Makoto managed to dodge Advent's kick before it hit her right on the chest. Before she even had a chance to counter, the Tech Ryuujin backflipped away from her.

...tch. If he's just going to keep dodging, I'll just waste my energy. And he's pretty damn agile for a person wearing a blindfold. She watched him put his hands into his pocket, standing still. And I'm guessing he's waiting for me to do something again.

Makoto charged at Advent again, throwing controlled slashes at his torso and hoping to run him into the wall.

Advent

Advent tilted his head a cold smile on his face almost as if he was going to find this interesting as they both seemed to be quite agile on their feet. “Do you dance?” he asked somewhat randomly, it was obvious to him that this was a hunter due to the ferocity that they where attacking him. “Or perhaps boxing, your quite nimble on your feet.” he added as a compliment even though he was angry he seen the potential for a good match in the opponent however he really didn't see the point of the fight “I really don't want to kick your ass you know... I have other things that I could be doing.” he yawned covering his mouth almost as if this was boring him.

“By your hesitation I'm guessing you are busy trying to come up with your next set of tactics. What's wrong am I hard to anticipate?” he smirked a little. Hearing the shift in the rubble his poster never changed however his he did yawn again. 'If I was in her shoes and facing an opponent I didn't know how to take, I would back off and find out some information on them and then go fight them again... but that's just me. If I was her I'd try and get me into a corner as I'd be able to move around less... not going to happen' he thought to himself as he hadn't being paying attention one of the slashes managed to cut his clothing but he managed to bring up his knee to stop a second one “Gotcha!” he refused to take even a single step back instead he brought his hands up as he dropped his leg down pushing Makoto with enough force to get her to stumble backwards a few steps at least he was really hoping to push her on her ass.

Vincent looked about the area looking past the gates, then made his way into the scrap yard. "I know she is around here, but where can she be hiding?" he said looking about the area. "If you are around here, I just want you to know I am here on a friendly term with you, I have some questions I needed asked." he said out loud then looked over to Kenji some.

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Ashton looked around the area trying to make heads and tails of everything that was going on walking her normal path by the hospital something caught her eye as she blinked some then placed her hands in her pockets looking a little harder at what it could be. Once she did, it was some girl hanging from the window. "Uh that's not normal." she said to her self making her way over. "Hey, are you alright?" she called out to the other.

Roland placed his hand on top of Chloe's head. "I made it along with a few others. This one just managed to find you guys before any of the others. Just feed it and build up its flame. I wont be able to use other wise." he gave Chloe's head a slight pat and then turned to walk back towards Akemi

Akemi was leaning against the SUV with her arms folded across her chest. It wasn't clear whether she was annoyed or just bored from waiting for Roland to finish talking with Chloe. "Finally~! I was beginning to think you'd just run off and I wouldn't get to have my fun."

The temperature around Roland began to increase and the heat vapors could be seen coming from the ground. "Ah I wont run away, but I wont let you have any fun, sorry."

Chloe's expression remains neutral as Roland placed a hand on her head, she was holding the urge of slapping him a good one back, she hated people who treated her like she was a kid or some annoying little sister, "And here I thought you were pouring gasoline over cats for fun." she mutters, gritting her teeth as Roland gave her pat on the head before he walked back toward Akemi. He's seriously gonna regret that one, cause if Akemi doesn't kill him, I might just do the honors.

Looking at the book Roland gave her than at the cat, she sighs and rips out a page, offering it to the cat, "I just hope you don't need a flaming litter box cause I don't wish to see flaming piles of cat poo." Great.. now I'm talking to it..

Makoto's assault was interrupted by a sudden shove that pushed her back several steps. She looked at Advent for a moment before sheathing her knife. She closed her eyes for a second before sighing. "I'm done with you. All you do is talk and run."

Makoto raised her fist and rested her chin on it while her stance into a more rested one. She glanced at Chloe and Roland, who happened to be talking to a ball of fire. What the hell is that?

The cat hissed and meowed at Chloe in a angry manner and Roland turned his head to look towards them. "Would you two knock it off and do what I said! This isn't the best of times to be screwing around!"

