Murder Game IX: Right Hand of the Crimson Moon

[Khan of the Mardu]

The color of the buttons changed as so:

X X X X X

Next move?

@Gummi Bunnies @Wedge Antilles @Bomb @Mari @The Tactician​

"... ah, let's see here..." Erika mumbled as she went ahead to press the leftmost button.

@Verite @Wedge Antilles @Bomb @Mari @The Tactician​

"Pffft, easy," Robin scoffed as he next pressed the far right button after Erika pressed the far left.​

 

[Verite]

Cinder Fall
@Verite

"Hmph... I should have known... That there was a bigger reason for these blanks in my memories..." Cinder said, looking up, she didn't look very happy about this, it was a little difficult to tell how she felt about this, but, the tone of her voice revealed she was probably... As one could say, a little "salty" knowing she had been unconsciously following orders that weren't her own...​

"Ah, c'mon. It wasn't all that bad, right? Most of the time, you weren't even doing anything outside of your own free will, right?" The individual who identified himself as Avenger spoke, sticking out his tongue briefly, "Lemme ask you this; are you more distraught with the idea of killing some of the people within this lovely game, or the simple fact that I... influenced you with a taste of all the evils of the world?"

@york​

 

[Verite]

"... ah, let's see here..." Erika mumbled as she went ahead to press the leftmost button.

@Verite @Wedge Antilles @Bomb @Mari @The Tactician​

"Pffft, easy," Robin scoffed as he next pressed the far right button after Erika pressed the far left.​

When Erika pressed the leftmost button, it changed like so:

X X X X X

And then when Robin would follow up, it would change to:

X X X X X

With that, the terminal would beep, and the door would hiss, before opening slowly, revealing...

... A nun sleeping on the ground.

How cute.

@The Tactician @Gummi Bunnies @Mari @Wedge Antilles @Bomb​

 

[Khan of the Mardu]

When Erika pressed the leftmost button, it changed like so:

X X X X X

And then when Robin would follow up, it would change to:

X X X X X

With that, the terminal would beep, and the door would hiss, before opening slowly, revealing...

... A nun sleeping on the ground.

How cute.

@The Tactician @Gummi Bunnies @Mari @Wedge Antilles @Bomb​

"Hmm.... Nun with blue hair...."

"Excuse me, but is your name Ciel?" Robin knelt down to prod at the sleeping woman's cheek, trying to wake her up.

@Gummi Bunnies @Mari @Wedge Antilles @Bomb @Verite​

 

[Gummi Bunnies]

When Erika pressed the leftmost button, it changed like so:

X X X X X

And then when Robin would follow up, it would change to:

X X X X X

With that, the terminal would beep, and the door would hiss, before opening slowly, revealing...

... A nun sleeping on the ground.

How cute.

@The Tactician @Gummi Bunnies @Mari @Wedge Antilles @Bomb​

Oh boy, now that was cute. But this nun couldn't be any cuter than Dlanor.

Erika just let Robin shake the girl awake, standing off to the side.

@The Tactician @Verite @Mari @Wedge Antilles @Bomb​

 

[Verite]

"That not enough for you guys? Just keep your eyes open for this!"

Battler kept that confident grin on his face when it came to that one tank up against him. Well, his Endless Nine couldn't do much here, but he had a risky backup plan. Once the explosive round was shot towards him, the Sorcerer aimed... and then tossed his golden broadsword right at the explosive round that was aimed at him. Regardless of the fact that the sword hit the round or not, an explosive blast of golden magic energy came from the sword, causing the weapon to disappear as this happened. To ensure this boost of power would deter the explosion from harming him, Battler juiced the broadsword up a bit by contributing his cape's energy to it, causing the cape to disappear from him.

Just to be sure he wouldn't get messed up from there, Battler flung himself out of the blast radius. Well, he was going to improvise with what he could do in battle now that he had temporarily sacrificed his magic for the time's being.

