Hey, K'thardin!
Good to hear from you! ^_^
Damn, one would think all I do is read and review fanfiction. I
bet quite a
few have forgotten I still write it. heheheheheeheh.
That's okay. Most people I know have forgotten I do anything BUT write it.
My sister actually caught me awake and in the kitchen, and acted like it was
the first time she'd seen me in weeks. (Well, it WAS, but that's besides the
point.) ^_^
Anyway..
> Greetings!
>
> Boy, this one took me forever, didn't it? I wish I could say
> that the next
> one will be faster, but things have been piling up in RL. If I > >
don't deal
> with them soon, they will fall on top of me, and I could hurt my > >
typing
> hand. ^_^
No, the next chapter of Aikan Muyo is taking forever. It's been
over a year, and we're still looking for the next chapter. Happi,
PLEASE!!! ^_^
I'll have to take your word for that. I think I joined the list too late to
catch that last chapter, although I've heard it mentioned before.
As far as RL goes, try going for a few months on a deployment.
That'll put
a real crimp in your style let me tell ya.
Heheheheheheheheheehheeheheheh.
That's okay. I'll pass. ^_^
> Trust me, if I have to
> pick between self-respect and getting a response from you
> people, my
My girl friend likes it when I beg. She also likes me to plead
for mercy.
This is just a warning as you might attract such a lady yourself > with
all this shameless begging. ^_-
Ah, I'll burn that bridge when I come to it. ^_^
> Now, all that is aside and over with, so let's get on with the > >
story!
>
I'll do my best, but anyway, I noted Latin_D got most of the
spelling and
grammer mistakes already, so the most I'll be able to do is give > out
the
occassional whiticism.
That's fine by me. Lord knows I've stuck enough witticisms in here already,
I'm sure I can handle a few more. Besides, like I told Latin_D, witticisms
are part of what make the world go round. ^_^
> OBLIGATORY LEGAL DISCLAIMER : Some of these guys aren't mine. The
> Sailor Senshi belong to DIC and Kodansha, while the Yoroiden are > >
owned
> by Sunrise and Graz Entertainment. Okay? So don't bother suing > > me.
I'm
> a student.
Yeah, but we can still burn DIC to the ground right?
ALL SAILOR SENSHI : Hell, yeah!
Please? I'll even go
after Saban entertainment next! Please? Pretty Please? ^_^
Hehehehe. "And it burned, and burned, and we're the ones that did it..." As
the song goes. ^_^
> Chapter Seven : A Brief Calm
As opposed to the "Big Yawn" (fans of "Undocumented Features"
might get that
one. ^_^)
^_^
> Kujuurou Sasaki stared at his reflection. It was not an ugly
> face, in fact a face that many might have called handsome. He
> wasn't
Gee, this is almost like a description I used in one of my fics.
He was staring at his reflection in his claws, too? ^_^
Though
honestly, the guy's face was little more than plain looking...only > a
girl in
love would go ga ga over it. Heh.
Heh. I think Anubis is safe from that problem. According to most of the web
polls I've seen, he's second only to Shutendoji as the fan favourite Masho.
And according to a few of the shrines I've seen, he's a bit of a hit with
the female fans, as well.
> a bishounen, by any stretch of the imagination, but his rugged
> features were far from unpleasant. A scar in the shape of a cross
> graced his left cheek, nearly bisecting his eye, but its mark
> had been
KENISHIN!!!!
Y'know, I'd have to check, but I'm pretty sure Anubis is old enough to have
actually MET the Hitokiri Battousai. Maybe that's why they have matching
scars... ^_~
> on him for so long that he usually didn't even notice it. His
>eyes
Perhaps he played the Maiden's kiss a few too many times...or was > just
a bad
kisser the first time. ^_^
Oh, the horrors of it all. ^_^
> were green, and had that same strange, piercing quality shared > > in
the
Kinda like Piccolo's eyebeams...those are some piercing gazes he > gives
too.
Heheheh.
True, I suppose. ^_^
> gaze of all Masho. Perhaps, he reflected, it was part of having > >
served
> Arago, and surrendered their souls to the Demon Lord for so long.
Yeah, I can see it now: Arago sitting at a booth with a sign that >
says
"Wishes granted for the price of your soul!"
That would have to be a pretty big booth. I bet Nabiki Tendo would make a
fortune renting it to him. ^_^
> He was not a vain man, and it had literally been years since
> he bothered examining his own features. Why bother, when he was
> ageless? His reflection, now that he had met it once again, was >
Oh...maybe a new scar here, and a new one there...or maybe you've >
evolved
like the vampires in the Leagacy of Kain! Oh wait...if you did
that, you
probably don't want to see what you look like anyway. Heh.