Akemi pushed off of the SUV with her fist ready to strike Roland. "You should only be looking at me~!" With one mighty blow, Akemi's fist penetrates cleanly through Roland's chest. Akemi's face distorts into wickedly twisted smile and she soon breaks out in a manic laughter. "That was so easy~!"

"Well now... That's very unsightly for a lady." Another Roland is leaning against the brick wall of the book store. He casually pulls out a new cigarette and lights it with a match then drops the match on the ground and steps on it.

Akemi's smile fades and she quickly looks at her out reached arm that was just seconds ago was inside Roland. "What...what is this?!"

Roland pushed off from the wall with his hands in his pockets a puff a smoke escaping his lips. "Kagerou maboroshi..."

Akemi once again rushed at Roland and as her fist made contact with his body it slowly dissipated. Anger was showing on her face as she pulled back her arm. She quickly turned around but before so could fully turn, Roland's foot connected to her face and bright flash erupted from the impact. He body went crashing through the wall of the book store.

Akemi laid in a pill of broken book shelves and books. "I see. You heat up the area and project a false image... And that kick. You used that match. You condensed the fire and upon impact released it to form an explosion to increase the power of your kick."

Roland grumbled and reached up to rub the back of his head. "Shit... Seems like I went and pissed her off and made her get serious about fighting..."


(( OOC~ "kagerou maboroshi" shimmer of hot air, Heat Haze. ))

Advent

Advent titled his head grinning for a moment hearing his opponents words "You seriously didn't think I was going to stand still and let you hit me did you?" his hand went to the front of his top 'Tch... Something I don't need right now.' he panicked a little within his thoughts. "Besides that last attack of yours I didn't run, you did... and with little thought if I brought my foot up I would have winded you." it was as simple as that in his mind as he walked towards Chloe stopping for a brief second to look over his shoulder "I meant what I said your nimble on your feet... perhaps we could spar or go for a run one day when you don't want to kill me or my family. Have fun trying to decrypt the files." he said giggling before walking and stoping next to Chloe as if Makoto was nothing anymore.

"Okay, is it just me or is it warmer over here?" he asked as he had no idea if he was warm from playing tag. "It's no fun I tell you Chloe she didn't want to play tag or chase anymore." he pouted almost like a kid as he sat on the floor his head turned towards the moving rubble... 'hmm... interesting... he could be a flame, but I have information on their Ryuujin and they don't have that ability... is he... like her? I hope not or we may all be in for a bumpy ride.'

Chloe shoots a scowl in Roland's direction before turning to look at the cat, her eyes showing she was not in the mood for it's attitude issues as she tears another page out and feeding it to the cat before glancing at Advent as he sat down next to her.

"Most likely it's the heat from flame-o-kitty here." she says quietly, ripping out another page from the book, "Fun? Advent, you seriously thought she was playing tag?" Chloe screeches, her face a mask between shock and anger before glancing over at Makoto, studying the other woman and her stance. I hope she's not planning to fight again, I don't think I can do what Roland's asking to be done and defending our asses at the same time.

With a sigh, she runs her hand through what was left of her hair and returns her attention back to the seemingly pissed off cat, "If you stop bitching, I'll buy you some cat nip later." she mutters to the cat, "Than your ass can get high and burn some buildings down, sound like a deal?"

KYD

He wandered a bit aimlessly around the outskirts of town. Wonder where the rest of the Toxics are, he thought to himself. Had they been taken by the Hunters? Or were they also in hiding?

'S like fucking half of them, those with Akemi, disappeared when she did. And those who follow me...?

...Eh. I'm sure I'll find more spineless quivering fools who'll try to get my damn attention. But it's the ones who aren't blind that I reeeeaaally like.

He kicked up dirt and pebbles as he trudged along, his feet taking him out of the crowded filthy alleys that he called home and into a blast of salty air. If he hadn't been so attached to Old Tokyo, he would've long since upped and stolen a boat, and maybe gone to some other place.

