➪ 𝙼𝙳𝙽𝙸
➪ 𝙰𝚍𝚞𝚕𝚝 𝙼𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙼𝚞𝚗
➪ 𝚂𝚑𝚒𝚙 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚖
➪ 𝙾𝚙𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜
“𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐. 𝙽𝚘 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚠𝚜 𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚜𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚢 𝚋𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚍. 𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚑𝚘𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚘𝚛.“
↪︎ If trouble had a face, he was it. And she was inviting him directly towards the city she defended each day.
⇅
ㅤㅤ“Come on, I'll treat you to a meal. I happen to know a nice noodle shop on the edge of the city.”
ㅤㅤ•° there was always a risk bringing someone dangerous in, but she was willing to take the risk.
ㅤㅤ
“𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐. 𝙽𝚘 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚠𝚜 𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚜𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚢 𝚋𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚍. 𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚑𝚘𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚘𝚛.“
↪︎ If trouble had a face, he was it. And she was inviting him directly towards the city she defended each day.
⇅
“𝚈𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚜𝚖𝚊𝚛𝚝. 𝚂𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝙸 𝚍𝚘𝚗𝚝 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚌𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚐𝚢 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔𝚜, 𝚎𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚒𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚊𝚕𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚢 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚘𝚏 𝚁𝙲𝚃.“
⇅
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She pulls the trigger the regular bullet flying out one at a time each aimed for vulnerable points, chest, head , attires, ect. Once the sixth was finished she fired off a seventh, and then an eighth. Clearly struggling to stay a foot.
⠀⠀ " that's . . . My limit . "
“𝚈𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚜𝚖𝚊𝚛𝚝. 𝚂𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝙸 𝚍𝚘𝚗𝚝 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚌𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚐𝚢 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔𝚜, 𝚎𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚒𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚊𝚕𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚢 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚘𝚏 𝚁𝙲𝚃.“
⇅
↪︎ He watched the strain in her body kick in. The efforts of the short battle had on her. For a lower special grade curse. She could probably wipe out a good few with the moves she already had.
↪︎ The curse squats down slowly. Human eyes gazing upon her.
⇅
“I.. did it..? You’re not gonna kill me..?”
“𝚄𝚜𝚞𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢, 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚖𝚢 𝚘𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚍𝚒𝚎𝚜.“
↪︎ All four hands release allowing her to drop to her feet.
“𝙱𝚞𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚟𝚎 𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚋𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚘𝚍𝚊𝚢.“
↪︎ He watched the strain in her body kick in. The efforts of the short battle had on her. For a lower special grade curse. She could probably wipe out a good few with the moves she already had.
↪︎ The curse squats down slowly. Human eyes gazing upon her.
⇅
↪︎ Is the towering curse.. huffing?
↪︎ He was idle as she ran to grab and repair the kite. A bite of a surprise to see it in such a repaired state. Had he been lucky enough not to destroy it?
↪︎ He didn’t reach out, only allowing himself to watch.
⇅
ㅤㅤ“Bur there's always another day to try.”
ㅤㅤ
↪︎ Is the towering curse.. huffing?
↪︎ He was idle as she ran to grab and repair the kite. A bite of a surprise to see it in such a repaired state. Had he been lucky enough not to destroy it?
↪︎ He didn’t reach out, only allowing himself to watch.
⇅
↪︎ Cursed eyes quickly crack to the holster at her hip.
“𝙳𝚞𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚘𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚘𝚛 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚜. 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚑𝚞𝚛𝚝, 𝚍𝚘𝚗𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞?“
↪︎He’d gesture to the firearm.
“𝚂𝚝𝚘𝚙 𝚠𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎. 𝚂𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚖𝚎.“
↪︎ The curse squats in place. A arm cupping against his jaw.
↪︎ Cursed eyes quickly crack to the holster at her hip.
“𝙳𝚞𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚘𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚘𝚛 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚜. 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚑𝚞𝚛𝚝, 𝚍𝚘𝚗𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞?“
↪︎He’d gesture to the firearm.
