Mine, Part Sideways 8 [Mod]

[Seiji Dalton]

He was still stick in the first stratum of the mine. Well...he was by choice, technically, but he didn't feel like risking an adventure deeper into the place that would get him killed. Looking about with a certain amount of nervousness that was lost within the blankness of his face, Seiji ventured from the city outskirts to the mine. Unlike many people that doubted themselves, his faith in his own abilities were sound...it was just his judgement that was in question. He remembered the boss fight the night before and how it dragged on because he wouldn't use heat wave due to a fear of the boss absorbing the, erm, kinetic energy from the heat blast or...however the hell that worked. Seiji wasn't a doctor, he was a problem solver, a go getter. Near the entrance to the mine, Seiji found an unused pack. Opening it up, he saw grenades, makeshift home-made grenades.

What kind of an idiot brought grenades to a mine shaft? At least they were smart enough to leave them outside. His sensing abilities weren't on the level of some other users, but he tried sensing in case he felt the presence of another Persona user. Unfortunately, there was none to be found. Darn, someone had just left the grenades there. He'd bring 'em back to Takeda when he was done with the mines, maybe he'd have a use for them. Unlike his previous ventures into the outer circle, this time he didn't have a live scooter battery inside his backpack. Instead, he had a seemingly brand new bastard sword crafted the old way, the high quality way. He was holding a genuine medieval masterpiece. He hadn't used Sir Gawain in a solo exploration yet. The presence within the sea of his soul felt more...powerful. It'd be fun as hell to test that out.

Venturing into the topmost part of the mine, he wandered semi-aimlessly, never losing his way but never walking like he had somewhere in mind for a destination.

[ChromaticTruthsayer]

A pack of Shadows appeared!

Liberating Idol

• Garula
• Spirit Drain

Absorb: Repel: Null: Wind Rs: Wk: Elec
Golden Beetle

• Bufula
• Hamaon

Absorb: Repel: Light Null: Rs: Wk: Dark

[Seiji Dalton]

As Seiji turned a corner, an excessively bright light blinded him for a moment but seemed to do no damage. Blinking as he opened his eyes, he found himself surprised. A massive golden beetle was in front of him that seemed to be the source of the light. Not only was he resistant to light, he was totally immune to it. That was very interesting. Three seconds into his first solo album since the group tour, he'd learned something important. Energized for the fight to come, Seiji smiled. He wasn't ready to move on to the next floor yet, but oh boy was he close. "Persona!" He said proudly as the bastard sword cleaved the card holding Sir Gawain in two. The card shattered and the short, portly knight appeared. Not wasting any time, the knight swung his massive weapon into the ground and sent out a rippling heat wave through the shadows. It was very similar what the luchadore gigas had done to him. Remembering the tremendous power of that shadow, he found himself content that such power was within his own soul.

Not wanting to let his Persona have all the fun, he compelled Sir Gawain to handle the idol as he started hacking away at the beetle. It launched ice shards out that hit him deep in the chest but the wounds only seemed to excite Seiji. It had been so long since his last fight, he was going to savor this. The beetle tried to jump back with its wings and gain some distance but Seiji was too quick, cutting its wings and forcing it to stay on the ground. Hacking with as much ferocity as he could muster, he slashed deeply into its tender exoskeleton before backing off just enough to let Sir Gawain have his turn. Rushing to beat down the idol, he saw that Gawain had made good use of brave blade, enduring every blast of wind that the idol could throw at him without flinching. It was drained, and as it saw Seiji draw near, it tried to drain him as well. The joke was on the idol of course, Seiji's reserve of spirit wasn't particularly deep. Now if it had tried that trick on Luka, Ran, Takeda, or Dave, maybe it would've mattered, but for a pure bred bona fide honey badger like himself? He just didn't give a shit.

Running through the cutting winds powered by his own spirit, Seiji chipped away at the idol with slash after slash. He parried a few physical attempts to keep him away and suffered another drain. Unfortunately for the shadow, he found an opening and took it, removing what served as a head for the idol and removing its mask from its body. Falling down, the idol began to slowly dissolve. Meanwhile, the beetle was holding up poorly under the assault of Sir Gawain's drawn sword. He'd replaced his mace on his back and drew a new weapon. Looking at the portly knight, he remembered what he often did with Gareth. Rushing at the beetle, he raised his sword and his blade hit true. Just as Gawain's brave blade cut clean through the damn shadow, his own sword cleaved its imitation of flesh apart and the beetle finally died.

A shame, Seiji wanted more excitement in his evening.

[Erithania]

They're dead. You're not.



Have some fish.

[Seiji Dalton]

A foul stench filled Seiji's nostrils as he looked around during the aftermath of the battle. Sniffing, he groaned. Fish. Seiji didn't like fish usually, although he occasionally could stomach some Sushi. That didn't really make a whole lot of sense considering Sushi was uncooked fish and you'd think that uncooked fish would upset his stomach more than anything. Shrugging off the weird thoughts, Seiji sheathed his sword and made his way back up towards the surface after testing out the barrier, making sure that it truly wasn't there anymore.

Finding he was right, he evaded his way out of the mine and retrieved the pack of grenades. Takeda would have a field day with those...