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Entry 004

Characters: Kazuma Asougi [Jekyll/Hyde]
Campaign: Break
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Summary: Catch-All for the Break

A - The Doctor is out [Network]

I will not be meeting with clients in person until further notice. If you must make an inquiry for some medicine, use the journal to contact me. I will let you know when it's ready to be picked up.

-Disciple

B- A nightly stroll in the forest

[Anyone who happens to be wandering around or living in the forest, might hear a disturbance during the nighttime. It doesn't occur every night, but when it does, it sounded like someone was cutting down the trees. There's also a low rumbling like thunder that occasionally accompanied the sound afterwards, like a rhythmic thumping. Looking into the source, they will find themselves at the edge of the Index. The ground appeared unstable, with trees uprooted and large boulders that have been split into smaller pieces scattering about the area.

This warzone was only found along the edge of the Index, and every few nights, a new area would turn into a disaster area. If someone manages to catch the person in the act, it turns out to be the Disciple, or was it the Disciple? The low rumbling noise was from him ramming trees into the barrier or throwing boulders at it. Whatever he could pick up and throw, which was almost anything, he was directing them at the barrier. A few times he was crazy enough to punch the barrier.] I need...to go... [If you manage to get in close enough, you can hear him mumbling about going somewhere. It doesn't seem like he's quite all there himself. Are those pajamas he's wearing?]

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[Rokurou may not be at his full daemon strength due to the whole essence thing, but he's still got plenty of it, enough to at least withstand Hyde's pressure for a little longer. Gritting his teeth, he continues to push against him as digs in his heels further into the ground, even as he sinks a little more.

Then he makes a split second decision to release his hold on Hyde and in a bright flash one of his gunblades appears in his hands. Unfortunately, it's the rifle, so not the most maneuverable, but it'll do to try and smack him. At the very least it should catch him by surprise.]

[Oho, was he giving up already?? Wait.] -!! [That rifle was not there just a moment ago and he manages to hit him in the side.]

Well that's new! [Rokurou has successfully forced him to back off, for now. He sounded amused by that little trick he displayed.]

Yeah, learned it after coming back.

[He grips the hilt and grins a bit, but he's not necessarily feeling "smug" about it. He had a few options back there, but Hyde was pretty close to having him pinned. If it weren't for this, who knows if he would have been really able to push him off.

With his other hand, he unsheathed one of his short swords, twirling it in his hand before he shifts into a stance. That leaves one blade still sheathed, two greatswords on the ground, and one still in the magical void that he now had access to.]

Kind of handy now that I have more weapons to choose from.

Keke, more weapons won't save you though! [Without missing a beat, he picks up a nearby boulder with his bare hand and tosses it in Rokurou's direction. He'll follow after it from behind, ready to strike with his claws, or maybe knock a weapon out of his hands.]

Heh, that's what you think!

[Yeah there's no way he's going to try and slice through that. Now if he were a bit stronger, that would be awesome. Instead he just ducks and rolls to the side, and as he does, he has his shorter gunblade aimed right at where he expects Hyde to be and fires a few rounds.

He's gotten a sense on how these weapons work now, and rather than real bullets, Hyde will have fiery projectiles flying at him.]

[His pounce only lands him some dirt, as he gets pelted by the shots from Rokurou's gunblade. He manages to dodge a few of them, as the rest leave painful looking bruises, some managing to penetrate skin.]

What the hell was that...? [He picks up a few of the pellets, crushing them in his hands. His wound were already slowly healing.] Are you trying to insult me? [He tosses a few pellets back in Rokurou's direction as he rushes back in, intending to get up into Rokurou's face and punch him. This guy really prefers close combat, even when he's at a disadvantage.]

What, made you upset?

[Just a smirk as he's already back on his feet. Rokurou doesn't use the gun portion of his weapons all that often, still preferring the traditional blade. But he couldn't deny the usefulness when there was an opportunity like just then.

He'll let Hyde get in closer, but rather than try and shoot him again, he's already adjusted his grip so that he's wielding his weapons more like blades. He could still reach the trigger and fire if he had to, but he'll save it as a last resort. For now he just waits before stepping into Hyde's charge, blades swinging as he also sidesteps to avoid the punch.]

Hah, far from it! [He sidesteps out of harm's way, countering back by aiming a kick into the side of his blades in an attempt to knock him off balance. Or maybe break a weapon or two.]

[Rokurou is going to play it a little careful, opting to parry and avoid rather than a full block. He's seen that strength, he knows the damage it could do if he let's Hyde get a full connection with his swords. So for now the daemon just continues to quickly sidestep and move around before trying to find an opening to strike.]

Keke. I bet you're nothing without your toys! [He leaps forward, looking like he was going to lunge at Rokurou, but ends up landing somewhere behind him near a tree. He uproots that tree and swings it in Rokurou's direction.]

I admit, I do better with my weapons!

[He's a swordsman, after all. It would be a lie to say that he could fight just as well without them. But that doesn't mean he couldn't fight at all.

His daemon eye pulses red as he pivots on his heel to turns to follow where Hyde landed, now used to the sight of him ripping up trees. With the additional perception granted by his essence, he's able to read the movements and instead of moving out of the way, he jumps up to then land on the tree.]

But you're not exactly full of surprises, either! [He rushes forward a few steps, knowing that Hyde will probably try to shake him off. So he then jumps back up, twisting in the air as he swings a blade around to fire a few rounds towards Hyde.]

