705/A Crazed Beast

A Crazed Beast
Date of Scene:	30 September 2014
Location:	Thai Jungle
Synopsis:	An explosion! A mysterious attack on a fellow evil organization! When Juri Han refuses to allow herself to be taken in, can plucky officer Zephyr Windstar force the issue? Why did this even all happen? Can I fit any more questions in this desc? Find out, if you, dear reader, read o
Cast of Characters:	102, 162

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Juri Han (102) has posed:
    ~KABOOM~

    The explosion in this damp little piece of Thai jungle is really quite impressive. The detonation shakes the earth, sending a fireball up into the sky that is visible for miles - along with the fluttering of hundreds of displaced birds and panicked wildlife as they flee from the sudden danger.

    Naturally, this tends to raise some attention.

    What HAD once been nothing more notable than any other section of jungle has been rudely exposed as so much more. Now a smouldering crater, the remnants of a very advanced-looking facility are revealed beneath the damp, cold earth. Pieces of it are still on fire, with the bodies of a dozen soldiers (and a few men in labcoats) clearly visible. As well as two figures still standing.

    One of them is a tall man in a military-style uniform, perhaps seven foot tall with a beret, scarred, and the Shadaloo insignia pinned proudly to his chest. He looks pissed, to say the least, in fact, it looks like he's about to slug the woman standing in front of him!

    And since that woman has pointy devil-horn hair and is currently failing to hold back a snigger at the destruction, it is easy to see why.

Zephyr Windstar (162) has posed:
    Zephyr was on patrol, flying over the jungle area to get to the next warpgate in the 'chain'. She comes up short, though, as that explosion rips the air asunder, buffeting her back from the concussion wave. "Whoa..." she calls it in before approaching, Device at the ready.

    <Master! Wanted criminal identified.> chimes the axe, as it pulls up Juri's rap sheet in a floating holographic window. "From the tower, right? Any info on who the guy is?" <Sorry Master. Archive search is producing nothing definitive.>

    "Alright, we'll see what they do before engaging... We won't be able to take them both alone."

Juri Han (102) has posed:
    Interestingly, Juri isn't the only wanted criminal here! The other individual is a wanted man, too. One Kamon 'Cyanide' Jack, wanted for crimes against humanity by at least one Interpol. He's a seriously bad person, too!

    But it is still difficult not to feel at least a little sorry for him as Juri laughs and laughs, and he lunges forward to try and hit her. she responds by simply jumping over his head, not even bothering to hit back for now. For the moment, she seems entirely unaware of Zephyr.

    "You psychotic beast!" Kamon shouts, "You can't do this, do you KNOW what kind of hell you're causing for yourself?!"

    Juri's laughter dies down at last, and she instead shrugs her shoulders, turning over one of the labcoated bodies with one foot. "I can't?" She muses.

    "That's funny, it looks like I already ~have~. Come on now, is this the best you can do? At least make me break a sweat before I finish you off."

Zephyr Windstar (162) has posed:
    Zephyr frowns a bit, then amplifies her voice as she lowers down closer to the crater. "Juri Han. I am Zephyr Windstart of the Time Space Administrative Bureau. You are under arrest. Disarm all Devices, surrender any weapons and stand down." she then brings her Device into position, the blades cracking open and beginning to spin around the central gemstone. Wind, and mana gather within and around that gem, charging for a spell. "If you resist, I will use all force to subdue you."

    Ultimatum said, she's silently putting calls out for backup from anyone in range.

Juri Han (102) has posed:
    Juri looks faintly surprised when Zephyr begins to descend, and she turns, hair blowing as the woman makes her ultimatum. There's a faint snort, and she turns back in time to see Kamon taking the opportunity to try and punch her in the face.

    Forced to raise her arm to block, the impact of it shudders up her limb, and she lets out a faint 'tch' of annoyance. She twists her hand, grasps the large man's wrist, and swings him down into the ground before looking back up to the intervening police officer.

    "You people again? How about instead, if you close your eyes, turn around, and hum, we can both pretend I ran away and I won't break every bone in your body?~"

Zephyr Windstar (162) has posed:
    Zephyr grits her teeth, adjusts her grasp on the haft of her axe. "I warned you." she replies, before unleashing the torrent of purple mana and cutting winds. She follows up, after the beam peters out, with a swirl of her axe, leaving a wake of glowing motes that grow rapidly into large mana bullets. These then blast out in a fusillade-like bombardment.

    <Typhoon Buster. Impulse Cascade> intones the Device. "Dee, keep trying the support bands, if nothing else, get medical teams on standby... this is gonna get rough."

Juri Han (102) has posed:
    Juri shrugs her shoulders, "No? Oh well..."

    As the bullets begin to pepper the ground, Juri's eye glows with a bright purple power. In the next instant, she's dancing among the assault, most of the bullets not managing to find a clean home - though a few do splash off her shoulders in pretty purple sparkles.

    "Can't say I'm /SORRY/."

    That last word is coupled with a sudden leap into the air, and Juri's leg comes hurtling around, aiming to crash into Zephyr's side and - hopefully - bounce her down towards the ground.