Exactly. Of course, considering how good the Masho are supposed to be, I can
see him going quite some time without getting too badly damaged. To
paraphase : "just enough to make me interesting..."
> that matter. This was different, however. He was meeting his
> Empress
> again, and even before she had proposed to him, that had always > >
been
> a reason to shine his claws.
I don't think that's what she wants to admire. ^_-
I'm not disagreeing with you. ^_~
I'll try to keep the
hentai jokes to a minimum. I've been working long hours with my
fellow
denizens in the Navy this week, so it could get real bad if I let > it.
Heh.
I've had chapters of this series that were much the same way. Hehe.
Though as far as proposals go, that was more of an order. Heh. And
definately couldn't have been more blatent had she clubbed him
over the
head, and taken him away to ravish him someplace where her
subjects wouldn't
feel the need to critisize her technique.
Are you kidding? She's the Empress. If she wanted, the other Masho wouldn't
just have to watch, she could make them hold her cloak for her and applaud
when she was finished. ^_^
Man, I've got to quit now, before I set up anymore of these. ^^
Good idea. ^_^
> been snapped off at its mid-point. That fact alone would have
> distressed Kujuurou Sasaki, were he the kind of man to got
> distressed.
Oh, I don't know. He seemed pretty distressed when he found out
Kuyra wanted him to rule the dark kingdom. Heh.
Different circumstances. He doesn't get distressed over LOSING. That whole
Dark Kingdom fiasco Kayura pulled on him gave him a case of WINNING... just
winning a lot more than he had ever even considered handling.
> The man most called Anubis knew he was not. He had always been
> the kind of man who got angry, instead. And, he thought with a >
Ah. A slight difference to be sure.
But enough of one. The difference will be quite evident the next time he and
Thraw run into each other, I can assure you. ^_^
> Thraw had been a big man, and even tougher than he had looked.
> Anubis made a note of that for next time, and began planning
> ways to
> make the big man more his size. Perhaps it was the wolf in him, > >
but
> he had always been fond of hamstrings... one strike was all it > >
took
Take out the knee caps, and the biggest man will drop like a
rock. Unless
he can fly, then you likely just pissed him off. ^_^
Heh. Reminds me of a scene from the X-Men movie, where Wolverine is fighting
in a cage match :
Referee : Whatever you do, don't hit him in the balls.
Other Guy : I thought you said anything goes...
Referee : It does, but he'll take it personally.
> to end a fight, if that strike was well-placed and well-timed,
> and it
> would leave the prey alive. Not that he intended that as a mercy.
>
> Anubis smiled again. Quite the opposite, actually.
"You...who are without mercy, now plead for it?! I thought you
were made of sterner stuff!"
Or did you already use that one? ^_^
You know, I think I did? Way back in Inner Battles, when Shin Mouri was
about to off his evil clone, Nise Suiko. If I didn't, I know I had planned
to... ^_^
> The last bushes parted, and he hung in their shadows for a
> moment, savouring the presence of his Empress. Her perfume, even > >
from
> across the clearing, tantalised his sensitive nose and filled
> with a
> sense of calm.
Calm eh? Wait til the honeymoon. That scent will cause you to
react in other ways as well. Hehehehehehe...specially when
she...err, I have got to stop this.
I meant to imply it calmed him down because he knew she was there. Although
you raise some very good points. And, as the Masho of Darkness, Anubis would
gain strength in the dark...
> blending with a scent that was uniquely her own and had nothing > > to
do
> with perfume. There was a trace of fear in that scent, he noted, > >
and,
> in case it was for him, he decided he had waited long enough. His
> invisibility dropped from him like an old cloak he had grown
> weary of,
> and he took the last step into the clearing.
Still a very nice description of one of the ways he experiences her
presence.
Hey, I figure a guy like Anubis would use than just sight to appreciate
Kayura. Smell counts too, especially since he's supposed to be a wolf. I
guess touch and taste have to wait until later, though...
ACH! Now you've got ME doing it! O_O
> Kayura lunged across the space between them with a speed and
> surety even he would have been hard pressed to match, and
> latched onto him as if their armour had become magnetised. He
> stumbled back ever
Surprising she didn't kiss the daylights out of him...course he
did have his
armor off.
Ah, his faceplate has a mouth hole. So does hers, IIRC. Part of the problem
might be that she'd have to stand on her tiptoes and then a bit. Anubis may
be shorter than Rajura or Shuten, but he's still pretty tall, and Kayura is
rather short.
Then again, that would be little more than an order from her to
let her hug him and not his armor. Heh.
True. It's a good thing he's going in to this relationship with no illusions
as to who the boss is. Always be nice to the lady who commands a standing
army that takes longer than a day to count. And can kick the crap out of two
Samurai Troopers while armed with nothing more than a pair of jitte and a
smile. ^_^
> so slightly, then wrapped his arms around her. Kayura buried her > >
head
> between the curved blades on his chestplate and tightened her
> grip
> around his waist.
