"Good grief, you two. Let's save it for later!"Shinigami rears up before Mori and Akihiko.
"You two....stop wasting your time on me!"[Now Playing: Theme of Mori ~~Goya wa Machiawase~~]Reynart leads the way.
"Save your breath! I don't want you to save me! Save Sakurajima, you fool!"A dusting of pollen scatters over Shinigami's mask as Mori engages the gigantic Akuma, obscuring his vision. Thorny growths follow Mori's trail, pollen erupting from within them to shower the deathly Akuma. Whatever effect they seem to be having on Shinigami, they seem to be massively irritating, as the Akuma emits a low, pained screeching.
"You...."Shinigami reaches down, a long spindly hand reaching for Mori, but Mori is too quick, and slinks into a pool of shadows, before erupting out with more thorn-like growths, sprouting bulbs blasting more neon-yellow pollen into the face of the gigantic Akuma. The monster screeches, lashing out with a backhand, as Mori attempts to jump somewhere safe.
He finds no purchase, having dodged somewhere with no shadows. Shinigami's swipe smashes into Mori, sending him flying into a heap of junk, stunning him temporarily.
(Mori doesn't want to get hit in the face...)
(Shinigami's spells will backfire!)
Reynart casts Pollen Curtain!
Reynart loses 6 MP!
Reynart initiates!
Hit Rate: 98 to hit
Hit: 49, hit!
Shinigami takes 11 damage!
Shinigami loses 15 Hit for two turns...
Shinigami retaliates!
Hit Rate: 56 to hit
Hit: 15, hit!
Reynart takes 16 damage!
(Backfire activates!)
Shinigami takes 6 damage!
Reynart Guards Ibaraki-Douji!
As Shinigami reaches for the still-stunned Reynart, the demon perched upon the orb continues to speak, thorn-like shadowy fingers reaching for the half-demon.
"Even your so-called allies are turning against you. You can't save anyone, Sawatari.""Not all of them! Mori, get to me!"[Now Playing: Theme of Akihiko ~~Lineage of Clan~~]Suddenly, a broken piece of junk tears its way through the Akuma's arms, forcing it away from Mori. The Akuma twists its body around to see who had interrupted it, Mori taking the opportunity to retreat as Akihiko approaches, slinking into his shadow.
"Get the hell away from him!" "Why are you defending him? He just insulted you. None of your other friends like him." "Don't get me wrong. He's kind of an asshole. In all likelihood, I'm gonna have to break up a fight the moment we get out of here. It might be more trouble than it's worth." "But I ain't leaving behind one of my own, even if he needs to get his head on straight. And I'm doing to do what's just, which means saving both of you!"Shinigami screeches at that, and swipes at Akihiko wildly to try to catch him, but the oni slips through his fingers with a deft roll, spinning into position.
"I'm really sorry about this, Miya-no, Otoya. But Sakurajima wouldn't want to see you like this either, and I won't let you down. When I find the bastard that turned you into this...."He sprints to the left, avoiding another swipe. Shinigami, clearly realising how much quicker Akihiko is than itself, rears up, before emitting a shadowy, black burst of smoke from the space where its face should have been, directed right at Akihiko, only for Mori to appear from within Akihiko's shadow, deflecting the attack into a nearby pile of junk with a single shadowy thorn and vanishing back into the oni's shadow as quickly as he appeared. With a roar, Akihiko leaps into the air with grace unbefitting his demonic appearance.
"KA-SU-GAAAAAAAA!" "Enough!"Akihiko's fist bursts into flame as he rears back, before he thrusts his hand forward, as if to punch the Akuma. A spout of flame bursts forth from his hand, almost throwing Akihiko back, as the flame tears through the middle of the Akuma, the sounds of glass shattering and amber liquid oozing forth from the cage where Otoya's body was being suspended.
"No....Sakurajima....I...couldn't..."(Akihiko's Daunt activates!)
(Mori's Support activates!)
(Akihiko will protect Mori to the end!)
(Ibaraki-Douji's Bloodthirst activates!)
(Ibaraki-Douji's Demonic Constitution is active!)
(Shinigami's spells will backfire!)
(Shinigami is under the effect of Pollen Curtain! -15 Hit)
(Akihiko has Kurmunda... -3 DR)
Ibaraki-Douji casts Flame Shot!
Ibaraki-Douji loses 6 MP!
Ibaraki-Douji initiates!
Hit Rate: 73 to hit
Hit: 2, hit!
Critical: 19, crit!
Shinigami takes 78 damage!
Shinigami is defeated!
Shinigami unleashes a few deep moans as it begins to collapse in on itself, the stained-glass shell where Otoya was being kept first cracking, then shattering, Otoya sliding out. Mori is able to exit Akihiko's shadow as he lands, and catches the unconscious Otoya.
"Please...Sawatari...Kasuga...save...Kanna..."The deathly Akuma fades into dark wisps, as the remaining Onibi, with the controlling influence over them gone, fade away too. The faint sounds of a cello playing in the distance can still be heard. Tadano turns back around, breathing heavily as he rests on his giant
kanabo.
"Woah....is this what you guys do now? Is it over? Did we win?"
"Good job, everyone! Yakiniku and udon, on me! Victory dinner, let's go!"
".....No. The Domain hasn't started to collapse yet. Something's not right. But my senses aren't strong enough to pick up on what that is." "Uh...what? Isn't that how Domains work? You kick the ass of the Akuma in it and it collapses? Man, plenty of weird shit happenin' today I don't get! First Sawatari here turnin' into some weird fox thing, then some guy pretending to be me....."A red glimmer flashes across the field of stars on Saya's helmet.
"No. It's not over yet...I still sense an enemy in the Domain, Kazami-senpai, Akkun!"~~~~Map Complete...?~~~~
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