Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:25 pm Post subject: Evil Cult Part II (Rank Training)
"I'm honored to be able to make a Hitokugutsu out of this shinobi but," Dharma sighs heavily. "Don't be so hard on yourself, it's not like it's you're fault. I mean everyone in the Platinum Seven has that deal with you, we're all alive. Her companion, dressed in medical gear, gives a slightly disappointed look. "Except me," Dharma just stares at her. "Well fighting isn't your forte, your a good medical nin though. That kinda of knowledge wouldn't transfer to me, so I wouldn't be able to use you to your best. Anyways, Kuchiki-dono was the only none Platinum member to sign that." she says. Dharma shakes her head. "No, I'm just being foolishy superstitious. The body is preserved and a memorial service is set up, right?" The nurse nods, "Yes, seeing Chris-san is from Iwa he is seeing to it right now. How goes your communications with the Hokage?"I've decided to wait on that. He'll pay more attention to me if my actual rank is higher.
She walks over the her desk and shuffles through some paperwork. "I've received intelligence about the cult, a possible base of operations. Want to come Beth?""R-really? Sure I'd love too. Who else is coming?""One or two more other members, depending on who answers the call. The mission will begin tommorow. Make sure Kuchiki-dono's body is in good shape, then you may take your leave.""Yes ma'am, I'm going to make the preparations for Hitokugutsu. I'll probally mess around in the lab a bit before going home. [color=orange]"That's fine, quit acting like this is a really strict organization. The only reason I really tell you what to do is you've become somewhat my right hand. And I appreciate it. After the nurse, Bethany, makes her exit Dharma picks up another folder and starts reading. Her companion, Sandaasu walks in letting out a low growl. "Hungary? Ok, hold on Sandaa." Placing the file down away from her other papers, she gets up and exits the room. She momentarily looks back, thinking that she would have to straighten that out and that the Hokage's desk isn't even that messy.
She was normally neat and arranged with her things, but the sudden
'advertisement' of the team has had some applications come in. Also, information on other groups that may cause problems have been extracted by some of the other agent. "That will be straightened out tommorow night." she tells her fox, making somewhat of an excuse. Entering the kitchen, she walks over to a cupboard. "There you go," she pulls out some fresh fish and puts in into a dish on the floor. "I wonder how Narda-sama is doing. He said he was working on an headquarters. Working from my house kinda sucks." Granted, she'd probally live there at least there would be more room. Her lab is taking the bulk of the house. She hated to admit it, but she rather looked up to Narda. He was her friend and treats her on equal terms, but something about the charisma he carried. She takes a container of food, it was perfectly portioned for her. Leaving the kitchen, she grabs some chopsticks. Sandaasu grabs two fish in it's mouth and carries them, following Dharma. Exiting an open window, she gets on the roof. Dharma would often eat on the roof, looking down at the village wondering about it and the will of fire.
She finishs her meal and heads to bed. "Tommorow's mission could be very hard, I need my health and beauty rest." Birds chirping awoke her from her sleep, light filtering though the curtains to shine on the spot next to her. She yawn, blanket falling off of her as she sits up in the bed. She straightens her pjs even though she's about to get clean and dressed for the day. As she gathered her shower stuff, a sharp knock jars her out of her siren thoughts. She drops the stuff on the bed and heads for the door. "Who is it?!" she makes no attempt to hide the irratation she's feeling. "Garett, I guess I'm a bit early?" Dharma opens the door, "As a matter of fact, yes you are. But make yourself at home, I was just about to hop in the shower. No peeking.""You already know I wouldn't,""Ok, only let other senior members in while I'm getting ready. Of course Bethany has her own key, so don't freak out when she walks in."
Garett sits down in her office, even though it's a bit cramped. About half an hour later, she walks into her office drying her hair. "No one else?"Only Narda-san, and he's going to be late. He will meet us at the coordinates to save time." came Bethany's voice from behind Dharma which goes behind her desk. "Good, cause this office can't fit more than three or four people," she pokes fun at her lack of space. "Also 3-4 people is good for a shinobi team. This is to scout out the enemy, not cause a battle. Although if a chance presents itself take it. Then withdraw quickly before we take too much damage on our own part. I can eat on the go, so let's head out." The other two exit her office then stop to wait for her. She walks past them and picks up a backpack. Sandaasu follows her out, coming from the kitchen area.
