No.46[Reply]
>Date: January 30th, 2017>Location: Sanctuary City - Downtown>Time: 8:00 PM
>Faint roaring diffuses through the city streets as a large armored vehicle swerves by cars. Astonished pedestrians and MRD agents watch as the vehicle barrels down the street, blaring with a set of large flames. The embers illuminate the neatly paved roads of Sanctuary City - contrasting with the metallic and rigid design of the vehicle itself.
>The Manifold, Mosaic's personal ground vehicle transport, intersects with an entry road onto the highway of Sanctuary City's upper structure. As the vehicle rushes onto the higher levels of the city with the structural overpass, faint pulsing emanate from the front head lights of the Manifold.
>Inside of the Manifold's interior and in the driver's seat, Mosaic looks at his dashboard carefully. Lenses narrowing at the report shown at his side:["3rd Brigadier attack since Phobos's arrest."]
>Sighing, he then flips his finger across the screen - disabling the news report function of the system's UI. "Soon it'll be the 4th, unless I figure out what they're after."
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>>50>Everyone in the lobby immediately recognizes what happened, with Aiden himself jumping backwards, gaining his composure quickly. As people in the lobby record the scene - they can see the form of Mosaic, restraining the silver clad ninja with both hands, while saying:"I get that you hate big business, but trying to kill a guy in broad daylight? That's just messed up man!"
>Mosaic then flips the silver clad warrior around and kick flips him into the ceiling with both feet - from a laying down position.
>The cameras in people's cell phones also capture this maneuver, as Mosaic jumps up and walks to everyone."You alright? Ma'am are you OK? Sir? Everyone?"
>People in the Archeon lobby nod quickly as Mosaic gestures for them to evacuate the premises. "And you? Mister Grayson? Not your biggest fan, but still wanted to know if you were OK."
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>>51>Annoyed, Shirai then closes his eyes for a moment behind his mask, opening them to reveal unique, red pupils with a set of black markings on them.
>Confused for a moment, Mosaic then detects the release of an immense amount of energy in the surrounding area. Not exactly knowing what it is, he then braces himself:"Are you prepared, insect?"
"Stop calling me that. Seriously. It's not as imposing as you think-"
>Shirai then rushes Mosaic with a flurry of sword strikes, fast enough to cut through air. Mosaic dodges most of the attacks with blindly fast speed of his own, but winces as one of the attacks scrapes his leg - grazing his skin.
>Surprised, he then looks as the nanite structure of his suit immediately repairs the damage."….It is."
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>>52>Slowly looking upward at Mosaic from the ruins of the bench, Shirai's eyes glow with a faint red light. The markings on his eyes grow more complex as more intricate designs are manifested by the red glow. The black markings from before are more numerous and granular, and far more sophisticated as well."It is true. You
are powerful enough to further develop my replicant eyes. The Chakra flow, its sheer quantity….it is overflowing….."
>Slowly standing up, Shirai basks in the newfound energies he seems to be manifesting, before turning his attention towards Mosaic. Still feeling considerably sore from the battle so far, Shirai winces behind his mask as he states:"….Well done….Mosaic. I will concede our battle on this day. However, I will return within a few days, to conclude our battle. The Grayson man is safe - until our battle concludes. That you have my word on now."
>Pressing his hands together, Shirai then surprises Mosaic by bowing and lowering his head - before slowly rising back up to a standing position, and disappearing in a flash of particles and energy.
>Left standing in the parking lot alone, Mosaic groans and rubs his lenses. "Was going to tell him that I figured out his weakness, but I guess that can wait until the final fight then, I suppose."
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>Across the world. . .
>Steam rises from a hot spring, the hot air from it making it particularly thick as it hits the chilled air created by the thick snow from the mountains around it.
>Inside the water, a lone silhouetted woman sits, bathing in the water, positioned to watch the sun rise over the mountains that the onsen overlooks. Behind her, a wall banner of black and red slowly sways in the wind, the charge of the banner taken up by a single red kanji - the symbol for an owl.
>As the woman rests in the water, her shoulders drop, the source of which is soon revealed as the presence of another person, their body covered from head to toe in combat armour, and their face covered by a featureless mask. Shifting slightly to the one side, she lets out a sigh.
"[I know. . .]"
>The figure says nothing in reply.
"[Prepare a plane, it needs to be dealt with. . .]"