@Verite @Gen. Gwazi Senpai @DapperDogman @Crimson Spartan @Hospes @Front Lines Settlement​

The tank was knocked back quite a bit by the explosion, its movements impeded upon as the long cannon was damaged extensively. Opening a hatch from inside, a soldier would emerge, but with his hands up.

"W-We give up!" He simply exclaimed, "Don't blow us up with your butterfly things again!"

Out of context, it was a little funny, right? Eh.

With their main artillery disposed of, it seemed like most of the soldiers were ready to surrender against you all.

"Who... are you people?! You're not from the settlement!"

@Gummi Bunnies @Gen. Gwazi Senpai @DapperDogman @Crimson Spartan @Hospes​

 

[Bomb]

When Erika pressed the leftmost button, it changed like so:

X X X X X

And then when Robin would follow up, it would change to:

X X X X X

With that, the terminal would beep, and the door would hiss, before opening slowly, revealing...

... A nun sleeping on the ground.

How cute.

@The Tactician @Gummi Bunnies @Mari @Wedge Antilles @Bomb​

"Ethel feels sleepy too..."

@The Tactician @Gummi Bunnies @Mari @Wedge Antilles @Verite​

 

[Khan of the Mardu]

"Ethel feels sleepy too..."

@The Tactician @Gummi Bunnies @Mari @Wedge Antilles @Verite​

"You could probably take a nap while we talk to this woman if you want."​

 

[BarrenThin]

Complying with the girl, the natives, albeit a little hesitantly, made a break for it, running off and out of the settlement. At least they understood that much, fortunately. With the soldiers continuing to yell about to each other, oblivious to your operation, you could only hope that you had a decent amount of time left before they'd notice and take action.

Luckily, Kinuhata would be able to make her way back to Hamazura and the other members of the settlement militia, much to the relief of the young man.

"Oh, thank god!" He exclaimed, helping Takitsubo off Kinuhata and hugging his girlfriend, "You're okay!"

"Ah... Hamazura..." Takitsubo murmured softly, returning the hug weakly. Whatever was going on, she seemed quite sick, though some could say it was a little hard to tell, given her usual reserved demeanor anyway.

As for Frank, the little girl would cough some more, before softly responding. "He... out there somewhere... In the deserted snow somewhere..."

You could only assume that she meant the clearing, but what would a guy like him be doing out there?​

Frank nodded, then went to gently lift the girl, keeping her wrapped up and holding her close for warmth.

Huh. This was actually the second time he'd saved a little girl from captivity in Russia.

He looked up to the other two hostages, speaking in Russian. "Let's go. They should be clear." Without waiting for any sort of confirmation from them, he started out the door, in hopes that they'd follow. He still snuck about as best as he could, even with the apparently dying down combat. Assuming everything went without a hitch- what, with the soldiers surrendering and all- he'd almost immediately start for the clearing with the girl.

@Verite


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[Kaykay]

"W-What? What are you talking about? I can't just desert all these people fighting for their homes, Kinuhata! That's crazy talk!" Hamazura exclaimed in response, looking down at the girl, "Don't worry, I don't have any intention of letting myself or Rikou get hurt, but hell if I'm gonna let the other good people here get hurt too! We're really close to winning too now that your buddies are here either way, right?"

@Kaykay​

"..." Kinuhata just kind of growled, but he was right. He wouldn't be himself if he just ran off now, even if it was safe. And besides, the fight had pretty much ended it seemed.

"Whatever, do what you super want."

...

"Ah, I super forgot. There were two more hostages in there. Guess there's no reason to super sneak around anymore, though, if you super want to come along."​

 

[Verite]

"Hmm.... Nun with blue hair...."

"Excuse me, but is your name Ciel?" Robin knelt down to prod at the sleeping woman's cheek, trying to wake her up.

@Gummi Bunnies @Mari @Wedge Antilles @Bomb @Verite​

Oh boy, now that was cute. But this nun couldn't be any cuter than Dlanor.

Erika just let Robin shake the girl awake, standing off to the side.

