Charmera wrote:---
Eternal Night, who was rather annoyed after her fight with Uxa was interrupted by the All-Mother teleporting everyone down to the Vault in order to 'keep them safe' from what was about to happen or some such nonesense, quickly raised her hand as if to chime in one the conversation at hand. "I support that notion. I like Thunder Girl's idea." She said, referring to Katie's suggestion of holding a banquet. Naturally, ever since she made a pact with the Autarch of Names, she had needed no sustenance of any sort, be it food or drink or even sleep, but she was still able to enjoy the taste of things. She was not too concerned with the looming threat of the Xyrixma horde, as one of their champions had been unable to harm her due to her particular powerset, even if she herself hadn't accomplished too much either. Leaving all of that aside, though, if there was something that the Xyrixma known as Uxa had gotten right about her, it would be the fact that she really did enjoy fighting.
Charmera wrote:---
Akihiko nodded idly at the catwoman's remark. "At least it looks like she'll stop bothering me now." He thought to himself as he waited for the female Kitsune's response. However, instead of that, Akari spoke again, and he found himself agreeing with her. It would just cause a lot of trouble if that annoying Taro were to find the kids first and scare them off with his demonic appearance. He was shaken off this train of thought when he noticed Masami begin following a trail with her nose. He observed the direction in which she was going, so that he would not get lost if she moved out of sight, and then, instead of walking behind her, he picked up the black scabbard that Akari had thrown at his forehead and attached it to his belt, a soft click sounding once the artifact was securely in its place. With that done, he took Kusanagi and placed it on the scabbard, the blade sliding down and clicking again once it reached the bottom. It was now impossible to remove from the magnetic scabbard unless one could get past the special mechanism Akihiko had designed so that only he would have the ability to do so.
With that done, the half-Oni trailed after the Yokai sisters, soon seeing the children trapped in the cages, and the dark blade on the ground as well. It sickened him a little, too, much like it did with Masami, and he made sure to stay away from it, as he did not want it to mess with his impure blood and cause it to give away his lineage or something, even if such a thing was not likely to happen just from the proximity to a cursed artifact like that one.
Suddenly both he and Masami felt a hand on their shoulders, though the one clasping his was the one that bore the cursed gauntlet Agony, so it was significantly less comfortable than the gentle squeeze she gave to Masami. Either way Garnet soon walked past them, heading for the cells, ignoring the sword.
"You guys ought to remember that we're a team, you know. What's the big idea, leaving me behind like that?" She remarked as she proceeded to tear off the bars of the children's jail cells with her gauntlet, before smiling at them. "Now run along, little ones. You're free." She said to them.
Akihiko's mouth was slightly agape. He was amazed of how she had approached the blade just like that, and was completely unaffected.
The Republic of Atria wrote:---
After having given all of her gifts to the soon to be wed couple and receiving their heartfelt thanks in return, Hadrimmelis excused herself and then simply hovered along the sidelines of the party, making a half-assed effort to block out the thoughts that everyone was broadcasting to the powerful psionic dragon that stood among them. She could make out many familiar faces (and many familiar thought matrices, for that matter), but she opted against approaching them for the time being, as glad as she was to see them again, and instead, the Black Dragon dedicated herself to the task of exploring Praetorian gastronomy, which is an elegant way of saying that she stayed near the snack bar, tasting everything on it, sans the tablecloth of course.
When the main event began, that is, the wedding of Xander and Naja, the World-Dragon found herself at an impasse: she was familiar enough with human events (thanks to scanning the minds of those present) to know how the thing would go, but, even though she had fought alongside Xander and Naja both during the Builder War, she did not consider herself to be a friend of either one in particular, and so the choice of where to sit was a tad difficult, though in the end she figured that she'd sit on Xander's side, since he had been the one to send the invite. Following protocol, she clapped and cheered the couple on once they kissed and were declared husband and wife, both because it was the proper thing to do and because she was happy for them.