“𝚂𝚝𝚘𝚙 𝚠𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎. 𝚂𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚖𝚎.“
↪︎ The curse squats in place. A arm cupping against his jaw.
↪︎ Eventually the curse takes the string rotor in hand. A wisp of the wind sends it crashing.
⇅
ㅤㅤ
↪︎ Eventually the curse takes the string rotor in hand. A wisp of the wind sends it crashing.
⇅
↪︎ His own cursed energy bursts forth. A hollowed eerie glow quickly enveloping his body as he internally builds and pushes that cursed energy into the sliced over arm.
↪︎ It’s flesh moves, pliant, outstretching.
⇅
The intent to kill. That look in her eyes. This girl isn’t playing around as she gave this her ALL. Blade aimed for his neck this time.
↪︎ His own cursed energy bursts forth. A hollowed eerie glow quickly enveloping his body as he internally builds and pushes that cursed energy into the sliced over arm.
↪︎ It’s flesh moves, pliant, outstretching.
⇅
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↪︎ A silent set of eyes upon her.
“𝙵𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚗.“
ㅤㅤ“Alright then, do what you wish.”
ㅤㅤ•° she raised the kite even higher. If she dared, she could raise it to reach the clouds.
ㅤㅤ“I'll be here if you need any help.”
ㅤㅤ•° she moved further from the man, so that their strings would not get tangled.
ㅤㅤ
↪︎ The diamond called to him the most. Picking it by the point and approaching her side once more.
↪︎ His head turning from the kite to the sky in question. Not lasting long however, his arm reels preparing to thread it into the sky.
↪︎ A silent set of eyes upon her.
“𝙵𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚗.“
“𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐. 𝙾𝚗𝚎 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚌𝚕𝚒𝚖𝚋 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚍𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚕.“
⇅
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Can't believe that Ryomen Sukuna was listening to her but she might as well speak about it.
" Not like my reserves alone are enough to even use creation without maiming myself . Even with a restriction Maki outpaces me in every way . "
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“𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐. 𝙾𝚗𝚎 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚌𝚕𝚒𝚖𝚋 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚍𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚕.“
⇅
↪︎ But only one.
↪︎ At the midpoint, his lower set grasped onto her, the grip bruising as that sinister smile vanished.
“𝙸 𝚜𝚊𝚒𝚍. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.“
↪︎ She’s lifted from her stance, left dangling above the ground so that the two can match in eyesight.
⇅
↪︎ But only one.
↪︎ At the midpoint, his lower set grasped onto her, the grip bruising as that sinister smile vanished.
“𝙸 𝚜𝚊𝚒𝚍. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.“
↪︎ She’s lifted from her stance, left dangling above the ground so that the two can match in eyesight.
⇅
“𝚈𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎 𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚐𝚢 𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚢𝚘𝚗𝚍 𝚙𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚏𝚞𝚕.“
“𝚈𝚎𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚎𝚊𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚘𝚞𝚝𝚏𝚒𝚝.“
“𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢. 𝙰 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚐? 𝚂𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏.“
↪︎ Upon pity alone. He’s decided to hear the young one’s story.
“𝚈𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎 𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚐𝚢 𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚢𝚘𝚗𝚍 𝚙𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚏𝚞𝚕.“
“𝚈𝚎𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚎𝚊𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚘𝚞𝚝𝚏𝚒𝚝.“
“𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢. 𝙰 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚐? 𝚂𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏.“
↪︎ Upon pity alone. He’s decided to hear the young one’s story.
↪︎ The diamond called to him the most. Picking it by the point and approaching her side once more.
↪︎ His head turning from the kite to the sky in question. Not lasting long however, his arm reels preparing to thread it into the sky.
ㅤㅤ“There's a few to my other side. Go on, take one.”
ㅤㅤ•° a few laid on the rock beside her. There's one that's simply shaped like a diamond, a box-shaped one, and one that looked like a bird.
ㅤㅤ“Let me pull this kite down first, and I'll teach you how to fly yours.”
