The Soul Still Burns, Part One

[dontrunawayfromliving]

Who: Sarah and Open
Where: Hinoto-Ri
Summary: Sarah is hunting. God Eaters work best in packs.
Warnings: Sarah's powers are really gross.


Shortly after the group of volunteers is spirited away to find McGonagall, Sarah puts a brief message on the Visitor Network.

"Found signs of Susano'O during the 13th Hour. Beginning extermination operations tonight. Backup appreciated."

Later that night, she suits up in full combat regalia and heads out, looking for trouble.

Feel like being backup?

Comments

[dontrunawayfromliving]

"Standard combat loadout of homing bullets, yes. Not enough to put it down, though."

As she says this, Sarah switches her God Arc over to Gun Mode, pointing the large, crossbow-shaped cannon at the Aragami.

[istotesbatgirl]

Cool. Follow my lead, I figured out an awesome combat strategy.

[Misfit vanishes in her usual cloud of smoke reappearing right in front of the monster. As soon as she lands she teleports again this time reappearing a few feet to the left of the creature. She does this several more times before bouncing back to Sarah.]

It's a smoke screen. Hit it now.

[dontrunawayfromliving]

Sarah shifts her stance into something wide-legged and braced as she pulls the trigger once...twice...three times, the recoil of firing the gun pushing her back nearly a foot as a trio of bright purple lasers streak upwards. Overhead, three orbs of purple energy pulse sullenly as the Deusphage thrashes at the smoke.

As Sarah switches back over to Sword Mode, the Divine HDH bullets hanging overhead discharge their payloads, yet another trio of lasers streaking down to crash against the Aragami's tail before exploding, sending the scorpion-like beast reeling, the blade of its tail shattered.

"Aim for the front legs!"

Before she even finishes the sentence, Sarah dashes in, hacking at the Susano'Os legs.

[istotesbatgirl]

[With her big trick used up there's only one thing left to do, summon her persona.]

Zelus, come out. Twin shot at both its claws.

[dontrunawayfromliving]

As the Twin Shot strikes home, Sarah briefly considers summoning Fenrir but decides against it - Fenrir has a broad range of utility, but Cleave is as strong as it gets for Physical attacks. Instead, she goes with her Velvet Persona, a blue card spiraling down out of thin air as she dodges out of reach of the claws and crushes it with one hand.

"Hyah!"

There's a muffled whumph sound as she unleashes Mother's sole attack, smashing the Susano'o to the ground as it finally collapses.

[istotesbatgirl]

[Misfit walks a bit closer to the now still monster, making sure to stay behind Sarah.]

Is it dead already?

[dontrunawayfromliving]

In response, Sarah unleashes the Predator Mode of her Arc and allows it to feast. When she doesn't immediately start glowing, she nods once.

"Dead."

The maw of the God Arc tears free of the Susano'o, a twisted hunk of metallic wreckage clenched in its teeth. Sarah eyes it with something akin to sadness.

"...oh. That's what you wanted most, Rebecca?"

[istotesbatgirl]

[Misfit has her eyes closed for this part. SHe'll never get used to that.]

Is it done yet?

[dontrunawayfromliving]

"Rebecca's finished eating, I think. The Aragami should be melting...soon...huh?"

Sarah's voice trails off as she stares down at her God Arc in a mixture of fear and bafflement, the blade writhing about.

"What's happening?"

Black tendrils shoot out from the handle of the Arc, but rather than forming into the normal many-eyed maw they simply cocoon themselves around the blade, eventually withdrawing to reveal that the Arc has mutated into something new - a smaller copy of the Deusphage's tail blade, blood oozing out of it.

[istotesbatgirl]

Does that not normally happen?

[Misfit takes off her cape, not wanting to touch the thing with her bare hands and moves toward it to get a closer look.]

[dontrunawayfromliving]

"...don't try and touch the Arc; I'm pretty sure you'll register as compatible at this point."

She peers a little closer at her Arc, which is...apparently named Rebecca for some reason?

"...that's Deus Blade Takiri, huh. The database wasn't kidding about the blood."

[istotesbatgirl]

Yeah, why is there that much blood?

Also what do you mean compatible?

[dontrunawayfromliving]

"Rebecca's security system is pretty simple - anyone that's not me, she devours."

Pause.

"But I'm pretty sure you're in the right range of genetic tolerances that you could be a God Eater if you wanted, and more importantly, you're my friend. So she'd try to help you."

A pause as she indicates the rapidly decaying corpse of the Susano'o.

"We're pretty sure the first of these things was made like that."