The three head out, each with a backpack. Bethany sticks to the back, even before they leave the village's boundaries. The med has to stay safe in order to support the team after all. They soon reach the large forest of fire country. "They are located near Oto, so it will take a few days to get there. Of course you knew that," Dharma says, trying to make conversation, if a somewhat weak one. Garett starts up on his new bloodline ability, breaking the awkward silence. Just as she says a few days pass, and she stops short in mid tree jump. She signals for them to come quietly to the ground. "Okay," she says once they reach the ground, "Their base can be anywhere around here. Keep in mind it's only a side base and not the main headquarters.""Of course, if that was the case, we'd have more members with us." Bethany nods, in such a way it's almost saying 'yea, duh'.
After running a radio test, the four break off and start searching the area for any sort of clue to the base's where abouts. Dharma puts on her shades and brings out a tool kit of some sort. It was a thieve's kit so to speak, if there were any doors or hatchs around she was going to get into them for sure. An explosion breaks the silence, Dharma and Sandaasu's heads immediately turning in the direction Garett was in. They head that direction, "Garett-san?!" she voices over the radio. "I'm fine," Dharma soon sees that as she comes out into the clearing the explosion made. He was covered head to toe in blue dragon scales. Across from him stand a man in white clothing, glasses and hefting red chakra in the shape of a bomb. "That's one of the cult members that was in Kuchiki and Chairo's report. I have him, my Kekkai Ryu will stand up to his bombs. Just complete the mission. Dharma grimaces, "Hey! I'm the leader here! Continue what you're doing then." Dharma heads off, shunshining behind the man. If the base was near, it was most likely being guarded by him. Sandaasu follows her as well.
She inwardly scoffs Garett. This was supposed to a quiet scouting mission. What's done is done. I'll just try my best to recover some information. She stops at tree and hides behind it. She peaks around it and see to people walking along. She thinks sees emblems on their shirts, emblems which her resources told her are associated with this cult. Maybe thats the wrong thing to call them. They appear to be well organized and so far haven't shown any religious tendancies. As she waits for them to pass, they take off running towards her companion's direction. [i]Oh no, Bethany. She whispers into her headset, "Bethany, what's your status?""I'm fine, but I may need to stay silent. I think I may have company soon. But don't worry about me. I may not be the best fighter in Platinum, but I have a few tricks up my sleeve.""Alright. Just remember to finish fights, and not start them.""Understood."
Dharma and Sandaasu continue to quietly make their foward. Sandaasu takes front point, in case of a trap he could get away the fastest. He looks back and bares his teeth. Dharma quickly makes her way over and she looks past the bushes. She sees a group of three talking about something that seems important, and a camp a few yards past them. As the conversation looks like it's becoming heated, a man with long hair holding a wrapped up object comes from another clearing. One of the shinobi that was already there points at the man and gives a 'I told ya' gesture. Dharma runs a quick inventory on her weapons and getting mentally prepared. After taking a quick scan of the area again, she heads toward the camp. Avoiding those others, she takes the long way around. Someone shouting grabs her attention and she looks to see what's happening.
A man with a small stone between his index and thumb fingers is talking to the man with the wrapped object. He looks rather irrated, as if this other man had wronged him. The man starts to respond, but one of the other shinobi cut him off. "Great, seems like word of my group has gotten to them." Having little time to waste before she's discovered, she quietly and calmly climbs a tree. She has a view a decent ways into the camp. Bringing out binoculars, she looks for a clear spot in the camp. "There!" she whisper to Sandaasu. "Stay here." She makes some quick calculation in her head, then shunshins into there camp.
She instantly drops down on a knee and puts her back to the tent she appears by. The people of the camp suddenly start working, putting things together. [i]"Strange, I don't remember hearing a command for them to do that. It's almost like they share a collective mind, if somewhat a slow one. She hears someone coming, so she darts around the other corner of the tent. Suddenly she's knocked off her feet, a large amount of air escaping her lungs. A grey column of energy appears and inch from her face, followed by the body of an attractive female dressed in black and grey. Dharma realizes that the energy is a weapon of some sort that the female is holding to her face. "What do you think your doing? And do you think we are really that stupid?" Dharma clenchs both of her fists before responding, "How weak do you think I am? She trips the young lady and quickly get to her feet. By the time she's on her feet, the girl is and the man that had the stone earlier is leaning against the tent. "Let me deal with her, I haven't fought anyone in a while." The girl looks at him disappointed, "Yes sir. I'll continue to keep an eye out for others." she says, fading from view.
