Koki gave a small laugh, moving to sit on the floor next to the wolf. "Hello." She whispered, holding out her hand for either a shake or a sniff. "We had wolves that looked like you in the forest near my hometown."
(wb!!!!)
Ryuusei didn't have much time to react, as the judges had already leapt into action. His first instinct was to look for Kaito, either for a clue of what to do or just see if the other was doing fine.
In the end, he decided upon summoning his lance again and standing close to the eighth judge, in case he needed any help.
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The wolf had sniffed Koki’s hand before licking it. The creature eventually got on the bench at laid there. The seventh judge smiled at the interaction a bit before her face had turned serious. She looked in the direction of the door, sensing that something bad had happened to someone she cared for…
When the smoke cleared, there was the sixth judge… but unlike what would be considered ideal, he wasn’t the one who was on the winning side.
”Oi oi… you judges should know where you belong……” one of the demonic figures had hold the sixth judge up by his neck in an attempt to strangle him.
”Dian!” the eighth judge yelled out in shock.
Kaito, who was on his knees and comforting the hurt spirit, was equally as shocked. Gathering his courage, he stood up with his battle axe at hand, trying to attack the demon that was without a job at that moment.
Reaching the figure with his blade, Kaito got confident with his skills… but perhaps that wasn’t the best move.
”Die…” the demonic figure that was not holding the sixth judge murmured as metallic blades extended from its body, trapping, piercing, and stabbing Kaito in many different places.
”Eh…? Dushi… not gonna help your buddies here……?” the first figure asked with a crooked smile as it squeezed the sixth judge’s neck harder.
Seeing the sixth judge in trouble, Ryuusei realized they might be in big trouble - if that thing was able to catch him mid attack, then who knows what else they could do.
Kaito's experience proved that getting close to the beasts was a no go. They had to take it out from afar, with less risks than getting close.
Feeling his intentions, his weapon started vibrating, as if ready to do whatever it had to. Could he try taking out or at least distracting the demons with his weapon? Only one way to find out.
He threw the golden crescent moon at the two figures, which immediately began circling them rapidly, bashing at their heads like a boomerang. If the demon tried putting the sixth judge in front of him or tried defending itself, the item would change course and hit somewhere else, though Ryuusei could not tell if the spikes on it did any damage.
The wolf had sniffed Koki’s hand before licking it. The creature eventually got on the bench at laid there. The seventh judge smiled at the interaction a bit before her face had turned serious. She looked in the direction of the door, sensing that something bad had happened to someone she cared for…
It took Koki one look to figure out at least the Judge's mood, so she tried to distract her. "I know this is a bit strange, but could you tell me more about what I am? I've been studying Italian mythology for so long and I just started studying Japanese and Chinese mythology."
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The demonic figure which held the sixth judge hostage sent the spear flying away with ease, giving Ryuusei a crazed smile.
”Know your places low lifes!!” the figure said with a laugh before the laugh was cut short; quite literally as well.
A waterfall of blood came pouring down from the creature’s neck as the figure fell on its knees, releasing the sixth judge.
”Who dares—“ the demon looked up to be met with a pair of warm yet deadly eyes before meeting its end with the figure in front of it piercing his large scythe through its skull. The humanoid figure who held the scythe had a black armor on, dressed with a black cape with golden edges and with a face some may recognize.
The other demon who had Kaito hostage was taken down the second the humanoid figure looked towards it.
”Sorry I arrived a little late—“ the figure spoke up, turning towards the group ”—had some documents to clear up” the first judge accepted with a small smile.
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(Qinguang, The First Judge)
(Magic : Agile Assassination — As the name suggests, the judge is able to kill someone or something with great speeds; by making eye contact with the other person to be exact. The moment the contact was made, the moment the opponent would be attacked)
(Wielded Weapon : Midnight Scythe)
(Weapon’s Signature Magic : Bloodlust)
(I’ll reply to you in a bit Unseelie, I have somethings to do real quick)
Seeing his lance flicked away like it was a fly made Ryuusei's stomach sink, cold sweat starting to drip on his back. The magic weapon could return to hit over and over again, but if the monster was going to flick it like this every time, he might as well abandon his plan.
The lance was returning once more to try land a strike, when the monsters began bending down, bleeding heavily. Ryuusei barely managed to redirect the weapon on a different trajectory before it hit the newcomer.
"That was so close" the boy thought to himself as he called back his lance, feeling the cold sweat give him chills. Accidentally hitting a judge with a flying weapon did not sound like something one would want to do.
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(Sorry! I forgot to tell you that I’ll be back very active again in a few days)
(Aight)
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The first judge’s weapon disappeared, he turned back to the group.
”Are you hurt?” he seemed to ask only Ryuusei and Dushi, not paying much attention to the sixth judge and his apprentice. It was obvious why, they could heal themselves after all.
"Mn, i'm okay." the boy answered, reaching out his hand in an attempt to catch his returning weapon - he had yet to master it therefore controlling its movements was a little hard.
His gaze moved towards Dushi, checking for any casualties, and then moved to Kaito and the sixth judge, who were pretty injured.
