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Post by Nightshade on Jun 12, 2017 11:01:53 GMT -8
Night was about to fall on Element City, yet another day coming to a close. A black and green navi was slowly making his way towards the outskirts after a whole day spent busting viruses. He was definitely getting stronger, but he still had lots to learn.
The cat like warrior was deep in his thoughts, going over his fights once again and noting what could have been improved and whatnot. He was so busy strategizing that he lost sight of the other navis around him. Turning a corner, he bumped a girl and fell down.
"Ouch! I am so sorry...mis...I wa-" Looking up he noticed a figure he had met and even fought before towering over him. He stared in surprise for a few seconds before shyly shuffling away from her and getting back up. "H-hi..." He softly whispered.
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Post by xoDeathy on Jun 12, 2017 12:02:21 GMT -8
A waste of time indeed.
Familiar words for Inori as she searched through Element City. Searching for what? Well, Rosary had asked her and Uni to take the search to Element City while she checks the Netopian area. Inori decided she'd take the southern side, while Uni would scour the northern.
This place is dingy. Filthy, even. Tight alleys, crowded sidewalks on the main streets, ugh! When I find Rosario, I swear I--
Her threats were interrupted by a collision as she turned the corner. She staggered backwards a bit before instantly materializing her blade and pointing it at Nightshade as he scrambled.
"What you trying to do huh? Pickpocket me? I don't have any worth while zenny. State your business!"
It was apparent that Inori could not immediately recall that she met Nightshade before. Her frustration was already sky high that her focusing wasn't the greatest at the moment.
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Post by Nightshade on Jun 12, 2017 12:13:26 GMT -8
Nightshade sighed. "It's the second time you greet me with a blade to the throat." Nightshade replied, gently pulling the blade aside. "I do not mean to pickpocket you. Do I need to strike you with a lightning again or would you stop being so..."
A huge grin formed underneath his mask. "On edge?"
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Post by xoDeathy on Jun 12, 2017 13:08:14 GMT -8
Inori dropped the tip of the blade to the ground.
"Wait a minute. You're that cat from the other day.. Nightcat right?"
She dusted off her dress.
"You made me get scolded by my operator for ignoring my regulator."
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Post by Nightshade on Jun 12, 2017 13:21:06 GMT -8
"Me? You attacked me! I was defending myself!" He replied, defensive. "And my name is Nightshade."
He studied the girl's appereance. It was mostly the same as before. At least now she seemed to not be so crazy about him. "I am surprised you didn't attack me yet. But I am happ teeyou've healed. What are you doing around here anyway?"
His tail swayed lowly left and right. Nightshade was slightly nervous to be honest. If she started screaming her crazy mind out in the middle of the street it would draw alot of attention. And he hated attention. He was a shy guy by nature. Spotlight wasn't really his thing.
He sighed and stepped closer. "A-actually...would you mind if i stick with you for a while? I...there are some things I need to know."
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Post by xoDeathy on Jun 12, 2017 16:11:26 GMT -8
She gave him a sinister glare as she responded with:
"Do you WANT me to attack you again?"
Inori de-materialized her blade and crossed her arms as she looked across the way.
"I told you, I'm hunting for Rosario. We have reasons to believe he's been a part of the underground operations in Element City. There's no way he could be leading them, he's too weak. But, he could be a sergeant.. so we can't take any risks."
She turned her head back to him but kept her arms crossed.
"What is it you need to know?"
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Post by Nightshade on Jun 13, 2017 0:23:27 GMT -8
"Well your name would be a great start, Miss..." He replied. "Unless you want me to call you names." He hopped to her side and cleared the way for her. Nightshade was nervous, but confident. He had become way more powerful than last time. Even if she powered up, he would still beat her. He knew how she fought.
"I would also hope you understood that I am not evil despite being a shadow navi."
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Post by xoDeathy on Jun 13, 2017 3:40:13 GMT -8
"My name?"
She once again gave him a glare but this time followed with a sigh and dropped her arms.
"My name is Inori, file extension AXA."
She did a waving hand gesture as she flipped her hair.
"Yeah, yeah, I'll just give you a stern preaching on it later."
She started to walk down the sidewalk and motioned to follow.
"We can walk and talk if you're going to stick around. I hate wasting time."