Never liked the Japanese convention of only putting their hands on > the
shoulders of the woman who is hugging and crying them. If one > does that
you hug her back, right?
I know that I sure do, but that's me. Different folks have different
customs, I guess. Not that the Masho necessarily have to follow a damn one
of those customs if kayura says otherwise. She could very well declare that
public displays of affection weren't just allowed, but required. ^_^
> "Go ahead," Kayura mumbled into his chest, "say it and get it
> over with, Kujuurou Sasaki. You know you want to. I messed up."
As a stylistic point, I would put something inbetween "You know
you want
to." and "I messed up." A pause, her looking him in the eyes and > vice
versa
or something. But that's just me.
Good idea. I'll have to do that, now that you mention it.
> "Of course it did." The Masho of Deception almost looked
> confused for a moment, his one blue eye widening slightly. "You > >
mean,"
> he asked in an exaggerated tone of shock, "you actually thought > > it
> might not?"
All deadpanned: Yes.
RAJURA : Well, screw you all, then. See if I ever come with any plans for
you. From now on, you're on your own.
> "It was a wonderful plan," Kayura admitted, then levelled a
> somewhat less than friendly glare in Rajura's direction. "I was
> especially surprised," she said coldly, "to learn that I had
> managed
> to call in my blood marker on Setsuna Meioh without even being > >
present
> or aware."
I think her displeasure would be a small price to pay for her
rescue, if he cares about her as much as he might.
Of course, that assumes that Rajura gives a hot damn about ANYBODY, and he'd
probably be the first to argue that he didn't. Still, I think he's practical
enough to figure he had a better chance with Setsuna along. Given time,
Kayura would probably see it that way, too. I don't see her being outraged
as much as annoyed.
> Rajura shrugged. "It is amazing," he said evasively, "the
> conclusions some people reach when given incomplete information. > > I
> merely reminded her that the debt existed, and said that you were
> in trouble. Our dear pet Setsuna knew full well I had no power > >
over
That was all he did to be quite honest.
Of course. One of the funny things about Rajura is how often he DOESN'T lie
: people have to trust you before you can decieve them, after all. He merely
doesn't say as much as others would like him to.
> that marker. Whatever assumptions she decided to reach are her > > own
> problem."
>
> "My God," Haruka Ten'ou said, as she and her two team-mates
> entered the clearing. "Is there ANY blood left in your ice
> water, or
> did you just switch over completely?" Standing slightly behind
> the
He told the facts as they were. He just did not volunteer any more
information than was really needed. If they have problems with
it, they
can
it eat it, so to speak; at least that's the impression I'm getting > on
how
he's thinking.
Exactly. As far as Rajura is concerned, other people's problems are exactly
that : OTHER PEOPLE'S problems. As long as he's winning the game, he really
doesn't care how other people feel about his style.
As my roommate in university liked to say : "What's worse? Fighting dirty...
or losing?"
> tall blonde Senshi, Michiru Kaioh nodded and placed her hands of > >
the
> shoulders of Hotaru Tomoe, who was currently an exact double of > >
Empress
> Kayura. The trio had arrived just barely in time to hear the
> last of
> what Rajura had to say, and clearly didn't like it.
Well too bad! We're in this for the species boys and girls! ^_^ >
Though I'd love a picture of Hotaru and Kayura together. ^_^
It's good to see you understand where Rajura is coming from. Of course, one
of the differences between the Senshi and the Troopers is that the Senshi
have never really HAD to choose between playing fair and winning. Usually,
they win by taking the high road. And, as Naaza said in an earlier chapter,
Rajura's paths go straight through the mud. ^_^
> "Setsuna," Rajura called into the underbrush, "your little
> dog is yapping at me. I suggest you muzzle her, before I am
> forced to
> put her to heel."
Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!
We all know that if there had been a chair in reach, Haruka would have
smashed it over Rajura's head.
One of the ways I like to write the Masho reminds me of an old Jack Handey
saying : "A man doesn't automatically get my respect. He has to get down in
the dirt and beg for it." Rajura treats the Senshi like a nuisance because
as far as he's concerned, they haven't proven that they aren't.
You'll notice he's barely even willing to admit that Jun is there. ^_^
> "I suppose I had better intrude," she said calmly, walking
> past Rajura as he dangled from the tree branch above her with
> almost
> total indifference. "After all," she tossed over her shoulder as > >
she
> walked towards the other Outer Senshi, "I would hate to see a
> repeat
> of what happened in 1569."
I'm seeing a point go up on a cosmic score card. Oh, it's the
univeral
female score card as kept by Mistress Death. Heh.
