[Closed] Die for me

[pishirogane]

Characters: Alucard, Raidou, Kanji, and Naoto
Location: Castlewellan, Northern Ireland
Rating: PG-13
Time: May 30th, Morning
Description: People have been seeing someone Raidou believes he knows. Kanji and Naoto have a sneaking suspicion, and Alucard is curious to know who's right. Now, if they can just solve a small puzzle.

A glance from the map to the maze was the best tell-tale sign of some other powers having their influence over the already vast labyrinth. The hedges stood taller, the sky hung over darker and the early morning fog just seemed thicker inside than out. There was definitely something or somethings lurking inside for the two-pair team, but they didn't seem troubled by it.

"This will be unreliable..."

Naoto pocketed the guide and crossed her arms. To have the entire hedge maze under the influence of a kishin undoubtedly meant more alterations inside. Hopefully, they would find the target within a reasonable amount of time; otherwise, this was going to be a long day.

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[timelessummoner]

There was no time to celebrate their new ability. Raidou took off after Kanji, eyes darting from side to side. Seems that way... He only knew the Wonderland story vaguely. If these were kishin eggs, were they originally like this or did Alice have something to do with their appearance?

Or... could it be they played along with her games because she lured in victims for them to devour?

It didn't matter for now. The kishin eggs -- if that was what they were -- would likely try to intercept them any moment now. If they took too long to defeat them, Alice would get away...

[topgun_textiles]

"Damn it...!" The steps were coming from all around now, but he clenched his teeth in frustration- the girl was right THERE, the target they'd come for, but they'd let themselves get too damn sidetracked.

"They're tryin' to funnel us away from the little girl! We gotta clear a path and keep it that way!" He roared, giving the gunblade a brace with one hand while the other lifted it. Kanji charged on ahead; couldn't lose the target...!

The Card Guards emerged through the foliage, wielding swords, maces and halberds. The pulse from his soul tightened, a 'pat' of sorts against that breath of uncertainty he felt as he fired. Ghosts were creepy as hell, but if they let themselves be scared to death they'd just die out here like god knows how many others that investigated the mazes.

[pishirogane]

The pat couldn't have happened at a better time. The bullet released wasn't as strong as usual, but Naoto herself was calming down enough to strengthen the next ones. They would uncover the true mystery of the maze, but first, they had to eliminate all distractions.

She focused, stabilizing her half of the resonance to again flow to his wavelength. Blade and bullets were ready for Kanji to use against the Card Guards while her ability pinpointed weak spots. Immediately, she relayed the information to her Meister, adjusting his aim when necessary as before.

[draculabackwards]

Unlike Kanji and Naoto, Alucard and Raidou had to get up close and personal with the card guards. His sword self sliced along the odd shaped bodies. Alucard heard Kanji's roar for action that they were getting separated from Alice. Now that Alucard had a better idea of how to transfer this new ability over to Raidou, he had an idea.

Raidou, can we try to double jump over the crowd and reach Alice so she does not escape? I don't know how many times we can do this new ability but I will give you as much as I can.

[timelessummoner]

I'll try! The card guards went down easily enough, but with their numbers getting rid of all of them would take too long. As soon as they stopped Alice, they wouldn't have to divide their attention like this.

Raidou reached for their resonance again and leaped mid-run; he could feel his cape transform and propel him over the hordes. His vision swam the moment he hit the ground, barely managing to avoid tripping. Two jumps seemed to be their limit. Trusting the others to hold their ground for the moment, he ran after Alice.

Unlike the other pair, Raidou and Alucard had no ranged attacks -- nothing beyond normal bullets. They did, however, move fast, while Alice was only a little girl. Raidou had to cut through a few more vines that sprouted to hinder them, but they were catching up.

"Alice! That's enough!" He had no idea if talking would work, but he had to try, if only to slow her down. "If you stay here, sooner or later people will stop coming and you'll be all alone! Other kishin eggs will come to devour you and there will be no one to help you! Is that what you want?" He cut through another vine and kept running. "Your soul will be safe if you just move on! Your family will be there!"