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Post by Nightshade on Jun 13, 2017 3:49:59 GMT -8
He scurried over to her right, catching up. "How about we begin now. Why the hell you think all Shadow navis are bad. And shouln't you leave criminal hunting to the police? You know, since people like us actually do this for our job?"
He walked with her, falling slightly behind. He wondered if it would really be fine searcing for a criminal in the middle of the night, especially as a lone girl. The faint tip tap of his claws grazing the stone walkway echoed through the mostly empty streets.
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Post by xoDeathy on Jun 13, 2017 4:06:27 GMT -8
"Because the shadows hide the darkness within them, and everything that hides in the darkness as well. I am justified in searching for Rosario, I'm his dependent."
She looked over her shoulder at him as she walked.
"What do you mean, like 'us'? Are you a part of the ONB?"
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Post by Nightshade on Jun 13, 2017 4:24:53 GMT -8
Nightshade tilted his head. "Dependent? How about you start from the beginning?"
He nodded when he was asked about the ONB. "Well...my operator is an inspector there. It some sort of project for talented mind...something really complicated. I mean, technically...I am part of it. Not that I do much but simple occesional virus busting. As i told you the first time we met, I am not that powerful of a fighter."
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Post by xoDeathy on Jun 13, 2017 5:30:15 GMT -8
"Inori.AXA. Created using the data of 'mother' Rosary.AXA, and 'father' Rosario.EXE. When I was created, Rosario was already gone. His data is in my system, and my mothers Holy Data doesn't like that, so it tries to purge it. But my father's coding is what is embedded into my core, hence the decaying swirl the size of my Navi mark. Thankfully, my operator installed a program that slows the decay progress to a snail's pace. Any way, I will find Rosario, delete him, and drag him back to Rosary so she can deal with him."
She stretched her arms before continuing.
"How's the ONB been faring? Last recorded data I have of them is that Gate has control of their HQ, but that data is pretty old by now."
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Post by Nightshade on Jun 13, 2017 7:43:00 GMT -8
"Sadly I cannot disclose any information regarding the ONB. And before you tell me that I am lying..." Nightshade apologised, picking up the pace to not be left behind. He hopped in front of the girl and opened up a holo image. It was like a police badge, it contained some of Nightshade info as well as a fullbody picture of him. He was different from normal though. First, no tail. Then he had some sort of blue-gold armored cape on a white undersuit. No claws on his foreharms either, just blue gloves.
All in all it looked like some sort of outfit he had to wear during "service"
"My NetOp would get mad at me or possibly get in trouble if I accidentally disclose secret information and I don't want that. I...I hope you understand."
He quieted down and simply looked around as he followed the girl for a while. They were now not far from the place where they first fought, the outskirts of Element City. "So...is this some kind of Revenge against your father?" He asked after a few minutes. "You also mentioned Uni. Who are they?"
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Post by xoDeathy on Jun 14, 2017 13:09:48 GMT -8
Inori began to head toward the center of town, toward the arena. If there were to be any suspicious activity, it would be there.
"Understandable. Guess that implies they have things under control again."
She looked at his picture and almost burst out laughing, just barely controlling herself.
"Oh man! They make you guys wear that kinda stuff?! Bwahahaha!"
But when he mentioned Rosario she immediately went serious again.
"Vendetta. So it's justified. Not just for me either, for mama. She... he infected her with his sick, despicable ways. Uni doesn't have a direct connection to any of us; he was created with unique coding and contains fragments of data from all of my NetOP's Navis, but I look up to him as a grandfather. So you could call him the grandfather of our distorted family."
Man how far was the arena again? I know it's dark but still.. Wasn't it only a few blocks from where I was at? Ah biscuits I think I'm lost.. It's alright I'll just keep my cool maybe he won't notice we aren't going the right way.
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Post by Nightshade on Jun 14, 2017 13:38:46 GMT -8
Nightshade visibly blushed when she laughed at him. His tail lowered as he shuffled around visibly embarassed and slightly hurt. "It's...it's..." he tried to defend himself. He went quiet for the following moments when she explained the story. Then, he suddenly hopped in front of her.
"I-it's not funny..." he stuttered, looking at the ground. "T-that outfit is given to the best navis in the ONB. I w-worked hard for the chance to wear it."
He began blushing even harder. All in all it was a cute attempt on his part to show confidence, but you could feel pride seeping from those words. The shy navi then noticed something off.
"Oh...uuh...would you like help with directions? It's the second time we walk here."
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