Setsuna - 1, Rajura - lost count. ^_^
> Rajura fell out of the tree. With a loud thump, his armoured
> form slammed into the ground head first, then toppled onto his > >
back.
An interesting take on a facefault.
Well, considering how often he dangles out of trees, it was only a matter of
time before he fell. ^_^
> "Really?" Setsuna glanced back at the shaken Masho of
> Deception and grinned wickedly. "I suppose then, that the name
> Hanako
Almost put in the word Decepticon, didn't ya? ^_^ Now there would > be
a
site. Him walking into a fight with a big DARK PURPLE DECEPTICON >
symbol on his chest.
Of course, the real question is whether anybody would be surprised. Or even
notice. ^_~
> Sailor Pluto shrugged and turned her back on him once more.
> "Very well. We shall never speak of Hanako again... since she so
> obviously means nothing to you."
And the points just keep racking up.
Yeah, but Rajura's bound to catch back up eventually. If he doesn't still
have a bit of a lead on her. ^_^
> he began to chuckle as he pulled off his purple helmet and let > > his
Or did he just let it vanish? The helmet that is.
Nah, he might need it again later. ^_^
> his profile was sharp enough to cut glass. The smile he wore did
> nothing to increase the chill in his right eye. The left eye, of
> course, had no chill at all, being nothing but a black patch.
No, it's just frosted over now.
Sheesh! ^_^
> past again, and I shall be more than happy to share a few of the > >
more
> salient details of your own."
Oh, the dirty laundry of all these guys must be large and stinky
indeed.
Gee, you think? I mean, they've only been around for nearly five centuries.
And they spent most of that time actively trying to be as bad as they could,
so I'd wager there's more skeletons in Rajura's closet alone than in
Mother's whole castle. ^_^
> best of times to start. The faint clanking of metal rings behind > >
were enough to let him know that Kayura as well had been
> prepared to
> intervene, using her shakujo staff, if necessary.
Or is that Hotaru checking out the Empresses Staff? Heh.
Hotaru : I don't know, yours is nice, but mine is sharper.
Kayura : Mine can talk.
Hotaru : You win.
There is
something to think about...do they ever try out other weapons or > show
their varied instruments of destrction off to others?
There's actually a scene like that in the next chapter. ^_^
> "Whatever you meant," Haruka noted as she and the other two
> Senshi joined Setsuna, "it sure seemed to rub old Spiderman the > >
wrong
> way. What were you talking about?"
How would one rub him the right way though?
Very, very carefully, I'd assume... O_O
I dont' know if I want to know
that...though likely the Storm Senshi would be more than eager to > find
out.
But you're forgetting Rajura's rule : he is not responsible for any damage
caused to whatever parts of their bodies touch him. You just KNOW that rule
was made up for a reason... and probably implemented a few times, too,
before the Storm Senshi got the point.
> "Nothing important," Setsuna said, a little too quickly. "I
> merely know the circumstances under which he received his yoroi. > >
They
> are not events he likes to think on, I would guess."
Was it ever said how the Samurai Troopers got theirs?
Hmmm... I believe that Shuu got his when he deliberately broke his family's
treasures, so his younger siblings wouldn't be blamed for the ones they had
accidently dropped. Ryo got his during a forest fire, when he risked his
life to save a group of poachers that had tried to kill Byakuen earlier.
Seiji earned the Korin by refusing to tell on a fellow kendoist who had
cheated, and thrown something in his eyes. He was punished instead, because
he had struck off the other man's face mask while half-blind (of all things
- the Korin yoroi was in Seiji's BASEMENT). I'm not so sure about how Touma
and Shin found theirs, though.
> "Those are events, she said softly, "that very few of us like to > >
think
> on overmuch." The Oni yoroi glowed with golden light, then faded > >
to
> leave her in a form-fitting suit of grey armour.
Considerind how she's built, that must be nice to look at. Though > I
almost imagined some of the spandex that Sentai shows wear.
Nope. The Troopers are more functional than the Senshi : even when they
aren't transformed, they're wearing armour. Although my sister always says
they look like they're about to go dirt bike racing. ^_^
> 'undergear'. Decidedly less feminine than Kayura's, his was also > > a
> bright crimson to her dull grey. Moving quickly, he turned and
I imagine them side by side. An very interesting mental picture.
Isn't it, though? ^_^
> escape afterwards, had taken too much out of him. Eyes slowly
> closing,
> he lay next to Kayura and wrapped his arms around her waist.
Ahh...she has perfectly good pillows that you could use! I'm sure > she
wouldn't mind! ^_^
Although, if she did, you'd take YEARS to finish dying... personally, I
wouldn't risk it. ^_^
> Pulling off the stiff-collared jacket, Haruka folded it into a
> makeshift pillow and tossed it onto the ground. Ruffling her
> short
> blonde hair with one hand, she unbuttoned her starched shirt
> enough
> to breathe and sat down. "Wake me when it's time to go, 'kay,
> Michi?"