@The Tactician @Verite @Mari @Wedge Antilles @Bomb​

"Ethel feels sleepy too..."

@The Tactician @Gummi Bunnies @Mari @Wedge Antilles @Verite​

Slowly opening her eyes, the nun would mumble a bit, before waking up.

"Mmnn... Who are you people? Where's Touma?" The girl asked, sitting up and rubbing her eyes gently, "N-No, my name is Index. Index Librorum Prohibitorum."

Or just Index would have been fine.

"Where... Where am I? Who are all you people? You don't look like Fiamma of the Right's men..."

@Gummi Bunnies @Bomb @The Tactician @Mari @Wedge Antilles​

 

[Khan of the Mardu]

Slowly opening her eyes, the nun would mumble a bit, before waking up.

"Mmnn... Who are you people? Where's Touma?" The girl asked, sitting up and rubbing her eyes gently, "N-No, my name is Index. Index Librorum Prohibitorum."

Or just Index would have been fine.

"Where... Where am I? Who are all you people? You don't look like Fiamma of the Right's men..."

@Gummi Bunnies @Bomb @The Tactician @Mari @Wedge Antilles​

Oh boy, another person kidnapped by Fiamma... "Because we're not. If anything, we're the complete opposite of Fiamma's men," Robin explained before holding his hand out to help her up, "Robin Tact, tactician by trade. Nice to meet you, Miss Index."​

 

[Verite]

"..." Kinuhata just kind of growled, but he was right. He wouldn't be himself if he just ran off now, even if it was safe. And besides, the fight had pretty much ended it seemed.

"Whatever, do what you super want."

...

"Ah, I super forgot. There were two more hostages in there. Guess there's no reason to super sneak around anymore, though, if you super want to come along."​

"Glad you could see things my way, Kinuhata. And I'll keep that in mind, thanks," he nodded, seeming to calm down rather quickly after she'd give in.

"And I'll do that, but I may as well ask now that it looks like the coast is clear... What exactly are you doing here, Kinuhata? And how'd you know to find me anyway?"

@Kaykay​

 

[Gummi Bunnies]

The tank was knocked back quite a bit by the explosion, its movements impeded upon as the long cannon was damaged extensively. Opening a hatch from inside, a soldier would emerge, but with his hands up.

"W-We give up!" He simply exclaimed, "Don't blow us up with your butterfly things again!"

Out of context, it was a little funny, right? Eh.

With their main artillery disposed of, it seemed like most of the soldiers were ready to surrender against you all.

"Who... are you people?! You're not from the settlement!"

@Gummi Bunnies @Gen. Gwazi Senpai @DapperDogman @Crimson Spartan @Hospes​

"Jeez, didn't you guys get the hint from my Red Truth that trying to shoot me up was useless?"

Well, in a way, Battler was channeling his inner-Beatrice as he got back on his feet, giving that cocky smile as he could tell that these soldiers were done with trying to attack them. Even without that cape of his since it counted as the magic energy for that one attack, he kept up the intimidating look on his face.

"I would humor you idiots with my name... but I don't see any other damn reason why the Endless Sorcerer should do that for a bunch of humans."

Yup, Beatrice should be proud that she rubbed off on Battler in some way.

@Verite @Gen. Gwazi Senpai @DapperDogman @Crimson Spartan @Hospes

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[Kaykay]

"Glad you could see things my way, Kinuhata. And I'll keep that in mind, thanks," he nodded, seeming to calm down rather quickly after she'd give in.

"And I'll do that, but I may as well ask now that it looks like the coast is clear... What exactly are you doing here, Kinuhata? And how'd you know to find me anyway?"

@Kaykay​

I just got on a super plane and ended up here," she shrugged, the whole process being quite fast. "Some screen back in Academy City mentioned you were super here. Speaking of which, I'm going to super ask you the same question, Hamazura. What are you doing all the super way here in Russia?"​

 

[Gummi Bunnies]

Slowly opening her eyes, the nun would mumble a bit, before waking up.