Maki sauntered out from her hiding place when Vincent was getting close. "Questions, ya? What sort of questions are we talking about?" she asked as she leaned against a dented old oil drum. While she didn't completely let her guard down, she knew the Vamp Ryuujin wouldn't go hostile on her unless she really pissed him off. She couldn't recall seeing Puck's companion before, though. That set her a little on edge.

Edge watched the Toxic Ryuujin from atop a barrel next to a bait shop. "I wonder what the kiddo is doing all the way out here," she pondered. To ease her recent streak of boredom, she whistled to get his attention. "Hey. What's got your undies in a twist, Kyd?" she asked curiously. She knew she was taking a risk by alerting the unpredictable Toxic to her presence, but it was better than just sitting there all day hoping for something else to happen.

Akemi walked out from the hole she had just created when Roland kicked her. She had a piece of a book shelf in her hand. "If I can't hit you with my fists I'll just have to try hitting you with this!" she screamed as she swung the shelf piece like a club.

Roland jumped back as fast as he could as the shelf just grazed his under shirt. He jumped back a little more and rubbed his stomach. "Oi oi~! That's dangerous... You know how annoying splinters are?" He grumbled softly and began to increase the temperature around him once again as he slid his hand back into his pocket.

Akemi laughed twisted-ly. "You're worried about just a little splinter?! I'll make suffer once I get my hands on you again."

Roland shook his head. "I'd rather not let you touch me... Who knows what kinda of sickness you've contracted sense the last time we've met..."

Akemi swung the shelf once again at Roland and watched as it passed through him once again. "You should let me just kill you again. You might even see her again."

Advent

For the moment he was caught in his own thoughts until he was spoken to his head moving away from Rowland and Akemi. “A flame cat?” he asked his head moving to where he felt the heat “That's a new one, what's it doing other than purring?” he asked moving his hand over his mouth as he yawned seemingly out of boredom, though laughed a little as he was asked a question nodding “Yeah, why wouldn't I... not like we where fighting or her butter knife would have done more than cut my clothing.” he gave a goofy grin his hand going to the cut in his clothing 'He's going to be mad... no way to avoid it I guess.' he blinked as Chloe spoke once more “A-are you talking to the cat or a flame skull?” he couldn't help but ask.

Kenji

Kenji looked to the ground and wrinkled his nose being in such a filthy place insulted him but he had no other option at the moment as he was escorting Vincent. Lowering to take a knee he placed his ninjato to the side of him his head lowering as he allowed the two to talk showing himself to be no threat, however at the same time it was easy to see he was ready to become a force to be reckoned with at a moments notice if things went south “Vincent, I'm getting the a bad feeling...” he didn't know if it was just him wanting to get out there as soon as he could or if there was something terribly wrong either way he didn't want to take the chance.

Chloe rolled her eyes and sighs, there was no use trying to make Advent see sense, it was like trying to tell a two year old why they were not allowed candy before dinner.

"The cat, Advent. Who else would I give fucking cat nip too?" she growls, surrendering another page to the cat before turning her attention to the fight between Akemi and Roland, seems Roland had managed to send Akemi crashing into the bookstore.. Someone had their wheaties this morning.. before Akemi came out with what looked like a piece of bookshelf and mad as hell, swinging it at Roland..

Picking up bits of the conversion, Chloe's eyes narrow at the 'kill you again' and 'her' parts, what the hell was this bitch talking about? Maybe she was an ex of Roland's, a crazy pyscho one at that.. yea.. that pretty much explained it through.. Roland didn't seem the type to date women who liked to beat their exs to death with book shelves.. honestly.. that was more Jayden's department..

Roland held up his hand to Akemi and she stopped talking. He slowly pulled out a new cigarette from his pocket and held the tip to the one already between his lips. When it was lit he replaced the cigarette between his lips with the new one. "Ah sorry. I just thought it was best that you didn't waste your time trying to anger me."

Akemi lowered her make shift weapon and looked at Roland with an oddly confused look on her face. "...What do you mean by that?"

"Simply put I don't remember what my life was before nor my life with her. Though I know very well you killed her. But my feelings were lost. I felt nothing over her death."