Considering I don't find Uranus all that attractive,
Ever seen her in a skirt? I had to hit myself in the head with a shoe just
to remind myself to blink. ^_^
that's not as
exciting as it might have been. Heh. Still, that's all a matter > of
taste I suppose.
Yep. Plus, it wasn't really meant to be all THAT exciting. I was only
thinking one or two buttons, max. Although of course it can be as many as
the reader wants it to be.
> She yawned, and laid her head down on the jacket. Her blue eyes
> closed, and soon she was breathing rhythmically.
Yep. I've seen that done on more than one occasion. Heh.
Heck, I've DONE it on more than one occasion. And it's not like any of them
thought to bring sleeping bags.
> "You might as well join her, Michiru." Setsuna shouldered her
> weapon, a metal staff which bore a striking resemblance to a
> giant,
THIS...IS MY BOOM STICK! ^_^
Hehehe. Bruce Campbell rocks. ^_^
> old-fashioned key. Although a bit ludicrous in appearance,
> Michiru had
> seen it in action, and was more than willing to testify to its > >
power.
Their tiger style is strong! But our time key style will defeat
them!
Bwah? O_O
Damn, where did that one come from?
Beats me, pal. -_-
> "I shall stand guard, and wait for the rest of our little group > > to
> report. We will no doubt move out at nightfall, so I suggest you > >
get
> what rest you can."
Wish I could go without sleep. ^^
I've had weeks where it would have come in handy. ^_^
> Michiru carefully sat next to Haruka and
> stretched out, using her lover's stomach as a pillow. The blonde > >
Senshi
I keep saying that they have far softer and more comfortable
pillows, which Haruka would be more than happy to let Michiru use. > ^_^
I concede the point. ^_^
> "You too, little one. Even Sailor Saturn needs her sleep."
Hell, even the Silver Surfer needs sleep, and look at what he has >
become after Galactus changed him?
I like Norrin Radd. The Surfer always has such a sense of nobility about
him, no matter what he does. And I bet he could take Sailor Saturn in at
least three falls out of five. ^_^
> The raven-haired girl shrugged. "I'm not that tired," she
> tried to argue, even as a yawn proved her lie. Her outline
> seemed to
Yeah, Gohan did this a few times too.
Because, just like Hotaru, he didn't want to miss anything important. Or be
thought of as a kid, I'd assume.
> shimmer, and Kayura's armour faded into Sailor Saturn's white and
> purple fuku. Her hair shortened until it rested on her shoulders > >
once
You know, one would think that the Senshi would be able to
transform their
gear into something more...practicle when in an environ like
this. I mean,
the armor that is worn by the Masho is far more suitable than the
miniskirts
they are wearing, not to mention foot wear. ^^
No kidding. The Senshi have high heels, and the Masho have steel-toed
cleats. I always assumed that since the Senshi were supposed to protect the
Moon Princess, they didn't necessarily leave the palace too often. Kind of
style over substance, if you know what I mean. The Troopers and Masho, on
the other hand, are more like substance with style. ^_^
> Hotaru shrugged again and quietly seated herself next to her
> parent. After a second of fumbling, she decided to prop the
> Silence
> Glaive she carried against the trunk of the tree. Setsuna rested >
Hey, ever watch Magical Knight Rayearth? One wonders why the
Senshi just can't send their weapons away in a similar fasion.
Actually, I have watched a few episodes of MKR in my time. I gave the
Imperial Guard of Kayura weapons kind of like that (it helped explain why
they would still have them after being imprisoned). Of course, seeing as the
Masho can't send their weapons away, either, I'd say that it's at least a
fair trade.
> "Rest, Hotaru," Setsuna said, in that same gentle tone, as she
> reached up and cupped her hand around the side of the younger
> girl's
> head. She barely had to do more than initiate the motion before > >
Sailor
> Saturn was leaning over, resting her head on Setsuna's shoulder.
One wonders why Jun hasn't volunteered to stand watch yet?
Beacuse he's not there yet, or he would have. ^_^
> numbers and power. She smiled. If Toshitada were there, he would > >
have
> argued that it merely seemed that way because he was pacing
> himself.
Tis only a flesh wound. Heh.
Heh. Toshitada Koma was always of the opinion that he was the single
greatest warrior in existence. The thing that made him REALLY annoying was
the fact that he was right. ^_^
> **********
>
> Toshitada Koma fought the urge to sneeze as he examined his
> surroundings. His long red hair stirred in the breeze, and he
That right there should have tipped him off. Being dead and in a >
dream, and
needing to sneeze? ^_^
Hey, he's busy. I'm sure he would have figured it out eventually.