"Mmnn... Who are you people? Where's Touma?" The girl asked, sitting up and rubbing her eyes gently, "N-No, my name is Index. Index Librorum Prohibitorum."

Or just Index would have been fine.

"Where... Where am I? Who are all you people? You don't look like Fiamma of the Right's men..."

@Gummi Bunnies @Bomb @The Tactician @Mari @Wedge Antilles​

Oh boy, another person kidnapped by Fiamma... "Because we're not. If anything, we're the complete opposite of Fiamma's men," Robin explained before holding his hand out to help her up, "Robin Tact, tactician by trade. Nice to meet you, Miss Index."​

"Erika Furudo, a detective hoping to solve all of these issues at once."

As expected of the great detective, she gave a gentle smile and a slight bow. It was her proper nature, after all.

"As for where we are... I presume that this place is some hideout located in Russia... if I overheard the others correctly."

@Verite @Bomb @The Tactician @Mari @Wedge Antilles​

 

[Verite]

Oh boy, another person kidnapped by Fiamma... "Because we're not. If anything, we're the complete opposite of Fiamma's men," Robin explained before holding his hand out to help her up, "Robin Tact, tactician by trade. Nice to meet you, Miss Index."​

"Erika Furudo, a detective hoping to solve all of these issues at once."

As expected of the great detective, she gave a gentle smile and a slight bow. It was her proper nature, after all.

"As for where we are... I presume that this place is some hideout located in Russia... if I overheard the others correctly."

@Verite @Bomb @The Tactician @Mari @Wedge Antilles​

"Russia... I wonder what I'm doing here?" Index murmured out loud to herself, looking around curiously, before directing her attention back to the rest of you, "Ah, it's nice to meet you all. By any chance, have any of you run into my friend? His name's Touma. He has spiky hair, a mystical right hand, and often complains about his bad luck."

And then a growl would be heard from nearby, and then Index would flush a little.

"M-More importantly... Do any of you happen to have any food?"

@Gummi Bunnies @The Tactician @Bomb @Wedge Antilles @Mari​

 

[Khan of the Mardu]

"Russia... I wonder what I'm doing here?" Index murmured out loud to herself, looking around curiously, before directing her attention back to the rest of you, "Ah, it's nice to meet you all. By any chance, have any of you run into my friend? His name's Touma. He has spiky hair, a mystical right hand, and often complains about his bad luck."

And then a growl would be heard from nearby, and then Index would flush a little.

"M-More importantly... Do any of you happen to have any food?"

@Gummi Bunnies @The Tactician @Bomb @Wedge Antilles @Mari​

"Touma, Touma, Touma... I think he might be with one of the other groups. Erika, do you know?" It seemed Robin wouldn't be much help in finding Index's friend, seeing as he had missed most of the game and hadn't caught up much with the others. However, what he could help with was a hungry stomach. Pulling a wrapped granola bar from his pocket, he held the food out to Index, "It's not much, but it should give you some energy..."

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[Verite]

"Jeez, didn't you guys get the hint from my Red Truth that trying to shoot me up was useless?"

Well, in a way, Battler was channeling his inner-Beatrice as he got back on his feet, giving that cocky smile as he could tell that these soldiers were done with trying to attack them. Even without that cape of his since it counted as the magic energy for that one attack, he kept up the intimidating look on his face.

"I would humor you idiots with my name... but I don't see any other damn reason why the Endless Sorcerer should do that for a bunch of humans."

Yup, Beatrice should be proud that she rubbed off on Battler in some way.

@Verite @Gen. Gwazi Senpai @DapperDogman @Crimson Spartan @Hospes​

I just got on a super plane and ended up here," she shrugged, the whole process being quite fast. "Some screen back in Academy City mentioned you were super here. Speaking of which, I'm going to super ask you the same question, Hamazura. What are you doing all the super way here in Russia?"​

The militia cheered as the enemy soldiers seemed to surrender, running up onto the battlefield and making sure every one of them stayed down, pointing their guns at them to make sure they wouldn't try anything funny, while some more soldiers were escorted out of the damaged tank, not wanting to risk anything.