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”Those things have been roaming around a lot these days… I wonder what’s happening in hell” the first judge brought up before he turned to the sixth judge, helping him up from the ground.
”Come on, use your ability, don’t waste any time” the first judge spoke with a commanding voice rather than a reassuring one as the sixth judge used the remaining of his energy to summon and waft his fan at everyone, healing them quite quickly.
”Clearly those aren’t normal demons, otherwise you would’ve taken care of them easily” Dushi brought up to the sixth judge.
”That’s what I’m afraid of” the first judge turned back and added with a thoughtful tone.
The wolf had sniffed Koki’s hand before licking it. The creature eventually got on the bench at laid there. The seventh judge smiled at the interaction a bit before her face had turned serious. She looked in the direction of the door, sensing that something bad had happened to someone she cared for…
It took Koki one look to figure out at least the Judge's mood, so she tried to distract her. "I know this is a bit strange, but could you tell me more about what I am? I've been studying Italian mythology for so long and I just started studying Japanese and Chinese mythology."
(I'll bump this back up for you so you don't have to try and find it when you respond. :) )
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(Thanks)
The judge shook her head, looked at Koki before she sat back down.
”You are a Zashiki-warashi, or as I would call a living room child. Your presence brings luck to humans and will give them a unnatural sense of security” she explained as easily as she could. She was still worried as to what was happening outside but wasn’t willing to show.
Ryuusei was a little worried now, approaching the judges while stuffing the crescent moon in his pocket.
"Not normal demons?" he questioned, with a frown. "Then what were they?"
The stories in the human world had started flooding back in his mind, speed recaping the traditional bestiary. Either his memory wasnt good enough or the informations he had weren't enough, but he was curious to know more about what these things were and where had they come from
"That is… Hard to pronounce. Cool, but hard as hell to pronounce." Koki muttered, laughing a bit. "So, what can I do?" She asked, tilting her head in question. Distract, distract, d i s t r a c t.
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”You know how cursing or blessing an entity changes their behavior? That’s what those things were; cursed demons” the first judge theorized with a confused look.
”With that said… cursed demons don’t tend to attack us…” he followed, arguing his own words.
”We don’t know yet—“ Dushi brought up ”—but one thing’s certain, they mean no good” he finished his sentence as the other two judges nodded.
”We never know when and where they will appear next, perhaps we should be on the lookout” the sixth judge mentioned.
”Well… teleportation is definitely one of your perks, another might be that you heal others’ mental state when you’re near them” the seventh judge answered with a happy look on her face as she patted the wolf’s head.
Koki looked stunned.
"I can teleport? I c a n t e l e p o r t!" She exclaimed, punching her fist in the air with a giddy smile. "The pranks I will be able to do!"
Cursed demons. Just the name itself sounded like bad news. Could things get any worse? He probably shouldn't be asking himself that question in case fate found a way to actually make it worse.
"Uuum, may i ask another question? How come they were not hurt by our weapons?"
The thought of the demon catching the sixth judge before he had even managed to attack properly and the fact that they had flicked his lance away like it was a toothpick gave him chills. That kind of power was worrisome, especially in the hands of such beasts
(>.>)
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(Don’t kill me but I’m kinda experiencing a writer’s block on this one… srry ;-; I’ll get my reply up when I have something)
(It's okay boi, we understand u, don't worry about it q3q i was worried smth happened to u or smth, das all)
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(speaking of which I just healed from a fever but thank you for worrying QwQ)
(yoink)
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(Okay, this is just my bad. I thought I’d already replied to this, sorryyyyyyy~~)
The smile the seventh judge gave to Koki was similar to that of a parent to a child. Perhaps Koki was bringing some memories for her.
”Yes, that are somethings you’re definitely allowed to do” she mentioned.
She soon looked down, as if she was thinking of something or… perhaps someone.
The judges all turned to Ryuusei, their faces were thoughtful.
”Right… why weren’t they harmed…?” the sixth judge was perhaps thinking of a reason but she couldn’t think of one on the spot.
”In all honesty, we don’t know— never before have our weapons been stopped like that” the eighth judge added, giving a slightly worried expression.
Ryuusei could tell from the judges' facial expressions that they too were worried about the demons, and the fact that they defended themselves so easily when they should have not.
"Does this 'cused' part stand for anything?" he questioned, curious to know more.
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”Well—“ the first judge started ”—usually when something is ‘cursed’, it’s from someone else’s force. Same case here. Some greater being must’ve cursed these demons… but since I’ve been working here, I’ve never heard of a thing as a curse that negates the effects of the judges’ weapons…” the first judge claimed. The two other judges nodded in agreement. They’ve probably never heard of such a thing.
(ayy, i left sum space for UnseelieKing, but it looks like they're not on.)
What kind of greater being could have cursed these demons to make them immune to the judge's weapons? To Ryuusei, it felt like the most likely suspects would be another judge or someone higher than that. It was probably too early to start pointing fingers, especially from his behalf, who was nothing more than just a small apprentice. It still made one ponder though; who could have cursed these creatures?
