焔 「無限六紅蓮爪」

Bare my ugliest scars and bring forth the new era, @fukaiinei.

[焔 「無限六紅蓮爪」 @Engetsukashi]

“Asuka… You’re not done with me!”

Waga Mi Ni Tadoru Himegimi.

Under that fateful moon, Asuka was every bit the rival she craved. >

[焔 「無限六紅蓮爪」 @Engetsukashi]

@fukaiinei @LarkspurWaltz @PapillonImpulse The night had only just started, and she knew it'd be an unforgettable one. That cocky smile of Asuka's made that much clear.

[焔 「無限六紅蓮爪」 @Engetsukashi]

"See ya~!" And off she went; swift as she'd approached. The prowess of a shinobi saw her presence fade within a blink's pass. She'd be yanking @fukaiinei along for the ride; she just had to swipe her before her next class.

[Ayane @PapillonImpulse]

"Right." Again with the lack of formality, but at this point, getting mad at being spoken to so casually was pointless. Much more when she was thinking on how to ask her platinum thorn to come over with her. "Be seeing you."

[焔 「無限六紅蓮爪」 @Engetsukashi]

@fukaiinei @LarkspurWaltz @PapillonImpulse "Asuka?!" She couldn't even boast a snarky farewell to the other two in 'her camp'. Asuka had done the unthinkable!

Yet, she didn't exactly hate being seen as a 'girl'. If it was Asuka, that'd been.

"I can walk just fine...!"

She couldn't focus on anything else. >

[焔 「無限六紅蓮爪」 @Engetsukashi]

@fukaiinei @LarkspurWaltz @PapillonImpulse lovebirds about what could potentially explode from the foreigner.

[焔 「無限六紅蓮爪」 @Engetsukashi]

@fukaiinei @LarkspurWaltz @PapillonImpulse "High time we let them be, then." With her free hand, she gave the observant cupid's forehead a gentle poke, intending to hush her mind's perception. She wasn't alone in glimpsing that uneasy feeling. As it were, however, it wasn't yet the time to address either of the >

[焔 「無限六紅蓮爪」 @Engetsukashi]

@fukaiinei @LarkspurWaltz @PapillonImpulse brought miracles to life. Asuka and none other. She was sure her rival was hoping for nothing short.

[焔 「無限六紅蓮爪」 @Engetsukashi]

@fukaiinei @LarkspurWaltz @PapillonImpulse "Weird as hell." Homura spoke what Asuka would not. Perhaps that they'd been of similar thought was itself a ploy of fate. She'd little else than to wait to see if that'd truly be the end of things. Even if a blade were to come her way, she'd have her eyes on the girl that >

[焔 「無限六紅蓮爪」 @Engetsukashi]

@fukaiinei @LarkspurWaltz @PapillonImpulse Then had she stood, arms crossed as she awaited the revelations already obvious to the four.

[焔 「無限六紅蓮爪」 @Engetsukashi]

@fukaiinei @LarkspurWaltz @PapillonImpulse What Asuka hadn't gleaned in her persuasion attempt was the unsheathing slide of a katana. Homura had quietly threatened the attendant, readily forcing her to accept the unorthodox game of love with a smile on her face. Satisfied, she just as slyly cased away her blade. >

[焔 「無限六紅蓮爪」 @Engetsukashi]

@fukaiinei @LarkspurWaltz @PapillonImpulse of the light. Had Ayane wished it enough, nothing would escape her sharp eyes. If the darkness of the world gripped her heart with caution, Emilie's fortune may well run dry in the pursuit of the distant shinobi's heart. "There's a booth not far from here. Shall we?"

[焔 「無限六紅蓮爪」 @Engetsukashi]

@fukaiinei @LarkspurWaltz @PapillonImpulse "That sort of game, huh?" It was a gamble purely between the tall foreigner and that of lady luck in the end. Homura collected her clothing, and was back at Asuka's side, fully garbed, within an instant. "Interesting." She hadn't herself indulged in the luxury since she'd been >

[焔 「無限六紅蓮爪」 @Engetsukashi]

@fukaiinei @LarkspurWaltz @PapillonImpulse at the nape of her neck, the rifles yet equipped not impeding her relaxed air. It was a sin to be so lenient in public as a shinobi, but around Asuka, she felt no danger could trump her.

"I'd say it's time for Cupid to decide the final game."

[焔 「無限六紅蓮爪」 @Engetsukashi]

@fukaiinei @LarkspurWaltz @PapillonImpulse The innocence that could heal was Asuka's natural talent. When that kiss graced her, she could hardly feel the sting of losing. It'd almost felt as though she herself was the victor in the end. So at ease was she, the lightly clad shinobi of 'evil' had stood with both hands >

[焔 「無限六紅蓮爪」 @Engetsukashi]

@fukaiinei @LarkspurWaltz @PapillonImpulse aspired towards was itself a sin worth beheading over. For the moment, however, Asuka seemed content with the results.

It hadn't helped that it was her own idea that landed them into that fine mess.

Homura closed her eyes, deciding to try at being satisfied herself.

[焔 「無限六紅蓮爪」 @Engetsukashi]

@fukaiinei @LarkspurWaltz @PapillonImpulse "You're perceptive, Asuka." She whispered back, rising up to once more be at the side of a Cupid that knew not the boundary of 'man' nor woman. "Not that I can say I'm pleased with you being made a fool of." For Asuka was her rival before anything. To insult the woman she >

[焔 「無限六紅蓮爪」 @Engetsukashi]

@fukaiinei @LarkspurWaltz @PapillonImpulse She knelt after Emilie's shot hit her square in the face, allowing her 'defeat' to serve as the basis for her beloved's momentum swinging shot of graceful light. From her kneel, she'd a smirk yet

[焔 「無限六紅蓮爪」 @Engetsukashi]

@fukaiinei @LarkspurWaltz @PapillonImpulse It was irritating to be so correct. If merely because she'd been forced to play the part of foolish loser once more. At the very least, she'd be able to watch her one true love shine brighter than any of them ever could. Hers, after all, was a selfish gaze. >

[Asuka @fukaiinei]

@LarkspurWaltz @PapillonImpulse @Engetsukashi Asuka was surprised. They were merely playing, yet Ayane's fervor for another was such that it burned bright even for 'silly' competition; how, she wondered, did the doused butterfly live until today? Unable to express her heart? The shinobi world could be cruel; fortune sooner—

[焔 「無限六紅蓮爪」 @Engetsukashi]

@fukaiinei @LarkspurWaltz @PapillonImpulse barreled their way, leaving harmless splatters across the floor. The other four? They'd be blinding Emilie had she her way. That'd truly 'stick it' to Ayane, she thought; her precious princess was going to slip and fall right onto the hard tiles.

[焔 「無限六紅蓮爪」 @Engetsukashi]

@fukaiinei @LarkspurWaltz @PapillonImpulse "Ayane...!"

With how blunt she carried herself, the outcome was without question. The provocation sank itself into her, driving her aim forward and nowhere else the instant she'd recognized Asuka's evasion. Six shots; two of her retaliating blasts contested those which >