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Post by mobsterlicous on Mar 15, 2014 23:50:04 GMT -5
Shizuo slammed his hands in the cracks around the door. "Stand back kid." He broke the door off of its hinges and threw it behind him hitting the side of a building. "You want to go in first?" He asked behind him.
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Post by Lupe on Mar 16, 2014 11:17:37 GMT -5
The boy nodded once and was inside the doorway. Everyone present looked positively shocked and that allowed him to seek out the familiar calgor. Stalking over it was obvious the guy hadn't been expecting him at all and the color immediately drained from his face.
"Blitz?" the man whispered voice cracking.
"I find it fascinating," the young calgor said a grim look on his face, voice calm. That was the truly frightening thing. Burner wasn't quiet when he was angry. He was loud, boisterous, and cursed like a sailor on most occasions if not all. This was the polar opposite and for the first time in history someone wanted Burner to be loud and angry. The boy who stood before him now was Blitz Restins and the man wasn't sure which was worse. The loud spoiled brat or this careful and calculating side he now showed. "That you're wearing the same seal that they had."
"Blitz, I assure you, I would never bring harm to him. We were old friends," he said once he was sure he could trust his voice. Sweat poured down his brow as he met those very unimpressed eyes.
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Post by mobsterlicous on Mar 16, 2014 22:44:11 GMT -5
Shizuo made an imposing figure standing tall behind Blitz. "Friend of yours kid?" The light from the sun shone behind them masking their faces in shadows. He snapped his fingers creating a small flame to light a cigarette with. "Seems like you have some catching up to do." The fire lit his face ever so suddenly and didn't last but a few moments. He inhaled deeply savoring the taste. "I'll make sure he wont get away." His voice was deep and menacing as his eyes shone through the darkness that shrouded his face.
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Post by Lupe on Mar 17, 2014 21:44:41 GMT -5
"Hardly," the boy muttered, because really, this man wasn't a friend. Just a friend of his master and perhaps even his parents. That thought made his eyes narrow to near slits as he regarded the sniffling fool. He'd been close to his family and on more than one occasion too. He tilted his head in gratitude for a moment at Shizuo's offer before searching out the man's frightened eyes. "If you didn't do it, then who did?"
"I-I don't k-" flames ignited along the boy's hand.
"I have no qualms with scarring that face of yours, now out with it." Still calm. Still unnervingly calm and so the calgor finally relented.
"I-It was a g-gift!" he said, voice warbling out. "F-from a f-fire calgor, his n-name was R-Rikuto."
The flames didn't ebb away as the teen continued, "Is there a last name to go with the first?"
"I-I uh, yes. Yes! His last name was, uh...Sho, yes that was it! I'm certain! Rikuto Sho! A huntsman."
"Couple more questions," he said before bringing the man in closer. "Where the hell can I find this guy?"
"I-I believe h-he opens a shop every year...a-around this time. Near the Dragon Plaza." And with that the man was released. He sank to the floor, the other calgors around the room looking perplexed. Each wearing a different degree of confusion and fright. Nobles, such pansies or at least these old fogies were.
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Post by mobsterlicous on Mar 18, 2014 11:45:18 GMT -5
"Got all the information that you wanted out of him kid?" Shizuo tossed his cigarette on the ground stamping it out. "Sounds like your going out to meet this Rikuto. Got some unfinished business with him?"
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Post by Lupe on Mar 21, 2014 19:06:03 GMT -5
Burner glances at Shizuo before turning sharply on his heels and stalking out of the building. At his question about the unfinished business the boy replied with, "Yeah."
He left it at that, because really what more was there to say? There was a tremble in his hands as he thought about what was about to happen. This guy had killed his master in cold blood. It stood to reason that this calgor was probably strong. Unless he'd gotten help, but all the clues didn't hint at multiple intruders at his master's residence. The Special Forces wouldn't have looked over such a detail; his sister wouldn't have either. He remembered the sleepless nights of pouring over the reports with her. Trying to find anything, anything that would point to someone.
This isn't a wise idea... A voice rang out inside his head that sounded distinctly like his older brother's gentle voice. Salem Restins would dote over Burner and be his voice of reason when he was in town. Which these days wasn't often and for what it was worth, generally only served to frustrate Burner even further. Though on occasion his gentle attitude would sooth Burner enough to get him to talk without breaking something. Seraphina was another voice of reason, but when he didn't listen, she typically used more, as she liked to call it 'practical tactics'. Which usually ended with Burner getting the hell beat out of him.
For the time being he would ignore the voice of reason and try to find this guy before sense caught up with him.
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Post by mobsterlicous on Mar 21, 2014 21:52:18 GMT -5
Shizuo adjusted his glasses before shoving his hands into his pockets and followed after Burner. The kid was shaking with what he assumed was anger. Whoever this Rikuto was he made the kid very, very angry. He understood anger all to well, and he knew not to get in a mans way when he was angry. Shizuo had been the front of said anger when people had tried to stop his rampages while going after Jack. It was a big reason why most people tend to leave him alone. "Right behind you kid."
