Re: The Devil Went Down to Karakura [PRIVATE/Kendall] [Pre-War]

Fri May 31, 2019 6:55 pm

The Devil Went Down to Karakura [PRIVATE/Kendall] [Pre-War] - Page 2 6EdIfMt

ENTER THE WANDERING DEMON

Artist: Dragon Ball Super: Broly - Song: Blizzard

Kokuto was coming into their little competition, naturally, rather confident. He had faith in his own skill and longevity when it came to the old game, enough to feel comfortable in thinking that he most likely had the match in the bag. Watching as she made an unlikely selection -- Chun Li -- the competition began. As it progressed, however, Kokuto's confidence began to drop as his annoyance and anger started rising.

Constantly going back and forth with one another, changing characters as they did, it was always an even match. Neither one would get the advantage for long, or not even at all. Not to mention the small crowd that had started gathering and watching the two go at it, something that -- with the constant whispering and talking from the said crowd -- was starting to break his concentration and slowly wear away at his patience.

But, pushing it to the back of his mind, he took a deep breath as he turned his focus back to the cabinet. It continued as normal, back and forth, over and over again...until they finally reached the final match and their final characters: Ryu vs Ken, a rather fitting conclusion -- or, at least it would have been. As their final match began, Ichijou did the one thing that instantly dropped Kokuto's patience to zero, and brought his anger up to maximum: spamming the fucking Hadoken.

The 8-bit soundbite repeated again and again, and it wasn't long until the age-old cheap strategy whittled Kokuto's health down to nothing, and the match ultimately fell to Ichijou. With embers sparking to life along with his clothing, hair, and arms, Kokuto came to a boiling point as he slammed a hand against the cabinet in a fit of anger and broke into a small, brief slew of cursing and ranting.

As his body quite literally heated up from the anger, he restrained himself from putting a giant, burning hole in the middle of the screen of the cabinet. He was angry, but he sure as hell wasn't stupid. He knew he didn't have the money to pay for the damages to a fucking Street Fighter arcade cabinet, especially since he knew there were no true, authentic replacements. All the old stuff was downloadable online now through emulators and virtual players galore.

Grumbling as he slammed a fist against the cabinet one final time as Ichijou skipped away victorious, hearing her softly humming to herself, Kokuto begrudgingly followed her, sitting down at a table and taking a large swig of a drink as the embers of rage trickled down to nothing. Inhaling, before sighing, he shot a nasty glare to Ichijou, having only two words to say to her:

"Fucking. WHY!?"

Fri May 31, 2019 9:41 pm

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As Kokuto was spending his time wallowing in a pit of unbridled rage, Ichijou had already happily dug into two well-prepared gourmet burgers and General Tso's chicken. She hadn't exactly paid any attention to the angry demon upon making her way to the table but she sensed soon enough that he was not happy.

In Ichijou's perception - a very childish one - she was not one to notice how annoying certain actions could be. In her mind, she had merely completed the act of cheaply utilizing Hadouken just to see his reaction. Of course, her intent was definitely not to anger him.

In truth, just those few moments were enough fun to make this day so far a great one. He genuinely desired to hang around her and so as he shot a nasty glare at her, Ichijou did feel some level of remorse. She reached her hand over the table and placed it upon his own as she gazed up at him with her golden eyes.

"I'm sorry... I just wanted to see what kinda' reaction you'd have. A troll, yanno'? I'd gladly face you in a fair rematch with no funny stuff. In the meantime, do you mind if we got to know each other more? I... well... " She coughed as she turned to the side, hiding a small blush at the fact she was about to admit to him. "You're the first whose... actually spent time with me like this and made me the focus... so yeah. Not to sound weird' or anything'... but I think you're really cool'n'stuff. " She turned around and pushed a plate of food his way, hoping she hadn't angered him enough to leave.

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Sun Jun 09, 2019 4:01 am

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Ichijou smiled happily as Kokuto finally relented with his anger and even complimented her. Her egoism was not something to be admired, but if you happened to spend enough time in her presence, one could clearly tell it was nothing more than childish bravado.

Ichijou sort of possessed the mind of a child in some degree. She loved to go places, be spoiled, and enjoy the attention of others. Ichijou just craved attention and desired to be within the spotlight. Ichijou continued to indulge in her food, unflinchingly devouring a fine and delectable burger as she spoke, somewhat with her mouth full.

"Well, first thing's first. Where were ya' born~? Ya' seem to have such a grand knowledge of horror movies and some of the legends, so I'd definitely say way before the 2400's..."

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Mon Jun 17, 2019 7:53 pm

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Ichijou placed all her attention upon Kokuto as he spoke, listening to the demon speak of memories from his time. In truth, Ichijou was always fond of how things were before technology became more advanced in this modern era. She was not born during the time, so she only knew of the technology and fiction and other things created in the here and now. Gazing into the past was so awe-inspiring!

She was intrigued to know that he had already had experiences with retro games before, but Ichijou pretty much confirmed that during their time at the arcade. Taking another nibble of her burger, she then listened to him as he spoke of the movies he saw as a teenager and her eyes lit up, for those were movies she had indulged in during her time in her mother's house. There was glee in seeing the horror on screen. She did not feel as if she would particularly enjoy it in real life, even though she had murdered her fair share of animals.

Humans were usually off-limits and she felt good to keep it that way. As he directed his gaze back at her and the table, he had mentioned how he had a sister. Ichijou smiled, knowing that his sister probably loved to make him mad. If Ichijou were his sister, she would tease him endlessly.

