destinystrings | A New Power! The Ultimate Persona Appears!?

[Fumi's Persona doesn't actually have Enemy Radar, but like attracts like, and the Dementor she uses as her Velvet Room Persona seems to be drawn toward a certain cluster of buildings. Behind them, specifically. The hooded figure turns to Fumi, gesturing in the appropriate direction.]

...This way.

"Okay. Zoroark!"

As Kotoha calls out her Pokemon, he briefly sparkles before assuming Kotoha's shape.

"Circle around and try to drive him towards us, okay?"

Zoroark nods in response before breaking off and running away, his ponytails flapping in the breeze.

And now we wait.

[Something Fumi is entirely content to do.]

Kotoha does a last-minute check on her equipment.

"...I've been thinking I should get an actual gun, not just this Airsoft pistol."

It certainly couldn't hurt.

[Fumi's seen enough shit in her time that she has no qualms whatsoever about a teenager like Kotoha having a gun.]

Kotoha's about to respond when a booming shout echoes from an alleyway. Snapping to attention, she grips her stun baton in both hands as she summons Victini.

Zoroark, still disguised as Kotoha, flies out of the alleyway, slamming into a wall and shedding his disguise as he loses consciousness. Following along behind is a single demon, stalking forward like a living shadow as it clutches a staff tipped with crescent-shaped blades on both ends.

Well, look at you.

[Fumi smirks as the demon comes around the corner, immediately commanding her Dementor to hit it with a Sabotage+. Let's start this off right. The cloaked figure emits a dark, choking mist, surrounding the demon with it briefly before returning to Fumi's side.]

Be on your guard, Kotoha.

As Kotoha nods grimly in response to Fumi's warning, she takes one hand off her baton and recalls Zoroark, roughly stuffing the pokeball into her bag as she gestures with the baton.

"Agilao!"

The burst of flame flies at the demon but does very little, the bulk of it scattering on his weapon with the rest simply shrugged off. Kotoha rests one hand on the Pokeballs attached to her hip but makes no move towards removing one.

"Fumi, can you check its resistances?"

One at a time, but yes.

[Fumi nods, dismissing the Dementor for the time being and calling out her Soul Persona, Vapula. The griffon-headed lion's eyes light up as it eyes the demon, and after a moment Kotoha will have her answer.]

It's immune to lightning. If you'd like me to continue, it will likely take some time. A demon this powerful is sure to have several such resistances.

(ooc: If you want to run the demon's action on each turn, that's fine with me.)

Edited 2014-03-06 15:10 (UTC)

"Given how little damage my Agilao did we can probably assume it resists Fire too..."

Snap judgement time. Kotoha grabs a pink ball off her belt and releases Arthur, following it up with another Agilao, which the demon simply leaps over. Kotoha dodges frantically out of the way of the plummeting demon's attack, letting Arthur catch the blade on his paw spikes.

"Keep scanning! We need to know what works!"

OOC: Okay, I will!

Let's try something else.

[Vapula's eyes begin glowing in a different color for a moment as it continues to scan the demon. In the meantime, Fumi takes out her COMP and activates its summoning program. She's leaving her own demons dormant for the time being in favor of her Persona, but synchronizing for the effects of her passive Null Phys is certainly worth the time and effort.]

...Weak to Light.

"Arthur! Support duty!"

At this, the Lucario throws both paws upwards and does a flip, knocking the demon's staff into the air as he falls back near Fumi, pink energy gathering around his body as he switches over to standby mode. At the same time, Kotoha releases Tesla, the Magnezone floating up to be slightly out of reach.

"Kou-"

Kotoha's attempt to stagger the demon with a Kouha spell is thwarted by its recovery time - perhaps if she had attacked first and released Tesla second she might have pulled it off, but as it is the Ongyo-ki has recovered its staff and unleashed a Hassohappa attack. The shockwave knocks Kotoha back several feet but deals much less damage to the two Steel types, who barely move more than half a step back.

Fumi, of course, isn't harmed at all thanks to setting up that Null Phys, catching the demon's attention. Gripping its staff in one hand, it starts to advance on the scientist.

Kotoha.

[Although Fumi is unharmed, she doesn't like the fact that she's the current target of the demon's attention. Anticipating another physical strike, she switches Personas, hoping to head that off at the pass, as the Dementor also nulls Physical. She unleashes another powerful mental assault, but sadly the numbers are not on her side this time, and the Ongyo-ki is unaffected.]

...Not enough. This isn't enough.

The pink aura forming around Arthur suddenly changes to a royal purple, compressing down to a single point centered on his muzzle. As Tesla floats a bit closer to provide Kotoha with a handhold to leverage herself up, she directs her Persona to cast Tarukaja on the Lucario.

As Arthur receives the stat booster, he opens his mouth and barks, causing the small point of aura in front of him to explode into a raging torrent that slams into the Ongyo-ki's knee, staggering it and giving the pair time to get out of range.

[While the creature is staggered, Fumi regroups and tries an attack of her own. Unfortunately, the demon is completely unaffected a second time by the Dementor's assault, and Fumi scowls.]

It appears to be immune to Dark.