> a few stray locks out of his way with an irritated sniff.
I recommend something to tie it all back. Heh. Or have it cut,
cause Pluto
might get jealous if it starts getting longer and looking better
than hers.
He really does need to do something with it : I was always surprised he
could tuck all that hair up under his helmet. Maybe he's the one that taught
Priss and Nene how to do it. ^_^
> deeper into the fantasy. The sounds of battle were nearby, so he
> decided it was a good a place as any to find who he was looking > >
for.
See! Hotaru really IS playing Diablo 2!
She'd be damned good at it, though, wouldn't she? ^_^
> Cresting a small hillock, the former Oni Masho watched with
> interest as a small girl in a white uniform battled an ogre of > >
some
> kind. Its companions scattered the ground in mute testament to > > her
> prowess, but the battle was beginning to go poorly for her. >
Time to use the red potion of life!
^_^
> tilted his head to one side and considered the girl. Short,
> purple
> eyes, black hair, and cute as a button : this was probably the > > one
he
> was looking for.
I don't know. Buttons aren't all that cute. Marbles on the other
hand...
It's a saying. And she IS cute. :p
> "Excuse me," he said as smoothly as he could, hopping between
> the battling pair and turning to face the girl, "are you, by any
> chance, Sailor Saturn?"
>
> The girl looked a bit flustered. "Well, yes..."
Now get out of my way! I'm in the middle of some righteous
smiting of the dark forces of the Prime Evils!
Nah, Hotaru's too polite to say something like that. I can easily hear
Jupiter or Mars saying it, though...
> "Ah." The ogre lunged at him, drool trailing from its fangs,
> and he knocked it away without even looking. "By that, may I
> assume
> you are also Hotaru Tomoe?"
No! I'm the Amazon warrior Maya! See my Superior Spear of the
God of Saturn?
TOSHITADA : Smart mouths get little girls in trouble, Saturn. Don't make me
spank you before I even introduce myself...
> Hotaru nodded. "I am." This, she decided, was turning into an
> even stranger dream than usual.
Damnit! I needed that Ogre! 1 more and I'd have advance a level!
Tough. ^_^
> "Excellent." Toshitada smiled, and the creature Hotaru had
> been
<William Wallace> And in answer to your question: Yes, you can > kill
the
English in my army.
<Insane Irishman> EXCELLENT!
I liked Crazy Stephen. "The Good Lord thinks he can get me out of this, but
he's pretty sure you're fucked." ^_^
> "In about three seconds," he said simply, "you are going to
> make me cross." An arctic wind would have appeared warm in
> comparison
<Gohan talking to Cell after Cell finished powering up to max>
That all you got?
Much like Gohan, Shutendoji does not impress easily. After going one-on-one
with a Demon Lord the size of a skyscraper, it's hard to get intimidated by
anything else.
> to the look in his sharp blue eyes. "Now I suggest you sit down > >
and
> wait your turn while you still have one." The ogre whimpered
> slightly
> and sat, clapping both hands over its mouth. "Yes," the man once > >
called
> Shutendoji admitted reasonably, "you WERE here first. I cut in > >
line.
> Do you want to have a problem with that?" The ogre shook its
> head.
> "Wise choice."
Definately got the Vegita attitude down pat. Heh.
Shuten has always had that kind of attitude. Enough ego to fight anything he
sees, and enough power to make sure he'll probably come out of it in one
piece. ^_^
> Hotaru lowered her glaive and looked at the man standing
> before
> her. He was tall, but lean, his body exhibiting a feeling of
> speed and
> agility, rather than strength. He had an aristocratic cast to his
You might be surprised at the strength he has girl. After all
Vegita is a
short little guy, and look at what he can do. ^_^
Yes. And, it's not as if Shutendoji doesn't have other ways of enhancing his
strength (*cough*mysticarmour*cough*). He can probably bench-press a
building, if he has to : he just doesn't LOOK that strong. ^_~
> features, with a sharp, hawk-like nose and piercing blue eyes.
> His hair
> easily reached the small of his back, and for some odd reason he
> reminded her of Setsuna.
Gee, wonder why? ^_^
<shrugs> The world may never know... ^_^
> After all, Hotaru Tomoe was the daughter of Setsuna Meioh. So,
> as Setsuna's husband, that made Toshitada Koma her father. And > > he
had
> every intention of being an involved parent.
Good for him. Good for her too, she needs a father. Even if he is >
kinda dead.
He may be dead, but he's still going to do the best damn job he can!
