up straight and glanced over at his triumphant comrade, smiling.
"Hee, wasn't that fun?" he said simply.
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She looked down at her torn clothing and sighed. That robe had been her favorite, too... the last remnant of her life in Morrowind. Now it was torn rather badly, and she would have to replace it. It was unfortunate, but better than dying herself, she supposed. "Perhaps we should be going to someplace safer now?" the Khajiit suggested.
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"Yeah, maybe we were lucky, but..." he continued, "I could've handled it if you had wanted to stay back, but I knew you'd pitch in." Turning towards her, Luffy's face lit up, offering Ahnassi a sweet and genuine smile. "I could...see it. In your eyes."
For someone so simple-minded, Luffy exuded an odd sense of wisdom and savvy; even worse, for all the abilities he had shown, it almost seemed as if he still had something hidden up his sleeves.
He shrugged shortly, then dismissed the matter to allow his mind to wander onward. "Yeah, let's get you...well...I don't know. Where can we take you that's gonna be safe from these guys? They're...everywhere."
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Despite her "exception," it seemed to her that there was so little difference between killing a creature and killing a person, when it came down to the technical side of things. The same reasoning of self-defense that was used to justify killing a monster like the ones they had fought could be used to justify killing a bandit that held you up on the road. Even if that wasn't wrong in and of itself, she had lived in Morrowind long enough to know that those who killed once or twice could easily begin to kill many more times, and for much less honorable reasons. Ahnassi had long lived in fear of the Camonna Tong, well-known for their reputation of killing anyone who got in their way. The thought of becoming anything like them was abhorrent to her.
It seemed, though, that she might have to walk that fine line, at least for a little while longer. Her companion was right. There was obviously more danger in the city, and she was unwilling to die to some kind of wild animal or watch innocents fall prey to the same.
"Perhaps it is not our own safety that is the most pressing concern at the moment," she conceded. "This city has very few guards, and there are certainly others without claws or... stretchiness... to protect them." She eyed him with an amused grin, and then shrugged, "Perhaps we should be putting together some defenses and trying to rescue other people needing help? If we find more strong fighters, we can drive the monsters out of our city. As you say, it will not be safe until they are gone."
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Was he really so dense? In the time Ahnassi had come up with what was likely their best option, Luffy had already astoundingly decided to turn aside and look off into the distance, where a looming figure stood blocks away, its imposing height and mass rising high above the modest skyline and its thundrous footsteps sent gentle tremors across the ground. It wasn't that Luffy didn't appreciate Ahnassi's company, nor did he want to ignore her quick thinking, but he simply had other things on his mind he felt more pressing; while she wanted to stay low and recruit help, Luffy had no other intention but to get straight to the source.
Though he wore a cheery little smile, it was a firm stare that he offered, a sense of quiet determination. "Sorry-sorry, I must've zoned out," he said, snapping back to attention. "We really should keep moving. It sounds like there are a few other people around here that could use our help."
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But no, she wanted to help out if she could. There had to be something she could do, even if was just to help take care of the smaller monsters. "Ahnassi is ready," she said after a moment, glancing around suspiciously in case more of them decided to jump out of the shadows. "She will let you lead the way..."