in the end the final decision we all must take; (CLOSED)

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Characters: Sakura Haruno & Akiha Tohno
Location: Argentina
Rating: PG-13 at the most
Time: April 28th
Description: Mission 161d: There have been reports of the Madness Wavelength increasing in Argentina. Sources indicate that the citizens throughout the country have begun turning on each other, and a few have even started turning into Kishin Eggs. Shibusen has been requested to enter the country and help put a stop to the Kishin Egg threat.

[ What beauty Sakura initially found in the country was quickly expired as the sense of danger heightened. While she's never been afraid, she has always kept herself wary when it came to the Madness Wavelength and any other associated things. Investigating this up close was a fool's idea, but Sakura took after her teacher's drive for gambling. While she didn't take unnecessary risks, she did place her own life and mind in danger by coming here directly. None of that matters to her thought for if there's one thing she's confident in, it's her iron will. Impenetrable, she can only hope the same can be said for Akiha.

The vibrant colors in the area made it easier to locate civilians who were arguing and the combined power of Akiha and Sakura were enough to snap most people from it. For those who showed a reluctance in being swayed, well, that's what their fists were for. Honestly, the two seem to work really well together and the mission itself was tailored to fit their chemistry. ]

Two of them so far. [ Sakura eagerly says despite her slight exhaustion as she walks beside her, having been in Weapon form long enough that she was starting to form a headache. ] Let's see if there's anymore we can help out before calling a quits, okay?

[ It wasn't nowhere near the end of the day and so long as they both were in good health, physically and mentally, she saw no reason to continue. Hopefully her partner shared in that very same enthuisasm. ]

Hey, there's something I've been meaning to talk to you about while we're away from Death City. You up for it or should we wait until we're back somewhere safe?

Comments

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[Gripping the hammer tightly up high, Akiha ran with the weapon and chose not to respond to Sakura's comment. Of course, she would be careful and running into unknown situations happened on missions. She was somewhat used to the ninja's overt concern.

She turned the corner about a building just as the screaming stopped to find a body on the ground at the far end of the alley and a man standing over it. Blood drenched the ground and the man's muscles bulged unnaturally, driven by the madness. This was something they'd seen before, but the amount of blood makes something in Akiha's wavelength shift briefly. She was hungry. The madness always made her hungry. All they needed to do was force the man away from the body before it--]

Is that a soul?

[Akiha asked that as something blue was pulled from the body that reminded her of the kishin egg souls they collected, just a different color. She knew humans became kishin eggs through consuming human souls, but she'd never actually -seen- a human soul before. Regardless, she acted to keep the man away from the soul, shifting her stance as she came close.

Using the hammer's special properties and their basic resonance, Akiha struck the ground with it and the shockwave forced the man to jump back away from the soul. Slathering, the man laughed madly and dove back for the soul. Akiha swung the hammer to hit him away mid-air, but he was a bit faster than her as she was still slightly recovering from the ground-breaking strike. She caught him in the shoulder, knocking him into the wall, but he managed to grab the soul in the process.

...and then he shoved it in his mouth as he lay there.]

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[ Ignoring it is always difficult when you're up close and personal, so when they approach the area, even Sakura's will finds itself wavering in the vicinity of the madness. Steeling herself to answer her partner, Sakura takes in the scene fully.

Blue. What a peaceful color.

No, they can't think about that right now and it seems Akiha thought the same thing. Their goal now was to return that soul to the body before something terrible can happen. The fate of this being now resides in the capable hands of Akiha Tohno and Sakura's confident in her ability. Focused on amplifying the strike, she was relieved they were able to knock him away just in time.

Except their timing was off. ]

Smash his throat!

[ It's the best she can think of. Kill one, save one. That's the best case scenario. Before it can turn red. Please. She might not realize she's pleading where Akiha can be aware of it, but she is. ]

[ritsu_kouyou]

[The pleading was irritating, but Akiha understood. She was TRYING, after all. And the pleading was the only reason the meister was willing to accept that a warhammer could smash anything with the level of precision needed to target the throat. She was liable to take the man's head off with the strike, but she tried.]

Hey!

[That would be Akiha's exclamation when the strike was stopped by the man's hand. He caught the head of the hammer and shoved it back at Akiha. Her foot slipped on the blood on the ground and she had to drop to one knee.

...and then the human changed, limbs twisting and elongating. All with that mad laugh. Akiha was frozen as she watched the spectacle.]