Akemi slammed threw the bookshelf at Roland; in which the shelf simply passed through him. "How dare you! How dare you forget what I did to you!" She stomped the ground and fractured it. Her tantrum was short lived though. "If you don't remember... Then why do you have her bandanna?!"

Roland shrugged slightly. "Despite not remembering my feeling for that person, she still saved my life. But in the end... I did something far worse to her then you could have ever have done."

"I understand Kenji we will not be here long, Maki I need to know if you had found any kind of info in anyway or anything that would answer the questions of what has happened and maybe can also answer the ill feeling that fills the air and why it bothers me so much. . . ." he said to her then placed his hand into his pocket as he waited some. "Also I plan on finding a Tech to get the other half if you only have half of the things we need to know." he added on to the last part of it.

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Ashton looked at the other girl blinked some. "Well if you in a mood I don't see why you are getting mad at me. You shouldn't be, but if you are hungry then why not ask someone to give you something to eat." she said then moved away from the other girl stood by the wall getting a hostile feeling from her.

Kenji

He closed his eyes listening to what Vincent said unmoving from his knelt position "As you say Vincent." They might not be staying to long in Vincent's mind but they where in a filthy scrapyard and the second they walked in was far to long in Kenji's opinion, however, he would never voice such thoughts. It wasn't that he was a clean freak it was more the fact he was wearing a white Italian suit and if he was going to make it messy he would rather it be with the crimson nectar of a victim than the dirt that he was knelt on. If he was lucky the dirt would come off with a light dusting without needing to be washed but somehow he knew it wasn't going to be that easy.

Advent

Advent turned his head as if looking over his shoulder as he heard Chloe sigh "Stop rolling your eyes at me and why are you sighing?" he said with a wide grin, it was the same routine every time she was got frustrated with him. "Why would you want to nip the cat? If it's made out of fire then you might get burned" his left hand instantly to his right arm his right arm touching his legs his grin vanishing for a second but returned. Even though Chloe had been distracting him he had managed to keep up the conversation his ears tweaking hearing the two converse "hmm... Interesting, this certainly will need some looking into" he whispered to himself

Chloe frowns at Advent's reply and turns to look at him, "Do you know nothing about pets?" she notices him touching his right arm. Come to think about it, there was a lot she didn't know about Advent, even after going to his house and learning he was blind.

Even through she wasn't watching the fight, she still was listening to it. Hearing something about the bandanna, her eyes go to the piece of cloth tied around her wrist..

• Nishima Sena •

SpiteSpite

I am the poison that soaks your veins...

Sena leaned against a dust filled brick wall in the alleyway, breathing in the smoky air of Old Tokyo. It disturbed her, the amount of fighting that had gone on since she had become aware of the Skull Gangs. Then again, she was one of the people who controlled one of these 'factions,' so she honestly had no right to complain.

Her fingernails, painted a neon green, traced along the edge of her mouth, looking for something to do. Sena was bored, you see, and a bored Sena was not good. Well, not good if someone found her. If you encounter her while she is bored, she will attack you, even if you're one of her own people. It was a thing that Sena did, to pass the time.

...I am the inhumane heart you all possess...SpiteSpite

spitespitespite

Advent

Advent couldn't help but quirk an eyebrow at the question 'I look after my father, I wonder if that counts...' he thought to himself before quickly shaking his head "Does my house really scream animal lover?" he asked, it was a rhetorical question as they both already knew the answer. "Instead of feeding that thing one page at a time why not have it move onto a big pile of books and let it eat them at it's own convenience?" to him it was logical "With it like that, then we just have to start adding wood and have a cat induced bonfire." While speaking he became aware of his actions and move his arms so they where behind him supporting him as he continued to listen.

Chloe's eyes went off the bandanna and back at Advent, "I'm already uncomfortable feeding it one book but the wood idea.." she sits the book down at the cat's feet, "Don't eat it all in one helping, I'm off to see if I can find your flaming ass some wood cause I think Advent wants to make some smores off of you," she warns, moving away from the fight and rooting around in the trash cans in the alley, bringing back the wood she had found and various pieces of trash, which she set down around the book before moving a bit away from the cat before her attention goes back to the fight.