Hesitation [Mod]

[Kaitou Nagano]

Given the other night's battle, the car factory was the last place Kaitou wanted to be right now. He was wrapped from the neck down to his waist in bandages, and his arms and hands were given similar treatment. The burns from his encounter had mostly healed over thanks to the help of his cousins, but he was incredibly sore. If not for the fact that he'd lost his phone in the struggle against the Red Devil Turret, he wouldn't have left the comfort of his bed.

However, it had fallen somewhere in the factory, and he hadn't backed up its contents since the fight at the shrine. The photos and information he had collected on Holly Mason and Shirako Tachibana were stored in the memory card, and losing them would put all the efforts he'd made over the last few days to waste. In short, though it pained him to do so, he had to turn down a good night's sleep and brave the Outer Circle once more in order to retrieve his phone.

"Now, where the hell are you..." Kaitou muttered, holding his cousin Hanako's phone in one hand while the other was resting on the hilt of last night's spoils, Ikusaba. A bandaged thumb slowly dialed his own number, and after a few silent moments of standing in the center of the factory floor a Wobbuffet's incessant cry began to ring out. "Towards the back, huh..." Replacing the other phone, the brunette quickly walked over to the back of the factory. It didn't take long before he caught a glimpse of his phone beside some rubble near the wall that had been melted. Yikes. Well, mission accomplished, right?

No, of course not. As he picked up his phone, the sounds of metal clattering to the ground caused him to snap his head towards the source of the noise. Nobody had followed Kaitou here today, so there was really only one reasonable explanation for the commotion. Sighing heavily, he drew his sword before resting it lightly on his shoulder.

Another Shadow.

Lovely.

[Erithania]

Absolutely a gorgeous sweetheart, ain't he?

Lovely Gigas

Skills
Viper Smash
Marin Karin
Dia

Null: Strike
Weakness: Wind

[Kaitou Nagano]

...Tonight was going down as one of Kaitou's stranger encounters with the unknown. At the moment, he was staring down a pink and white Gigas Shadow whose extremities were (thankfully) covered with cherubic hearts. Just fucking peachy.

"You'll have to forgive me for turning down any date offers-- y'see, I'm not Shadowsexual," Kaitou called, raising his sword over his head as he began to slowly close the distance towards the creature. Seemingly heartbroken, the Gigas raised its hands to his face as if to cry, then suddenly made a heart shape and fired a pink ray at Kaitou. It was dodged, but not without a blanched expression on his face. "Okay, okay. You need to stop. In case you're not aware, I've already had my purity stolen by a succubus. I really don't need you to make those damn puppy eyes at me!"

His patience had run out by now, and Kaitou began a headlong charge towards the Gigas, bringing his blade down on its head. In response, it charged energy in one of its fists and shot a straight towards the katana, deflecting the attack after a clash. However, he was not deterred, coming back around to carve his blade across the chest of the Shadow before it knocked him away with a kick. 'Oof, did you have to hit me in the ribs? Still, this new katana is so sharp compared to the family blade... Another cut like that and I can...'

A flash of light interrupted his train of thought. The last time this happened he got blown into a wall, so he made sure to put all focus on the Shadow. As it gathered light in its body, the wound he had inflicted patched itself up as if it was never there. "Fuck," Kaitou spat, glaring. "You're a healer. Of course." Once again he ran at the Gigas, but each time they clashed it would only allow him one strike before knocking him aside and healing itself back up.

This process soon became tiring, especially since he was never at full strength to begin with. Standard attacks wouldn't do the job. If he wanted to kill this thing before the sun rose again, he'd have to eliminate it in one stroke. What a drag. Kaitou took a deep breath to steady himself, then sheathed his blade. Looks like he'd have to draw on his iaijutsu techniques. Noticing a change in the human's attack pattern, the Gigas charged both of its fists up and began lumbering over. Looks like it had the same thing in mind. Lifting his feet, Kaitou sprinted towards his opponent. If the two were to clash directly, its fists would most likely drive the man into the ground.

If.

When he was within a few feet of the Gigas, the brunette skidded to a halt before hurling his body clockwise. The momentum from the sudden stop combined with the turn put a lot of strain on his sword arm, but he nevertheless drew Ikusaba out of its sheath, forcing all of the energy into the action as its edge drove into the Shadow-- through its fists, then its arms, then its midsection. This was the same reckless and wholly improper slashing technique he'd used at the full moon battle, but seeing as his blade was strengthened and this Shadow wasn't nearly on the level of the Corrupt God...

One Shadow approached, and two halves left. Kaitou flicked bits of grime and dark essence off his blade before smoothly returning it to its scabbard. "God... Why do I always attract the strange ones...?" Shaking his head, he left the factory. It was time for a well-deserved rest.

[ChromaticTruthsayer]

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