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Post by Lupe on Mar 23, 2014 19:21:56 GMT -5
He didn't acknowledge Shizuo, but there was really no reason to. Regardless it seemed the older fire calgor would be following after him. As much as that irritated the younger, he decided there were far more important things to attend to
Heading down a shortcut he remembered the boy continued to contemplate what was going to happen. The very real idea that he might hurt someone to the point of death chilled him for the barest of moments. Could he do it? No. He doubted greatly that he would be able to. It wouldn't bring his master back and it wouldn't make his master happy to see him thinking this way. Wherever he was watching Burner from.
Still, and there was the kicker, still he needed to do something. Anything. Even if it got him sent to prison, even if it got him killed, something needed to be done.
They neared the Dragon Plaza and his heart fluttered for the barest of moments as he scanned the crowd. Then he saw him. Or rather, the symbol as plain as day on the man's tent. Why hadn't anyone noticed before? he thinks ruefully, because he's right there in the open. A wolf in sheep's clothing. A murderer selling wares casually in the daylight.
It isn't right. The bad guys aren't supposed to look so warm and kind. He can see him from here and the word 'murderer' doesn't come to mind as he regards this person.
Looks can be deceiving. he thinks to himself as he walks without thought towards the stand. The calgor looks up to him and smiles which causes his fists to clench at his sides.
"May I help you?" he asks and Burner nods once. The motion is curt, quick and it hurts his neck.
"Are you Rikuto Sho?" the young fire calgor questions and for a few seconds nothing feels like it's moving.
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Post by mobsterlicous on Mar 26, 2014 1:12:16 GMT -5
Shizuo stood behind Burner giving a imposing figure. "My friend here has something he needs to settle with you."
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Post by Lupe on Mar 26, 2014 13:49:50 GMT -5
The air shifts suddenly and the boy watches in fascination as the man's whole attitude changes.
"Rikuto Sho at your service," he says, the smile turning into something sinister. Standing up to his full height he leans forward and whispers into the teen's ear, "And you're Blitz Restins I presume? My, you've certainly grown, young man."
A chill runs up his spine at that because he's certain that he has not seen this man before in his life. No. He would remember someone like him. The calgor leans back and sits neatly back into his seat.
"I assume you're here because of what happened to Aivur? You two were close if I remember." That really touches a nerve, fire begins to billow off of the boy as he tries not to punch the guy's face off right then and there. The calgor holds up his hands in a 'surrender' position but his face says everything. He has something up his sleeve. "Easy now. We're using politics currently and I'm afraid you can't fight your way out of this. Use some of that education that your parents have given you and listen closely."
The flames ebb away for the briefest of moments but he still really wants to knock this guy's block off. The calgor leans forward giving Shizuo a look out of the corner of his eye before turning his attention back to the kid.
"It's true, I took the life of your precious master, but-" he says, pointer finger facing skyward. "Not for any personal reasons. You see I am a hit man. A hit man hired by a few officials in your government so by all means take out your revenge on me. Make yourself feel better child, but think of this. What will become of your family?" A heartbeat. "If you wish to keep them safe than I suggest yo-"
The sentence never gets finished. He doesn't know when or how it happened but currently his fist is embedded into the man's face with such force that the calgor's face is warping around Burner's fist. He should think rationally about this, really. That comment though, that is the straw that broke the camel's back. The man flies backwards breaking through the wall of his temporary shop causing it to collapse in on itself.
Oh he was so screwed, but that sure didn't matter now. Not like he can take back what just happened and he doesn't want to even if he had the ability, because-hell-that felt good.
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Post by mobsterlicous on Mar 28, 2014 2:52:17 GMT -5
Shizuo placed a hand on Burner's shoulder. "Bad idea." He whispered. He could see the man moving from the mess of broken wood from the wall. "Think next time will ya kid." Shizuo lit another cigarette as he spoke getting ready for whatever was coming next. "You might make a mess for your family."
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Post by Lupe on Mar 29, 2014 12:33:24 GMT -5
"Reflex," he mutters irritably. "Just sorta happened."
The teen knows he screwed up, but he can't really take it back now. The calgor stands, dusting himself off before giving a look to Burner that would've probably scared the hell out of the faint of heart. Then there was a smile, the briefest one, but there it was.
"You've got spunk," the man says as he looks about his destroyed shop with a critical eye. "I like that, you might prove more entertaining than your master."
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Post by mobsterlicous on Mar 29, 2014 21:31:35 GMT -5
"You won't get very far." Shizuo stood beside Burner and blew a puff of smoke in the mans face. "The kid's not alone."
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Post by Lupe on Mar 30, 2014 17:29:59 GMT -5
If he was bothered by the smoke he didn't show.
"Oh dear, you thought I meant here and now?" he asks and his eyes motion towards the crowd that's beginning to grow. "Far too many witnesses."
Burner really wants to punch this guy in the face again, but refrains. Digging his grave deeper won't help. "So what then? Cause I'm not about to let you waltz around as you please. Not now."
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Post by mobsterlicous on Mar 30, 2014 18:19:57 GMT -5
Shizuo looked to the crowd around them that seemed to grow double in size. "Burner if you want to do this we need to do it somewhere open.... Theres to many people here." He whispered to him. "We need to get out of here and now."
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