She sat her burger down as she gulped down a bottle of Pepsi to wash down the food and with a small "ahh~" she decided it was only fair that she speak about how her own life began.

"That sounded really cool! I'm sure you're sister loved to tease you a lot. Little sisters love hothead brothers. I... don't really have any relatives. Would've loved to have you as a brother growing up. Um... well, I suppose you already know I'm a Sueki right?

My history began in a small castle of sorts, and my birth name was Rachel Mihaela. My parents were Sueki who served under the Queen... Claire, I think is her name. My father died, being murdered brutally by demons... and my mother - my birth mother, eventually took her own life, no longer able to handle the guilt that weighed upon her mind'. Guess she waited till' I was old enough to operate on my own because she took her life when I was still a child, seven to be exact. Slit her throat and ensured she couldn't regenerate the wound at all. " Her eyes sort of teared up, so she hurriedly wiped the tears away, hoping he wouldn't catch it.

Even though Ichijou had only known her for a short time, she was fond of her mother and her father, always cursing the fact she was robbed of a normal childhood. She decided to continue as she gazed at him, wondering how he'd receive the story as she continued the drive down memory lane.

"From there, I just... had to learn how to operate on my own for years, you know? Being an oddity, or practically a vampire as most would say, I tried to deny my cravings for years but... I learned to kill. First, it started with stray cats and dogs. Their blood was short-lived and so was the flesh. I got tired of it because pets are cute, even the strays. So the cravings grew from cats to dogs until I decided to kill my first human... the flesh was delicious.

Blood even more so. I learned how to kill them more successfully, usually luring the undesirables of the city but the more death piled up, the more people got suspicious so I ended up having to leave in fear of being hunted down. I was... you know... young. No one ever taught me how murder truly was. I just did it because I was hungry... shitty excuse I know, but still. So, before I was caught, I escape to Karakura to continue hunting and murdering for my meals... until I met her. " Ichijou smiled brightly as thoughts of her adopted mother surfaced onto her mind.

"I was going to kill her, originally. I was especially hungry one night when I met her. Part of me had wanted to strike her down so bad but... she wasn't afraid of me. She only asked about how I was, even with me holdin' a knife in ma' hands! I figured she was insane... or delirious... but no, she embraced me. She hadn't really cared if I had wished to kill her, only that I was okay. She broke me down and I didn't want to kill her anymore'. Adopted me too. And so, from that day, I discarded the name Rachel and became Ichijou..."

Ichijou pulled more food onto her plate, more burgers, more Chinese food, and requested more bottles of a Pepsi. She had worked up quite a lil' appetite. "Phew! That was a mouth full but... that's me. Das' Ichijou. "

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Tue Jun 18, 2019 1:05 am

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From her point of view, Ichijou could definitely tell that her life story was hard to swallow. She didn't expect any particular reaction but appreciated his focus as he held her gaze and kept his eyes locked on her as she spoke. Little things like that made her feel so validated. Ichijou was piling on meal after meal within her stomach, but truth be told, none of it brought any real satisfaction outside of taste. As she detailed within her life's history, flesh and blood were the only two meals that brought her true fulfillment. Thankfully, most of the grease, salt, and other fats and acids that normally broke down the human body over time, had no effect on her. She wiped her lips as she finished the last of her meals and soda. Happily stretching out her arms, she blew a kiss in Kokuto's direction, as a symbol of her gratefulness towards him listening to her as she detailed her most intimate secrets.

True, now that she thought about it, these types of conversations, the deeply buried and rooted ones, could make one feel uncomfortable out in the open. Ichijou nodded and rose from her chair. As she knew Kokuto would likely be paying the bill she didn't wait up for him and beckoned him to follow her to her home. Or perhaps, something quicker.

"We can go to my house if you want, just follow me. " Ichijou then decided to utilize one of her unique abilities as a Sueki known as Blood Burst. She hadn't really consumed a lot of blood today, so something like this would tire her out as soon as she set foot at her door but she was so excited to know Kokuto, to be around him, that she didn't much care! And so, if Kokuto would stay on her trail and keep up with her, in moments, they would be at the door of her home and she would open it, welcoming him into her lovely abode.

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Wed Jun 19, 2019 5:31 am

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As Kokuto and Ichijou entered the home, a woman with dark blue hair and ruby eyes glanced up at Kokuto. Reading a book out of boredom, the woman was simply glad to see Ichijou had brought a new houseguest. Her first thoughts were somewhat worrisome as he did not have a particularly welcoming appearance but his aura seemed welcoming enough and that was all that had mattered. She trusted that her daughter would not bring anyone here who would kill them. And so, she decided to make him feel as if it were his home as much as it was their own. Rising from the couch, she walked up to Kokuto and Ichijou and hugged both of them. "No need to be formal with me, young man. Or old man? Ah, sorry I'm somewhat poor with understanding the races of this world. I keep thinking my daughter is fourteen or below and she's a full grown adult now~ My name is Ayumi. Ayumi Miura. Please enjoy yourself for as long as you like. " And with that, the older woman returned to her book.

Ichijou smiled and sat upon her mother's lap. "Ah, as Dorothy says, there truly is no place like home~!" Ichijou then turned to Kokuto as she smiled, baring her fangs. "This is my wonderful, amazing, and otherworldly mom! She's pretty chill about most who I bring here, so as long as they aren't dangerous. And she seems to like you! So that's a double-win in return for the victory I took away for being so cheap at the arcade. " Ichijou then rose from her mother's lap and hurriedly shuffled her way up the stairs, removing her shoes and hopping up on the bed, ready to continue their conversation.

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