ㅤㅤ
↪︎ His markings are tell of hardships even without speaking on them.
↪︎ He snapped his tongue softly finally taking up the chance.
“𝙳𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚗 𝚎𝚡𝚝𝚛𝚊?“
↪︎ The diamond called to him the most. Picking it by the point and approaching her side once more.
↪︎ His head turning from the kite to the sky in question. Not lasting long however, his arm reels preparing to thread it into the sky.
↪︎ Three quick back-steps given to dodge out of the way.
“𝙶𝚘𝚘𝚍! 𝙽𝚘 𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗. 𝙸𝚝 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚠𝚜 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚛!“
↪︎ He shouts from the distance.
⇅
She has vanished in a burst of embers.
A blink of an eye she had closed the distance between them! Blade swinging in an upward arch.
𝙁𝙡𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜. 𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢: 𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙪𝙣!
↪︎ Three quick back-steps given to dodge out of the way.
“𝙶𝚘𝚘𝚍! 𝙽𝚘 𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗. 𝙸𝚝 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚠𝚜 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚛!“
↪︎ He shouts from the distance.
⇅
“𝙸 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚊 𝚏𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚙𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜. 𝙲𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚒𝚝 𝚊 𝚐𝚒𝚏𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚋𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐.“
“𝙸 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚊 𝚏𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚙𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜. 𝙲𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚒𝚝 𝚊 𝚐𝚒𝚏𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚋𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐.“
↪︎ His markings are tell of hardships even without speaking on them.
↪︎ He snapped his tongue softly finally taking up the chance.
“𝙳𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚗 𝚎𝚡𝚝𝚛𝚊?“
ㅤㅤ“Enjoyment, relaxation, and to simply pass the time.”
ㅤㅤ•° the kite swayed in the wind, its tails fluttering. She kept a constant push and pull going, enough to keep it on the air.
ㅤㅤ"Life is more than just the hardships, no.ᐣ”
ㅤㅤ
↪︎ Human eyes gaze down at her. Curious but silent. Cursed ones watching the article fly above.
“𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚏𝚒𝚝 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊 𝚙𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚝𝚢?“
↪︎ His markings are tell of hardships even without speaking on them.
↪︎ He snapped his tongue softly finally taking up the chance.
“𝙳𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚗 𝚎𝚡𝚝𝚛𝚊?“
IGOTTAFIGHTSUKUNA
IGOTTAFIGHTSUKUNA
↪︎ Lower arms extend out, his core splitting open to show the excitement building within.
“𝙻𝚎𝚝𝚜 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚗.“
“𝙸𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔, 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚜𝚠𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚏𝚕𝚒𝚖𝚜𝚢 𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚊𝚕 𝚘𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜.“
⇅
↪︎ Lower arms extend out, his core splitting open to show the excitement building within.
“𝙻𝚎𝚝𝚜 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚗.“
“𝙸𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔, 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚜𝚠𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚏𝚕𝚒𝚖𝚜𝚢 𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚊𝚕 𝚘𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜.“
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↪︎ Human eyes gaze down at her. Curious but silent. Cursed ones watching the article fly above.
“𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚏𝚒𝚝 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊 𝚙𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚝𝚢?“
ㅤㅤ•° she turned her head to the side, lingering long enough to study the man. Shirtless, full of tattoos that brand him as a criminal.
ㅤㅤ•° ... not that she cared. She's hung out with her fair share of criminals and thieves way back then.
ㅤㅤ“Yes, kites. Would you like to try.ᐣ”
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↪︎ The question has him mind boggled enough to not even press the empress. Eyes trace the line to the kite in the sky. Heavy steps approach.
“𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚍 𝚜𝚞𝚌𝚑 𝚕𝚞𝚡𝚞𝚛𝚢.“
↪︎ Human eyes gaze down at her. Curious but silent. Cursed ones watching the article fly above.
“𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚏𝚒𝚝 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊 𝚙𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚝𝚢?“