Thread: An Unlikely Duo (Kane25)

Misaki lifted her head as she heard the screech ring out. At first she was thinking her commanding officer had somehow taken a blow. If that were the case, it was likely that she would have rushed out to meet Jericho again, even if she would potentially be fired at. She was still devoted to the guild, actually convinced by Alrede that she had done something wrong here. However, she couldn't ignore the fact that those bolts emitting from the firearms looked oddly familiar... Alrede smirked, for the first time breaking his stoic expression. He seemed a little surprised with how well the weapons were working, but more or less her was satisfied. After all, they had easily subdued one of the strongest demons in their opposition. Even with Jericho slowly shifting to his regular form, Alrede did not look the least bit worried. You can glare at me all you want. You'll find that nothing good will come out of it. All you can hope at this point is that you die quickly. Unfortunately for you, we do not intend for that to happen. After this development, who knows what sorts of things we can make with your abilities as well? The least we could do is extract some of those abilities and put them to good use. Wouldn't you agree? Afterwards, we'll have no use for you, so we'll have to eliminate you. Misaki's brow twitched slightly. Something about Alrede's comment just now did not sit well with her. As far as she was concerned, he had yet to officially dismiss her from the mission. Jericho was her target still, and she'd be damned if anyone was going to get rid of him. At the same time, she recalled where the bolts were from. Those bolts came from her powers. She had not been able to control those properly, but they seemed to have found out how to use them. So they were going to get rid of her but use her powers? That did not sit very well with her. She had done her best service with the best of intentions, and yet they wished to dispose of her now. If they were to end her services, then she no longer acted under them. Her katana had been confiscated, but she wouldn't really need that to dispatch a few rookie grunts. With the two distracted, it didn't take her very long to disarm one of them, using their own weapons against them before disposing of the gun. She had never been one for long-range combat anyway. Seeing that she wasn't being attended to, a good handful of some gunmen quickly surrounded her, readying their guns at her. Without a weapon, it seemed helpless, but unfortunately for these men, they would find themselves at the disadvantage. All those men for one helpless girl huh? I can see the military is quite proud of its work. All men, fire at will! The command rang out, and soon the whole group was releasing a barrage of bullets on Misaki. However, the soldiers would find that their bullets had stopped short of their target, mere centimeters from striking her skin. The hung in the air, surrounded in what appeared to be a strong red aura, a little similar to Jericho's before. Misaki's hair had once again changed to white, her eyes amber, and her canines sharp. She had not finished her shift before, and nothing would stop her now. To follow up, the large wolf ears and tail soon took form as well, completing her shift. Misaki's pressure had increased significantly now that she had shifted. Even so, she was without a weapon, snd the guild did not provide much training in hand-to-hand. Fire! Open fire! Again, she was fired upon, the bullets actually hitting this time but bouncing off her skin. For her, it would feel as though a bunch of small rocks had been thrown at her. They stung a little, but not enough to subdue her. She gritted her teeth slightly as she lunged at one, dropping in low before sending her body up into his chest, knocking the wind out of him and sending him rolling a good distance. She hunched low, really low, almost on all fours. Those who knew of her true power referred to her as the 'Demon Wolf', and there was a lot true about that. As they continued to fire, she actually charged at them, moving across the ground at incredible speed on all fours. While the human body was not structured to move in such a manner, she did so effortlessly. She sent a clawed hand at a couple more, and while no claws were visible, the cuts were deep against the soldiers uniforms. Choosing to ignore them for now, she focused on the weapons utilizing her abilities. That would be the first thing to get rid of. Still, even if she got rid of those, she bet they had more. Her defiance had caught the attention of Alrede, who looked ready to fight her himself. They both went for each other, but instead of meeting him head on, she easily worked around him, targeting those holding Jericho down. Slowly but surely, she started to get at the individual soldiers, taking them out and snapping the weapons easily. Some of the ones holding Jericho changed to fire at her, lessening the pressure put on him. The bolts seemed to affect her somewhat, but she was not put down yet. After all, it was her power to begin with. But as she took one out, one would come to take his place. She did not take care of the soldiers, but focused on their weapons.