"Humans... Then... you're not...?"

"Are you one of those magicians from the Church or something? You're all nothing but trouble..."

Meanwhile, Hamazura would furrow his brow as he listened to Kinuhata, before replying to her. "That's a good question..." He murmured, attempting to piece it all together as he briefly scratched his cheek, "Well, it all started when Mugino was chasing me through Academy City, when suddenly, these two guys named Minato and Robin seemed to come outta nowhere and help me find Rikou after I'd lost her. We broke into a little hangar near the airport, and from there, we took off, but not after... uh, blowing Mugino up."

Cheery.

"On that matter... Kinuhata, you mentioned that Mugino came around or something like that? What exactly do you mean by that? And how did it happen?"

@Kaykay @Gummi Bunnies​

 

[Verite]

"SHUT UP!"


Helel suddenly appeared between Misaka and Accelerator, a spark floating at the tip of its finger. With a snap, the flame suddenly blew out at the boy in an attempt to drive him off as Minato growled, "For five seconds... Can you shut up and think rationally?! Is this really all your life is worth, killing others and trying to incite others to kill you?" The Personer user then charged in himself, his saber ready to cut apart Accelerator if he still stood, "Absolutely pathetic!"

@Atomyk @Verite@The Silver Paladin @Jeremi​

Frank nodded, then went to gently lift the girl, keeping her wrapped up and holding her close for warmth.

Huh. This was actually the second time he'd saved a little girl from captivity in Russia.

He looked up to the other two hostages, speaking in Russian. "Let's go. They should be clear." Without waiting for any sort of confirmation from them, he started out the door, in hopes that they'd follow. He still snuck about as best as he could, even with the apparently dying down combat. Assuming everything went without a hitch- what, with the soldiers surrendering and all- he'd almost immediately start for the clearing with the girl.

@Verite​

As Frank would make his way out of the settlement that had managed to calm down by now, and toward the clearing, the snowstorm only getting worse as it felt like he was walking into a desert of ice, he would be able to make out several figures, notably Annabeth, Percy, Minato, Kizaru, Misaka, another girl that resembled Misaka closely, and last but not least, a young man that Frank might find vaguely familiar.

The Accelerator. The young man that had been sent alongside Tsuchimikado to Fuyuki City just before this Murder Game had started. For now, it didn't appear as though Accelerator had noticed you just yet, his attention focused on the rest of the group.

The fire was easily reflected back in Minato's general direction effortlessly, as though this ability of reflection from Accelerator's part seemed to be passive. Still, he did little more, looking at Minato with a just about hateful glare.

And then he spoke.

"... Tell me. How many people have you killed in your life? Do you count every single murder you commit as meticulously as a kid counts his pimples, meticulously trying his best to prevent the number from going up, or is the question is meaningless to you as asking how many breads have you eaten in your life?" Accelerator asked, lumbering forward, "I've killed, killed, killed for my own gain. I was already the strongest around, but I wanted even more power. I wanted to go beyond being the strongest until even the thought of challenging me would be considered a bad joke!" He exclaimed, continuing to rant about.

"By the time I stopped... I found someone that I wanted to protect with these bloody hands, but no matter how hard I, the Number One, tried, she would always end up in danger. And now look at me. I don't even know where she fucking is! See that girl over there?! She made me realize it! We're just given predetermined roles from the beginning! Like a cruel mistress, fate labels us as heroes and villains from the beginning, and no matter what, we have to accept that. It's futile to fight that fate, no matter how hard we try!" He exclaimed, clenching his fist tightly, "A KILLER COLD NEVER HOPE TO PROTECT ANYONE, SO WHAT'S THE USE?!"

@Jeremi @Atomyk @BarrenThin @The Tactician @The Silver Paladin @Clearing​