Hehehehe... although, talk about an estranged parent... ^_^
> "Ooh!" Sailor Icestorm, who had been bringing up the rear,
> began hopping up and down excitedly and waving one arm in the
> air. "I'm
> rested! I'm rested! I'm like, so totally rested! I'll carry
> Snuggles
> for a while!"
They act like the Senshi around a good looking guy.
That would be the point, yes. Although they're also a bit more...
aggressive... than their counterparts when it comes to pursuing their chosen
targets. More of a Shampoo approach than an Ukyo, if you get my drift.
Hey, it was bad enough to make Naaza flee the entire DIMENSION. They're just
behaving for now because they're on "company manners", as it were. I repeat
: FOR NOW. ^_^
> "The hell you will," Sailor Thunderstorm countered, whipping
> her long ponytail of brown hair into the face of her shorter
> sibling.
Knocking her out. Heh.
Originally, I was going to do that. It seemed to fit the way Icestorm tends
to bumble through life. ^_^
> "You'd just drop him, like last time. You're a clutz, sis."
>
> The girl in the dark blue fuku began to sniffle, her lower
> lip trembling, and Thunderstorm rolled her eyes. Pushing past the
> armoured forms of Kayura's Imperial Guard, Sailor Lightstorm
> intervened
> and draped an arm over Icestorm's shoulders.
Quit making the little girl cry! ^_-
It's frustration. Imagine being cooped up with Icestorm twenty-four hours a
day, and guess how long you'd last before you just stopped trying to be
nice. Thunderstorm wasn't even trying to be nice to begin with. ^_^
> about the Samurai Troopers. Now that the legend had come true, > >
everyone
> seemed to expect her to be an expert on the subject. "Well," she > >
said
Well, you did get them a lot of information and a few weapons
crucial to
their successes, so yeah, everyone is going to turn to you. Heh.
One of the rules of life : if you do something TOO well, it becomes your
job.
> "Oh." Jun thought about that for a while. "But none of the
> guys ever passed out like Naaza, and they've all used their
> armour
> for a lot longer that he did!"
Yeah, but they weren't constantly going like that either.
Not to mention that it makes a damn good excuse why they tended to only wear
their undergear until they got in REAL trouble, and THEN transformed into
their yoroi. I'm assuming that undergear doesn't count, because it doesn't
really boost them that much.
> "The Samurai Troopers aren't as strong as the Masho. And don't
> forget," she was quick to remind Jun, "Ryo often passed out after
> using the Kikouten, and the other Troopers have shown signs of
> exhaustion after long fights, before."
This is true.
Yes it is. ^_^
> "Yeah." Jun smiled suddenly. "Hey, do you think that's why
> Touma always sleeps in until noon?"
>
> "Touma sleeps in until noon," Nasuti answered, "because he
> doesn't go to bed until six in the morning. You know how
> obsessed he
> gets over his studies."
Heheheeheh
Hey, it's canon! Touma's a night owl.
> Jun nodded. "And his video games! I once saw him hooked up to
> one of those RPG things, and he didn't even notice me when I
> smacked
> him in the back of the head!" The young boy sobered slightly. "I > >
wish
> he was here right now. He'd come up with a plan to beat these
> creatures
> faster than we could snap our fingers! And Ryo and Seiji would > >
kick the
> slime right out of them!"
Touma: MUST...KILL...DIBALO!!!
Ryo : Dude! The computer isn't even plugged in!
Seiji : Leave him alone, Ryo. He's been up for weeks, and none of us want to
get too close to him when he's like this.
That last part gave me visions of the kind of statements he used > to
make
when he was the 'kid sidekick.' Those always made me whince in
pain...please have pitty on me, and not do that too often? ^_^
Don't worry : my take on this is that Jun is old enough that he USUALLY
doesn't act too much like he used to, anymore. Still, he was the kid mascot
for so long, that it's only natural for him to backslide every once in a
while.
On top of everything else, I always hated those little speeches of his, too.
Worse than a root canal, some of them. He's a bit better in the sequel OAVs,
which is why I'm using the older, slightly more mature Jun.
> Jun shrugged, and quickly caught Naaza before the man could
> slide off of his back. "Ah," he said with a dismissive
> gesture, "that
> was nothing. One of them had the drop on Sailor Lightstorm, so I
> tackled it. No big deal."
Cool!
And the worst part is that the only person who noticed is giving him grief
over it. ^_^
> "I'm not a child, Nasuti, and you're not my mother, no matter
> HOW much you try to act like it." Jun scowled at the older
> woman, who
No, but you should still show a bit more respect kid. Heh.
Usually, he does. This is a bit of a nerve, psychologically speaking, and
Nasuti hit it with a hammer. I am firmly of the opinion that one thing Jun
must HATE is being treated like a little kid, especially now that he isn't
one.
> help them, and I don't care what you or anybody else says about > >
it!"