[And now it's the demon's turn. Having shaken off the earlier assault and become rather tired of Fumi's efforts, it raises its weapon, calling down a huge bolt of lightning to strike the scientist directly. Fumi lets out a yell, cursing her decision to switch Personas. Vapula would have simply absorbed that, but as it is, she takes the full brunt.]

At that, Kotoha pushes off of Tesla's side and launches an assault with Victini.

"HEY UGLY!"

The blast of flame splashes off the demon's back as Kotoha continues to hurl abuse at it, while Arthur places both paws on Fumi's shoulders and sends a torrent of healing energy into her.

[And it's back to Vapula, because at least he absorbs lightning.]

This... is very irritating.

[So it's time to run some interference here. Vapula once again makes with the glowy eyes, and this time what looks to be glowing code shoots out of them and toward the demon.]

...Baby steps, I suppose. It's at least able to be affected by lightning now, if that matters to you at all.

As Kotoha steadies on her feet, she boosts Arthur with another Tarukaja as the Lucario lashes out with another Dragon Pulse attack, once again aimed at the demon's knee. At the same time, Tesla's magnets spin and buzz as the Magnezone unleashes a bolt of lightning from its main antennae.

Ongyo-ki stiffens as the electricity courses over it, its body language showing it was shocked it even felt that. Taking its staff in both hands, it lunges forward, smoothly avoiding Arthur's attempt to run interference as it unleashes a Piercing Hit through Fumi's defenses.

Edited 2014-03-06 21:53 (UTC)

[Well, that hurt like hell. Fumi spits up some blood as the full force of the Ongyo-ki's attack collides with her, and she falls to her knees. And that would be the end of things, if not for what happens next.]

I am thou, and thou art I...

[Vapula's voice speaks into her head, warping and shifting as its form begins to destabilize. By the time it speaks the next line, Kotoha can hear it as well. All of what follows happens in seconds, somehow.]

From the sea of thy soul, I come.

[The griffon-headed lion eventually transforms into an entirely new figure altogether - a wise man clad in robes and jewels, riding atop a camel.]

I am Paimon, one of the nine Kings of Hell and most loyal of Lucifer's servants. Thou who hast compelled my presence, let us unlock the mysteries of the universe.

[And suddenly, they're right back in combat time. Fumi wastes no time in commanding this new Persona. Questions can come later.]

...Phantasm.

[Her voice is weak and her breathing labored, but the air around her shimmers as her form goes translucent. Let's see Ongyo-ki deal with that.]

Kotoha freezes as soon as she sees Fumi spit up blood - and, even though it's an intense relief to see what follows it doesn't change what actually happened. No more hanging back or being unsteady anymore - Kotoha squares her shoulders and charges.

"Get away from my friend!"

With that, she tackles the Ongyo-ki, intent on bodychecking it away from Fumi - an endeavor aided by Arthur's roundhouse kick to its head. As the demon skids away, Kotoha stares it down as Victini starts talking.

I am thou, and thou art I...

A rocky shell, like a meteorite covered in runes, surrounds Victini.

From the sea of thy soul, I come.

The meteorite splits open, and from it rises the upper half of a pale-skinned youth.

I am Mitra, lord of the morning sun. Thou who has signed my contract shall be forevermore covered in glory!

"Shield All!"

[Fumi's finished taking chances. From the relative safety of her phantasmal protection, she synchronizes her COMP and casts a Mediarahan to heal herself, Kotoha, and the Pokemon in one fell swoop.]

...Thank you, Kotoha.

[And then she turns to look at the demon again.]

So, what's yours capable of?

Before Kotoha can reply, the Ongyo-ki unleashes a Happohassa attack once more - however, it is rendered utterly useless by the Shield All Kotoha just cast. Scowling, Kotoha points at the demon and unleashes a new spell.

"Incinerate!"

The howling torrent of flame unleashed by Mitra burns straight through the demon's resistances as Kotoha gives it a tight little smile.

"I can ignore fire resistance now!"

Not so tough now, are you.

[Fumi smirks, unleashing a torrent of lightning against its weakened defenses.]

Kotoha and her Pokemon surround the demon in a triangular formation, each of them unleashing an attack directly at Ongyo-ki's center of mass. In response, it unleashes yet another Happohassa, aiming to at least knock Kotoha away again. The attack clangs off of Tesla and Arthur, once more causing them to retreat a half-step backward, passes through Fumi's phantasmal form, and when it reaches Kotoha it's reflected off an invisible barrier, causing the demon to stagger back as its hit in the face with its own attack.

Kotoha's grin turns a little vicious.

[One more time with the lightning. It's the last round of the demon's decreased defense, after all, and it's all Fumi's got that can hurt it for the moment.]

Just die already.

"One last push...! Mitra! Incinerate!"

As Kotoha unleashes another torrent of flames, the demon staggers back. Arthur's bark heralds another Dragon Pulse which slams into its arm, sending its staff flying. As light gathers on Tesla's metallic surface, it starts to funnel down towards its central eye, turning the Magnezone into a giant laser cannon, the impact of the Light elemental attack slamming the demon into the ground and leaving it unable to move.