Tch! [Rokurou is right to predict he would try to shake him off, but he follows his movements and swings the tree around to block his shots.]

I'm going to make you eat those words! [He chucks that tree like a javelin, watching what Rokurou will do this time.]

[Rokurou had a feeling Hyde would do something with that tree. But chucking it at him like a javelin wasn't one of them. It's a surprise to be sure, and he can't exactly do much aerial combat yet ~~skills yet to be unlocked~~. But rather than try to block, since he's already on the descent he just grits his teeth and swings the greatsword around so that it catches and digs into the side of the tree. From there he pulls his weight so that his feet touch the tree, and after yanking the sword out he pushes off, using the force to launch himself right at Hyde with high speed.]

[Hyde let's off some maniac laughter as he drops on all fours and springs himself towards Rokurou, leaving cracks in the earth from the pressure.]

Let's dance together! [Claws out, he's ready to swipe at Rokurou or his weapon, whichever route he chooses to go with. This is probably not going to be the kind of dance you expect at a party.]

Think I'm gonna have to pass!

[...Yeah, no, this is definitely not a tango he wants to have. But for a fight? Again his daemon eye gleams as he's able to track Hyde's movements, his daemon blood rushing as he becomes more focused.

His swords slash out at Hyde, and were this just any other daemon or even person, he would immediately go for the vitals. But as it is, he has to remember this is still Disciple. He knows he can take a beating, but killing? Maybe not. So he'll let Hyde catch one weapon, even catch some part of his body if it'll keep him distracted, but he'll be swinging the second inside and high, aiming the butt of the hilt to jab either at Hyde's solar plexus or, if he has to make a quick trajectory change, his throat.]

Keke! [His claws lands a swipe across his midriff, ending with a firm grip on one of his blades. He puts his other hand on his shoulder, pushing against Rokurou. He was trying to force him to twist his body so he would hit the ground first. Focused on the task, Roku will manage to get a direct hit to his abdomen.]

Grck! [He reels from the hit, his hands squeezing. Hopefully nothing breaks.]

[Rokurou grimaces at the swipe, feeling those claws dig into his flesh and then into his shoulder. But he just grits his teeth, remaining focused as he scores the hit.

Although in pain himself, as always he just ignores it and takes the opportunity to swing his blade for an upward slash from Hyde's hip to his shoulder. It won't be deep if it connects—he's still not aiming to kill. But it will be a considerable hit if it does.]

[He spots the swing coming in time to push himself off of Rokurou. His swing slashes into his clothes and makes a clean cut into flesh. It's not deep, but he'll definitely need some help, if his healing factor doesn't kick in.

He crashes into ground and...doesn't get back up? There's a dust cloud surrounding the area he had landed, but when it clears, Hyde(?) was clutching his shirt that was slowly turning red.] What...?! [He looks thoroughly shocked and confused as to why he was bleeding. Closer inspection will show the yellow in his eyes have started to fade.]

[Rokurou takes a few hops back to create some distance, breathing a little heavy as he continues to remain in a defensive stance. But when he sees that Hyde isn't coming after him and that he seems to be...surprised?

....Ah hell.]

So, finally snapped out of it, huh?

[He lets out a large exhale as he extends his hands to make the extra swords disappear. He'll need to go back to pick up his real ones, but for now he'll just grimace before stepping towards him.]

Sorry about that, but you were really going all out back there.

[What was Rokurou talking about? Why does he sore all over and bleeding from his chest? He grits his teeth, trying to regain his focus. He was asleep, now he's outside, in a forest?]

. . .I'll live. [The hand that wasn't gripping his shirt, was grabbing some dirt as he clenches his fist. His voice was quiet, seething with anger behind it.] What about yourself?

I'll be fine. [Just a dismissive wave of his hand. He has some natural healing from his origins as a daemon, but his essence doesn't really lend anything extra. Unfortunately he has yet to unlock any healing skills if he has any. But he can feel the blood trickling from his shoulder and his abdomen, so he knows he'll need to deal with it sooner rather than later.]

Take it you don't remember being Hyde, huh? Need help getting back to town?

...No, nothing. [Although he's quietly wondering about that dream he was having. He dreads that maybe it might have been more than that. He presses his hand against the ground, trying to get up. He only just manages to sit for now.]

You should come to my place. [Though there was only the light of the moon, he could tell Rokurou wasn't in amazing shape himself.]

[Just another wave of his hand.]

Thanks for the offer, but I have somewhere else I can go. [At this point he turns to, a little slowly, head back to where his swords had fallen to pick them up and sheathe them. As he does, he turns to look at the wall—or where the barrier would be. All he sees is the vast, empty Void.]

What were you doing out here, anyway?

At least get yourself cleaned up. [Do you want to bleed everywhere? Not that, he's doing much better.]

Nothing. I never left home. [He grips his chest, carefully moving to stand while trying not to worsen his injury.]

All right, fine. Hyde.

[He turns back to Disciple and... Eesh.

All right, let's see if he could put some of his Huntsman skills to use. Healing he can't do, but basic first aid he can. Let's see...what can he use around here... Ah, the fallen tree. His daemon eye already seeks out what he needs, the information coming to him almost naturally. So he'll be pulling out a knife and stripping the tree of some choice bark and leaves, as well as finding some usable fungus before heading back to Disciple.]

But hold on, I think I can help with your wounds.

[He says when he should also be treating himself, but he seem to be able to deal with his better.]

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