The pockets the stone from earlier, and brings his arms to either side of his head. "My name's Zhane," the yellow third eye on his forehead narrows, "I'll be your opponent." Black fire ignites on his forearms and lower legs. It settles down and focuses, but still has that wild look of fire. He bring an arm back and a black fireball forms in front of it. He launchs it at Dharma, who jumps up into the air in order to avoid it. He instantly appears above her and punchs her back down to the ground. Fortunately for her, a tent breaks her fall. It collapses under her weight, and she rolls out of the falling mass. Zhane slowly drifts to the ground, black dragonfly like wings slowing his descent. She could tell he wanted to play with her, just by the way he didn't follow up with another attack. Wait a minute, chakra wings? Weapons formed of the owners chakra?"You're Starkin? You know Aleison Nova? "I'm Starkin yes, but I know not who this Allie is. You seem well informed, not many people know what we are." Doesn't know Allie? Another seperate group of Starkin then? I suppose it's not out of the question... A kick in the side of the head shattered her thought process. [i]Stupid woman, you're in a fight. She insults herself, doing the best she can to roll with the blow.
I knocks her over and she rolls into a ball to absorb some of the impact. He follows her and is suprised when a foot slams into his head even before she gets up. Dharma did a handstand, spreading her legs out in either direction. She flips into the air, landing on her feet and sending a jab towards Zhane's face. He deflects her fist and sends his own jab her way. She blocks it and attempts to trip him. He jumps over it, kneeing her with the opposite leg he jumped with when he lands. Dharma brings her left hand down to block his leg. "Capoiera? This isn't a dance recital missy, this is a serious fight!" He hits her with a strong uppercut, knocking her a few feet into the air. He jumps up and brings dark fire into a globe surrounding his body. "Meteor Drive!" He dives into her, knocking her body solidly into the ground. "Finished already, how lame." The flames die down and he looks at what he though was her body. She had replaced herself with a nearby crate. Before he can turn around, her leg hits him squarely in the back and knocks him away.
"Aiy," he says getting up holding his back. "I guess I've underestimated you. Seems your working multiple martial arts." He gets into a combat stance, bring his arms close to his body with on high and the other low. "Me myself prefers to fight on instinct alone. It's my own little style." "Time to retreat I suppose. I highly doubt I'm getting information now." Dharma thinks, making handseals to shunshin away. She reappears where she had left Sandaasu. "Come on, Sandaa!" she calls him before she takes off running. A bit too loud, the one remaining guard heard her. She charges him, sidestepping and punching him in the side of the head. She grabs the side of his clothes and knees him. Satisfied he was out, she leaps into the trees and continues on her way. "Platinum, converge and retreat." she orders over the radio. Zhane appears in front of her and punchs her in the stomach, and she fall out of the trees. Before crashing into the ground, she manages to right her position in the air and land hard on her feet. Anticipating him attacking, she backflips as he comes down with a heel drop.
"Did you really thinking it'd be that easy to get away from me?" His right hand flares up and he tosses the flame. Dharma manages to duck under it, and it hits a tree behind her and instantly ignites the whole thing. Sandaasu launchs it's needle fur at Zhane, then uses his speed to strike him with his sharp fur before the needles even reach him. The sudden appears of the fox prevents him from dodging and the needles hit him as well. Sandaasu is gone by the time the needles strike. Dharma grabs a twig from the ground, and throws three explosive note pouchs at Zhane. She sticks the branch in his flames and throws it after she tosses some kunai in order to cut the pouchs open. She leaps back into a tree and Sandaasu appears by her as the explosion occurs. When the smoke clears, Zhane is stand about where Dharma was. A blanket of chakra was spread behind his back with his arm up to maintain it. He looks like he's speaking on a radio, but he's saying nothing. He looks up, "We'll finish this later, I've got things I need to take care of." He disappears in a spray of small stars.
Later at Konoha
"Aren't you glade that my dearest came along?" Narda says. While Dharma was busy running from Zhane, he had shown up at the camp. While he distracted the others, his girlfriend retrieve a large amount of files from the camp's main office. "Yea, and thanks for the sword. She looks at it like she doesn't know what to do with it. "You know I don't use swords.""I don't need it.""I have a feeling there's more to it than it appears. You are good at figuring these things out.""Yea, thanks. Now to business... The six and Narda's girlfriend go over the information they've retrieved. _________________ Roleplaying Characters: Caleb Uchiha Umoki Aleison Nova Mousy Dharma, The Silver Moth RPG Stats: Shinobi Rank: Chuunin, A ~ Chuunin, B ~ Jounin, A ~ Jounin, A Village: Konohagakure ~ Konohagakure ~ ??? ~ Konohagakure Training Points: 240 Inventory: 20 kunai,100 feet of metal thread ~ See Inventory ~ Summoning Quiver (Explosive Arrows), 10 smoke bombs ~ Mouse Paw Yo-yo, Lexi, Retractable Shuriken, and Silver Soldier Serum x3 Personal Stats: Forum Credit: 0
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