[And while the beast is stunned, Fumi takes full advantage of the extra turn. Dismissing her newly evolved Soul Persona for the time being, she calls back the Dementor. Finally able to give this thing the one-two punch she's been waiting for, she sends it forward to envelop Ongyo-ki and drain its soul - first by removing its Dark resistance and then with a Mudoon spell while it's down. All that remains afterward is a pile of Macca where it once stood.]

Kotoha laughs tiredly as she recalls Arthur and Tesla.

"Hahaha...finished!"

She stuffs her helmet into her bag and takes out Zoroark's Pokeball, along with something that looks like a yellow diamond. Releasing the unconscious form of Zoroark, she crumbles the item and carefully feeds it into his mouth. The Pokemon blinks a few times before sitting up and looking around for the demon.

"Sorry, buddy, you missed it. If I had known it was a Fighting-type I wouldn't have sent you."

Zoroark grumbles a little as Kotoha recalls him before walking over to where the Ongyo-ki's staff fell and poking at it curiously.

"Hey Fumi, you have any interest in this?"

Ah, that's Macca. I can find a use for it. At the very least, my demons will want it.

[...]

I should make a point of using them more.

"Okay then; it's all yours. I'll just take this."

With that, Kotoha lifts up the double-bladed staff, staggering a few steps back when it turns out to be much lighter than she expected.

"Still, what was that with our Personas?"

She spares a minute to concentrate and summon forth her Soul Persona, only to see that it's still Mitra, not Victini.

"...some kind of permanent change?"

[Fumi rolls up the sleeve of her jacket, exposing an interesting looking watch - an odd fusion between steampunk tech and more modern computerized fare.]

I'm not sure, but I'll find out.

Kotoha looks at the watch curiously.

"...that looks new."

It is. Agatha and I developed it together. It's a wrist-mounted monitoring device that continually records and remotely transmits all of my vitals to a centralized data bank.

The mention of Fumi's vitals causes Kotoha to sober up. Wiping the palms of her hands on her jeans, she glances at Mitra before bowing deeply to Fumi.

"I'm sorry! If it weren't for this happening we might have died and it would have been all my fault!"

Just for an instant, she remembers seeing Fumi cough up blood and represses a shudder, keeping her head lowered.

No. It would have been my fault too.

[Fumi is more irritated than afraid right now.]

Kotoha straightens up but keeps her gaze averted from Fumi's.

"...I still should have been more prepared."

Pouting over it isn't going to change what happened. If you want to be stronger, then work harder. I'll be doing the same. The important thing is to learn from setbacks and use them to grow.

[As close to a pep talk as Fumi gets.]

Kotoha nods in response, looking between the staff weapon in her hand and the hovering form of Mitra behind her.

"...yeah. If you get defeated, just pick yourself up and try again. That's common sense even back home."

There's a slight pause before Kotoha bursts out laughing, using the staff as a cane to prop herself up.

"Ahahaha! Oh man, how long has it been since I was pushed into a corner like this? Comeback victories like this used to be my specialty, you know! It's been so long since I've had a real challenge I almost forgot what it was like. It's good being strong, but the tradeoff is losing this thrilling feeling of accomplishment..."

With that, she looks directly at Fumi, smiling happily.

"Let's keep getting stronger together, okay? Climbing up to the top is even more fun with a partner to keep you company."

There you go. Worrying and frowning really don't suit you.

[Fumi cracks a smile.]

Yes, that would be an acceptable arrangement.

A New Power! The Ultimate Persona Appears!?

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PERSONA SKILL: Sabotage+

PERSONA SKILL: Agilao

PERSONA SWITCH -> Vapula | PERSONA SKILL: Strength Scan

PERSONA SKILL: Agilao | Summon Lucario

PERSONA SKILL: Weakness Scan | Activate COMP

PERSONA SKILL: Kouha | Summon Magnezone

PERSONA SWITCH -> Dementor | PERSONA SKILL: Dunwich Horror

PERSONA SKILL: Tarukaja | POKEMON SKILL: Dragon Pulse (Almighty)

PERSONA SKILL: Hell's Judgement

PERSONA SKILL: Agilao | POKEMON SKILL: Heal Pulse

PERSONA SWITCH -> Vapula | PERSONA SKILL: Hacking

PERSONA SKILL: Tarukaja | POKEMON SKILL: Dragon Pulse | POKEMON SKILL: Thunderbolt (Lightning)

ULTMATE PERSONA | PERSONA SKILL: Phantasm

ULTIMATE PERSONA | PERSONA SKILL: Shield All

PERSONAL SKILL: Mediarahan

PERSONA SKILL: Incinerate

PERSONA SKILL: Ziodyne

PERSONA SKILL: Incinerate | Pokemon Skill: Dragon Pulse | Pokemon Skill: Thunderbolt

PERSONA SKILL: Ziodyne

PERSONA SKILL: Incinerate | POKEMON SKILL: Dragon Pulse | POKEMON SKILL: Flash Cannon (Light)

PERSONA SWITCH -> Dementor | PERSONA SKILLS: Dark Break, Mudoon

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