Zephyr Windstar (162) has posed:
    Zephyr can't see well past the debris her fusillade kicks up, and so she's unable to avoid getting smashed by that roundhouse kick. Divine Wind is on the ball and erects a shield, but it doesn't help as it shatters instantly.

    The mage slams into the ground, hidden for a moment within the surrounding jungle... There's a surge of power from where she landed though, where could she be?

    <Mistral Form. Mistral Squall.>

Juri Han (102) has posed:
    Juri can't keep the smirk from her lips as the police officer bounces off the ground. The woman's eye glows a brighter purple still, and begins to swirl in her socket as it tries to keep up with and locate the Mage. When it does, Juri turns slowly towards her, raising up to her full height and lifting one hand, palm up, with a come-hither gesture.

    "You can use all the fancy tricks you like~." She purrs, "But if you want to run away, that's fine too. I've had my fun for today. I don't NEED to break you in half. Run along now~."

Zephyr Windstar (162) has posed:
    Zephyr isn't running away. She comes bursting out of the undergrowth with speed far in excess of her previous showings. Her armour isn't any different, though muddy and slightly dented from the kick, but her weapon. It's half the size, one bladed, but looks wickedly sharp. Also, the Eye might pick up the flitting motions of a pair of little Option-like drones that mimic the Mage's movements.

    "Who said anything about running away?" she growls, blurring out of view as she rapidly circles Juri, waiting for an oportunity to strike. <TEMPEST SABER> intones the Device as Zephyr appears finally behind Juri, sweeping that axe hard down in an overhead chop, the blade sheathed in boiling wind-element that would explode outwards in a kinetic burst on contact.

Juri Han (102) has posed:
    The sweeping blade is met with a casual, raised hand and an intolerable sneer. Summoning her ki, the SIN operative is confident that she can handle whatever output this new form can -- and then it explodes.

    Sent hurtling away, Juri's feet dig deep trails into the ground and she grinds her teeth together. One of her neat little hairbuns has been disrupted, cut open and the dark hair flowing loose, a small trickle of blood evident on her brow. If Zephyr remembers how this went last time, though, that might not be a good sign.

    "Alright, then, that's enough fun and GAMES, I'M THROUGH PLAYING AROUND!"

    With an echoing SCREAM, Juri bursts forwards, moving so fast that the purple glowing trail of her eye is the most visible part of her. In an instant, she's aiming to smash her fist into Zephyr's stomach, then kick her legs out from underneath her, and, in a shocking display of both acrobatic prowess and terrifying speed, Juri's whole body will arc upwards in a twisting cartwheel.

    "KIYAAAAAH!"

Zephyr Windstar (162) has posed:
    Zephyr grins when her blow connects... then her eyes go wide as Juri surges forwards in a burst of speed even she can't keep up with. The blow to her stomach cracks her armour, but luckily knocks up up into the air slightly so the sweep just catches her boot, sending her stumbling. This doesn't save her when that cartwheel smashes into her, the first strike hitting her shoulder and forcing her down, while the next is partly deflected by a sheild the Axe forms.

    "Fun and games?" asks the Mage, forcing herself back to her feet. "You think this is a GAME?!" <MISTRAL STORM> Another 'drone' spalls from the Device, then the wind itself seems to come alive, gusting and blowing unpredictably. "I said I would beat you down. And I mean it. Stand down now."

    The wind continues to pick up, becoming a gale, then swirling into a cyclone, though the Mage doesn't seem to be affected by the wind blowing. <WIND CONTROL. TORNADO SHIFT> states Divine Wind, as the wind attempts to pull Juri off her feet, and toss her into the air, before catching her and slamming her into the ground.

Juri Han (102) has posed:
    The angrier she gets, the more Juri's power surges. That becomes increasingly apparent as the woman's body is wreathed in purple flames, surging and dancing over her in response to the angry wind. She digs her feet into the ground, bracing against it as it whips her hair madly to the side.

    "I heard what you SAID."

    The snarl in her voice only becomes more pronounced as she grinds her heel into the floor. When the wind stops trying to lift her, and instead slams bodily down into her, the flames swirl about her, coalescing into onne foot.

    "But I've met little KIDS who hit stronger than you, lady!"

    And lashing upwards with her foot, the gathered energy is released as a swirling burst of brilliantly purple power; although where Zephyr's energy was pretty and non-lethal... there's absolutely nothing non-lethal about the wave of evil purple energy that Juri releases at her opponent.

Zephyr Windstar (162) has posed:
    Zephyr grits her teeth, bracing against the energy wave. A shimmering field of purple mana forms between her and the wave, and a clash occurs, mana sparks flying from the Barrier shield before it cracks, then shatters, letting the remaining energy bombards her Barrier Jacket.

    Zephyr staggers a moment, smoke rising where bits of her armour vaporized on impact, before she sweeps her axe to the side. "So have I." she returns bitterly, kicking up off the ground and beginning that blurry, juking circle again, but this time, she doesn't attack once, or from one angle, she's appearing, slashing then vanishing again, trying to get the woman caught off guard.