> With a curse, he dropped Naaza onto the ground and rubbed his
> lower
> back. "Could someone else please carry Snake-Lips for a while? > >
He's getting pretty heavy."
PANSY!! ^_-
Though that speach speaks well of him, as do his actions.
One of the hardest parts of this scene was trying to make sure both Nasuti
and Jun were raising good points. She's concerned about Jun, and Jun is more
concerned about helping others than his own welfare.
Still she is
right. And you are right too, as he wants the power he will never > get
it.
The only way Jun Yamano will get any power at all is if it is at a serious
cost. The basic rule of anime is that the hero never wants the powers given
to him. There would have to be a hell of a string attached.
The only way for a guy like him to get such a thing is to work > HARD
for it.
Although Jun Yamano would, if anybody could. He's already got the heart and
determination to be a hero : he just lacks the power.
We're talking going to a gravity chamber and keep on craking it up >
every day...that kind of hard work. Pain will be his reward
before any power is.
Exactly. Believe me when I tell you that you are right : Jun will pay dearly
for any power he may or may not recieve.
> Jun began to feel like a major heel. "Listen," he said, "I know > >
you're just trying to look after me, but I'm getting sick of
> everyone acting
> like I'm useless. I appreciate it, I really do, but you have to > >
let me do my own thing. If I get hurt, it's my fault."
Again that speaks well of him. His desire to protect his
friends...I don't
think I could hack being in his postion, I'd be far more angry and
irritable, cause I'd always have it in the back of my mind "I'm
totally useless in any real fight! I just got lucky that last
time...that won't last!"
Perhaps, but Jun is an optimist. He thinks in terms of "next time", as in :
"Okay, that didn't work. But next time, it will!", or "Next time, I'll know
better!", or "Next time, I'll be faster!", and so on. Thus, he never gives
up, no matter what. It's a great way to live a life, but it'll probably get
him in trouble before this is over.
Wait a minute, I'm the author. It WILL get him in trouble. ^_^
> "Thanks." Jun smiled, and hugged the woman who had been in
> charge of raising him for the past three years. "Would you mind
> backing me up when I try to explain it to Hotaru? We haven't had > >
time
> to talk, but I think she really thinks I shouldn't have come."
And so it begins...
Of course it does. You've predicted this since WAY back in Flashbacks,
didn't you? The only thing in question is exactly how it's going to end.
> "You want to see redecorating?" Thraw smiled, biting his lip
> until blood flowed freely down his chin. Grabbing one of the
> table halves, he pivoted and hurled it through a bamboo screen. > > A
row of
> ceramic figures were next, warriors and great heroes that Thraw > >
himself
> had commemorated in sculpture after slaughtering. He slaughtered > >
them
Hey there's a thought that just popped in my head. Why not have
Jun find a Guyver unit? ^_^
Yeah. Because that's worked out SO well for Sho Fukamachi. Once you overlook
the rabid Zoanoids, the evil KRONOS corporation, the fact he had to murder
his own father, the fact his school went ka-blooey, the countless times his
friends have been kidnapped, and the times that he himself has been killed,
it's a pretty sweet deal. :b
> Pedri
> was so mad when he heard about your screw up, steam nearly shot > >
out of his ears. I'm surprised he didn't kill you again. Or at
> least beat
> you senseless, not that it's a far way to go."
Kill him again? Gee, now he's starting to sound like the Z
fighters. How many times have they gotten waxed?
Beats me, I stopped counting. :p
> The very idea of his sister Holts -who weighed perhaps eighty
> pounds after a big meal and was too lazy to even lift her head > >
without good reason- actually doing something as physically
> active as smacking
> him almost made him want to see her try. She'd probably stop for > > a
nap halfway through her swing and forget where she had left
> off, he
> decided, and just nodded.
Yep. She's either got something up her sleeve that's seriously
powerful, or she's really a lazy person.
Don't jump to conclusions, now! It can easily be both. ^_^
> "Yes, Sister Holts. I am most eager to be reunited with our
> dear Sister Erdge."
You know, one wonders about this mother creature. Is she REALLY >
leading
this or is Pedri just nuts and suckered them all into it?
The million dollar question, that is. ^_~
Overall pretty good. I cannot wait to see what else you have in > store
for this arc.
Well, I hope not to disappoint. I've got a number of ideas in mind, a few of
which I'm already laying the groundwork for. This is most definitely going
to be my longest arc yet for Ronin Summer, so you can expect me to go all
sorts of interesting places before we're done.
Hope this helped.
Hey, it always helps. I'm glad you were able to drop me a line. Sorry I took
so long replying : I thought I had already sent this yesterday when my Inbox
vomited and apparently lost it, instead. Ah, well, here's hoping for better
luck this time...
Farewell!
-Morgan Hudson
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