Juri Han (102) has posed:
    Juri raises her arms, but trying to keep up with Zephyr is becoming frustratingly difficult. The blows keep coming, and whilst Juri's guard is strong, she's reduced to trying to lash out. Defense has never been Juri's game; she's much better when she can get her opponent on the back foot, and it is as Zephyr comes sweeping in for one more strike that Juri tries to regain the upper hand.

    The charred and broken ground beneath her splinters as she leaps into the air, and her legs sweep around like a helicopter's blades, burning with more of that dazzling purple fire.

    It doesn't end there, though, as if she hits cleanly, the devil-haired woman will follow up with a crushing knee aimed right for Zephyr's gut. Her good eye squinting as the Feng Shui Engine burns brightly in her socket. "You really want to die today, huh? Will anyone know? Will they even CARE?"

Zephyr Windstar (162) has posed:
    Zephyr is caught by that spin kick, skidding back a moment, before that knee comes slugging into her weakened chestplate. The armour cracks, then detonates like reactive armour, sending the girl skidding further back.

    She falls to a knee, panting heavily. "No. They won't know, or care." she says, pushing back up shakily. "But I'm okay with that... if I can put a stop to a threat like you." she adds, tightening her grip on the axe haft. <Empowerment Mode.> chimes Divine Wind, the three little 'drones' gathering close around the mage, orbiting the head of her Device. "Would anyone care if you died today?" she asks, lifting her Device with the gemstone pointing towards Juri. <SLIPSTREAM DRIVER.>

    Mana, wind, and the three turbine blade-like drones gather at the gemstone, the drones adding a cohesive field to the charging beam. <Stun Mode is Cancelled.> chimes Divine Wind, before the beam fires. Now that energy isn't pretty and non-lethal. Now, it's deadly and destructive.

Juri Han (102) has posed:
    Juri's eye begins to bleep in alarm as Zephyr's power rises, and rather than back off, she comes tearing forwards instead. Perhaps Zephyr's retort hit a nerve, or perhaps she's just reckless, either way, the burst of power crackles through the air, and hits home in Juri's side, burning the woman's skin - but in her furious state, she refuses to let herself be slowed down by it.

    Instead, she leaps into the air, and suddenly descends! Sweeping downwards at a steep angle, the heel of her foot aims to smash down into Zephyr's jaw, but it is after that, that Juri really lets rip.

    Blow after blow is thrown out in rapid succession - mostly kicks, but her elbow comes into play too, only stopping when she delivers a brutal axe handle. She has been serious since the beginning; but now her vision is starting to crackle and blur. She's reaching her limit, and that is driving her mad!

Zephyr Windstar (162) has posed:
    Zephyr manages, somehow, to parry the first few strikes, pushing them aside with armoured bracer or axe haft... however, she can't keep up with the furious woman, and gets rather pummeled, shields raising to soften blows, but breaking instantly with each strike. "Dee... It's time." she says softly under the din of her opponent.

    <YES. HURRICANE THUNDERCLAP. GET SET!> chimes the Device in response. Zephyr leaps up into the air, trying to get clear of that wrathful flurry. MANAFLOW CONTROLS AT PEAK. VECTOR ORIENTATION CALCULATED. STRIKE VECTOR SET. MISTRAL STORM. STRIKER MODE.>

    As Zephyr reaches the peak of her leap, she draws the haft of her axe out so its easier to hold two-handed. The drones settle into position along the counter-balance side of the axe blade, while said blade becomes a seething morass of wind-element magic. Four white 'jets' form from the mage's back, while a spell seal forms beneath her feet, giving her somewhere to kick off from. "HHYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAH!" is the only thing she utters, a wordless battlecry as she screams down at her foe. The axe sweeps, and should it impact anything, a concussion wave to rival the explosion from earier would rip free, splintering tree trunks and uprooting foliage.

Juri Han (102) has posed:
    The axe-blow is met by Juri's crossed arms, and the detonation has her at the center. When it finally begins to clear, Zephyr could be forgiven for thinking that she's completely destroyed her opponent. There's certainly nothing directly in front of her, and the remains of the Shadaloo facility have been well and truly decimated by the pair's ongoing conflict.

    "YOU'RE FINISHED!"

    The voice is shaky, screechy, and very loud. Shouted from high above, Juri's eye is burning a constant, dazzling purple as she hovers momentarily i the air, and then sweeps her leg downwards.

    Earlier, it had just been one fireball. Now, dozens of them are unleashed, over and over as Juri covers the ground in burning purple flame. Her vision swims in front of her, good eye bleary and the electronic one bursting alarmingly with static as she pushes, and pushes, and finally, the eye winds down with a gentle whine, and Juri's feet touch the ground, leaving her sweating and exhausted.

    "T-tch. Who would have thought it. That WAS fun~."

Zephyr Windstar (162) has posed:
    Zephyr blinks. "Did th--." Divine Wind cuts that thought off. <MASTER EVADE! WIDE AREA ATTACK INBOUND.> She looks up, just in time to get bathed in purple flames. She screams as the fire burns her, leaving her to fall into a heap on the ground, Device pulsing a rescue signal.